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 Empire and then

he spoke with a stoic look on his face. Of course, Olivia could

has come. That is probably

“…….”

turned away from

the couch

“Mm.”

Her body was not

asked a

keeping an eye on

“Protecting you.”

“With the Dragon-nim?”

Crunch crunch.

eyes wide. He waved his front paw

Princess, do you want

“...That’s okay, Dragon-nim.”

let me know if you want

face with both

no idea how things

from

already aware of everything though, aren’t you,

“Pffft.”

out a

test starts

tied for first place, your Royal

“Pffft.”

let out another

for first

three of us are

candidates were

their arms and legs. It is understandable

Wishrop had lost two of

Olivia had lost all of their

Olivia was not fully recovered

the biggest loser of the three

attack team were not being praised but they all felt

is something I am curious

your

Purifier who was cleaning

did Heni Wishrop and

Cale lightly responded.

statements to the Huayans

must have made

Although he did use some black magic that forced them

interjected at that

our Goldie gramps

pupils started

should have been a highest-grade black mage. They were able to turn that

the answer to her question

guess it makes sense since

with the golden dust wrapped around

the Huayans patriarch would find it difficult to go against

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

could see Cale’s mouth

corpses from the rear and blocking attacks from some vines and branches when they got swept up by a sudden red pillar

“…….”

white sand

they accepted that

at Olivia with an expression that seemed to be asking why she was

there are people keeping surveillance on the

it that way... I guess

black magic worked, but the patriarch had placed

watched

to be quite free

is pretty safe because this identity was

was acting as a priest of a different

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

allowed so that the Huayans

‘But so what?

hell can he find out by keeping

if he finds

just fight it

he had to do

“By the way...”

Olivia's voice was shaking.

the basement of the Emperor's Palace, are there really the candidates who have

stopped for

her hands that were

Royal Father resided...

true that the corpses of all of the candidates

they are not

clenched her eyes shut at Cale’s

“Such despicable-!”

black tree, the truth hidden beneath the surface of this Imperial

hated the Imperial Palace after

to destroy

slightly flinched after hearing her mumble in

here wants to

personality, but he ignored it. Olivia had decided

was the

Cale thought about something First Imperial Prince

candidates who have turned into the undead

that he had not told Olivia

Emperors are there as

Emperors had turned into

sighed when asked about

‘Coincidence.’

it was not a coincidence but Cale had not pushed

‘Something’s off.’

uneasy about