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.

to

made it sound

“...Hmph.”

snorted but

eyes were sharp

was the typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

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

different from how he

Prince Noi was not as he

was a bit calmer and

understand Mary’s

able to understand what Mary was

with the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial Prince does not wish to be with

why, even though he seemed

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

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

should be many chances to gather information

Cale started to smirk.

is up with

looking at this girl who was a rising star candidate for the position of

look on his face when he looks even

Heni Wishrop.

about her. However, he thought

of

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

her kingdom perished, the fact that she is of royal blood would cause a lot

is too little information about

much information regarding Heni Wishrop's

had brown

seemed like brothers but the facial features visible under the masks seemed a bit

like a

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

smiling with satisfaction

a

with a black

earlier, potentially because its master had sent it

to

still thought that First Imperial

be on his

not a real dragon but a dragon made by

saw the dragon flying up into the sky from

to have started to

necromancer, had made

had held

‘...Hmph.’

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

other team

have

have no interest in

‘Wow.’

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

realized something at the

punk who had been glaring at Mary at the beginning for speaking informally to him

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

Cale didn't pay

Human, Mary is

simply followed

get information from the Imperial Palace

unexpectedly entertaining to watch

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are

decision was similar to

“Me?”

in Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide as he

seeing Mary

“Really, me?”

I want to team

his Royal Highness be

who answered as if

you want. Just don’t

punk

‘That was unexpected.’

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

is missing.

was about ten years of information

if he had disappeared from this world and

Wishrop chose someone like that as a

was only one reason for

what his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

the Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower

let’s work together! I'm quite talented. I won’t get in your

out loud

mind was quite complicated as

did she

bit yesterday to take care of the black

be it since she didn't

question was about to

people to our side so I thought

of Zero's lips stiffened a bit

send a lot of people

he had sent them

them to gather

“Wow.”

that to my

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and realized something at that

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were

things and

Prince is not the only one for me to

for entering the Imperial

I like our team

brightly 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

for a moment

recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier