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.

place makes me believe that there was

anger could be

“...Everything disappeared.”

empty

that he was having such

‘...Sad?’

was felt through

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

knew how this world had ended up

not understand the Huayans patriarch's

‘He’s a scary person.’

decided that the Huayans

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

you lost

“Yes sir.”

reported to have

Huayans patriarch looked at Helson. Helson thought that it was good that he had shed some

Reddock’s mouth opened.

we feel the

“...I'm sure, sir.”

you

times. Once before we sent the

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

person who

capture him and make him

Smirk.

saw a smile appear on the Huayans patriarch’s

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

his wrinkled face to the

do whatever we can to make someone who is capable of creating a

one of the pillars of the Empire. Reddock was saying something fitting of a patriarch of such

should know about it, don’t you, Marquis? The Empire needs the individual

as if he was talking to

world is destroyed even

was deep in

look at the surroundings. It looks like I will have to

escort

is okay, Marquis. I am fine looking around

slowly walked through the white sand

a thought as he watched

‘...The mask is thick.’

truth about the House of Huayans was necessary

was very good not just in the Empire but

something that could topple

not even

Helson, who had quite the political influence, could not help but be anxious while talking

Purifier-nim is able to find something

to flip the

at the back of the disappearing

he is saying to his subordinate? Will any proof

the Huayans patriarch opened his mouth

not following us but he keeps looking at

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

simply inspecting the now white

his side and the patriarch opened

“They are not dead.”

took out two small

qualities of these two jewels with extremely small magic circles were different, but they were

and the Fourth

find

is no need

flinched at the stern response. However,

Marquis Helson and his lack of abilities can do.

“......!”

subordinate was more shocked than when he had seen

patriarch say that something would

existence or faction with this kind of power, I'm certain that they will appear

out a quiet chuckle. The subordinate got chills on

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

that Imperial Princess Olivia is still alive despite seeing the

“Yes sir.”

her spill everything before you kill

“Yes sir.”

of it

“...Yes sir.”

need is for the next generation's Emperor to

bowed slightly and Reddock looked at the blue sky as he continued

destroyed world if we push a little

a meddling existence did appear right before

handle but it is not something I cannot

once he got

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

where he would play a central role in the grand vision that the families were aiming

is moving quicker

that he had always

at that

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

off on

“Patriarch-nim.”

call from the

his eyes headed toward the

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

Helson was approaching Reddock with a black mage

received a call from

Imperial Palace

calls from the

moment before connecting the call from the Imperial Palace

assailants have infiltrated the

Reddock

The smile was just gone and his face was

pretty calm of a

‘Hmm?’

on the patriarch’s face as he received the

appeared on

He started to frown.

was looking at the message that was left on the black magic video

message

left it was

‘It’s a code.’

a coded message that Marquis Helson would not be able to

opened his mouth as soon as he saw the

head to the

butler had left

short even

secret area has disappeared along with the

Reddock scowled.

alive as

realized something else

they stole

the

The person hindering him...

household... Or the person aiming for

The Black Bloods household.