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.

and others who ran away with the Imperial Prince are most likely

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi Han’s

palace and the Imperial family has remained the same ever

up while the personal goods for the Imperial Prince and the Imperial family had remained

Han started to

to confirm that the Imperial Prince is not

He then added on.

the Imperial Prince is hiding

his head and

I believed at first as well. But,

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the

“…I did, why?”

piece of information came out

doctor has disappeared ever since leaving

The Imperial doctor.

Choi

Billos quickly added on.

went after hearing from our information network

after Saint Jack had

behind the doctor who

away from others as we made our move. That was why we weren't able

recalled what he saw

last thing we saw were the footprints and carriage tracks of the people who

Han and Tasha

Prince had been seriously

had headed North out

are currently following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages is with them as well

Tasha started to speak.

have done very well even though I'm sure that there

could with

complimented Billos before biting down on her

you think the Imperial Prince

of that being the case seemed high based

hesitated before

don’t think that

that had been developed for hundreds of years was telling her that that

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

Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

Imperial Prince was

was telling

silent all this time

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

action, making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and just said what

a while. Do you

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious about

the golems and the

Alchemists’ Bell Tower for

an emotion that was beyond the level of anger

Alchemists’ Bell Tower brought the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens

“Yes, young master-nim?”

almost sent to the Empire by their merchant

people who were

people

through the gates and delivered

in with

large number

for over tens of

In addition.

want to say

did they hide

up. Saint Jack was clasping his shaking hands

are

could not say

through all of their minds was flowing

you think that there is a secret passage going outside the

the call he had

black walls and Adin's

though Choi Han’s sword had cut right by

considers to be the safest place for him. Then where would that place

had not said anything until now finally chimed

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

head

where the

from his seat

Guide me to the place

and also stood

have her subordinates cautiously continue tracking the

about Adin who

would leave the place

one who wants to control everything would leave his

someone else

would also leave the

that carriage

that the carriage

that people like

Cale could

to observe it from as far of

I do that

was the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started

tried to call in the mage who was waiting outside

he could even leave the

Snap!

the video communication device

on the screen.

Freesia.

resembled the devil's guard dog

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