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.

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

it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did

were sharp as he

the typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

Fourth Imperial Prince had been the first to receive information and his reaction had been quite rational when the explosions happened at the palace

how he seems on the

Imperial Prince Noi was not as he

bit calmer

Mary’s thought

Mary

are with the First

even though

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

to have the same backings as

to gather information if

Cale started to smirk.

up

had been looking at this girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of

his face when he looks even

Heni Wishrop.

almost no information about her. However, he thought that it

of

family was one that did not escape to another kingdom

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

too

regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates

had brown

features visible under the

looks like

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

smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop just

did this punk have a black hawk on his

come with a black hawk on his

flew away earlier, potentially because its master had sent

to look

that First Imperial Prince Sanders

Palace 19 for her to be on his side

not a real dragon but a dragon made by a

forget the moment he saw the dragon flying up into

world was said to have started to perish from the moment

a human, a necromancer, had made such a dragon out

that dragon had held

‘...Hmph.’

ignore the back of his neck going numb and snorted before

the other team

have

have no

‘Wow.’

in admiration after hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince

something at the

informally to him had

I choose

"Do as you please.”

annoyed and just wanted her to do as she

pay

is

simply followed behind

get information from the Imperial Palace

found it unexpectedly entertaining

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are

decision was similar

“Me?”

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

shock after seeing

“Really, me?”

want to team with

Highness be of

who answered as if he found the question

want. Just don’t get in

responded as if he was a punk but his

‘That was unexpected.’

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

middle is

about ten years of

was as if he had disappeared from this

like that as

one reason

No matter what his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower

together! I'm quite talented. I won’t get in your

laughed out loud before shaking Mary’s

his mind was

did she

it because we worked together a little bit yesterday to take

it since she didn't choose the Second

was about to get

our side so I thought

of Zero's lips stiffened a

indeed send a lot of people to

had

them to

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized something at

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent

things and act like this

First Imperial Prince is not the only one for me to

for entering the Imperial Palace and let

our team

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

made eye contact with Mary for a moment

recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning.