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

anger could

“...Everything disappeared.”

so empty

that he was having such

‘...Sad?’

patriarch’s sadness was felt through his

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

this world

understand the Huayans patriarch's actions

‘He’s a scary person.’

the reason Helson decided that the Huayans patriarch

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

said that you

“Yes sir.”

reported to

at Helson. Helson thought that it was good that he had

Reddock’s mouth opened.

we feel the same

“...I'm sure, sir.”

said that you saw

before we sent the black tree attack team and once after.

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

the person who made it

and make him pay for his

Smirk.

a smile appear

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

wrinkled

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

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

You should know about

as if he was

the world is

Helson, who was deep in thought, before

I

escort

I am fine

subordinate and slowly walked through the

thought as he watched

‘...The mask is thick.’

the House of Huayans

of Huayans was very good not just in

something that

not even

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

something in the Huayans Estate that can serve as

to

at the back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans as he

I stealthily approach and listen to what he is saying

Huayans patriarch opened his mouth as

Helson is not following us but he keeps

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

the now white sand as he

by his side and the patriarch opened his

“They are not dead.”

two small jewels from his

jewels with extremely small magic circles were different, but they

Prince and the Fourth Imperial

find them,

no need

flinched at the stern response. However, Reddock Huayans

someone like Marquis Helson and his lack of abilities

“......!”

more shocked than when he had seen

had never heard the patriarch say

with this kind of power, I'm

quiet chuckle. The subordinate got chills on

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

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

“Yes sir.”

her spill everything before

“Yes sir.”

care of

“...Yes sir.”

need is for the next generation's Emperor

subordinate bowed slightly and Reddock looked at the blue sky as

this destroyed

course, a meddling existence did appear

it is

once he got rid of

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

could imagine a future where he would play a central

is moving quicker

believed that he had always been

was at

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

an emergency alarm going off on the subordinate's video communication

“Patriarch-nim.”

a call from the

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

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

approaching Reddock with a black mage by his

received a call

Imperial Palace and his

from the two

a moment before connecting the call from

infiltrated the Huayans Estate and destroyed

looked at Reddock Huayans

The smile was just gone

was pretty calm of

‘Hmm?’

soon saw a change on the patriarch’s face as

wrinkles appeared on the

He started to frown.

was left on the black

message from

person who left it was the

‘It’s a code.’

coded message that Marquis Helson would not be able to

soon as he

head to

butler had left a short coded

was short even

safe in the secret area

Reddock scowled.

alive

realized something else as

stole

the white sand

The person hindering him...

culprit is either another Hunter household... Or the

The Black Bloods household.