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.

of this place makes me believe that there was indeed a huge explosion as you

No anger could be felt

“...Everything disappeared.”

empty that it

he was having

‘...Sad?’

sadness was

‘Black Bloods’ from the Purifier. He also heard about

knew how this world had ended up

Helson could not understand the

‘He’s a scary person.’

decided that the Huayans patriarch was a

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

you lost your

“Yes sir.”

reported to have

at Helson. Helson thought that it

Reddock’s mouth opened.

feel the same

“...I'm sure, sir.”

you

times. Once before we sent the black tree attack team and once after. Those were the

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

must find the person who made it

make him

Smirk.

smile appear

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

wrinkled face

to make someone who is capable

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

You should know about it, don’t you,

as if

world is destroyed even

was deep in thought,

like I will have to

will escort

okay, Marquis. I am fine looking around

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

thought

‘...The mask is thick.’

believed that revealing the truth about the House of Huayans was necessary to change the

was very good not just in the Empire

something that could topple

even a

who had quite the political influence, could not

Purifier-nim is able to find something in the Huayans Estate that can serve as

that be necessary to

back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans

is saying to his subordinate? Will any proof

Huayans patriarch opened his

is not following us but he keeps looking

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

now white sand as

subordinate was by his side and the patriarch

“They are not dead.”

Huayans took out two small jewels

small magic circles were different,

the First Imperial Prince and

will find

no need

flinched at the stern response. However, Reddock Huayans

something someone like Marquis Helson and his lack of abilities can do. Even I would

“......!”

subordinate was more shocked than when he had seen the white

heard the patriarch say that something would be difficult

or faction with this kind of

a quiet chuckle. The

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

that Imperial Princess Olivia is still alive despite seeing the

“Yes sir.”

spill everything before you

“Yes sir.”

of it

“...Yes sir.”

the next generation's Emperor to come

subordinate bowed slightly and Reddock looked at the blue

of this destroyed world if

course, a meddling existence did appear right before the

but it is not something

got rid of

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

future where he would play a central role in

moving quicker than

he had always been a step ahead

at that

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

an emergency alarm going off

“Patriarch-nim.”

call from

sound just as his eyes headed toward

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

Reddock with a black mage

a call

Palace and

from

debated for a moment before connecting the call from

the Huayans

at Reddock Huayans at that

in the Huayans patriarch's face. The

was pretty calm of

‘Hmm?’

soon saw a change on the patriarch’s face as

on the

He started to frown.

on the black magic video communication device because he had

was a message

person who left it was

‘It’s a code.’

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

opened his mouth as soon

head to

left

even after it was

secret area has disappeared

Reddock scowled.

alive as

something else

they stole the whole

looked around the

The person hindering him...

Hunter household... Or the person

The Black Bloods household.