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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi Han’s

palace and the Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial Prince headed out to

had gone up while the personal goods for the Imperial

started to

confirm that the Imperial Prince is not in the

He then added on.

it is probably more likely that the Imperial Prince is hiding with the others in

head and responded

I believed at first as well. But, Choi

“…Yes?”

you injured

“…I did, why?”

information came out

doctor has disappeared

The Imperial doctor.

Choi Han’s

Billos quickly added on.

that doctor went after hearing from our information

had been the night after Saint Jack had headed to the Whipper Kingdom's

stealthily followed behind the doctor

be far away from others as we made our move. That was why we

what he saw outside the capital's

last thing we saw were the footprints and carriage tracks of the people who we believe to be the doctor

and Tasha started

had

Empire’s best healer had headed North out of the

North. One

Tasha started to speak.

done very well even though I'm sure that there have been a lot of restrictions in the

he could with the limitations that

Billos before biting down on her

think the Imperial Prince headed

the case seemed high based on the

she hesitated before adding

that

hundreds of

Han as she raised her head while thinking about what her intuition

Imperial Prince is

The capital.

Prince was in

intuition was telling

person who had been silent all this time

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

flinch as he looked at

a while.

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

seeing the golems and the dead mana bombs in

people must have died by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

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

Bell Tower brought the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of

“Yes, young master-nim?”

Kingdom's Gyerre territory were turned into slaves and almost sent to

people who were captured

did those people come

openly bring them in through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’

in

number of

was for

In addition.

really want to say this,

they

and Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping

are you

could not say anything

was going through all of their minds was flowing

you think that there is a secret

thought about the call he

walls and Adin's face, but

didn't seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s sword had

the place he considers to be the safest

not said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head

is where the Tower Master

from his seat and gave an order

Guide me to the place where the tracks

at Cale’s cold gaze and also stood up. He

to have her subordinates

about Adin who treasured his

bastard would leave the place he has

one who wants to control everything would leave his

someone else took

leave the Bell

the chances of that carriage being empty

more likely that the carriage was a

bait that he put out while hoping that people like Billos,

course, Cale could

it from as far of a

I do that

moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

video communication device

tried to call in the mage who

before he could even leave the

Snap!

the video communication device and

the screen.

Freesia.

the devil's guard dog and who was currently the leader of Cale’s information guild under

sure if you heard yet, but my subordinates