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.

the groups on the list by tiers and giving points based on that, right? For there to be points on

“...Young master-nim.”

already going to be eliminated.

had caught a fugitive wanted for murder in the

master-nim, there are a lot of people from the Imperial Palace around

weird. This kind of atmosphere... It

in the Empire who find this to be weird as well. Please look

His helper was right.

No wonder the House of Huayans and

much trash in the capital. At least our esteemed future Emperor candidates managed to capture

reacting

Please let me through! My husband, my

mother

to publicly execute them? That many people? Are the academics not

right. People are

were full of

was why the plaza had a mix of all sorts’ emotions

“Butler.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

around before addressing

not

the Imperial family and the House of Huayans so there was

The third son of

gaze headed back

someone like him

on their hands and feet. How intense must he have gone after

there any real criminals

Smile.

him and smiled. His gaze made the candidate swear

Royal

not see

two candidates had not come

to have a lot to say about

had a sneer on their faces as

"Wow, she's finally here.”

minutes

candidates sneered after seeing the Second Imperial

have

was walking leisurely with a gentle smile on her face. She was gracefully waving

person behind her was the priest responsible

captives, or anybody else were by her

like the Second Imperial Princess will receive the lowest

I guess the priest she takes around

could be

Second Imperial Princess went to the Emperor’s Palace a few days ago. Is she trying to

voices were past the point of envy and

and some others looked relieved that Imperial Princess Olivia did

‘Mm.’

each candidate brought back as she observed each and every one

as if

there are

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

a lot of casualties if there

of having a large battle at the central

‘Mm.’

as he moved his head around to

Smile.

Zero smiled at him.

that Zero is a bit

and looked at the luggage

brought a lot with

Cale confirmed the number of people he had only heard

Majesty is

became rowdy for a moment as his message was delivered to the

“Quiet!”

the plaza became quiet as soon

were only ten minutes

white started to appear on top

"Waaaaaaah---!”

to be quiet, the people could not

a pride and

uses dead mana but gives off a

Paaaat.

white

Woooooooooooooooo--!

from all around

The Emperor.

him was the Huayans patriarch, Reddock Huayans, along

core personnel of the Empire

Click. Click.

Imperial Palace Knights and Black mages appeared onto the platform

citizens of the Empire held their cheering in check as the way they protected the Emperor and looked as if they would not drip even a single drop of blood if they were stabbed

atmosphere was slowly getting hotter in

“Your Majesty.”

amplification device to around the bottom of the Emperor’s face. The Emperor looked

gaze headed

the citizens of the

announce the results of the

gestures or emphasize his voice. He simply spoke

could still

have been hiding around the Empire for a long time planning to pollute

gaze headed toward

His entire body underneath his

wrists that were dyed black were

the Empire forward after me have captured those people hiding

sound like the things that had recently happened in the Empire were done by the people

Human, should we tell