Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-53

The residents always gathered at the central plaza when it was time for a festival in the Empire's capital.

That was usually where they announced the start of the festival.

“...So many people have gathered.”

“I know, right?”

Today, the central plaza as well as the alleys connected to the plaza and the commercial districts and all buildings within it were full of people.

However, the mood was noisy but oddly somber.

There was also a mysteriously heated atmosphere.

“It’s much better up here on the roof!”

Some people had climbed up to the roofs of buildings to look down at the plaza.

“...Wow. All of them are to be executed?”

There was a fountain at the center of the plaza. Starting from there, there was an area that resembled a piece of pie toward the Imperial Palace to the north. Extremely tall separators were placed to distinguish this area from the rest.

“I can't really see the faces of the candidates because we are too far!”

The candidates of the Imperial heir test were all within that separated area.

“Hehe.”

Mercenary Zero... He was smiling while looking around.

"So many people came to watch people die~”

Today was the day to announce the results of the second test, the Hide and Seek.

In other words, it was the day of the public execution.

He was looking at the extremely packed crowd and could not stop laughing as if he found this to be extremely hilarious.

“I guess watching people die is quite entertaining. Pfft.”

Numerous spectators were whispering while watching the people the candidates had captured.

Zero was quite entertained by this.

However, the gazes of the other candidates as they looked at him were not very nice.

“Ha! He's gone crazy!”

One of the candidates scowled while looking past Zero's shoulders.

“...All of them have burlap sacks over their heads.”

“They do.”

One of the candidate's helpers continued to speak.

“As expected of someone of mercenary origins, he must have received help from mercenaries.”

There were a lot of people dressed as mercenaries standing behind Zero. Based on what they had heard, Zero had spent money to hire these mercenaries as he no longer had any helpers.

Zero apparently said that he was willing to accept points being taken away for doing this and proceeded with the second test.

The candidates who were now seeing the results could not hide the shocked looks on their faces.

“There are over ten luggage carts.”

Large luggage carts.

They were all stationed around Zero.

Inside them were people whose faces were covered by black burlap sacks kneeling with their hands and feet in shackles.

“It looks like there are at least twenty people in each one.”

They looked at Zero's luggage carts with envy and jealousy visible in their faces.

Zero had captured over a hundred people. He might end up being the victor of the second test.

The candidate who was chatting with his helper let out a sigh.

“He brought them in bulk. It looks like he just grabbed anybody without really looking into their backgrounds.”

“Seriously.”

“...This is not good.”

The candidate looked around.

“Do you think everybody did their research before capturing these people?”

Although the candidates did not bring back as many captives as Zero did, they had all captured at least ten people.

This candidate knew that such a phenomenon was impossible.

“...Young master-nim.”

He shook his head as his helper called out to him in a low voice.

“Haaa, I know. The authenticity of the captives is not important right now.”

He barely managed to capture one person.

It was also not someone associated with a group on the list.

giving points

“...Young master-nim.”

I'm already going to

anybody from a group on the list but had caught a fugitive wanted for murder in the capital. That was the most

of people from the Imperial

kind of atmosphere... It is not like

who find this to be weird as well. Please look around. Not all of them have the same kind of expressions

His helper was right.

wonder the House of Huayans and the Imperial Palace were attacked!

tsk tsk. There was so much trash in the capital. At

people reacting like

let me through! My husband, my

mother is

execute them? That many people? Are the academics not going to do

not right. People

were people whose hearts were

plaza had a

“Butler.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

looked around

not said

Imperial family and the House of Huayans

Was from a Marquis household in the Empire. The third son of the

gaze headed

have someone like

feet. How intense must he have gone after

real criminals

Smile.

with him and smiled. His gaze made the candidate swear

her Royal

not see them

had

candidates seemed to have a lot to

candidates had a sneer on their faces as they

"Wow, she's finally here.”

only about thirty minutes until the execution was

of the candidates sneered after

have given

She was gracefully waving at the citizens of the Empire who were greeting her

the only person behind her was the priest

anybody else

Imperial Princess will receive the lowest

healthier. I guess the priest she takes around with

voices could be

heard that the Second Imperial Princess went to the Emperor’s Palace a few days ago. Is she trying to use her bloodline to her advantage because she doesn’t have the strength to

point of envy and looking

household and some others looked relieved that Imperial Princess

‘Mm.’

captives each candidate brought back as she observed each

was as if she was

Human, there are so many

who had his face covered from underneath his eyes with a white cloth, looked

will be a lot of casualties

intention of having a

‘Mm.’

he moved his head around

Smile.

Zero smiled at him.

Zero is a

accurate assessment and looked at the luggage carts positioned behind

brought a

he had only heard through a report before and looked

is

plaza became rowdy for a moment as his message was delivered to the masses with a black magic amplification

“Quiet!”

quiet as soon as the Chief of Staff

were only ten minutes left until the public

white started to appear on top of the

"Waaaaaaah---!”

the people could not hide their shouts at

was a pride and

gives off a holy white light appeared at the center of the

Paaaat.

the white light

Woooooooooooooooo--!

from

The Emperor.

was the Huayans patriarch, Reddock Huayans, along with the Captain of the Imperial Palace Knights

core of the core personnel of the Empire

Click. Click.

Imperial Palace Knights and Black mages appeared onto the platform

looked as if they would

atmosphere was slowly getting hotter in

“Your Majesty.”

amplification device to around the bottom

headed toward the

moved to the citizens of the

announce the results

gestures or emphasize his voice.

still be felt in

the Empire. However, they have been hiding around the Empire for a long time planning to pollute this

headed toward

as firm as Mount Tai. His entire body underneath his neck was completely covered by clothes

dyed black were not visible

lead the Empire forward

Emperor's clever way of speaking... Cale didn't pay any attention to the words that made it sound like the things that had recently happened in

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