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

it sound

“...Hmph.”

snorted but

were sharp as

typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

Imperial Prince had been the first to receive information and his reaction had been quite rational

he seems on the

was not as he

a bit calmer

understand Mary’s thought

was able to understand what Mary was thinking based

with the First Imperial Prince, but... The

why, even though he seemed

was the first to contact us about working together and is likely to have

Imperial Prince was likely to have the same backings as the

gather information if we are with the Fourth

Cale started to smirk.

is up with

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

look on his face

Heni Wishrop.

almost no information about her. However, he thought

royal of a perished

probably lived a difficult life because her family was one that did not escape to another kingdom and chose to protect their land until the

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

there is too

much information regarding

brown hair and

the facial features visible under the

looks like

sword around his waist. Then there was one guy who had his

smiling with

punk have a black hawk

with a black hawk on his

hawk flew away earlier, potentially

to look

still thought that First Imperial Prince Sanders was the

contacted Palace 19 for her to be on his side the

dragon but

saw the dragon flying

was said to have started to perish from the

a necromancer, had made such a

that dragon had held a significant

‘...Hmph.’

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

other team

have

no interest in

‘Wow.’

Imperial Prince Noi said as he raised

realized something at

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

I

"Do as you please.”

was annoyed and just wanted her to do as

didn't pay

Human, Mary is heading

followed

to get information from the Imperial Palace side,

unexpectedly entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

are in

decision was similar to

“Me?”

eyes opened wide as he pointed

shock after seeing Mary standing

“Really, me?”

I want to team with

Will his Royal Highness be

Noi who answered as if he found the question to be

you want. Just don’t get in

was a punk but his inner thoughts were

‘That was unexpected.’

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

middle is missing.

about ten years of information

was as if he had disappeared from this world and

like

only one

No matter what his identity is, she probably

gaze

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

laughed out loud before shaking

his mind was quite complicated as

she

we worked together a little bit yesterday to take

that can't be it since she didn't choose

was about to

side so I thought you wanted to work with me the

stiffened a bit at Mary’s calm

a lot of people to Palace

he had sent them

told them to gather

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

and

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent

can say such things and

is not the only one for me to pay attention

about his reason for entering the Imperial

I like our team so

with his sighing helpers. Mary’s group followed behind them as well and

Mary for

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