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.

who ran away with the Imperial Prince are

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi Han’s deduction and

and the Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial Prince headed out to

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

started

that the Imperial Prince

He then added on.

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

nodded his head

was what I believed at first as well. But,

“…Yes?”

say you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

information came

Imperial doctor has disappeared ever since leaving the Imperial

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi

Billos quickly added on.

went after hearing from our

had been the night after Saint Jack had

stealthily followed behind the doctor who was leaving

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

he saw outside the capital's

of the people who we believe to be

and Tasha

Prince had

the Empire’s best healer had headed North

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 check in very

Tasha started to speak.

I'm sure that

could with the limitations that had been

Billos before biting down

the Imperial

the case seemed

she hesitated

don’t think that is

of years was telling

her head while thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She

the Imperial

The capital.

Prince was in the

intuition was telling

been silent all this time finally started to

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

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

a while. Do you

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

even more curious after seeing the golems and the

died by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them to have this

had a single question as an emotion that was beyond the level of anger filled

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

“Yes, young master-nim?”

into slaves and almost sent to the Empire by their

people who were captured as

did those people come into

they openly bring them in through the gates

in

number of

was for over tens

In addition.

really want to say

did they hide

up. Saint Jack was clasping

are

not say anything

through all of their minds was flowing out of

think that there is a

the call he had with

and Adin's face, but his

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

considers to

had not said anything until now finally

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and added

where the Tower

seat

Northern gate. Guide me to the place where the

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

her subordinates cautiously

who treasured his

bastard would leave the place he has the most

control everything would leave his

else took it

would also leave the

of that carriage being

more likely that

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

Cale could

it from as far of

I do

was the moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to go

call in the mage who was waiting outside the

could

Snap!

gold mana surrounded the video communication device

face appeared on the screen.

Freesia.

resembled the devil's guard dog and who was currently

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