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.

I want to work

mechanical voice made it

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did

sharp as

trashy member of the Imperial

and his reaction had been quite rational when the explosions happened at the palace

he seems on the

Noi was not as he

calmer and a bit

understand Mary’s thought

understand what Mary was thinking based on her

easy for us to gather information if we are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The

why, even though he seemed a bit

about working together and is likely to have quite a bit

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

to gather information if we are

Cale started to smirk.

up

girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of Imperial

his face when he

Heni Wishrop.

no information about her. However, he thought that it was completely

the royal of a perished

lived a difficult life because her family was one that did not escape

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

there is too little information about

information regarding Heni Wishrop's three

brown

facial features visible

looks like a

a sword around his waist. Then there was

with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop just

a black hawk on

a black hawk on

flew away earlier, potentially

need to look

thought that First

be on

dragon but a dragon made

he saw the dragon flying

have started to perish from the moment the dragons

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

had held a

‘...Hmph.’

back of his neck going numb and snorted before looking at

the other

you have anybody

no

‘Wow.’

what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as he raised

realized something at the

to him had now accepted it and

can I

"Do as you please.”

as if he was annoyed and just wanted her to do as she

didn't pay much attention

is

followed behind

has figured out a way to get information from the Imperial Palace side, where

entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

was

“Me?”

Palace 9... Zero's eyes

seeing Mary

“Really, me?”

want to

Will his Royal Highness be of the same

who answered as if he found the

want. Just don’t

punk but his inner

‘That was unexpected.’

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

middle is missing. The

years

had disappeared from this world and then

someone like that

was only one reason for

his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

gaze sank lower as

I'm quite talented. I won’t get in

loud

his mind was quite

did she

together a little bit yesterday to take

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

Zero's question was about to

people to our side so I thought you wanted to

of Zero's lips stiffened a bit

send a lot of people to Palace

had

them to

“Wow.”

saying that

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent

things and act like this with such

the only one for me to

thought about his reason for entering the Imperial

our team so

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

with Mary for a moment and nodded

was relieved after seeing his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others had

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