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 in the Imperial Palace

‘…He's very smart.’

showed his agreement with Choi Han’s deduction and

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

up while the personal goods for the Imperial Prince and the

Han started

that the Imperial

He then added on.

is probably more likely that the Imperial Prince is hiding with

nodded his head and responded

what I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

piece of information came

has disappeared ever since

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi Han’s

Billos quickly added on.

where that doctor went after hearing from our information network that the Imperial doctor and his students had all left

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

the doctor

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

he saw outside the capital's

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

and Tasha started to

had

best healer had headed North out of the

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

Tasha started to speak.

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

he could with the limitations

Billos before biting down on

the Imperial Prince headed North

of that being the case seemed high based on the

she hesitated

don’t think that is the

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

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

believe that the Imperial Prince is still

The capital.

was

intuition was

all this time

“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

about for a while.

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

after seeing the golems and

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

an emotion that was beyond

Tower brought the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens

“Yes, young master-nim?”

and almost sent to the Empire by their merchant guild in

people who were

those people come

openly bring them in through the gates and delivered them

in with

number

when it was for over

In addition.

really want to

they hide their

jumped up. Saint Jack was

master-nim, are

could not say

that was going through all of their minds was flowing

you think that there is a secret

the call he had

had only seen black walls and Adin's face,

hurt at all even though Choi

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

had not said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and

is where the Tower Master

stood up from his seat and gave an order to

Northern gate. Guide me to the place

stood up. He heard Cale's voice as he

to have her subordinates cautiously continue

thought about Adin who treasured his life

leave the place

control everything would leave his bedroom

else took

also leave

the chances of that

more likely that

while hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within the capital, would

course, Cale could be

them to observe it from as

shall I do that

was the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to

call in the mage

could

Snap!

surrounded the video communication device and the call immediately

face 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

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