Trash of the Count's Family

‘The Imperial Prince can’t be found in the capital?’

Cale motioned to Billos with his chin.

“Explain.”

He had not had any time to look through the information about the Empire. It was now time to carefully listen.

“…So, what you are telling me…”

Cale, who was sitting on a couch in a room that Billos had guided him to, started to get an image of the current situation in the Empire after hearing everything that Billos had to say. He then explained it in one phrase.

“The information in the capital is being controlled right now.”

He brushed back his magically brown hair.

“Yes, young master-nim. That is why there are soldiers from the Empire undercover and monitoring myself, as well as the other merchants of the Empire.”

Billos thought about the Flynn Merchant Guild's building as well as his other residence that was publicly known as his official residence.

There were currently people he believed to be the Empire’s soldiers and knights stationed undercover to watch his every move.

Cale thought about what Billos had just explained to him.

‘Furthermore, the number of soldiers at every gate heading into the capital has been fortified.’

The true reason for the increased number of soldiers was to control the information going out, however, the regular citizens would just think that they were doing this to prepare for war.

“There already seems to be many merchants from other nations who have been captured by them.”

Billos gulped at Cale's stoic expression before continuing to speak.

“All of the video communication devices that do not belong to the royal family nor the nobles have all been confiscated as well. The official video communication device belonging to the Flynn Merchant Guild has been confiscated as well.”

“…But there should be others like you who have a secret video communication device, no?”

“Yes sir, I'm sure that there are. I believe a few people including myself know about the situation outside the capital right now.”

Cale pointed out the most important thing in what Billos just said.

Controlling the gates.

Controlling the merchants.

Confiscating the video communication devices.

The result of doing all of those things.

“The citizens of the capital must not know about the current situation with the war.”

Billos nodded his head with a serious expression on his face.

“Yes sir.”

He quickly added on.

“And the people who do know are not able to easily open their mouths.”

“Because they might be captured?”

“That is the case.”

Cale thought about Imperial Prince Adin and commented.

“Trash really is trash.”

Billos flinched at Cale’s extremely annoyed voice. Tasha, who was next to them, interjected.

“Then the citizens of the capital must know nothing right now.”

Billos looked toward Tasha and nodded his head.

“Yes, the only thing that the royal family said was that the war was going to go longer than expected.”

He thought about the current situation in the capital.

The elongation of war.

That made the citizens gather in different spots in the capital while hoping for the Empire to win and for the Imperial Prince to save the Empire.

“…The majority of people do not know about the Empire’s defeat, about how the Imperial Prince and the nobles ran away, nor aboutas the reappearance of black magic.”

Billos peeked to look at Cale before continuing to speak.

“That was why Sir Rex, Miss Freesia, and I focused on figuring out the current state of things rather than spreading the truth.”

It would have been bad if any of them had ended up being captured while blabbing about the truth.

Especially while Cale was not there.

“Then what do you mean by the Imperial Prince not being here?”

Billos turned his head toward the source of the voice.

Choi Han, who was standing there with brown hair, was looking at him.

Ahem.

Billos let out a fake cough before resuming his explanation.

“You should already know that I have connections with the purchase of goods for the soldiers.”

The group nodded their heads.

That was how they had been able to tell when the Imperial Prince would head to the Whipper Kingdom and how large his force would be.

“I was able to figure a few things out using those connections.”

Billos lifted up one finger.

“First, the amount of goods entering the Imperial Palace has gone significantly up ever since the Imperial Prince’s group ran away from the Whipper Kingdom battle.”

Choi Han commented on this.

“The number of, ‘mouths,’ to feed in the palace suddenly went up.”

“That is the case.”

Billos could see Choi Han saying the things he had deducted after hearing that information.

that the nobles, mages, knights, and others who ran away with the Imperial Prince are most likely staying

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi Han’s deduction and added

and the Imperial family has remained the same

Palace had gone up while the

started

alone is not enough to confirm that

He then added on.

Imperial Prince is hiding

nodded his head and responded

believed at first

“…Yes?”

you injured

“…I did, why?”

of information came

Imperial doctor has disappeared ever

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

Freesia, and I tried to figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial doctor and his students had all left the

Saint Jack had

stealthily followed behind the doctor who was

many people so we had to be far away from others as

he saw

the footprints and carriage tracks of the people who we believe to be the doctor and

and Tasha

Imperial Prince had been seriously

the Empire’s best healer had headed North out

and heading North. One of my mages is with them as well so that they can check in

Tasha started to speak.

well even though I'm sure that there have been a lot

as much as he could with the

Billos before biting

you think the Imperial Prince headed

case seemed

she hesitated before adding

that is

of years was telling her that

her intuition was telling her. She could tell that Choi Han felt the

the Imperial Prince is

The capital.

Imperial Prince was in

intuition was telling

silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

with Cale’s action, making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and

been curious about for a while. Do

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

after seeing the golems and

Bell Tower for them to

had a single question as an emotion that was beyond the level of

Tower brought the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms into slaves and brought them here,

“Yes, young master-nim?”

sent

those people who were

those people

in through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’

they brought in with

large number

for over tens

In addition.

want to say

did they

Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack

master-nim, are you

not say

was going through all of their minds was

there is a secret passage

call he had

only seen black walls and Adin's face, but

all even though Choi Han’s sword had cut right

he considers to be the safest place for

had not said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

head and added

where the

up from his seat and gave an order to

me to the

also stood up. He heard Cale's

Freesia to have her subordinates

who treasured his

the place

wants to control everything would leave

else

leave the Bell Tower

that carriage being

likely that the carriage was a

put out while hoping that people

Cale could

it from as far

shall I

moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

video communication device

the mage who was waiting outside the

could even leave the

Snap!

the video communication device

face appeared on the screen. Young master-nim!

Freesia.

the rabbit that resembled the devil's guard dog and who was currently the leader of

with urgency. I'm not sure if you heard yet, but my