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.

and wise. I want to work with you. What do you

voice made it

“...Hmph.”

Prince snorted but

eyes were sharp

trashy member

information and his reaction had been quite rational when the explosions

he

Prince Noi was

calmer

Mary’s

was able to understand what Mary was thinking based

would be easy for us to gather information if we are with the First

though he seemed

together and is likely to have quite a bit of information about the

same backings as the First Imperial Prince as

to gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

is up

been looking at this girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of Imperial Crown Prince, frowned while looking at the subordinate who was looking at her with an extremely satisfied

on his face when

Heni Wishrop.

However,

of

difficult life because her family was one that did not

probably 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 they might threaten her

is too little information

was not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates

all had brown hair and

facial features visible under the masks seemed a

looks like a

Then there was one guy who had his arms crossed

smiling with

did this punk have a black hawk on

come with a black hawk

flew away earlier, potentially because its master had sent

to look into

Noi still thought that First Imperial Prince

for her to be on his side the moment he saw

but a dragon made by a

moment he saw the dragon flying up into the

said to have started to perish from the moment

necromancer, had made

that dragon had

‘...Hmph.’

best to ignore the back of his neck going numb and snorted

other

you have anybody in

no interest

‘Wow.’

what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as

something at the same

had been glaring at Mary at the beginning for speaking informally to him had now accepted it and

can I

"Do as you please.”

as if he was annoyed and just wanted her to do as she pleased, but Cale realized that he was

didn't pay much

Mary is heading

followed

out a way to get information

entertaining

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

was similar to

“Me?”

in Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide as he pointed

his shock after seeing Mary standing in front

“Really, me?”

want to

his Royal Highness be of the

toward Noi who answered as if he

want. Just don’t

as if he was a punk but

‘That was unexpected.’

with mercenary origins. He was probably the candidate with the least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's

is missing.

about ten years of information about

disappeared from this world and then

chose someone like that

only one

identity is, she probably thinks

Prince's gaze sank lower as he observed

quite talented. I won’t

loud before shaking Mary’s

mind was quite complicated as

she choose

together a little bit yesterday to take

since she didn't

Zero's question was about to

our side so I thought you wanted to

Zero's lips stiffened

indeed send a lot of

he had sent them

told them to gather

“Wow.”

saying that to

What is she plotting?’

eyes and realized something at that

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

and

Prince is not the only one for me

entering the Imperial Palace and let

our team so

and walked over to the Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing

eye contact with Mary for a moment

some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the