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 indeed a huge explosion as

voice sounded submerged. No anger could

“...Everything disappeared.”

so empty that it sounded

he

‘...Sad?’

sadness was

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

now knew how this world

Helson could not understand the Huayans patriarch's

‘He’s a scary person.’

decided that the Huayans patriarch was

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

you

“Yes sir.”

Eaen was reported

patriarch looked at Helson. Helson thought that it was

Reddock’s mouth opened.

the same way right

“...I'm sure, sir.”

that you saw

saw the red light a total of two times. Once before we sent the black tree attack team and once after. Those were

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

find the person who made it like

capture him and make him

Smirk.

a smile appear on

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

Huayans raised his wrinkled face to

is

of the Empire. Reddock was saying something fitting of

recreate such a sight. You should know about it, don’t you, Marquis?

almost as if he was

is

looked at the silent Helson, who was

the surroundings. It looks like I will

escort you,

is okay, Marquis. I am fine looking around with my

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

thought as he

‘...The mask is thick.’

truth about the House of Huayans was necessary

of the House of Huayans was very

needed something that

even a

had quite the political influence, could not help but be

able to find something in the Huayans Estate that

that be necessary to flip the

the back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans as

to what he is saying to his subordinate? Will any

patriarch opened his

Helson is not following us but he keeps looking

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

now white sand as

was by his side

“They are not dead.”

took out two small jewels from his

magic circles

Imperial Prince and

find them,

need to

the stern response. However, Reddock Huayans was

his lack of abilities can do. Even I would find

“......!”

than when he had seen

never heard the patriarch say that something would

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

a quiet chuckle. The subordinate got

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

he say that Imperial Princess Olivia is still alive despite seeing the

“Yes sir.”

everything before you kill

“Yes sir.”

of it

“...Yes sir.”

for the next generation's Emperor to come out of

and Reddock looked at the blue sky as

karma of this destroyed world if we push a

meddling existence did appear right before the

but it is not something I

got

the life of a world would be a greater offering of

play a central role in the grand vision that

moving quicker than

Huayans believed that he had always been a

at

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

an emergency alarm going off on

“Patriarch-nim.”

call from

eyes headed toward the

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

was approaching Reddock with

just received a call from the Imperial

Imperial Palace and his

from the

a moment before connecting

Unknown assailants have infiltrated the Huayans

looked at Reddock

Huayans patriarch's face. The smile was just gone and his face was

calm of

‘Hmm?’

Helson soon saw a change on the patriarch’s face as he received the video

on

He started to frown.

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

message from

left it

‘It’s a code.’

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

opened his mouth as soon

head to

butler had left a short

was short even after it

the secret area

Reddock scowled.

is alive as

realized something

they stole the

the white

The person hindering him...

either another Hunter household... Or

The Black Bloods household.