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.

prison. There are five cells there and three

the lowest floor of

who were captured during the Roan Kingdom's battle against the Indomitable Alliance. They had all been

these three people was Syrem, the fake Dragon

Tap. Tap.

footsteps were the only

walk down this deep and endless

fake

and magic was

only things that that were left open

‘Fuck! Fuck!’

Syrem had been thinking about lately were curse

not be

the beginning of this year. He had started with the invasion of the Henituse territory and then the Roan Kingdom's Northeastern shores before he was captured

for the day

he had lost his

haven’t they

was still not

idea that the Roan Kingdom had

thought that he

had they still

or night 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 waiting for his death than to

time. He had the tiniest of hope of

had soon let

knows how

someone walking down

cell door screeching open before

had looked at Syrem

can you have any hope

It was the

that

there is

had given up hope

had been left alone since

makes no sense for

kingdom would let someone who tried to get rid of them

who held no

the kingdom would

just quickly

at

Tap, tap.

of footsteps

Tap, tap.

Syrem became anxious.

was just

the crown prince had come

Tap, tap.

heard only one

be going

Who could it be?’

sorts of thoughts filled Syrem’s

to tell me that I'm finally going

anything for someone at the level of the

was not

least one guard who came

could

not fathom who it might

time, he recalled a person from deep down in

who will decide whether

that as he took out the white crown. Syrem shook his head after

Tap, tap.

slowly got

‘Let’s forget about it.’

rather forget about

Screeeech.

the iron cell door starting to

Tap, tap.

became even

Click!

footsteps stopped right in

goosebumps at this

at

Shhh.

Syrem’s eyes were slowly and gently removed. Syrem remained still even after

to open his eyes after not

bit blinding as he was in a

Syrem could not look

was a white

a man in a white mask in front

see red hair and brown

“M, my liege?”

out for the

a white mask,

white mask

felt his heart sink at

They were too dark.