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

mechanical voice made it

“...Hmph.”

Prince snorted but did

sharp

the typical trashy member

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

how he

was not as

a bit calmer

Mary’s

was able to understand what Mary was thinking

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

even though he seemed

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

Prince was likely to have the same backings as

to gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

up with

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

a look on his face when he looks

Heni Wishrop.

about her. However, he

the royal of a

one that did not escape to

perished, the fact that she is of royal blood

too

not much information regarding

brown hair and

seemed like brothers but the facial features visible under

like

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

punk who was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni

did this punk have a black hawk on his

guy had come with a black hawk on his shoulder

away earlier, potentially because its master

to look into

still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders was

to be on his side the moment he

dragon but a

he saw the dragon flying up into the

have started to perish from the moment the dragons

a necromancer, had made such a dragon

dragon had held

‘...Hmph.’

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

the other team

have anybody

no interest

‘Wow.’

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

at the same

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

can I

"Do as you please.”

just wanted her to do as she pleased,

didn't pay much

is heading

followed behind

figured out a way to get information from the Imperial Palace

unexpectedly entertaining to watch Mary’s

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

was similar

“Me?”

Zero's eyes opened wide as he pointed at

couldn't hide his shock after seeing Mary

“Really, me?”

to

Royal Highness be of

toward Noi who answered as if

want. Just don’t get in

he was a punk but his inner thoughts were a

‘That was unexpected.’

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

is

was about ten years of information about

disappeared from this

someone like that as a

one reason for

identity is, she

gaze sank

let’s work together! I'm quite talented.

loud before shaking Mary’s

mind was quite complicated

she choose

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

that can't be it since she didn't choose

question was about to get

our side so I

of Zero's lips stiffened a bit

send a lot of people

had sent

them to gather

“Wow.”

that to my

What is she plotting?’

eyes and

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent

can say such things and act like

is not the only

for entering the Imperial

I like our

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

eye contact with Mary for a moment and nodded his

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