Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-44

Shh. Shh.

White sand scattered as he walked.

Marquis Helson stopped walking and looked around.

This white desert had cut through the black sand and dark fog to appear.

He motioned toward the black mage standing next to me.

“...Please cancel it.”

“…….”

The black mage was blanking out looking up in the air before he responded.

“...Yes, Marquis-nim.”

Marquis Helson took a deep breath once the barrier that was preventing dead mana from getting to them was canceled.

In the decades he had spent in the edge region...

The air that he had breathed during that time... Air that was so clear and completely different from the air he was used to came in through his nose and spread throughout his body.

‘How refreshing.’

It had truly been a long time since he had felt something like this.

Just breathing in made him feel as if he wanted to cry.

‘...Marquis-nim.’

He called out to the former Marquis in his mind.

The place he was standing right now, this now white sand desert was, ironically, the location of his territory in the past.

‘For the black tree to have been planted in my hometown.’

Thinking about this made him angry, but seeing the blue sky washed away all of his anger.

He recalled what Chief Eaen had said.

‘Marquis-nim, dead mana was no longer able to approach the area with the white sand.’

Normally, the polluted land around the white sand should have tried to spread its demonic reach toward it, but for some reason, the dead mana did not approach the white sand. That was why there was no black fog here and they could see the blue sky.

He didn’t know the reason behind it.

Maybe it was normal that he didn't know the reason.

‘Everything here is what the esteemed Purifier-nim has achieved.’

The individual who had come after receiving the call of the world...

That existence had created this.

How could he decipher the deep thoughts of such a person?

‘I was so crazy.’

Marquis Helson got chills.

‘I tried to use such an esteemed individual.’

Marquis Helson wanted to slap his old self, the one who thought about working together with the Purifier to go against the Imperial Palace and the House of Huayans.

‘Hmm?’

He raised his head after sensing an odd feeling.

“Ah.”

The sun that had been hidden behind a white cloud revealed itself, shining down on Marquis Helson's face.

It’s warm.

It’s hot.

It’s too bright.

He was feeling such things in the middle of the polluted area.

“…….”

A single tear drop dripped down the side of Marquis Helson's face.

Coming here in person to see this purified landscape gave off a holiness that he had not felt while looking at it from the Lord’s Castle.

“Marquis-nim.”

He heard the Vice Chief's concerned voice next to him.

Marquis Helson opened his mouth.

“...Looking at this purified landscape-”

Of course, he had not forgotten his duty.

“It makes me think about the noble sacrifices of the people who have passed to create this. I too should have been here.”

His gaze moved toward the Huayans patriarch and his group.

‘They are shocked.’

The black mages and knights couldn’t hide their shock while looking at the same sight as Helson.

‘The reactions are varied. I'm sure some of them have heard about the black tree from the Huayans patriarch in the past.’

The subordinates who came here with the Huayans patriarch were basically his hands and feet.

That was why some of them would know how this place used to be.

‘But their reaction is not important.’

Marquis Helson’s gaze moved to the Huayans patriarch.

This was the current leader of the House of Huayans, the instructor of the current Emperor.

Reddock Huayans. (TL: In ch 18, the author named him Wallot. He is not suddenly Reddock. Blame the author.)

“…….”

Reddock Huayans reached his hand out and grabbed some white sand. He then quietly inspected it.

He closed his eyes.

‘!!’

Helson’s eyes opened wide in shock.

‘I didn’t know this person would act like this.’

Reddock Huayans had taken a deep breath just as Helson had done. He then let the breeze with the fresh air hit his face before opening his eyes and looking up at the blue sky.

His mouth opened and his voice was extremely low as he spoke. It also cracked.

“How beautiful.”

Reddock Huayans said that this place was beautiful.

He sounded honest.

seeing the size of this place makes me believe that there was indeed a huge

anger

“...Everything disappeared.”

was so empty that it

he was having

‘...Sad?’

Huayans patriarch’s sadness was

had heard about these so-called ‘Black Bloods’ from the Purifier. He also heard

now knew how this world had ended up

not understand the Huayans patriarch's actions

‘He’s a scary person.’

Helson decided that the Huayans patriarch was a scary

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

that you lost

“Yes sir.”

was reported to

Huayans patriarch looked at Helson. Helson thought that it was good that

Reddock’s mouth opened.

the same

“...I'm sure, sir.”

said that you saw a red

saw the red light a total of two times. Once before we sent

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

the person who made

you capture him and make

Smirk.

saw a smile appear

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

his wrinkled face

whatever we can to make someone who is capable of creating

was known as one of the pillars of the Empire. Reddock was saying

it might take, we must recreate such a sight. You should know about it, don’t you, Marquis? The Empire

as if he was talking to

is

was deep in thought, before continuing

the surroundings. It looks like I will have to walk quite a bit as it

escort you,

I am fine

one subordinate and slowly walked through the white sand desert, moving

had a thought as he watched

‘...The mask is thick.’

revealing the truth about the House of Huayans was necessary to

current reputation of the House of Huayans was very good not just in the Empire but

something that

not even

the political influence, could not

Purifier-nim is able to find something in the

be necessary to flip the

looked at the back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans as

to what he is saying to

subordinate next to the Huayans patriarch opened

following us but he

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

inspecting the now white sand

by his side and the patriarch

“They are not dead.”

two small jewels from

circles were different, but they were both slowly

the First Imperial Prince and the

will find

need

subordinate flinched at the stern response. However, Reddock Huayans was

someone like Marquis Helson and his lack of abilities can do. Even I would find it difficult to handle such

“......!”

when he

heard the patriarch say that something would be difficult

or faction with this kind of power, I'm certain that

let out a quiet chuckle. The subordinate

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

did he say that Imperial Princess Olivia

“Yes sir.”

spill everything before

“Yes sir.”

of

“...Yes sir.”

next generation's Emperor to come out of

subordinate bowed slightly and Reddock looked at the blue sky as

will earn the karma of this destroyed world if

appear right before the finish

handle but it is not something I cannot

got rid of

the life of a world would be a greater offering of karma than the individual

could imagine a future where he would play a central role in the grand vision that

is moving

always been a step ahead

at

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

emergency alarm going off on

“Patriarch-nim.”

a call from

as his eyes headed toward the black magic video communication device that was turning

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

with a black mage by his

a call from the

Imperial Palace and his

calls from

for a moment before connecting the call from the Imperial Palace

have infiltrated the Huayans Estate and destroyed

Reddock Huayans

no changes in the Huayans patriarch's face. The smile

pretty calm of

‘Hmm?’

change on the patriarch’s face as he received

on the patriarch’s

He started to frown.

message that was left on the

message

who left

‘It’s a code.’

message that Marquis Helson would not be able to decode even if he was

soon as he

head to

left a

even after

secret area has disappeared along with

Reddock scowled.

is alive

realized something else

they stole the

looked around the white

The person hindering him...

another Hunter household... Or the person aiming for us

The Black Bloods household.