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.

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

voice made it sound even more

“...Hmph.”

Imperial Prince snorted but did

were sharp as he

thought he was the typical trashy member of the

first to receive information and his reaction had

different from how he

Noi was

a bit calmer

Mary’s thought

what Mary was thinking based

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

was why, even though he seemed a

first to contact us about working together and is likely to have quite a

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

be many chances to gather information if we are

Cale started to smirk.

up with

rising star candidate for the position of Imperial Crown Prince, frowned while

such a look on his face when he

Heni Wishrop.

information about her. However, he thought that it

of

not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect their land

lived a quiet life because even though her kingdom perished, the fact that she is of royal blood

there is too little information about

much information regarding

all had brown hair and green

brothers but the facial features visible under

like a

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

punk who was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni

punk have a black hawk

come with a black hawk on his

away earlier, potentially because

need to

thought that First Imperial

he had subconsciously contacted Palace 19 for her to be

a real dragon but

he saw the dragon

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

necromancer, had made such

had held

‘...Hmph.’

the back of his neck going numb and snorted before looking at Mary

other

have anybody

no

‘Wow.’

what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said

something at the

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 the

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

pay much attention to

is heading

simply followed

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

entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

decision was similar

“Me?”

eyes

after seeing Mary

“Really, me?”

I want to team

Will his Royal Highness be

if he

want. Just don’t get in

as if he was a punk but his inner thoughts

‘That was unexpected.’

He was probably the candidate with the least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's

is missing.

about ten years of

he had disappeared from this world

someone like that as

was only one

what his identity is, she probably thinks that she can

the Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower as he observed

I'm quite talented. I won’t get in

loud before shaking

was quite

she

bit yesterday to take care of

she didn't choose the

was about to

I thought you wanted to work

Zero's lips stiffened a

lot of people to Palace

he had sent

told them to gather

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

say such things and act like this

Prince is not the only one for me to pay

the Imperial Palace and let go

I like our team

smiled 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 as

contact with Mary for a moment and nodded his

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