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.

size of this place makes me believe that there was indeed a huge explosion as

submerged. No anger could be

“...Everything disappeared.”

was so empty that

he

‘...Sad?’

was felt through

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

this world had

why Helson could not understand

‘He’s a scary person.’

Helson decided that the Huayans patriarch was a

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

you lost your

“Yes sir.”

reported to

looked at Helson. Helson thought that it was

Reddock’s mouth opened.

sure we feel the same way

“...I'm sure, sir.”

that you saw a red

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

“Marquis.”

“Yes sir.”

find the person who made it

him and make him pay

Smirk.

a smile appear on the Huayans patriarch’s

“Marquis.”

“…….”

“Look at this sight.”

raised his wrinkled face to the

to make someone who is capable of creating

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

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

almost as if he was talking to

is destroyed even

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

the surroundings. It looks like I will have to walk quite a bit as

escort you,

I am fine looking around with my

walked

a thought as

‘...The mask is thick.’

about the House of Huayans was necessary to change the

was very good not just in the Empire but

something that could topple

not even a

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

find something in the Huayans Estate that can serve

that be necessary to flip the

the back of the disappearing Reddock Huayans

approach and listen to what he is saying to his

Huayans patriarch opened his mouth as

not following us

“…….”

The patriarch was silent.

the now white sand as he

side and

“They are not dead.”

Huayans took out two small

magic circles were different, but they were both slowly being dyed

First Imperial Prince and the Fourth

will find

need

the stern response. However, Reddock Huayans was

of abilities

“......!”

than when he had

say that something would be difficult to

why if there is an existence or faction with this kind of power, I'm certain that they will appear in

let out a quiet chuckle. The subordinate

“...Patriarch-nim.”

“Kill Marquis Helson.”

“…….”

Olivia is

“Yes sir.”

everything before you

“Yes sir.”

care of

“...Yes sir.”

for the next generation's Emperor to come

at the blue

destroyed world if we push a

a meddling existence did appear right before the

to handle but it is not something I

once he got

life of a world would be a greater

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

moving quicker than

that he had always been a step

was at that

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

was an emergency alarm going off on the subordinate's

“Patriarch-nim.”

a call from

eyes headed toward the black magic

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

with a black mage

just received a call from

Imperial Palace

from the

for a moment before connecting the call from the Imperial Palace

infiltrated the Huayans Estate and destroyed the

at Reddock Huayans at

patriarch's face. The smile was just

was pretty calm of a

‘Hmm?’

patriarch’s face as he

on the patriarch’s

He started to frown.

the message that was left on the

was a message from

left it was

‘It’s a code.’

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

mouth as soon as he

to

left a short coded

was short even after it

in the secret area has disappeared along with

Reddock scowled.

is alive

realized something

stole the

the white

The person hindering him...

culprit is either another Hunter household... Or the person aiming for

The Black Bloods household.