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.

to work

mechanical voice made it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did

eyes were sharp

he was the typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

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

he seems on

Noi was not as

a bit calmer and

understand Mary’s thought

was able to understand what Mary was

gather information if we are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial Prince does not wish

was why, even though he seemed

Prince was the first to contact us about working together and is likely to have quite a bit of

have the same backings as the First Imperial Prince as they were biological

to gather information if we are with the Fourth Imperial

Cale started to smirk.

is up

this girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of Imperial Crown Prince, frowned while looking at the subordinate

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

Heni Wishrop.

information about her. However, he thought that it was completely

the royal of

that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect

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

there is too little information

not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates as

brown hair

facial features visible under the

like a

waist. Then there was

punk who was smiling with satisfaction toward

a black hawk on

guy had come with a black

that hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its

to

thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders was the strongest

be on his side the moment

not a real dragon but a dragon made by

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

said to have started to perish from the moment

had made such a dragon out of

dragon had held a

‘...Hmph.’

numb and snorted before

the other team

have anybody

no interest

‘Wow.’

gasped in admiration after hearing what Fourth Imperial

realized something at the

to him had now accepted it and did not include Mary when he

can I choose

"Do as you please.”

wanted her to do as she pleased, but

didn't pay much

Human, Mary is

simply followed

figured out a way to get information from the Imperial Palace

entertaining to watch

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

was similar to

“Me?”

Zero's eyes

shock after seeing Mary standing in front of

“Really, me?”

I want to

Will his Royal Highness be of the

toward Noi who answered as if

want. Just don’t get

if he was a punk but

‘That was unexpected.’

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

is

ten years of information

he had disappeared from this world and then

chose someone like

only one

No matter what his identity is, she probably thinks

gaze sank lower as

then let’s work together! I'm quite talented. I won’t get in

laughed out loud before shaking Mary’s

his mind was quite

did she

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

can't be it since she didn't choose

question was about

our side so I thought you wanted to work with

of Zero's lips stiffened a

send a lot

he had

them to

“Wow.”

saying that

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

can say such things and act like this with such

the only one for me to

thought about his reason for entering the Imperial Palace and let go of Mary’s

our team so

his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them

eye contact with Mary for a moment

some information she had heard