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.

ran away with the Imperial Prince are most likely staying in the Imperial Palace right

‘…He's very smart.’

with Choi Han’s deduction and

of goods heading to the Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has remained

gone up while the personal goods for the Imperial Prince

started to

that the Imperial Prince is not

He then added on.

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

nodded his head and responded

at first as

“…Yes?”

you

“…I did, why?”

information came out of

doctor has disappeared

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

hearing from our

Saint Jack had headed to the Whipper

the doctor who was leaving

be far away from others as we made our move. That was why we weren't able to see everything,

recalled what he saw outside

tracks of the people who we believe to be the

Han and Tasha

had been

best healer had headed North out of

two of Freesia’s subordinates are currently following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages is

Tasha started to speak.

I'm sure that there have been a

could with the limitations

complimented Billos before biting down

the Imperial Prince headed

the case seemed high

she hesitated before adding

don’t think that is

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

eye contact with Choi Han as she raised her head while thinking about what her intuition was telling

Imperial

The capital.

Imperial Prince was

was telling

who had been silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

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

been curious about for a while. Do you know what

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

had become even more curious after seeing the golems and the dead mana

by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them to have this

a single question as an emotion that

the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms into

“Yes, young master-nim?”

sent to the Empire by

those people who were captured

people come into

they openly bring them in through the gates and delivered

they brought in with

large number

it was for

In addition.

don't really want to

did they hide their

Saint

are

not say anything

of their minds was flowing out of

that there is a secret

thought about the call he

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

seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s sword had cut right

Imperial Prince is probably getting healed at the place he considers to be the safest place for him. Then where would that

not said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and added

where the Tower Master

his seat and gave

Northern gate. Guide me to

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

Freesia to have her subordinates cautiously

Adin who treasured

bastard would leave the place he has the most

control everything

someone else took

also leave the

of that carriage being empty

more likely that the carriage

that he put out while hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within the

course, Cale could

it from as far

shall I do

was the moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device

quickly tried to call in the

could

Snap!

the video communication device and the

face appeared on the screen.

Freesia.

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

if you heard