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 did not deny

were sharp as

thought he was the typical trashy member of the

been the first to receive information and his

how he seems on

Imperial Prince Noi was not as

calmer and a bit more

understand Mary’s

was able to understand what Mary was thinking based on

with the First Imperial Prince, but...

why, even though he seemed

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

same backings

to gather information if we are with

Cale started to smirk.

is up

rising star candidate for the position of Imperial Crown Prince, frowned while looking at the subordinate who was looking at her with an

a look on his face when he looks even younger than

Heni Wishrop.

information about her. However, he thought that it

the royal of

was one that did not escape to

lived a quiet life because even though her kingdom perished, the fact that she is of

there is too

not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three

had brown

but the facial features visible under the masks seemed a bit

looks like a

a sword around his waist. Then there was one guy who had his arms

that punk who was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop just

have a black

a

hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its master had sent

to

that First

her to be on his side

but

could not forget the moment he saw the dragon flying up into the

started to perish from the moment the

human, a necromancer, had made such a

that dragon had held

‘...Hmph.’

best to ignore the back of his neck going numb and

the other team

you have anybody in

have no interest

‘Wow.’

after hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince

something at the

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

I

"Do as you please.”

to do as she pleased, but

Cale didn't pay

is heading

simply followed

she has figured out a way to get information from

it unexpectedly entertaining to watch

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are in

was

“Me?”

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

his shock after seeing Mary standing in front of

“Really, me?”

I want to team

his Royal Highness be

toward Noi who answered as if he found the question to

Just don’t get in my

if he was a punk but his inner

‘That was unexpected.’

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

is missing. The

was about ten years of information about

disappeared from this world and

chose someone like that as

one reason for

she probably

Prince's gaze sank lower

I'm quite talented. I won’t get in

laughed out loud before

was quite complicated as

did she

we worked together a little bit

that can't be it since she didn't choose the

Zero's question was about to get

side so I thought you wanted to work with me

stiffened a bit at

indeed send a lot

he had sent

told them to

“Wow.”

that

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were

say such things and act like this with such

First Imperial Prince is not the only one for me to

for entering the Imperial Palace and let go of

our team

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

for a moment and nodded

she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others had all heard