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.

others who ran away with

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi

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

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

started to

is not enough to confirm that the Imperial

He then added on.

the Imperial Prince is hiding with the others in

his head

at first as well. But,

“…Yes?”

you say you

“…I did, why?”

of information

Imperial doctor has disappeared ever since leaving the Imperial

The Imperial doctor.

word made Choi

Billos quickly added on.

figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network

Saint Jack

behind the

did not have too many people so we had to be far away from others as we made our move. That was why we weren't

what he saw outside the

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

Han and Tasha

Imperial Prince had been seriously

best healer had headed North out of the

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

as he could with

Billos before biting down on

you think the Imperial Prince

of that being the case seemed high based on the

hesitated before

that is

of years was telling

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

believe that the Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

was in the

intuition was

all this time finally started to

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

action, making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care

I’ve been curious about for a while. Do you know

“…I'm not really sure?”

was

even more curious after seeing the golems and the dead mana bombs in

died by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for them

emotion that was beyond the level of anger filled his

the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms into slaves

“Yes, young master-nim?”

slaves and almost sent to the Empire by their merchant guild in order to be used as

those people who

those people

them in through the gates and delivered them to the

they brought in with teleportation

large number of

it was for

In addition.

really want to say this,

they

and Tasha jumped up. Saint

master-nim, are

not say

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

is a secret passage

the call he had

Adin's face, but his complexion

even though Choi Han’s sword had

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

not said anything until

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

head and added

where the

from his seat and gave an order

to

stood up. He heard Cale's voice

have her subordinates cautiously

Adin who treasured

leave the place

one who wants to control everything would leave his

someone else took

also leave the Bell Tower

chances of that carriage

that the carriage was a

out while hoping that people

course, Cale could be

to observe it from as far of

shall I

the moment Billos

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to go

in the mage who was waiting outside

he could even

Snap!

mana surrounded the video communication device and

appeared on the screen. Young master-nim!

Freesia.

devil's guard dog and

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