Trash of the Count's Family

The second largest market in the capital located right next to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower.

“What is going on?”

A merchant who had opened his store later than usual and was currently setting up his fruits looked toward his neighboring merchant and asked.

“I don't really know either.”

The responding merchant shook his head. His gaze was headed toward the busier than usual entrance of the Alchemists’ Bell Tower.

Someone interjected into their conversation at that moment.

“Y, you know, it’s about that one thing.”

“That one thing?”

“Yes, that thing!”

The innocent looking young man with a muscular body started to speak.

“The Alchemists’ Bell Tower took children from the slums fifteen years ago while saying that they’ll give them jobs and turn them into alchemists.”

“Ah, ah. I remember.”

The merchant recalled something from a long time ago.

Fifteen years.

It was an extremely long time ago.

At least it felt that way for the people currently standing outside the Bell Tower.

“The families of those children seem to be requesting the guards to let them see those children.”

“Ah is that so? Have they not been able to see them this whole time?”

The merchant’s eyes opened wide as he responded back about this fact that he did not know about.

The young man, Vice Captain Hilsman, licked his lips before continuing to speak in his uniquely friendly manner that made him a social butterfly.

“Yes sir, that does seem to be the case. You know about Honte-nim, right? The Tower Master's disciple!”

“Of course I know. Who doesn’t?! Honte-nim is from the slums. The Alchemists’ Bell Tower is amazing and Honte-nim is amazing as well. That was a case of great results coming out from wonderful intentions.”

“That is indeed the case.”

Vice Captain Hilsman slowly started to get to work.

“But you see…”

The fact that the young man’s expression turned serious made the merchant as well as people walking by all start to pay more attention to him.

“Even Honte-nim's family could only see him from afar and have never been allowed to meet with him.”

“… Really? Why would they?”

The two merchants’ expressions turned odd.

“…I didn’t know about that. I didn’t know that that was the case.”

Hilsman exaggeratedly nodded his head at the merchant’s comment.

“Me neither! I didn’t know about that either! Anyway, there is apparently a reason all of those people went to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower to look for their family members right now.”

“What is the reason?”

Hilsman flailed his arms around as he exaggerated on.

“You know how a lot of alchemists went to the battlefield in order to fight against the Whipper Kingdom? They were worried about their family members, so they went to meet with them.”

“Ah.”

The merchant nodded his head.

He had wondered why they were all here, but that was an understandable reason.

“It makes sense to be worried after sending your family members to the battlefield. I'm sure it's been hard for them to sleep at night.”

‘Oops.’

The merchant who had said that without thinking flinched and turned his head. The merchant who was putting out his fruits did not have a good expression on his face.

His younger brother was participating in the Whipper Kingdom war as a soldier.

“Ahem, hem. But we probably don't need to worry much about it! Our Empire will win!”

The merchant looked at his buddy and quickly added on, giving the chance for Hilsman who had been waiting for an opening to strike.

“Of course. Would the Imperial Prince allow the Empire's citizens to die terribly?”

“Of course not! That would never happen!”

Hilsman turned his gaze away from the merchant who was unintentionally playing along and looked around.

He was not the only one acting like this right now.

Cale and Rex’s people were having similar discussions throughout the capital and observing what was going on.

‘I can see concern and uncertainty.’

The soldiers that the Imperial Prince took with him.

of the capital made up the

was still at war no matter how peaceful it

around at the now

doing

the capital while avoiding the gazes of the soldiers. Cale's words were running through

two footages to the

Tap. Tap.

hurried steps of a red Cat jumping across roofs could be

first footage will be about the Alchemists’ Bell Tower's evil deeds starting from fifteen

would be astonished about it and condemn it, while the people of the slums

‘Second.’

Rex glared at the Alchemists’ Bell

the Alchemists’ Bell Tower using the bomb, ‘Honte,’

of the Empire’s citizens would rage

help the citizens evacuate to the outside of the capital at that

be protecting and guarding the people this

echoed

bloodshot eyes were taking in every corner and path inside the

definitely

had made up

the slums showed

extremely nervous alchemist reported today’s happenings

be worried that their family members ended up there as well, so they were asking for any information

“Why so suddenly?”

shook

The only different thing was that Honte’s younger sibling showed

an eye on

bowed

rid of any and all variables right

because the Imperial Prince’s voice was quite

around the capital three times as much as it currently

these patrols as a front to keep an eye

his head and the alchemist quickly headed out

something will happen in the

his head at the

same today as it was fifteen years ago. We just can’t let false rumors spread throughout

strengthen his control over the

sip of

“It's still so bland.”

bland compared to the black liquid with

as he took another sip

in a small forest a bit south of

of the

young master-nim. I heard it from

nodded his head at

touched the item in his hand as

of

headed to the

walked toward him from within

The Sun God twins.

Jack and the sword

ready to fight

the face of her sword. Her eyes were sparkling with the thought of killing her

fight with the sword oppa gives me,

inside the black magic book. The twins

turned

“Saint-nim, are you ready?”

face. This was one of the video recording

lifted his head up and looked

of

really be able to use the divine item and pull out a sword? Do I have the

turned white in

truly a sight

reached his hand

please give it

to smile at Jack’s stern

you to

Cale’s hand was handed over to

with shaking hands and opened it up. He could see the

Condemnation.

word was still

Jack just closed the mirror again for

of

said

held the divine item in his hand as he started to

definitely create

was about to respond to this when he

Swooooooosh-

Wind was blowing.

see a regular night

However, he could tell.

something invisible in the sky.Human!

that had been turned invisible by the

could see black dots suddenly falling from

Tap! Tap! Boom!

black beings who landed on the ground with

warriors

with

Cale started to speak.

“One day.”

one day was

Dawn the next morning.

as well as the fact that not many people were moving about and that