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.

and wise. I want to work with you. What do

it sound even

“...Hmph.”

Imperial Prince snorted but did not deny

sharp as he

was the typical trashy member of

to receive information and his

how he seems on the

Noi was not

a bit calmer and

Mary’s thought

what Mary was thinking based

with the First Imperial Prince, but... The

though he seemed a

was the first to contact us about working together and is likely to

same backings as the First Imperial Prince as

chances to gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

is up

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

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

Heni Wishrop.

no information about her. However, he thought that it

of a perished

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

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

too little information

not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's

had brown

the facial features visible

like

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

who was smiling with

this punk have a black hawk

guy had come with a black hawk on his

earlier, potentially because its

need to

Imperial Prince Noi still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders

had subconsciously contacted Palace 19 for her to be on his side the moment he

a real dragon but a dragon made

moment he saw the dragon flying up into the sky

world was said to have started to perish from the moment the

human, a necromancer, had made such a dragon out

that dragon had held

‘...Hmph.’

of his neck going numb and snorted before looking at Mary to ask in a

the other team

have anybody in

have no interest

‘Wow.’

gasped in admiration after hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as he raised his

something at

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

can I choose

"Do as you please.”

was annoyed and just wanted her to do as she pleased, but

Cale didn't pay much

Mary is heading

simply followed

get information

it unexpectedly entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

decision was similar

“Me?”

Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide

his shock after seeing Mary standing

“Really, me?”

want to team

Highness be of the

answered as if he found

want. Just don’t get in my

still responded as if he was a punk

‘That was unexpected.’

amount of information available after Heni

middle is missing.

years of

disappeared from this

someone like that as

was only one

identity is, she probably thinks that

gaze sank lower as he observed

I'm quite talented. I won’t get in

out loud before shaking

was

did she

a little bit yesterday to take

she didn't choose the Second

was about

most people to our side so I thought you wanted to

corners of Zero's lips stiffened

indeed send a lot of

had sent them

them to

“Wow.”

saying that to my

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

can say such things and

not the only one for me

for entering the Imperial Palace and let go

like our

over to the Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and their

eye contact with Mary for a

heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others