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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

agreement with Choi Han’s

the Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial

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

Han started to

is not enough to confirm that the Imperial

He then added on.

the Imperial Prince is hiding with the others

nodded his head and responded

I believed at first

“…Yes?”

say you

“…I did, why?”

of information came

disappeared ever since leaving the Imperial

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

tried to figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network

the night after Saint Jack had headed to the

had stealthily followed behind the

we had to be far away from others as we made our move. That

saw

carriage tracks of the people who we believe to be

Tasha

had been seriously

healer had headed North out

the carriage tracks and heading North. One of

Tasha started to speak.

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

much as he could with the

biting down

you think the Imperial Prince

the case seemed high based on the

hesitated before

that is

developed for hundreds of years was telling her that that was

she raised her head while thinking about what her intuition was

the Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

Prince was in

intuition was telling

silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

Billos flinch as he looked at

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

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was curious about

seeing the golems and the dead mana bombs

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

that was beyond the

the people from the slums and forcibly made

“Yes, young master-nim?”

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

people who were

those people

bring them in through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’ Bell

brought in

large number of

it was for over tens of

In addition.

really want to say

did they hide

up. Saint Jack was clasping his

are you

could not say anything

through all of their minds was flowing out of

a

about the call he had

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

seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s sword

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

said anything until now finally

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head and added

is where the

seat and

Northern gate. Guide me to the place where the

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

to have her subordinates cautiously

who treasured his

would leave the place he has

one who wants to control

else took

also leave the Bell

chances of that carriage being empty are very

was more likely that the

that people like

course, Cale could

it from as far

shall I do

was the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

video communication device started to

to call in the

could even leave the

Snap!

video communication device and

the screen. Young master-nim! You're

Freesia.

guard dog and who was currently the leader

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