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.

want to work with you. What do you

voice made it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

snorted but did not deny

were sharp as

thought he was the typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

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

different from how he seems

Noi was

was a bit calmer

Mary’s thought

Mary was thinking based on her

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

even though

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

the same backings as the First Imperial Prince as they were

to gather information if we are with the Fourth Imperial

Cale started to smirk.

is up with

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

look on his face when

Heni Wishrop.

her. However, he

the royal of

difficult life because her family was one that did not

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

is too

not much information regarding Heni

brown

like brothers but the facial features visible under

looks like a

waist. Then there was

with

have a black hawk on his

had come with a black

earlier, potentially because its master

need to look into

thought that First Imperial Prince

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

but a

could not forget the moment he saw the dragon flying up into the sky from the celebration

was said to have started to perish

had made such a

had held a

‘...Hmph.’

ignore the back of his neck going numb and snorted before

other

have anybody

have no interest in

‘Wow.’

Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as he raised his

realized something at

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

I choose

"Do as you please.”

he was annoyed and just wanted her to do as she pleased, but Cale realized that he was attentively watching

Cale didn't pay much attention

Mary is

simply followed

now that she has figured out a way to get

entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

decision was similar

“Me?”

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

shock after seeing Mary standing in front of

“Really, me?”

I want to team

his Royal Highness be of the

Noi who answered as if he found the question to be

you want. Just don’t

punk but his inner

‘That was unexpected.’

with the least amount of information available

is

years of information about Zero

he had disappeared

like that as a

one

what his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

gaze

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

laughed out loud before

mind was

she

because we worked together a little bit

since she

Zero's question was

sent the most people to our side so I thought you wanted to

lips stiffened a bit

did indeed send a lot of people to

he had sent them

them to gather

“Wow.”

saying that

What is she plotting?’

and realized something at

‘...She's no joke.’

were

and

Prince is not the only one for me to pay

reason for entering the Imperial

I like our

to the Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s

with Mary for

demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others had