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 do

mechanical voice made it sound

“...Hmph.”

snorted but

were sharp as he

typical trashy member of the Imperial family,

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

he

Prince Noi was

was a bit calmer and a

understand Mary’s

what Mary was

gather information if we are with the First Imperial Prince, but... The First Imperial Prince does

why, even though he seemed a

about working together and is likely to have quite a bit

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

gather information if we are

Cale started to smirk.

is up

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 extremely satisfied look

on his face

Heni Wishrop.

information about her. However, he

royal of a perished

not escape to another kingdom

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

there is too little information

regarding Heni

all had brown hair and

but the facial features visible under the

like

sword around his waist. Then there was one

was smiling with satisfaction toward Heni Wishrop just

did this punk have a black

a black hawk on

course, that hawk flew away earlier, potentially because its

need to

still thought that First Imperial

19 for her to be

dragon but

could not forget the moment he saw the dragon flying

said to have started to perish from

a human, a necromancer, had made such a

dragon had

‘...Hmph.’

of his neck going numb and snorted before

the other

have

no interest in

‘Wow.’

hearing what Fourth Imperial Prince Noi said as he

realized something at

who had been glaring at Mary at the beginning for speaking informally to him had now accepted it and did

I

"Do as you please.”

and just wanted her to do as she pleased, but Cale realized

Cale didn't pay much

Human, Mary is heading that

followed

that she has figured out a way to get information from

entertaining to

‘As expected.’

The reason was simple.

thoughts are in

decision was similar to

“Me?”

in Palace 9... Zero's eyes opened wide as he

after seeing Mary standing in front

“Really, me?”

I want to team with

Highness

who answered as if he found the question to be

whatever you want. Just don’t get in my

if he was a punk but his inner

‘That was unexpected.’

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

middle is missing. The

ten years of

he had disappeared

chose someone like that as

one

she probably

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

then let’s work together! I'm quite

loud before

his mind was quite complicated

she choose

a little bit yesterday to take care of the

that can't be it since she didn't choose the Second Imperial

Zero's question was about

most people to our side so I

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

indeed send a lot of

had sent

told them to

“Wow.”

that to

What is she plotting?’

eyes and realized

‘...She's no joke.’

eyes were transparent and

say such things and act

is not the only one for me to pay attention

entering the Imperial Palace and

our team so

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

contact with Mary for a

demeanor and recalled some information she had heard from Sui Khan earlier