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.

others who ran away with the Imperial

‘…He's very smart.’

agreement with Choi Han’s

Imperial family has remained the same ever since

the personal goods for the Imperial Prince

Han started to

to confirm that

He then added on.

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

nodded his head

what I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

final piece of information came out

doctor has disappeared ever since

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

that doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial

been the night after Saint Jack had headed to the Whipper

followed behind the doctor who

had to be far away from others as

he saw outside the

carriage tracks of the people who we believe to be the doctor and his students outside the

Tasha

Prince had

best healer had headed North out of the

why two of Freesia’s subordinates are currently following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages is with them as well so that they can

Tasha started to speak.

though I'm sure that there have

with the limitations

before biting

you think the Imperial Prince headed

case seemed high based on

hesitated before adding

think that is

developed for hundreds of years was telling her that that

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

the Imperial

The capital.

Imperial Prince was in

intuition was telling

person who had been silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

heavy atmosphere changed with Cale’s action, making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and just

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

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was curious

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

Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them to

emotion that was beyond the level of

the people from the slums and forcibly made

“Yes, young master-nim?”

the citizens of the Roan Kingdom's Gyerre territory were turned into slaves and almost sent to the Empire by their merchant

people who were

did those people

bring them in through the gates and delivered

brought in

number

for over tens

In addition.

really want to say

did they hide their

Saint Jack was clasping

are

not say anything

through all of

is a

thought about the call he had with

black walls and Adin's face, but

seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s

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

not said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head and added

is where the Tower

seat

gate. Guide me to the place where

stood up. He heard Cale's voice as

her subordinates cautiously continue tracking the

who treasured

a bastard would leave the place he

one who wants to control

if someone else took it

also leave the Bell

chances of that carriage being empty

likely that the carriage was

bait that he put out while hoping that

Cale could be

it from as far of

I do

moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device started

call in the mage who was waiting

he could

Snap!

video communication device and the

on the screen.

Freesia.

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

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