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.

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

‘…He's very smart.’

Choi

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

into the Imperial Palace had gone up while the

started

confirm that the

He then added on.

Imperial Prince is hiding

nodded his head and

was what I believed at first as

“…Yes?”

you say you injured the Imperial

“…I did, why?”

information came out of Billos's

Imperial doctor has disappeared ever since

The Imperial doctor.

made Choi

Billos quickly added on.

and I tried to figure out where that doctor went after hearing from our information network that

night after Saint Jack

behind the doctor who

we had to be far away from others as we made our move. That was why

saw outside the capital's

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

Tasha

Imperial Prince had

best healer had headed North out of

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

Tasha started to speak.

that there have been a lot

had done as much as he could with the limitations that had been set

before biting

Imperial Prince headed North

that being the case seemed high based on

she hesitated before adding

that

of years was telling her that

made eye contact with Choi Han as she raised her head while thinking about what her intuition was telling her. She could tell that Choi Han felt the

that the Imperial Prince

The capital.

Imperial Prince was in

intuition was telling her

had been silent all this time finally

“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 at Cale.

something I’ve been curious about for a

“…I'm not really sure?”

was curious

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

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

emotion that was beyond the

people from the slums and forcibly made citizens of other kingdoms

“Yes, young master-nim?”

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

who were

people come into

bring them in through the gates and delivered them to the Alchemists’

brought in with

large number of

it was for

In addition.

want to say

they hide

jumped up. Saint Jack was clasping

master-nim, are

could not say

going through all of their minds

there is a secret passage going outside the

about the call he had with

and Adin's face, but his

at all even though Choi

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

not said anything until now

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower.”

It was Mary.

his head and added

the Tower Master

seat and gave an order

Northern gate. Guide me to the place where the

and also stood up. He heard Cale's voice as

have her subordinates cautiously continue tracking

Adin who treasured his life the

would leave the place he has the

wants to control

if someone else

also leave

like the chances of that carriage being

was more likely that the carriage

bait that he put out while hoping that people like Billos, foreign spies within the

Cale could

observe it from as far

shall I do that

was the moment

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

device started

to call in the mage who

before he could

Snap!

surrounded the video communication device and

appeared on the screen. Young master-nim!

Freesia.

the devil's guard dog and who was currently the leader

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