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 you

mechanical voice made it

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did not deny

eyes were sharp

the typical trashy member of

Fourth Imperial Prince had been the first to receive information and his reaction had been quite

how he seems on the

Imperial Prince Noi was not as

a bit calmer and a bit more

understand Mary’s thought

was able to understand what Mary

First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial

though he seemed

to contact us about working together and is likely to have quite a bit

Fourth Imperial Prince was likely to have the same backings as the First Imperial

many chances to gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

up with

Prince Noi, who had been looking at this girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of Imperial Crown

does he have such a look on his face when he looks even younger than she

Heni Wishrop.

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

the royal of a

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

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

there is too little

much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three

brown

facial features visible under the

looks like a

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

with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop

punk have a black

guy had come with a black

earlier, potentially because

to look into

thought that First Imperial

subconsciously contacted Palace 19 for her to be on his side the moment he saw the white bone

real dragon but a dragon made by a

dragon

was said to have started to perish

a necromancer, had made such a dragon out of

that dragon had held a

‘...Hmph.’

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

other team

you have

have no interest

‘Wow.’

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as

something at the same

speaking informally to him had now accepted it and did not include

I

"Do as you please.”

her to do as she pleased, but Cale realized

pay

Human, Mary is heading

simply followed

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

entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are

was similar to

“Me?”

Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened

after seeing

“Really, me?”

to team with

Will his Royal Highness be of the

as if he found the question to be

you want. Just don’t get in

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

‘That was unexpected.’

least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course,

middle is missing. The

was about ten years of information about

disappeared from this world and

someone like that

only one reason

matter what his identity is, she

gaze

I'm quite talented. I won’t get

out loud before

mind was

she choose

little bit yesterday to take care of

she didn't

was

our side so I thought you

corners of Zero's lips stiffened a bit at

did indeed send a lot of

had

told them to

“Wow.”

that

What is she plotting?’

into Mary’s eyes and realized something at that

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

say such things and act like this

only one for me to pay

the Imperial Palace and

like our team

side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and their

contact with Mary for a moment and nodded

his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard