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 are most likely staying in the Imperial

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi Han’s

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

up while the personal goods for the Imperial Prince and the Imperial family had remained

Han started

alone is not enough to confirm that

He then added on.

Imperial Prince is

his head and

what I believed at first as well.

“…Yes?”

you

“…I did, why?”

piece of information

doctor has disappeared ever since leaving the

The Imperial doctor.

Choi

Billos quickly added on.

Miss Freesia, and I tried to figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our

Saint Jack had headed to the

had stealthily followed behind the

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

he saw outside

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

Tasha

Prince had

the Empire’s best healer had

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

Tasha started to speak.

that there have been a lot of

with the

Billos before biting down on

Imperial

case seemed high based on the

hesitated before adding

that is the

that had been developed for hundreds of years was

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

the Imperial Prince is

The capital.

was in the

was telling her

been silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care

something I’ve been curious about for a

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious about

after seeing the golems and the dead

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

as an emotion that was beyond the level of anger

people from the slums and forcibly made citizens

“Yes, young master-nim?”

sent to the Empire

people who were

those people come into the

through the gates and

in with

large number

when it was for over tens

In addition.

want to say this,

did they hide their

Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping

master-nim, are you

could not say anything

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

a

the call

Adin's face, but his complexion had been

though Choi Han’s sword had cut right

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

person who had not said anything

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and added

the

seat and gave an order

Northern gate. Guide me to the place

gaze and also stood up. He heard

have her subordinates cautiously

thought about Adin who treasured

bastard would leave the place he has

one who wants to control everything

if someone else took

leave the

like the chances of that

was more likely that the carriage

that he put out while hoping that people like Billos,

course, Cale could be

them to observe it from as far

shall I do that

was the moment Billos

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to

in the mage who was

could even leave the

Snap!

the video communication device

on the

Freesia.

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

not sure if you heard yet,