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 work with you. What

voice made it sound even

“...Hmph.”

Fourth Imperial Prince snorted

sharp as he watched

the typical trashy

to receive information and his reaction had been quite rational

from how he seems

Noi was not as he

was a bit calmer and a

understand Mary’s

able to understand what Mary was thinking based

for us to gather information if we are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial Prince does not

was why, even though

was the first to contact us about working together and is likely to have quite a bit of information about

have the same backings as the First Imperial Prince as they were biological

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

Cale started to smirk.

is up

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

on his face when he looks even younger

Heni Wishrop.

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

royal of

was one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect their

she probably lived a quiet life because even though her kingdom perished, the fact that she is of royal blood would cause a lot of interest from others and they might

is too little

much information regarding Heni Wishrop's three subordinates as

brown hair and green

seemed like brothers but the facial features visible under

like

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

that punk who was smiling with satisfaction

a black hawk on his

had come with a black hawk on his

flew away earlier, potentially because its master had

to look

that First Imperial Prince Sanders was the strongest

19 for her to be on his side the moment he saw the white bone

real dragon but

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

to have started to perish from the

human, a necromancer, had made such

dragon had held

‘...Hmph.’

ignore the back of his neck going numb and

other

have anybody in

have no interest

‘Wow.’

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

realized something at the

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

I

"Do as you please.”

do as she pleased, but

didn't pay much attention

Mary is heading that

followed behind

out a way to get information from the Imperial Palace

found it unexpectedly entertaining

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

decision was

“Me?”

Zero's eyes opened wide as

seeing Mary standing in front of

“Really, me?”

I want to team

his Royal Highness be

who answered as if he found the question to

whatever you want. Just don’t get

he was a punk but his inner thoughts were a

‘That was unexpected.’

amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's

is missing. The

years of information

was as if he had disappeared from this

chose someone like that as a team

one

she probably thinks that

gaze sank lower as

I'm quite talented. I

laughed out loud before

was quite

she choose

we worked together a little bit

since she didn't choose the

Zero's question was

so I

lips stiffened a bit at Mary’s calm

indeed send a lot of people

he had

them

“Wow.”

saying that

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and realized something at

‘...She's no joke.’

were

such things and act like this with such

is not the only one for me

entering the Imperial Palace

like our team

with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and their whole team gathered

eye contact with Mary for a

was relieved after seeing his calm demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier that morning. Cale and the others had