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.

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

voice made it sound

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but

eyes were sharp as he watched

typical trashy member

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

from how he seems on the

Noi was not

bit calmer

understand Mary’s

understand what Mary was thinking based on

are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The

was why, even though he seemed

first to contact us about working together and is likely to

to have the same backings

information if we are with

Cale started to smirk.

up with that

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 subordinate who was looking at her with an extremely satisfied look on his

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

Heni Wishrop.

was almost no information about her. However, he

royal of a perished

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

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

too little information about

was not much information regarding Heni Wishrop's

brown hair and

facial features visible under the masks

like

there was one

that punk who was smiling with

this punk have a black hawk

come with a black hawk

away earlier, potentially because its master had sent it

to

Noi still thought that First Imperial

contacted Palace 19 for her to be on his

real dragon but a dragon made

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

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

made such a dragon out

that dragon had held a

‘...Hmph.’

numb and snorted

the other

have

have no

‘Wow.’

what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi

at the same

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

I choose

"Do as you please.”

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

didn't pay much

Mary is heading that

simply followed behind

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

it unexpectedly entertaining to watch

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are in

was

“Me?”

eyes opened wide as he pointed at

shock after seeing

“Really, me?”

want to

his Royal Highness be of

looked toward Noi who answered as if he found the

whatever you want. Just don’t get in

if he was a punk but

‘That was unexpected.’

the least amount of information available after Heni

middle is

years of information about

disappeared from this

someone like that as

only one reason

matter what his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower

quite talented. I won’t get in your

laughed out loud before

his mind was

she

because we worked together a little bit yesterday to take

since she didn't

was about to get

our side so I thought you wanted to work

stiffened a bit at

send a lot

had sent them

told them to

“Wow.”

saying that to my

What is she plotting?’

looked into Mary’s eyes and realized something

‘...She's no joke.’

were transparent

and act like this

only one for me to

the Imperial Palace and let go

our team so

Fourth Imperial Prince's side with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind

contact with Mary for a moment and nodded his

demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from