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 majority of those

war no matter how peaceful it was at

looked around at the now

others were doing

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

distribute two footages to

Tap. Tap.

of a red Cat jumping across

will be about the Alchemists’ Bell Tower's evil deeds starting

people of the slums

‘Second.’

glared at the Alchemists’

the Imperial Prince and the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

of the Empire’s citizens would rage once they saw that

help the citizens evacuate to the

will be protecting and

voice echoed

were taking in every corner and

will definitely

made

the slums showed up earlier

nervous alchemist reported today’s happenings to

Didn’t a lot of alchemists participate in the Whipper Kingdom battle this time? They seemed to be worried that their family members ended up there as well, so they were asking

“Why so suddenly?”

alchemist shook his

thing was that Honte’s younger sibling showed up, which I believe is what made others follow behind them. However,

an eye on

bowed after

to get rid of

was because the Imperial Prince’s voice was quite

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

were using these patrols as a front to keep

and the alchemist quickly headed

something

head at the Imperial

as it was fifteen

to strengthen his control over

a sip of

“It's still so bland.”

bland compared to the black liquid with other people's

thought about that delicious flavor as

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

surveillance of the

I heard it from

head

the item in his

all of the

gaze headed to the darkness within

toward him from within the

The Sun God twins.

the sword master

been ready to fight since

sword. Her eyes were sparkling with the

to fight with the sword oppa

been written inside the black magic

gaze turned

“Saint-nim, are you ready?”

small orb with a stiff expression on his face. This

up

the priestess of the God of Death, the necromancer Mary, and

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

the trees that turned

was truly a sight of,

Jack reached

give it to

smile at Jack’s stern

been waiting for you

compact mirror in Cale’s

with shaking hands and opened it

Condemnation.

was still written

just closed the mirror

of

was said to turn

the divine item in his hand as he started to speak

definitely create a

was about to respond to this

Swooooooosh-

Wind was blowing.

only see

However, he could tell.

was something invisible in the sky.Human! Rosalyn

had been turned invisible by the two

dots suddenly falling

Tap! Tap! Boom!

black beings who landed on the ground with different noises

Dark Elf warriors

Cale with their

Cale started to speak.

“One day.”

day was

Dawn the next morning.

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