Trash of the Count's Family

The moment Mary made the large white skeleton dragon...

“......!”

“...What is it, your Royal Highness?”

The First Imperial Prince, who was at the First Palace, suddenly jumped up and headed toward the window.

“...What is it? Something is weird.”

“Excuse me? Is there an issue in the document, your Royal Highness?”

The Second Imperial Princess, who was in the Fifth Palace, looked down at her arm. Her arm was full of goosebumps. She too got up from her seat.

“What the hell? Is there a new candidate? No- this-”

“Hyung-nim? Why are you suddenly out of it?”

“...Was the Emperor planning on using his powers today?”

“Excuse me? Why would the Emperor use his powers when he is just in the Emperor Palace?”

The muscular man with disheveled hair in the Ninth Palace put down his glass.

“...I need to head outside.”

“Hyung-nim! We can’t head out of the palace right now anyway. Please stay here and don’t cause any issues.”

“No. I need to check this out.”

‘Yes. I definitely need to see what is going on.’

* * *

The administrator in charge of recruitment tried his best to understand what he was seeing right now.

The traces of glory for someone who survived dead mana.

Furthermore, the black threads coming out of her fingertips...

Finally, the dragon made of white bones flying above her.

“Ah, ah-”

The administrator barely managed to snap out of it, unlike his friend who was still in a daze. No, he didn't manage to completely snap out of it either.

His heart was shaking.

‘...It's different! It’s different!’

This woman in front of him was different.

Although the First Imperial Prince also used all of the bones to make a monster, it wasn't as grand as this dragon.

‘Flying skeleton monsters are quite difficult to handle. Furthermore, she doesn't seem to be struggling at all!’

The administrator subconsciously spoke with honorifics toward Mary, but he did not realize it.

Instead, he picked up a pen with his shaking hands.

“M, ma'am, may I ask your name?”

“Heni Wishrop.”

‘Wishrop?’

The administrator hesitated as he sort of recognized the name when his friend started to mumble.

“The perished-”

‘Ah! The perished kingdom of Wishrop!

Could it be?’

The administrator's eyes headed toward Mary. The woman with purple eyes calmly spoke with a look of indifference on her face.

“I carry the blood of the royal family of Wishrop and do not have a middle name yet.”

- Human! Heni Wishrop, the name Heni is so pretty! Isn't Mary’s name so pretty? I came up with it! I got it from Henituse!

Cale did not react at all to Raon's comments.

‘The Hunters might know the name, Mary. Necromancer Mary is quite easy information for them to distinguish. Although nobody has really seen your appearance, it is probably better to use a fake name.’

Her name became Heni Wishrop at Raon’s suggestion and Mary’s acceptance.

“Umm, I truly apologize for this ma’am, but may I see something to verify your identity?”

The administrator seemed quite wary of angering Mary as he cautiously asked. Cale smiled underneath the hood as he watched the administrator’s demeanor.

‘Mary really did leave a strong first impression.’

- Human! Our Mary is so cool!

‘I agree.’

Cale agreed with Raon internally.

“Here is the crest of the Wishrop royal family.”

Mary pulled a ring out of a pocket in her robe and handed it over.

“It is fine if you verify it.”

The administrator had a handkerchief over both hands as he quickly received the ring respectfully.

‘If this crest is real-!’

Although it was not at the level of the Iska Empire's Imperial family, this woman would have quite a bit of legitimacy as well.

There were many people until now from perished kingdoms and even ones that still existed who tried to register for this Imperial Crown Prince candidate test.

‘Most of them were half-assed or people with reckless dreams.’

However, this Heni Wishrop in front of him, even without her identity, her skills alone was enough to make him think about the most likely Imperial Crown Prince candidate, the First Imperial Prince.

‘No. She might even be stronger than his Royal Highness.’

The administrator felt himself getting calmer for some odd reason. Of course, it was not that the shaking had stopped.

“Verify it carefully.”

“O, okay.”

friend kept peeking at Mary as he got up. He headed toward the back and took out a book and a special device. The administrator quickly explained to

probably take some time to verify as we do not remember the crest of Wishrop. We will just use a magic device to

“It is fine.”

ma’am, then

administrator asked her about her age, residence, and other basic information. Mary answered as she had discussed

is the

three robed individuals standing

is crucial that three helpers join you in this test. Will it

“Yes. They are my-”

for a moment

“My faithful subordinates.”

Shhh.

of them

‘Mm.’

looking at the three people who either had masks covering half of their faces from the nose up

overwhelming

off a different kind of atmosphere. The three of them all

them had thick brown

the center stepped forward, bowed toward Mary and addressed the

not essential to reveal the identities of

“That is correct.”

were a Dragon and the first young lady of the House of Huayans,

public reveal of helpers

was a part of the test

challenge them, or... Hide their cards to keep an ace up their sleeve that could potentially turn a situation

not to reveal

you wish,

of Mary responded with respect. He truly looked like

had that much elegance while giving off a mysterious sense of

Human, it is funny seeing you acting

course, it was just Cale, who was so good

- How entertaining.

Peek. He peeked to the

Han

was following

candidate registration has

“It was simple.”

confirmed the most important

much calmer than before and

"But-”

“What is it sir?”

that he

you be releasing the

“Ah.”

out a short gasp and moved her

Chhhhhh--!

its wings

“Aigoo!”

in shock but could not help but look at the skeleton dragon in a

skeleton dragon that shot up as if it was going to pierce the sky stopped at

everybody in the area saw what

included the people in the Imperial

"These are good bones.”

them

Chhhhhhh--!

was floating in the air, the

then descended

bones that it looked as

ground around the entrance

“......!”

bones stop immediately

as if she was conducting an orchestra and the bones almost danced around and gently landed back to their original

Human, Mary is

has quite the

at Mary as if this was unexpected when Raon spoke

Human! Mary must have taken a lot

‘...I don’t think so.’

about the situation and it only became worse

“Okay then.”

got up and bowed

the

Creeeeeak-!

to the Imperial Palace opened and allowed Mary, Cale, and the others to

* * *

to meet you. My name is Vincent and I am from

entrance and the knight immediately moved toward where they would be

meet

you suddenly

to Sir

in the Imperial Palace will we be

of the Imperial Palace where numerous small villa-like palaces are gathered

a place with multiple palaces that were extremely small compared to the

candidates and their helpers were to

each palace so there should be no issues while you reside there. You can ask the Chief of Staff at each palace

being gruff.

the people

“Ah.”

then made eye contact with one of her subordinates. It was the person who

knight quickly snapped out of it and continued to

staying at

be the nineteenth

“...That's right, sir.”

are more

the powerless fakes

way to become a necromancer

the information Cale got from Durst, the number of Imperial family members, including the collateral line, participating

meant that the other 11, including

11 people had become

since it only happens once every few decades and not every three or five

might even be less than

of the candidates

Durst had added on.

anybody who truly wants to take the test are people who are ready to put their lives on

the test for the position of Emperor even in the

could understand the atmosphere of this test

have been

This is called

small but extremely beautiful and luxurious looking

“This is unexpected.”

Choi Han moved to stand behind Mary. Cale stood next to Mary as

quite a lot of people want to greet

how one corner of Cale’s lips had twisted up

who had come out of