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

mechanical voice made it sound

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted but

sharp as he

thought he was the typical trashy

his reaction had been quite

from how he seems on the

was not as he

calmer and a

Mary’s

to understand what Mary

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

was why, even though he seemed a

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

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

many chances to gather information if we are with

Cale started to smirk.

up with

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

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

Heni Wishrop.

about her. However, he thought that it was

royal of

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

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

there is too

information regarding Heni Wishrop's

had brown hair

the facial features visible under the masks seemed

looks like a

Then there was

who was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop

punk have a black hawk on

a black hawk on his

hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its master

need to look into

Prince Noi still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders was the strongest

be on his

but

dragon flying up

to have started to perish

human, a necromancer, had made such a dragon

dragon had held a significant

‘...Hmph.’

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

the other

have

no interest in

‘Wow.’

hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi

something at the

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 about

can I

"Do as you please.”

her to do as she pleased,

didn't pay much attention to

is heading

followed behind

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

unexpectedly entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are

was similar to

“Me?”

Zero's eyes opened wide as

shock after seeing Mary standing in front of

“Really, me?”

to team

Highness be of

as if he found the

want. Just

punk but his

‘That was unexpected.’

the man with mercenary origins. He was probably the candidate with the least amount of information

is

about ten years of information

as if he had disappeared from this

someone like that as a

only one reason

his identity is, she probably thinks that she can handle

gaze

work together! I'm quite talented. I won’t get

out loud before shaking

mind was quite complicated as

she choose

it because we worked together a little bit

can't be it since she

question was about to

to our side so I thought you wanted to work with

of Zero's lips stiffened a bit at Mary’s

send a lot of people

had

told them to gather

“Wow.”

that to my

What is she plotting?’

into Mary’s eyes and realized something at

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent

and

not the only one for

reason for entering the Imperial Palace and let go of

like our team so

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

made eye contact with Mary for a moment and nodded his

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