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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

agreement with Choi Han’s

Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial Prince

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

Han started to

enough to confirm that the Imperial

He then added on.

probably more likely that the Imperial Prince is hiding with the

his head and

was what I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you say you injured

“…I did, why?”

final piece of information

has disappeared ever since leaving

The Imperial doctor.

Choi

Billos quickly added on.

where that doctor went after hearing from

been the night after Saint Jack had headed to the Whipper

behind the doctor who was

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

what he saw outside the capital's

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

Han and Tasha started to

Prince had been seriously

best healer had headed

following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages

Tasha started to speak.

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

had done as much as he could with the

Billos before biting down on her

Imperial

of that being the case seemed high

hesitated

that

of years was telling her that that

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

the Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

Imperial Prince was in the

intuition was telling her

who had been silent all

“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 just

curious about for a while.

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious about

curious after seeing the golems and the dead

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

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

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

“Yes, young master-nim?”

Gyerre territory were turned into slaves and almost sent to the Empire by

who were captured

people

them in through the gates and delivered them to the

brought in with teleportation

large number of

when it was for over tens

In addition.

really want to

did they hide

Saint Jack

are

could not

that was going through all of their minds was flowing out of

you think that there is a secret passage going outside

about the call he had

black walls and Adin's face, but

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

place he considers to be the safest place

had not said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head and added

the Tower Master

up from his seat and

me to the place where the

and also stood up.

subordinates cautiously continue tracking

who treasured his life the

leave the place he

who wants to control

else

would also leave the Bell Tower

that carriage being

was more likely that the

was a bait that he put out while hoping that people like Billos,

Cale

it from as far of a distance

shall I

the moment Billos

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

video communication device started

in the mage who

before he could even

Snap!

communication device and the call immediately

face appeared on the screen.

Freesia.

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

speak with urgency. I'm not sure if you