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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi Han’s

and the Imperial family has remained the

up while the personal

started

to confirm that the Imperial Prince is not

He then added on.

probably more likely that the Imperial Prince is hiding

nodded his head

I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the

“…I did, why?”

final piece of information came out of Billos's

has disappeared

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi

Billos quickly added on.

out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial doctor and his

after Saint Jack had headed

behind the doctor

people so we had to 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 the capital's

the people who we believe

Tasha

Prince had been

had headed North

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

Tasha started to speak.

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

could with the

biting

the Imperial Prince headed North

of that being the case seemed high based on

hesitated before

that

of years was telling

thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She could tell that Choi Han felt the same way and started to

the Imperial Prince

The capital.

Prince was in the

intuition was

silent all this time finally

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

making Billos flinch as he looked at

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

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was

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

many people must have died by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

single question as an emotion that was beyond the level of

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

“Yes, young master-nim?”

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

people who were captured

people come

openly bring them in through the gates and delivered them

brought in

large number

it was for over tens

In addition.

don't really want to say

did they

up. Saint Jack was clasping his shaking

are

not say anything

through all of their minds was flowing out

that there is a secret passage going outside

the call he had with

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

hurt at all even though Choi Han’s

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

said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head and added

is where the

his seat and gave

me to the place where

stood up. He heard Cale's voice as he

her subordinates cautiously continue tracking the

thought about Adin who treasured his

the

control everything

else

would also leave the Bell Tower

of that carriage

was more likely that the

that he put out while hoping that people like

Cale could be

to observe it from as far of

shall I do

the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

video communication device started to go

the mage who was waiting outside

could even

Snap!

communication

the screen. Young master-nim! You're

Freesia.

that resembled the devil's guard dog and who was

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