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.

I want to work with you.

mechanical voice made it sound even

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did

sharp

was the typical trashy member

and his reaction had been quite rational when

from how he seems on the

Imperial Prince Noi was

was a bit calmer and a bit more

understand Mary’s

was able to understand what Mary was thinking based on her

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

why, even though

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

was likely to have the same backings as the First Imperial Prince as they were biological

be many chances to gather information if we are with the Fourth Imperial

Cale started to smirk.

up

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi, who had 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

he have such a look on his

Heni Wishrop.

information about her. However, he thought that it was

the royal of a perished

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

that she is of royal blood would cause a lot of interest from others and they might

is too little

not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates as

had brown hair and green

facial features visible under the masks

like a

waist. Then there was one guy who

was smiling with

punk have a black hawk

come with a black hawk on his

hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its master

need to look into

Prince Noi still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders

19 for her to be on his side the moment

not a real dragon but

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

was said to have started to perish from the

human, a necromancer, had made such a dragon out

had

‘...Hmph.’

to ignore the back of his neck going numb and snorted before looking at Mary to ask

other team

you have anybody

have no interest

‘Wow.’

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as he raised

something at the same

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

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

Cale didn't pay

is heading that

followed behind

to get information from the Imperial Palace side, where will she

unexpectedly entertaining

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

decision was similar to

“Me?”

eyes opened wide as

his shock after seeing Mary standing in

“Really, me?”

I want to

his Royal Highness

as if he found the question

Just don’t get

still responded as if he was a punk but his inner thoughts

‘That was unexpected.’

of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's origins and current personal information were

middle is

ten years

was as if he had disappeared from this world and then

like

only one reason for

identity is, she probably thinks that she

Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower as he

together! I'm quite

laughed out loud before shaking Mary’s

his mind was quite

did she choose

because we worked together a little bit yesterday to take care of the

she

Zero's question was about to get

most people to our side so I thought you wanted

of Zero's lips stiffened a bit at

send a lot

had

them

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

into Mary’s eyes and realized something

‘...She's no joke.’

were

such things and

First Imperial Prince is not the only

his reason for entering the Imperial Palace

I like our team

and walked over to the Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and

contact with Mary for a moment and nodded

recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier