Trash of the Count's Family

“It is right here.”

They were at a tower with no windows slightly away from the central palace.

There were quite a lot of knights and soldiers surrounding the tower and guarding the only entrance inside.

Crown prince Alberu pointed at the door.

“The underground prison is located underneath this tower.”

“Thank you for guiding me here.”

Nobody dared to openly look at Alberu and Cale who were casually chatting. Human! They are all peeking at you!

However, all of the soldiers, knights, and even the palace officials in the distance were focused on Cale and Alberu.

It was because this was a meeting between two people who would be the Roan Kingdom’s pillars for a long time.

Alberu casually commented at that moment as if it was nothing.

“Young master Cale, I guess everybody was curious to see if you were still alive? They keep peeking at you.”

The knight standing right outside the tower entrance flinched.

There had been rumors about how he was in a coma or dead since Cale's battle at the Jungle such that many people in the Roan Kingdom were still talking about him.

So, it was obvious that they would all focus on him today, especially because he came to the underground prison with Alberu.

Alberu leisurely continued to speak.

“Not everybody working in the palace are my people, so I'm sure that many nobles will know about your condition soon enough.”

Cale had a stoic expression as Alberu laughed, but the knights and soldiers nearby could not be at peace listening to this statement.

Alberu was saying that there were people in the palace who were providing information to other nobles.

The crown prince looked around at the knights nearby before casually commenting once again.

“Well, I'm sure you will all do what you have to do. Isn’t that right?”

Alberu looked at Cale and smiled brightly. Cale held back his sigh after seeing the crown prince’s public smile.

‘How wicked.’

Cale had to hold himself back from shaking his head at Alberu’s actions.

Alberu Crossman currently had the Roan Kingdom’s greatest Mage Brigade under his command. Furthermore, although he had no backing behind him as the first prince, he was well-respected by the knights as a high-grade swordsman.

The fact that someone like that was acting like this right now meant that some of the knights here were providing information to one of the more powerful nobles in the Kingdom.

‘He really is good at his work.’

Cale knew Alberu would run a tight ship as king since Alberu didn’t show even the smallest of openings as he was leading Cale around.

However, Cale just smiled modestly and responded.

“Of course. How can everybody not do their jobs well when we are around you, our future sun, your highness?”

“Haha, I knew we understood each other well. Hahahaha.”

‘Thank you for feeling that way, your highness. Hahaha!”

Cale and Alberu both laughed out loud. …Both of you are laughing so weirdly.

Of course, Cale was just playing along with Alberu’s act.

“Open the door.”

“Yes, your highness!”

The still laughing Alberu gave the order and two knights quickly opened the door to the tower leading down to the underground prison.

“Be safe down there. I must go take care of business.”

“Thank you very much, your highness.”

Cale slightly bowed toward Alberu and walked into the underground prison. I'm coming too!

The invisible Raon was naturally with him.

Craaaackle.

Cale could see burning torches as soon as he entered the tower.

Screeeech- boom!

The door closed.

Cale did not look up, but down at the bottom of the tower.

He could see a staircase going down that never seemed to end. There were knights and soldiers located at set intervals all the way down.

They were the ones who guarded the underground prison.

Cale received silent greetings from them as he slowly headed down the stairs.

He recalled Alberu’s explanation.

the underground prison. There are five cells there and three of those cells each have one person in them right

people imprisoned on the lowest floor of

the Roan Kingdom's battle against the

of these three people was

Tap. Tap.

were the only sounds

down this deep and

the fake

His eyes were covered, and magic was cast on his mouth so that

that were left

‘Fuck! Fuck!’

Syrem had been thinking

could not be

invasion of the Henituse territory and then the Roan Kingdom's

been waiting for the day he

had lost his will

they killed

was still not

pretty good idea that the Roan Kingdom had won the war as someone continued to bring him his meals

that

they still not

in this underground prison. He had no way of knowing how much time had passed. It was more terrifying for Syrem that he was imprisoned in such a place

that he might be able to live because nothing had happened to him for a long time. He had the tiniest of hope of making it out alive.

let

who knows

had heard someone walking down this silent

the cell door screeching open before the person came and took off his

had looked at Syrem

you have any hope

was Alberu Crossman. It was

forget how Alberu had asked that question

really think there is a

given up

left

guess it makes no sense for me to think

kingdom would let someone who tried to get rid of

was someone who held no value as

would revolt

they should just quickly

was at

Tap, tap.

hear the sound of footsteps coming from

Tap, tap.

Syrem became anxious.

just

was like when the crown prince had come down

Tap, tap.

heard only one set of

could be going

Who could it be?’

thoughts filled Syrem’s

prince coming down to tell me that I'm finally

thinking that something like that would ever happen. He wasn’t worth anything for someone at the level of the crown prince to personally come to tell him

was not

two wardens and at least one guard who came together to Syrem’s

could

not fathom who it

recalled a

the one who will decide whether you

took out the white crown. Syrem shook his head after

Tap, tap.

footsteps slowly got

‘Let’s forget about it.’

would rather forget about

Screeeech.

hear the iron cell door

Tap, tap.

became even

Click!

footsteps stopped right in front of

goosebumps at this sudden

at

Shhh.

slowly and gently removed. Syrem remained still even after

slowly started to open his eyes after

was a bit blinding as he was in a dark underground prison, but

could not look

a

man in a white mask

also see red hair

“M, my liege?”

called out for the

only person he knew with a white mask, red

man in the white

heart sink

They were too dark.