Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-23

The Second Imperial Princess saw that the two of them had come alone unlike her, who had come with her team members, and started to speak.

“...But why are you alone?”

She was asking Mary, but it was also directed at the First Imperial Prince.

“…….”

First Imperial Prince Sanders didn't even look at the Second Imperial Princess and observed the wall.

‘Man, he really doesn’t seem human.’

The Second Imperial Princess kept those comments to herself. She heard Heni Wishrop's stiff voice.

"We decided to all investigate separately.”

Neither Team 6 members, Fourth Imperial Prince Noi and mercenary Zero, could not be seen.

“...Isn’t this supposed to be a team mission?”

“It would be good to do it together, but...”

The Second Imperial Princess and her team members saw the clear look in Mary’s spider web filled face.

Heni Wishrop, the woman with clear eyes, continued to speak.

It would be good to do it together, but Team 6 already...

“It has already turned into a mess.”

Mary told the truth without any reservation.

“...Uhh......”

Mary heard a shocked candidate’s voice behind her back.

The First Imperial Prince was looking at Heni Wishrop's back instead of the wall now. His gaze was showing his shock.

The Second Imperial Princess felt the same way.

“...A mess?”

“Yes. It is total chaos.”

The Second Imperial Princess wondered if this was a form of smoke screen for a moment. However, the nineteenth candidate in front of her seemed quite honest for it to be something like that.

And Mary was telling the truth.

Last night... The candidates of Team 6 got settled in their respective lodgings and gathered at their strategy room.

Fourth Imperial Prince had said the following.

‘You just need to do as I tell you. So, follow my orders.’

‘No thanks?’

Noi and Zero... One was looking down at the other and the other was smiling brightly as their confrontation continued.

It had continued for one hour.

Mary, who had shown up without Cale, sat and watched the two of them for an hour before finally speaking.

‘We will gather information separately tomorrow and meet in the afternoon to determine each person's role based on the information brought back. I think it would be a good idea to listen to the orders of the person who brings the most beneficial information.

‘...Hmph.’

‘Sounds good!’

Both of them had agreed with her method.

‘Looks like we will just be wasting a day. It would be good if you just listened to me.’

‘Oh my, our esteemed Imperial Prince is sooooo slick of a talker. Hahaha!’

‘You little bastard!’

‘Oh no, I better get to work!’

Both of them left the room after the conclusion was made while Mary remained in the room to contemplate whether the two of them had a good or bad relationship.

Eruhaben, who had been the only one to come with her, looked at her with an odd gaze.

‘What is it?’

Mary asked, sounding as if she was speaking to her subordinate, just to be safe.

‘It’s nothing, my liege. You just reminded me of someone I know very well.’

‘I tried to copy them.’

She tried to mix Cale and Alberu together and copy them.

‘That was wonderful, my liege.’

Mary had to hold herself back from smiling as she thought about the satisfied look on Eruhaben's face yesterday.

“…….”

The Second Imperial Princess and her team members looked at the happy-looking Mary as if she was weird.

‘...Does she prefer to work alone? Is it a good thing for the team to have no harmony at all?’

Second Imperial Princess Olivia could not fathom what was going on.

‘Sanders is looking at her as if she is weird too.’

Olivia had never seen the First Imperial Prince looking at anybody like this.

“Hello everyone.”

A knight walked over with a group of knights at that moment.

“Are you all here to go outside the wall?”

The knight in front was a Dark Elf.

“We are.”

The knight picked up a document and checked the list after hearing Olivia's response.

“Mm, candidate 1... All the way down to candidate 19. It looks like everybody who has requested it is here.”

Mary’s eyes turned toward the large door behind the Dark Elf knight.

The door was small compared to the wall, but the iron gate that was close to 7 meters tall seemed quite thick and heavy. It looked as if nothing could break it.

‘Mary, you need to go out and pretend to investigate alone during the day. Do you think that it is possible?’

recalled what Cale had

right now. That is why we plan on going out to investigate at night

official investigation would happen in the middle of the night, not by going out the front door but by stealthily going over

will immediately head to you if you send an emergency signal. Of course I

Eruhaben would head to her location immediately

you be

been by Cale's side,

addressed the whole group

if I am going

Don’t

corners of Mary’s lips curled

you looking

"Excuse me?”

her head after hearing a voice. First Imperial Prince Sanders was

he acting

Imperial Prince to be weird but decided to

outside the doors of the Lord’s Castle when she

her and the two of them had arrived here without saying anything to each other at all. Mary had only learned about Sanders going out to investigate because of Second Imperial

have a look of anticipation in

looked away from Mary

like you are not

of the Second Imperial Princess's team members commented

dangers of outside. Do you think that a royal would ever have been outside? She

turned toward

Mary stared at him, trying to figure out who he was. The candidate looked away after seeing her gaze while Olivia

“...I'm sorry.”

tilted her head

anything to

“...Is that so?”

continued to speak while Olivia

“I have been outside.”

existed in the middle of the eroded land beyond the walls that they

of Purification that was preventing the temple from being polluted,

the bursting liquefied dead mana and

“It is dangerous outside.”

It was dangerous.

friends

her friends when they went

decided to follow

The reason was simple.

needs to be done even if

Mary was a necromancer.

home was the Underground City beneath the

and heard people dying from consuming

‘Cale-nim.’

asked Cale

care of the source of the rain cloud

‘Yeah. Of course.’

had been no hesitation in

hinder the Black Bloods household or to increase their influence in the

I just let that

with Cale's nonchalant

that needs to be done even if it

something to the door the moment the Second Imperial Princess agreed

Boom-!

before the large iron gate slowly started to

Screeeeech-

uncomfortable screeching noise before the door opened just enough for one

Swoooooooosh-

hear the

the gate. However, it is the black ground once you get past the shield. The density of dead mana

walked out

black shield the size of

was the thing keeping the dead

‘It’s dark.’

mana fog made it

are all sorts of unexpected climate issues as

Boom-

closed

be stationed inside the shield so please feel free to return at any

He then added on.

a maximum of six hours of investigation at a time. We will withdraw if you do not come back in that time and whether it

behind

if you don't manage to come back today, we will be

will continue for the duration of the test

was taking place

who did not manage to return by

simply presume that

pray for your

The knight bowed respectfully.

looked at the

my first time

as a member of the Imperial family, had seen the outside

sure that it is different

the daughter of the Emperor’s instructor, must have

‘...Noi probably has too.’

she was the one who had been

need to remain

looked toward her team members who were waiting for her order. There were Dark Elves and black mages with them in addition to

needed to be individuals experienced with dead mana in order to see

seemed like regular

got rid of the thought that suddenly popped into her mind. That was not important

I'll be

person took a step into the area outside the shield

‘Heni Wishrop!’

her hood on and walked out without

be dangerous to go

Sanders talked to

something like this was quite unfamiliar, but did not

probably sees her

Heni Wishrop is strong.’

“I'm fine.”

enough to say that she

“…….”

as well instead of responding. He then followed behind

“Your Royal Highness?”

head out as well. Everybody packed properly,

“Yes ma’am!”

“Of course.”

headed outside the shield

not look

as well. Don't go

her and watching

anything to worry

did have

young master-nim able to contact the crown

would remain in the

* * *

“Fuck.”

was frowning