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.

mages, knights, and others who ran away with

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi

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

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

Han started to

is not enough to confirm that the Imperial

He then added on.

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

head and

believed at

“…Yes?”

you say you injured

“…I did, why?”

final piece of information came out

the Imperial doctor has disappeared ever since

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi Han’s

Billos quickly added on.

Miss Freesia, and I tried to figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial doctor and his students had

the night after Saint Jack had headed to the Whipper Kingdom's

the doctor who was leaving

be far away from others as we made our move.

he saw outside the capital's

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

Tasha started

Imperial Prince had been seriously

Empire’s best healer had headed North out of the

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

Tasha started to speak.

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

he could with the limitations that

biting down on

think the Imperial Prince headed

of that being the case seemed high based on the

hesitated before adding

think that

for hundreds of years

raised her head while thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She could tell that Choi Han

Imperial

The capital.

Imperial Prince was in the

intuition was telling

been silent all this time finally started

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale

curious about for a while. Do you know

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was

become even more curious after seeing the golems and the

the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them

that was beyond the level of anger

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

“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 guild in order

people who were

did those people come into

the gates and delivered them to the

they brought in with teleportation

number of

it was for over

In addition.

want to say

they

and Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack

master-nim, are

not

through all of

you think that there is a secret passage going outside the

call he had

and Adin's face, but his complexion had been

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

Imperial Prince is probably getting healed at the place he considers to be the safest place for him. Then

who had not said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and

where the

from his seat and gave an

gate. Guide me to the place where the tracks

gaze and also stood up. He heard Cale's voice as he did

her subordinates

about Adin who treasured his

leave the place

one who wants to control

else took it

also leave

of that carriage being

likely that

that he put out while hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within the capital,

course, Cale

it from as

I do

was the moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to go

to call in the mage who was waiting outside the

could even leave

Snap!

video communication device and the

appeared on the screen. Young master-nim!

Freesia.

rabbit that resembled the devil's guard dog and who was currently the leader of Cale’s information guild under

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