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.

away with the Imperial Prince are most likely staying in the

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi Han’s deduction and added

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

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

started

confirm that the

He then added on.

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

his head and

I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the

“…I did, why?”

piece of information came out of Billos's

Imperial doctor has disappeared

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi Han’s expression

Billos quickly added on.

went after hearing from our information network that

Jack had headed

had stealthily followed behind the doctor who was leaving the

course, we did not have too many people so we had to be far away from others

saw

we saw were the footprints and carriage tracks of the people who we believe to

Han and Tasha started to

Prince had been seriously

healer had headed

currently following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages is with them as well so that they can check

Tasha started to speak.

very well even though I'm sure that there have been

as he could with the limitations that had been set

Billos before biting

you think the Imperial Prince headed North

case seemed high

hesitated before adding

don’t think that is the

had been developed for hundreds of years was

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

that the Imperial Prince is

The capital.

Prince was

intuition was telling her

all this

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and just

for a while. Do you know what it

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was curious about

the golems and the dead mana bombs in

the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

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

the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms

“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 captured

those people

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

they brought in with

number

was for over tens

In addition.

don't really want

they hide

jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping his

are

could not say anything

going through all of

you think that there is a

about the call he had

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

seem hurt at all even though Choi Han’s sword

the place he considers to be the safest place

said anything until now finally chimed

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and added

where the Tower Master

from his seat and

Guide me to the

and also stood up. He heard Cale's

Freesia to have her subordinates cautiously

Adin who

bastard would leave the place he has

to control everything would

someone else

leave

the chances of that carriage

likely that the carriage was

bait that he put out while hoping that people

course, Cale could

as

shall I do

the moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device started

in the mage who

could even leave

Snap!

video communication device and the

appeared on the screen. Young master-nim!

Freesia.

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

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