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.

makes me believe that there was

anger

“...Everything disappeared.”

so empty that it sounded

was shocked that he was having

‘...Sad?’

sadness was

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

knew how this world had ended up like

was why Helson could not understand the Huayans patriarch's

‘He’s a scary person.’

reason Helson decided that the Huayans patriarch

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

said that you lost your

“Yes sir.”

reported

looked at Helson. Helson thought that it was good

Reddock’s mouth opened.

feel the same way right

“...I'm sure, sir.”

said that you saw a

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

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

person who

you capture him and make

Smirk.

appear on the

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

raised his wrinkled face to

whatever we can to make someone who is capable of creating a sight like this be

the pillars of the Empire.

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

mumbled almost as if he was talking

world is

at the silent Helson, who was deep in thought, before continuing to

looks like I will have to walk quite a bit as it is

escort you,

I am fine

subordinate and slowly walked

thought as he watched

‘...The mask is thick.’

the House of Huayans was

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

something that could topple

even

had quite the political influence, could not help

something in the

that be necessary to

back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans as he thought

approach and listen to what he is saying to his subordinate? Will

subordinate next to the Huayans patriarch opened his mouth

following us but he keeps

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

the now white sand as

his side and the patriarch opened

“They are not dead.”

two small jewels from

small magic circles

the First Imperial Prince and the Fourth Imperial

find them,

no need to do

stern response. However,

Helson and his lack of abilities can do. Even I would

“......!”

more shocked than when he had seen the white

say

faction with this kind of power,

chuckle. The subordinate

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

Olivia

“Yes sir.”

everything

“Yes sir.”

care of

“...Yes sir.”

is for the next generation's

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

karma of this destroyed world if we push a little

course, a meddling existence did appear

to handle but it is

he got rid

be a greater offering of

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

moving quicker than

believed that he had always been a step

at

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

was an emergency alarm going off on

“Patriarch-nim.”

a call

a similar sound just as his eyes headed toward the black magic video communication device

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

was approaching Reddock with a black

call from

Palace

calls from

moment before connecting the call from the

have infiltrated the Huayans Estate and destroyed

looked at Reddock Huayans at

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

was pretty calm

‘Hmm?’

a change on the patriarch’s face

appeared on the

He started to frown.

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

a message

person who left it

‘It’s a code.’

Helson would not be able to decode even if he

his mouth as soon as he saw

head to

left a

was short even after

area has disappeared along with

Reddock scowled.

is alive

something else

they stole

around the

The person hindering him...

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

The Black Bloods household.