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?”

his head at the Second

spread from outside the Empire to

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

has come. That is probably how it will

“…….”

turned away

the couch

“Mm.”

out a short groan. Her body

asked a

an eye

“Protecting you.”

“With the Dragon-nim?”

Crunch crunch.

was on Olivia's bed eating cookies, opened his eyes wide. He waved his front paw as

do you

“...That’s okay, Dragon-nim.”

let me know if you

her face with both

no idea

across from Olivia

already aware of everything though, aren’t you, your

“Pffft.”

let out a short chuckle.

second test

tied for

“Pffft.”

let out

for first place without considering the missing First Imperial Prince and Fourth

three of

other candidates were looking down on

have lost their arms and legs. It is understandable why

Wishrop had lost two of her

lost all of

was not

was the biggest loser of the three of

candidates who remained 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 looking forward to

is something I

speak, your Royal

who was cleaning

Heni Wishrop and Zero

Cale lightly responded.

Huayans patriarch’s subordinate since he immediately

must have made things

easy. Although he did use

at that

gramps made

started to

him to get the testimony, he should have been a highest-grade black mage.

with the answer to her

makes sense

with the golden dust

other than the Huayans patriarch would find

from their imagination. The strength of the

could see Cale’s

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

“…….”

white sand

accepted that

seemed to be asking why

not since there are people keeping surveillance on the two of

it that

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

being watched as

seem to be quite free

pretty safe because this identity

as a priest of a

religion that was popular not in the Empire but in other nations but there were a few temples in the Empire

staying in this palace could have been allowed

‘But so what?

hell can he find out by keeping an eye on

if he finds things

fight it

one thing he had

“By the way...”

Olivia's voice was shaking.

are there

for

hands

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

that the corpses of all of the

be more accurate, they are not corpses

clenched her eyes shut at

“Such despicable-!”

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

the Imperial Palace after learning

to destroy

hearing her mumble in a

wants to

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

the

thought about something First

into the undead are in

he had not

former Emperors are there

Emperors had turned

Prince had sighed when

‘Coincidence.’

a coincidence but Cale had not

‘Something’s off.’

about that Emperor’s