Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-21

The first test to select the heir for the position of Emperor.

In this test focused on harmony, three candidates form a team to complete their assigned mission.

“In the next hour... Please select your teams and submit your list.”

Nobody seemed to move despite the Chief of Staff no longer talking.

They were warily looking around or...

‘They are being choosy.’

Cale smiled a bit while looking at the First Imperial Prince and the Second Imperial Princess.

‘It was unexpected.’

The Second Imperial Princess, who had approached Mary during the opening celebration, did not contact Mary to work together.

‘Neither did the First Imperial Prince.’

Cale’s group was disappointed that they could not be in the same team as the First Imperial Prince.

‘Human, that’s disappointing! We could have learned about that confusing Dragon!’

‘We could have learned about the first young lady of the Black Bloods as well.’

‘I am curious about the First Imperial Prince's abilities, young master-nim.’

Cale had asked Mary, who stated her curiosity about the First Imperial Prince's abilities.

‘Who do you want to work with?’

For this test...

‘Mary, I want to do whatever you want.’

Cale wanted to do things as Mary wanted as long as it was not something that would significantly destroy their goal.

Mary and Cale made eye contact.

Mary looked into those calm eyes and recalled their conversation from last night. Cale had asked her who she wanted to team with, and...

‘Is that okay, young master-nim?’

Mary had asked if it was really okay to do as she wished.

‘Shouldn’t we follow the will of our liege?’

The moment Cale made a rare joke to jovially respond to her... Mary was able to smile along with Cale.

‘My will.’

Mary thought about what she wanted.

She wanted to work together with other necromancers and compete with them.

That was her will but she had a desire that was more important than anything else.

‘...I saw it.’

Mary had seen the burnt remains of the Duke's House of Orsena and the destroyed King's Palace. She had also seen the casualties and the uncomfortable citizens of the Roan Kingdom.

The Roan Kingdom was another hometown for her.

‘The Hunters. We need to learn about them, react, and fight them.’

That was Mary’s top desire.

Of course, there was another desire that was almost at the same level as that one.

‘Help and protect my friends.’

On, Hong, and Raon. Cale and the others... Mary wanted to help her friends.

‘The thing we need the most right now-’

Mary recalled the information about the candidates Cale had explained.

“What would you like to do, my liege?”

Mary responded to Cale, who asked her as if he was a proper loyal subordinate.

“I’ve made up my mind.”

Mary started to walk. She was the first candidate to move.

Many gazes seemed to find this to be unexpected.

People already knew about Mary’s background so they expected her to make her subordinate move since she was a royal.

Mary stopped walking.

- Human! Mary’s choice is interesting!

Raon's voice echoed in Cale’s mind and the person in front of Mary smirked.

“Hooooo. Are you going to come under me?”

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi.

He was the first team member Mary had chosen.

“No.”

Mary shook her head and answered with ease.

“I am not under anybody.”

“What?”

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi's eyebrow rose a bit and he showed his annoyance, but Mary’s eyes were calm as she looked at him.

“You are not under anybody either.”

Noi's eyes filled with an odd gaze after hearing what Mary had to say. Mary did not notice it as she continued to say what was on her mind.

want to work with you. What do

made it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Imperial Prince snorted but did not deny

eyes were sharp as

the typical trashy member of

the first to receive information and his reaction had been quite

different from how he

Noi was

a bit calmer and a bit more

understand Mary’s thought

to understand what Mary was thinking based on

the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial Prince does not wish

even though he seemed a

Fourth Imperial Prince was the first to contact us about working together and is likely to have quite

same backings as the First Imperial Prince

be many chances to gather information if we are with the

Cale started to smirk.

up with that

star candidate for the position of Imperial

he have such a look on his face when he

Heni Wishrop.

However, he thought

the royal of a perished

life because her family was one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect

lived a quiet life because even though her kingdom perished, the fact that she is of royal blood would cause a lot of interest from others and

is too little information

regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates as

all had brown

but the facial features visible under the masks seemed

like a

with a sword around his waist. Then there was one guy

was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop

a

guy had come with a black hawk on his shoulder

hawk flew away earlier, potentially

need to look into

Noi still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders was

to be on

a real dragon but a dragon made by a

the moment he saw the dragon flying up into the sky from the

was said to have started to perish from the moment the dragons

necromancer, had made such a dragon out of

had

‘...Hmph.’

going numb and snorted before looking at Mary to ask in a

other

you have anybody in

have no interest

‘Wow.’

in admiration after hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as

something at the same

Mary at the beginning for speaking informally to him had now accepted it and did not include

can I choose

"Do as you please.”

her to do as she

didn't pay

Human, Mary is heading that

followed

she has figured out a way to get information from the Imperial

found it unexpectedly entertaining to watch Mary’s

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

decision was

“Me?”

candidate in Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide

shock after seeing Mary standing

“Really, me?”

to team

Will his Royal Highness be of the

as if he found the

Just don’t

a punk but his inner thoughts were a bit

‘That was unexpected.’

probably the candidate with the least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's origins and current personal

is missing.

ten years

if he had disappeared

chose someone like that

one

identity is, she

the Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower

I'm quite talented. I won’t

loud before

mind was quite

did she choose

little bit yesterday to take care of the

since she didn't choose the Second Imperial

was

sent the most people to our side so I

lips stiffened

a lot of

had sent them

told them to

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

into Mary’s eyes and

‘...She's no joke.’

were

say such things and act like

Imperial Prince is not the only

entering the Imperial Palace and

our team

to the Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group

made eye contact with Mary for

after seeing his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others had all heard