Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-46

The test to determine the person who would become the next ruler of the Empire.

The Garden of the Stars where the candidates for the test gather...

There were numerous palaces surrounding the garden at the center and the candidates resided with their helpers in these palaces.

“...Your Royal Highness.”

Second Imperial Princess Olivia.

She had returned alive from Precinct 9 out in the western part of the Empire. Her body that almost died still had some internal injuries that had yet to recover, but she was able to move around a bit and use a portion of her necromancer abilities.

‘They’re empty.’

The First Imperial Prince Palace and the Fourth Imperial Prince Palace... They were both empty.

One of the candidates, who had been in the garden, quickly turned his head away after making eye contact with her.

However, there was a sneer on his face.

“Tsk.”

Imperial Princess Olivia clicked her tongue.

‘They must see me as a failure now.’

The First Imperial Prince, who was a strong contender, along with the Fourth Imperial Prince, who was determined to be quite skilled, and the former mercenary, Zero, went missing in the polluted lands of Precinct 9.

“...They died?”

However, most people believed that they were dead.

‘And although the Imperial Palace never announced it, the rumor is spreading beyond the capital to all over the Empire?’

The Imperial Palace also didn’t seem to be trying to stop the rumors.

In fact, they revealed a list of missing individuals and gave a rough explanation of the Imperial candidate test.

This was normal, as if it was not announced live; it was always announced afterward like this.

Of course, a lot less was revealed than usual.

The effects were nonetheless shocking.

‘His Royal Highness passed away during the test?’

A lot of comments came about how the most likely candidate to become the next Emperor had died.

‘Thanks to that, the incident where the House of Huayans was attacked has quieted down.’

The news that the citizens of the Empire had been talking a lot about was buried by this more shocking news. Of course, Olivia was certain about something.

‘The Imperial Palace and the Emperor will be more focused on the attack on the House of Huayans than the death of his own children.’

The Second Imperial Princess frowned.

‘The Emperors of each generation turned the dead candidates into undeads and controlled them as their subordinates?’

Olivia clenched her eyes shut after recalling the terrible truth that she had heard.

The Capital and over half of the Empire still did not know the truth about the ‘black tree’ and the ‘purification.’ They prevented the people of Precinct 9 from saying anything under the justification of their investigation while keeping things quiet at the capital.

It was simply known as an incident where they were investigating the black rain in Precinct 9 and ran into a large mutant monster that resulted in the noble sacrifices from the deceased in order to protect the wall.

‘It is cleverly different from the truth.’

It was highly likely that it was the Imperial Palace that spread this twisted rumor.

Olivia had seen the pure white sand desert through the video recording device.

No rumors had spread at all about that purified land.

She noticed another candidate make eye contact with her and ignore her before turning her head.

Click.

She closed the window.

Olivia was being praised by the Imperial citizens as the person who informed others about the monster with her life on the line while the candidates were treating her like dregs.

All of her helpers were dead and her body was in terrible condition.

"Why-”

She started to speak again.

"Why didn’t you inform people about the whole truth?”

She looked toward a corner of the now dark room. She was looking at a white-haired green eyed person wearing a white priest robe. The area underneath his nose was covered by a white cloth.

She walked over with her crutches to stand in front of the person she was calling her healer in order to have him stay in her palace.

“Oh esteemed purifier. Please answer.”

The green eyes curled up.

Cale opened his mouth to speak.

“The truth is being spread right now. It is just under the surface.”

He had handed the Pope a video recording device and ordered her to spread the truth.

However, they could not inform people about everything from the beginning. One false move and the House of Huayans and the Imperial Palace's hostility would be immediately focused on the church.

“...Are you informing people about things one by one?”

nodded his head at the Second Imperial Princess’

slowly spread from outside the Empire to

face and he spoke with a stoic look on his face. Of course, Olivia could not see

has come. That is probably how it

“…….”

turned away

the couch

“Mm.”

groan. Her body was not fully

asked

you keeping an eye

“Protecting you.”

“With the Dragon-nim?”

Crunch crunch.

eating cookies, opened his eyes wide. He waved his front paw as soon as

Princess, do you want some

“...That’s okay, Dragon-nim.”

Okay! Just let me know if you want

face

idea how

across from Olivia

everything though, aren’t

“Pffft.”

let out a short chuckle. She

test

you are currently tied for

“Pffft.”

out another

were tied for first place without considering the missing First

The three of us are tied for first

candidates were looking down on these

first place but have lost their arms and legs. It

had lost two

Olivia had lost all

Olivia was not

the biggest loser of the three of

being praised but they all felt as if they were closer to the position of Emperor

There is something I

speak, your Royal

who was

Heni

Cale lightly responded.

the Huayans patriarch’s subordinate since he

have

ma’am. It definitely was easy. Although he did use some black magic that forced them to tell the

interjected at

our Goldie gramps

pupils started

have been a highest-grade black

the answer to her question

makes sense

with the golden

other than the Huayans patriarch would find it difficult to go against

extinct existence from their imagination. The strength of the Dragon was most

see Cale’s

of them said that they were recovering the corpses from the rear and blocking attacks from some vines and branches when they got swept up by a sudden red pillar of light

“…….”

they were in a white sand desert

they accepted that

at Olivia with an expression that seemed to be asking

since there are people keeping surveillance on the two

it that way... I

his black magic worked, but the patriarch had placed people to keep an eye on the palaces after hearing

being watched

be quite free for someone being

is pretty safe because this

as a priest of a

were a few temples in

have been allowed so that the Huayans patriarch could keep

‘But so what?

can he find out by keeping an eye

if he

fight it

one thing he had to

“By the way...”

Olivia's voice was shaking.

Emperor's Palace, are there really the candidates who have participated in

stopped for a

clenched her hands

Emperor’s palace where her Royal Father resided... In her

of

more accurate, they are

shut at Cale’s calm

“Such despicable-!”

truth hidden beneath the surface of this

hated the Imperial Palace after learning about

want to destroy

hearing her mumble in a

wants

felt as if he saw Olivia's true personality, but he ignored it. Olivia

the only

thought about something First

the undead are in

another truth that he had

former Emperors are

had

sighed when asked about

‘Coincidence.’

not a coincidence but Cale had not pushed

‘Something’s off.’

uneasy about