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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi Han’s deduction and added

Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has remained the

the personal goods for the Imperial Prince and

started

confirm that the Imperial Prince is

He then added on.

it is probably more likely that the Imperial Prince

head

I believed at first as well.

“…Yes?”

you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

of information came out

doctor has disappeared ever

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi Han’s

Billos quickly added on.

doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial doctor and his

been the night after Saint Jack had headed to the

stealthily followed behind the doctor

from others as we made our move. That was why we weren't able to see

recalled what he saw

footprints and carriage tracks of the people who

Tasha started to

had been

the Empire’s best healer had headed North out of the

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

Tasha started to speak.

sure that there

as much as he could with the limitations

biting

think the Imperial Prince

that being the case seemed high

she hesitated before

think that is

intuition that had been developed for hundreds of years was telling her that that

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

Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

Prince was in the

was telling her

had been silent all this time

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

heavy atmosphere changed with Cale’s action, making Billos flinch as he looked

about for a while. Do you know

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious about

seeing the

by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them to have this much dead

that was beyond the level of anger

the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms

“Yes, young master-nim?”

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 as

those people who were captured

those people come into

through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’

they brought in with

large number

when it was for over

In addition.

don't really want to say

did they

Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping his shaking hands

master-nim, are

not say

thought that was going through all of their minds was flowing out of Cale's

think that there is a secret

thought about the call

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

even though Choi Han’s sword

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

who had not said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

head and added

is where the Tower

up from his seat and gave an order

me to the place where the tracks

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

her subordinates

thought about Adin who treasured his life

bastard would leave the place he has

who wants to control everything

if someone else took it

would also leave the

the chances of that carriage being empty are very

that the carriage

hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within

Cale

observe it from as far

shall I

the moment Billos

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device

the mage

could even leave the

Snap!

communication device and the call

appeared on the screen.

Freesia.

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

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