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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

agreement with Choi

goods heading to the Imperial Prince's palace and the Imperial family has remained the same ever since the Imperial Prince headed out to

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

Han started to

to confirm that the Imperial Prince

He then added on.

probably more likely that the Imperial Prince is

nodded his head and responded

at first as well. But, Choi

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the

“…I did, why?”

of information

has disappeared ever since leaving the Imperial

The Imperial doctor.

Choi

Billos quickly added on.

doctor went after hearing from our information network that

after Saint Jack had headed to

behind the doctor who was

many 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,

recalled what he saw outside the

the people who we believe

Han and Tasha started to

Imperial Prince had

best healer had

two of Freesia’s subordinates are currently following the carriage tracks and heading North. One of my mages is with them as well so that they can

Tasha started to speak.

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

as much as he could with

Billos before biting down on her

the Imperial Prince headed

chances of that being the case seemed high

she hesitated

don’t think that is the

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

her head while thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She

believe that the Imperial

The capital.

Imperial Prince was

was

person who had been silent all

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale started to smile.

“Did you know this?”

“Excuse me?”

with Cale’s action, making Billos flinch as he looked at Cale. Cale didn't care and

curious about for a while. Do you know what it

“…I'm not really sure?”

really was curious

become even more curious after seeing the golems

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

emotion that was beyond the level of anger filled his

Alchemists’ Bell Tower brought the people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms into slaves and brought them here,

“Yes, young master-nim?”

almost sent to

those people who

those people

gates and delivered them to

they brought in

number

when it was for over

In addition.

want to

they

Han and Tasha jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping

are you

could not say

of their minds

is a secret passage

the call

black walls and Adin's face,

even though Choi Han’s sword had cut right by

place he considers to be the safest place

person who had not said anything until now finally

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

nodded his head and

the Tower Master

his seat and gave an order

gate. Guide me to the place where

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

to have her subordinates cautiously continue tracking

thought about Adin who treasured his life the

bastard would leave the place he has the

one who wants to control everything would leave

else took

would also leave the

that carriage being empty

was more likely that the carriage was a

hoping that people like Billos,

course, Cale

them to observe it from as far of a distance

shall I do that

the moment Billos was

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

communication device started to go

in the

he could even leave

Snap!

video communication device and

the

Freesia.

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

speak with urgency. I'm not sure if you heard yet, but my subordinates