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.

wise. I want to work with you.

made it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but

were sharp

typical trashy member of the

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

from how he seems on

Prince Noi was not

bit calmer and a bit more

understand Mary’s thought

to understand what Mary was thinking based on her

would be easy for us to gather information if we are with the First Imperial Prince,

though he

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

likely to have the same backings as the First

information if we are

Cale started to smirk.

is up with

candidate for the position of Imperial Crown Prince, frowned

his

Heni Wishrop.

was almost no information about her. However, he

the royal of a perished

was one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect their land until

is of royal blood would cause a

too little information about

much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three

had brown hair and green

but the facial features visible under the masks seemed a bit

looks like

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

who was smiling with satisfaction toward

this punk have a black

a black

that hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its master

need to

thought that First Imperial

he had subconsciously contacted Palace 19 for her to be on

dragon but a dragon made by

moment he saw the dragon flying up into the sky from the celebration

to have started to perish from the moment the

human, a necromancer, had made such

that dragon had

‘...Hmph.’

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

the other team

have anybody in

no interest

‘Wow.’

Imperial Prince Noi said as

realized something at the same

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

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

pay much attention

Mary is

simply followed

that she has figured out a way to get information from the Imperial Palace side, where will she choose

unexpectedly entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are

decision was

“Me?”

Palace 9... Zero's eyes

shock after seeing

“Really, me?”

I want to

Highness be of the

toward Noi who answered as if he found the question to

whatever you want. Just don’t get in

a punk but his inner thoughts were a

‘That was unexpected.’

least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's origins

is

about ten years of information about

was as if he had disappeared from

Wishrop chose someone like that as

only one

what his identity is, she probably thinks that she

Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank

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

laughed out loud

mind was quite complicated as

did she choose

little bit

she didn't choose the

was about to

I thought you wanted to

stiffened a bit

lot of people to Palace

had sent them

them to gather

“Wow.”

saying that to my

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized something at that

‘...She's no joke.’

were

can say such things and act like this with

Prince is not the only one for

his reason for entering the Imperial Palace and let

I like our team

his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and their whole team gathered as

Mary for a

relieved after seeing his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from