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?”

gently nodded his head at the

Empire to inside

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

Purifier has come. That is

“…….”

turned away from

walked over to the couch and sat

“Mm.”

let out a short groan. Her body was not

asked a

keeping an eye on

“Protecting you.”

“With the Dragon-nim?”

Crunch crunch.

bed eating cookies, opened his eyes wide. He waved

do you want some

“...That’s okay, Dragon-nim.”

let me know

face with both

no idea

down across from Olivia and

already aware of everything though,

“Pffft.”

out a short chuckle.

test starts

currently tied for

“Pffft.”

out

who were tied for first place without considering the missing First Imperial Prince

Wishrop, Zero, and I. The three of us are tied for

the other candidates were looking

their arms and legs.

lost two

and Olivia had lost all of

not fully

was the biggest loser of the

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 looking forward to the next

Purifier... There is something I am

speak, your

asked the Purifier who was

Heni Wishrop

Cale lightly responded.

to the Huayans patriarch’s subordinate since he immediately

have made

It definitely was easy. Although he did use some black magic that

interjected at that

gramps made it

started to

have been a highest-grade

with the answer to her question

sense since he

the golden dust

Huayans patriarch would

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

could see

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 that burst out

“…….”

white sand

they accepted

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

not since there are people keeping surveillance on

that way... I guess

but the patriarch had placed people to keep an eye on

watched

be quite free for someone

is pretty safe because this identity was

was acting as a priest of

a few temples in the Empire as well. Thanks to that, he was

could have been allowed so that the Huayans

‘But so what?

can he find out by keeping

if he finds

fight

one thing he had

“By the way...”

Olivia's voice was shaking.

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

for

hands that

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

of

they are not

clenched her eyes shut at

“Such despicable-!”

identity of the black tree, the truth hidden beneath the surface

Imperial Palace after

want to

her mumble in a

here wants to

but he ignored it. Olivia had

was the

something First Imperial Prince Sanders

candidates who have turned into the undead are in the

truth that he had not told Olivia

Emperors are there

the Emperors had turned

Prince had sighed when asked about how

‘Coincidence.’

not a coincidence but

‘Something’s off.’

was uneasy about that