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.

list by tiers and giving points based on that, right? For there

“...Young master-nim.”

I'm already going to

manage to find anybody from a group on the list but had caught a fugitive wanted for murder in the

of people from the Imperial Palace around

is weird. This kind of atmosphere... It is not like

the Empire who find this to be weird as well. Please look around. Not all of

His helper was right.

House of Huayans and the Imperial Palace were

the capital. At

reacting like

let me through! My husband, my husband is captured

My mother is

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

right. People

people whose hearts were full of

the plaza had a

“Butler.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

looked around

mother not said

by the Imperial family and

Was from a Marquis household in the Empire. The third son of the current Matriarch bit down

headed back

can’t have someone like him becoming the

hands and feet. How intense must he have gone after them to capture them? Just thinking about it made the candidate’s heart

any real criminals in

Smile.

gaze made

Royal Highness

not see

two candidates had not

to

of the candidates had a sneer on their faces as

"Wow, she's finally here.”

thirty minutes

the candidates sneered after

have

was walking leisurely with a gentle smile on her face. She was gracefully waving at the citizens of the Empire who were greeting her or cheering

the only person behind her was

guards, captives, or anybody else were by her

the Second Imperial Princess will receive the lowest ranking in

I guess the

could be heard

trying to use her bloodline to her advantage because she doesn’t have the strength to go through

the point of envy and looking down

course, the candidate from the Marquis’ household and some others looked relieved that

‘Mm.’

candidate brought back as she

as if

are so many

had his face covered from underneath his eyes

be a lot of casualties if there is a

of having a large battle at

‘Mm.’

moved his head

Smile.

Zero smiled at him.

think that Zero is a bit

his head at Raon’s accurate assessment and looked at

brought a lot

the number of people he had only heard through a report before and

is

of Staff stepped onto the platform and shouted. The plaza became rowdy for a moment as

“Quiet!”

quiet as soon

ten minutes left until the

to appear on top of

"Waaaaaaah---!”

quiet, the people could

magic was a pride and joy of

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

Paaaat.

once the white

Woooooooooooooooo--!

shot out from all

The Emperor.

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

of the core personnel of the

Click. Click.

Knights and Black mages appeared onto the platform and lined

their cheering in check as the way they protected the Emperor and looked as if they would not drip even a single drop

eerily heated atmosphere was slowly getting hotter in that

“Your Majesty.”

the amplification device to around the bottom of

gaze headed toward

the citizens of the

announce the

gestures or emphasize

his dignity could still be felt

been people aiming for the Empire. However, they have been hiding around the Empire for a long

gaze headed toward the

Mount Tai. His entire body

that were dyed black

Empire forward after me have

didn't pay any attention to the words that made it sound like the things that had recently happened

Human, should we