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 indeed a huge explosion as you

voice sounded submerged. No anger could be

“...Everything disappeared.”

so empty that it

he was

‘...Sad?’

Huayans patriarch’s sadness was felt through his

so-called ‘Black Bloods’ from the Purifier.

now knew how this world had

could not understand

‘He’s a scary person.’

Helson decided that the Huayans patriarch was a scary

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

said that you lost

“Yes sir.”

was reported to have

at Helson. Helson thought that it was good that he

Reddock’s mouth opened.

the same way

“...I'm sure, sir.”

that you saw a red

we

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

the person who made it

you capture him and make

Smirk.

a smile appear on

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

Huayans raised his wrinkled face to

is capable of creating a sight like

as one of the pillars of the Empire. Reddock was saying something fitting of

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

as if he was talking

world is destroyed

who was deep in thought, before continuing

will go take another look at the surroundings. It looks like I will have

escort

am fine looking around

took one subordinate and slowly walked through the

thought as he

‘...The mask is thick.’

that revealing the truth about the House

very good not just in the Empire

needed something that could topple

not even a

quite the political influence, could not help but be

something in the Huayans Estate that can serve as

to flip

disappearing Reddock Huayans as he thought to

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

opened his mouth as Helson had

Helson is not following us but

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

simply inspecting the now

subordinate was by his side

“They are not dead.”

two small jewels from his

magic circles were different, but they were both

First Imperial Prince and the

find them,

is no need

stern response. However, Reddock

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

“......!”

than when he

patriarch say that something would be difficult to

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

let out a quiet chuckle. The subordinate

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

Imperial Princess Olivia is still

“Yes sir.”

everything

“Yes sir.”

of

“...Yes sir.”

is for the next

and Reddock looked at the

this destroyed world if we push a little

appear right before

it

he got rid of this

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

a future where he would play a central

is moving

that he had always

was at that

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

an emergency alarm going off

“Patriarch-nim.”

a call from

as his eyes headed toward the black magic video

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

was approaching Reddock with a black mage

received a call from the Imperial

Palace and his

from the two

a moment before connecting the call from the

have infiltrated the Huayans Estate and destroyed the

looked at Reddock

the Huayans patriarch's face. The smile was just gone

was pretty calm

‘Hmm?’

change on the patriarch’s face

appeared on

He started to frown.

looking at the message that was left on the

message

left it was the

‘It’s a code.’

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

as soon as he

to the

butler had left a

was short even

area has disappeared along

Reddock scowled.

alive as

realized something

stole the whole

around the white

The person hindering him...

culprit is either another Hunter household...

The Black Bloods household.