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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

his agreement with Choi Han’s deduction and added

amount of goods heading to the Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial Prince headed out

of goods going into the Imperial Palace had gone up while the personal goods for the Imperial Prince and

started to

to confirm that the Imperial Prince

He then added on.

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

his head

I believed at first as well. But,

“…Yes?”

say you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

piece of information came out of Billos's

has disappeared ever since leaving the

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

that doctor went after hearing from our

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

behind the doctor who was

from others as we made our move. That was

what he saw

footprints and carriage tracks of the people who we believe

Tasha started

had

healer had headed North

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

Tasha started to speak.

though I'm sure that there have been a lot of

as much as he could with the limitations that had been set around

Billos before biting down on

you think the Imperial Prince

the case seemed high based on the

hesitated

that

of years was telling

while thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She could tell that Choi Han felt the

believe that the Imperial Prince

The capital.

was

was telling

silent all this time finally started

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and

I’ve been curious about for a while. Do you know what

“…I'm not really sure?”

was

curious after seeing the golems and the dead

the Alchemists’ Bell

emotion that

people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of other

“Yes, young master-nim?”

slaves and almost sent to the Empire by their merchant guild in order to be used as experimental

who were captured as

those people

through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’ Bell

brought in with teleportation

large number of

was for over

In addition.

don't really want to say this,

did they hide

Han and Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping his shaking hands

are you

not say

thought that was going through all of their minds was flowing out of

is a secret passage going outside the

thought about the call

seen black walls and Adin's face, but his complexion

seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s sword

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

said anything until now finally chimed

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head

where the Tower Master would

stood up from his seat and gave an order

Northern gate. Guide me to the place where the

gaze and also stood up. He heard Cale's voice as he did

her subordinates cautiously continue tracking the

Adin who treasured

leave the place he has the most

wants to control everything would leave his bedroom

if someone else took it

would also leave the Bell

chances of that carriage being empty are

likely that the carriage

while hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within the capital, would

course, Cale could be

as far of a distance

I do

moment Billos

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device started to go

the mage who was waiting

he could even

Snap!

communication device

appeared on the screen. Young master-nim! You're

Freesia.

sculpted the rabbit that resembled the devil's guard dog and who

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