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

made it sound even

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but did not deny

eyes were sharp

trashy member of the

Prince had been the first to receive information and his reaction had been quite rational when the explosions happened at the palace

he seems on

was not as

was a bit calmer and a bit

understand Mary’s

Mary was thinking

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

though he seemed a bit

us about working together and is likely to have quite a bit

have the same backings as the

be many chances to gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

is up with

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

his

Heni Wishrop.

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

the royal of

life because her family was one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect their land until

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

there is too little

was not much information regarding Heni

brown

facial features visible under the masks seemed a

like a

his waist. Then there was one guy who had his arms crossed and

with satisfaction toward

a black hawk

had come with a black

earlier, potentially because its master had sent it

need to look

thought that First

to be on his side the moment he saw the white

real dragon but a dragon made

the dragon flying up into the sky from

to perish from the

a human, a necromancer, had made such a

that dragon had held a

‘...Hmph.’

of his neck going numb

the other

have anybody in

no interest in

‘Wow.’

hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as

realized something at

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

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

pay much

is heading that

followed

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

found it unexpectedly entertaining

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are in

was

“Me?”

candidate in Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide

his shock after seeing Mary standing in

“Really, me?”

to team

Highness be

as if he found the question to

Just

if he was a punk

‘That was unexpected.’

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

is missing. The

years of information about Zero

as if he had disappeared from

someone like that as a team

only one

she probably thinks that

the Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower as he

together! I'm quite talented.

out loud before shaking

mind was quite complicated as

did she choose

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

it since she didn't

was about to get

side so I thought you wanted to work with me the

lips stiffened a bit at Mary’s

did indeed send a lot of

he had sent them

told them to

“Wow.”

saying that to my

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized something at that

‘...She's no joke.’

were transparent and

say such things and

only one

about his reason for entering the Imperial Palace and

our team

his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind

with Mary for a moment

calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui