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.

with the Imperial Prince

‘…He's very smart.’

his agreement with Choi

of goods heading to the Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has

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

started to

to confirm that the

He then added on.

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

head and responded

believed at first as well.

“…Yes?”

say you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

final piece of information came out

has disappeared

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi

Billos quickly added on.

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

had been the night after Saint Jack had headed

stealthily followed behind the doctor who was

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

recalled what he saw outside

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

and Tasha

Prince had

the Empire’s best healer had

North. One of my mages is with them as well so that they can check

Tasha started to speak.

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

he could with the

biting down on her

you think the Imperial

chances of that being the case seemed high based

she hesitated before adding

don’t think that is the

hundreds of years was telling her that that

Choi Han as she raised her head while thinking about what her intuition was

believe that the Imperial

The capital.

was in

intuition was telling

silent all this time finally

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

looked at

been curious about for a while. Do you know what

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was curious about

even more curious after seeing the golems

the Alchemists’ Bell

a single question as an emotion that

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

“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 to be used

people who were

did those people come into

through the gates and delivered them to the

they brought in with teleportation

large number of

was for

In addition.

really want to say

they hide

Han and Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping

are you

could not

of their minds was flowing

there is a secret

about the call he had

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

Choi Han’s sword had cut right by

considers to be the safest place for him. Then where

said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

head

is where the Tower Master

from his seat and

Northern gate. Guide me to the place where

stood up. He heard Cale's voice as

her subordinates cautiously continue

thought about Adin who treasured his life

leave the

wants to control everything would leave his

if someone else took

would also leave the Bell Tower

the chances of that carriage

likely that the carriage

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

course, Cale

as far of

shall I do that

was the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to

quickly tried to call in the mage who was waiting outside the

before he could even leave the

Snap!

gold mana surrounded the video communication

the screen.

Freesia.

sculpted the rabbit that resembled the devil's guard dog and who

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