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.

I want to work with you. What

it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Prince snorted but did not deny

sharp as

trashy member of the Imperial family,

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

he

Prince Noi was not as he

calmer and

understand Mary’s

was able to understand what Mary was thinking based

we are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial

was why, even though he

and is likely to have quite a bit

likely to have the same

should be many chances to gather information if we are

Cale started to smirk.

is up with that

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

does he have such a look on his

Heni Wishrop.

her. However, he

the royal of a

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

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

there is too

information regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates as

had brown hair and

the facial features visible under the masks seemed a

looks like a

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

was smiling with satisfaction toward

punk have a black hawk on his

had come with a black hawk on

course, that hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its master had

need to

Noi still thought that First Imperial

to be on his

but a dragon

moment he saw the dragon flying

world was said to have started to perish

made

that dragon had

‘...Hmph.’

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

other

have

have no

‘Wow.’

gasped in admiration after hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince

at

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

I choose

"Do as you please.”

was annoyed and just wanted her to do as she

didn't pay much attention

Human, Mary is

followed behind

a way to get information from the Imperial Palace side,

unexpectedly entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

decision was similar to

“Me?”

Zero's eyes opened wide as he pointed at

shock after seeing Mary standing

“Really, me?”

to team

Will his Royal Highness be

who answered as if he found the question

Just don’t get in my

as if he was a punk

‘That was unexpected.’

least amount of

middle is missing. The

was about ten years of information about

if he had disappeared from this world and then

like that as a

was only one reason

No matter what his identity is, she probably

Prince's gaze sank lower as he

quite talented. I won’t

out loud before

was quite complicated as

did she choose

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

she didn't choose the

Zero's question was about

to our side so I thought you wanted to work with

lips stiffened

a lot of people

had

told them to gather

“Wow.”

saying that to

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

were transparent

and act like

is not the only one for me to pay

his reason for entering the Imperial Palace and let go

like our team so

side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group

eye contact with Mary for a moment and nodded

seeing his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and