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.

capital made up the

how peaceful it was at the capital

looked around at the now chaotic

doing

the same orders as Hilsman did were moving around the capital while avoiding the gazes of the soldiers. Cale's words were running through

to distribute two footages

Tap. Tap.

Cat jumping across roofs could

about the Alchemists’ Bell Tower's

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

‘Second.’

glared at the

Alchemists’ Bell Tower using the

the Empire’s citizens would rage once they

slums to help the

and guarding the

echoed

were taking in every corner and

definitely

made

from the slums showed up earlier

extremely nervous alchemist reported today’s happenings

family members ended up there as well, so they were asking for any information about them or asking to see them if they were in the

“Why so suddenly?”

alchemist shook

different thing was that Honte’s younger sibling showed up, which I believe is

Keep an eye on the slums as

quickly bowed

rid of any and all variables right

the Imperial Prince’s

your highness. We will fortify the patrol around the capital three times as

were using these patrols as a front to keep

nodded his head and the alchemist quickly headed out of the terrace room Adin was

do you think something

at the

does happen, what could they do? It's the same today as it was fifteen years ago. We just can’t let

to strengthen his control over

took a sip of dead

“It's still so bland.”

the black

as he took another sip of

time, Cale was in a small forest a bit south of the

the slums has

heard it from

head at Freesia's

item in

of the

gaze headed to the

people walked toward him

The Sun God twins.

and the

to fight since

she touched the face of her sword. Her eyes were sparkling with

to fight with the sword oppa gives me,

had been written inside the black magic book. The

gaze turned toward Saint

“Saint-nim, are you ready?”

Jack was touching a small orb with a stiff expression on his face. This was one of the video recording orbs that

his head up and looked around

God of Death, the necromancer Mary, and the Dark

item and pull out a sword? Do I have the qualifications

trees that turned white in

truly a sight of,

Jack reached his hand

master-nim, please give it to

smile at Jack’s stern

been waiting for you

compact mirror in Cale’s hand was handed over to

hands and opened

Condemnation.

still written

the

Condemnation of

was said to

held the divine item in his hand as he started to speak to

create

respond to this

Swooooooosh-

Wind was blowing.

only see a regular night

However, he could tell.

invisible in

invisible by the two Dragons

black dots suddenly falling

Tap! Tap! Boom!

on the ground with different

warriors who

bowed to Cale with their Elementals around

Cale started to speak.

“One day.”

one day

Dawn the next morning.

well as the fact that not many people were moving about and that the soldiers had listened to the conversations