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.

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

made it

“...Hmph.”

Imperial Prince snorted but

eyes were sharp as he watched

typical trashy member

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

from how he seems

was

bit calmer and a bit

understand Mary’s thought

what Mary was thinking based

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

even though he seemed a

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

same

gather information if we are with the Fourth Imperial

Cale started to smirk.

up

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

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

Heni Wishrop.

about her. However,

the royal of a perished

one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to

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 threaten her

too little information about

regarding Heni

brown hair

facial features

like a

around his waist. Then there was one guy who had his arms crossed and was

who was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop just

did this punk have a black

come with a black hawk on his

flew away earlier, potentially because its master had

need to

First Imperial Prince Sanders

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

a real dragon but a dragon made by

the dragon flying up into the sky from the celebration

was said to have started to perish from

a human, a necromancer, had made such a dragon

that dragon had held a

‘...Hmph.’

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

other team

you have anybody in

have no

‘Wow.’

hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as

at the

punk who had been glaring at Mary at the beginning for speaking informally to him had now accepted it and did not include

can I

"Do as you please.”

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

didn't pay much attention to

is heading

followed behind

to get

unexpectedly entertaining to watch

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

was

“Me?”

9... Zero's eyes opened wide

hide his shock after seeing Mary standing in

“Really, me?”

I want to team

Royal Highness be of

looked toward Noi who answered as if he found the question to

Just don’t get in

if he was a punk

‘That was unexpected.’

the candidate with the least amount of information available after Heni Wishrop. Of course, Zero's origins and current personal

is

years of information about

he had disappeared from this world

chose someone like that as a team

one reason

identity is, she probably thinks that she can

Fourth Imperial Prince's gaze sank lower as

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

loud before shaking

his mind was quite

she

together a little bit yesterday to take

that can't be it since she didn't

question was about to get

so I thought you

stiffened a bit at Mary’s calm

did indeed send a lot of

had sent

them to

“Wow.”

that

What is she plotting?’

Mary’s eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

were

can say such things and act like this

First Imperial Prince is not the only one

entering the Imperial

like our team

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

Mary for a moment and

recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan