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?”

at the

spread from outside the Empire to inside the

disappeared from his face and he spoke with a stoic

is

“…….”

turned away from

over to the couch and sat

“Mm.”

let out a short groan. Her

asked

keeping an eye on

“Protecting you.”

“With the Dragon-nim?”

Crunch crunch.

cookies, opened his eyes wide. He waved his front paw as soon as he made eye

Imperial Princess, do you want

“...That’s okay, Dragon-nim.”

Just let me

her face

have no idea how

across from

everything though, aren’t

“Pffft.”

a short

test starts

currently tied for first place,

“Pffft.”

let out

first test, there were three people who were tied for first place without considering the missing First Imperial Prince and

The three of

were looking down on

tied for first place but have lost their arms and

had lost two of

and Olivia had lost all of

Olivia was not fully recovered

the biggest loser of the

in Precinct 9 and did not participate in the black tree attack team were not being praised but they all felt as if they were closer to the position of Emperor and were

Purifier... There is something I am

speak, your

Purifier who was cleaning a splendid

did Heni

Cale lightly responded.

their statements to the Huayans patriarch’s

have made things

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

at

gramps

pupils started

testimony, he should have been a highest-grade black mage. They were

came up with the answer to her question

sense since he is

golden dust wrapped around

would find

strength

could see Cale’s

said that they were recovering the corpses from the rear and blocking attacks from some vines

“…….”

white sand desert

they accepted

at Olivia with an expression that seemed to

are people keeping surveillance on

that way... I guess

subordinate thought that his black magic worked, but the patriarch had placed

watched as

be quite free for

is pretty safe because this identity was procured

a priest

not in the Empire but in other nations but there were a few temples in the Empire as well. Thanks to that, he was able to stay in this palace at Olivia’s

been allowed so that the Huayans patriarch could

‘But so what?

hell can he find out by keeping an

if he finds things

fight it

he had to do before

“By the way...”

Olivia's voice was shaking.

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

stopped for a

her hands that

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

corpses of all

they

clenched her eyes shut at Cale’s calm

“Such despicable-!”

the truth hidden beneath the surface of

hated the Imperial Palace

want to destroy

slightly flinched after hearing her mumble

wants

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

was the

Cale thought about something First Imperial Prince Sanders had

who have turned into the undead

another truth that he

former Emperors are there as

the Emperors had turned into

Imperial Prince had sighed when asked

‘Coincidence.’

if it was not a coincidence but Cale had not

‘Something’s off.’

uneasy about that