Trash of the Count's Family

# Pushing forward too rashly (8)

“Ha... damn it.”

Alberu sighed continuously as he stealthily approached Cale and removed the gag.

“...Your Royal Highness?”

Alberu instantly frowned.

“Fuck. What Royal Highness bullshit.”

Extremely crude language flowed right out of his mouth. However, Cale was not someone who would care about that.

“Why did you come here, your Royal Highness?”

“Ho!”

Alberu looked at the guy who was tightly bound to the iron chair and had a gag in his mouth until just moments ago.

‘Is this bastard out of his mind?’

He truly thought that was the case.

This guy looked calm and refreshed as if he had gotten a good night's rest. He seemed relaxed without any signs of fear or wariness. This attendant looked perfectly normal while tightly bound to the chair.

‘He definitely looks like a crazy bastard.’

Alberu started to regret his decision.

‘Should I not have come?’

“Fuck.”

Crude language came out of his mouth again and Cale shook his head.

“Your word choice is extremely crude, your Royal Highness.”

“...I should just stop talking. I was crazy.”

Alberu could not hide his lamentation. Cale looked at Alberu as if he was amused.

Why?

It was because Alberu was talking like that but still freeing Cale with a dagger he pulled from his pocket.

"Why did they make this so tight? Do you not understand what is going on?”

Cale immediately responded to Alberu’s casual question.

“I was imprisoned by his Majesty’s guards. I will probably die soon. They’ll probably kill you too if they catch you doing this, won’t they? Ah, they might not kill you because you are a prince. But I cannot be certain about that. His Majesty is extremely difficult to read.”

“...So you do understand the situation.”

“Yes, your Royal Highness. I'm pretty good at things like that.”

“...Should I just leave this guy here?”

Cale just ignored the words Alberu mumbled.

He knew Alberu would still do everything he needed to do despite his grumbling.

“How did you come here, your Royal Highness?”

Cale looked at the area that was visible thanks to the magic light that Alberu brought with him.

He couldn't see everything but he could tell that he was in a prison-like area surrounded by stone walls.

“This is the first basement level of the library.”

“I see. Did you follow me?”

Alberu hesitated for a moment before responding to Cale’s nonchalant question.

“Yes. I did follow you.”

“That was good, your Royal Highness. You must verify things when you are suspicious of someone.”

Alberu looked at Cale as if he was looking at an impossible to comprehend creature before peeking at Cale's cold gaze that did not match his calm demeanor. He then lowered his head and focused on getting Cale free.

Of course, he was responding to Cale’s question as he did that.

“His Majesty left the library early in the morning so I waited for a bit before coming here.”

Cale realized that Alberu called King Zed his Majesty instead of Royal Father.

“You snuck in here.”

“I needed to get here before the librarian showed up.”

“You are quite skilled, your Royal Highness.”

“...Haaaa. Anyway, I came here because the only place you can really hide someone in the library is the first basement level. I found you in the corner room.”

“Hmm.”

Cale’s expression turned odd again.

“...So this is how the library’s basement looks like.”

“That’s right.”

The first basement level in the library...

The first basement level that Cale knew was a place used to store books and held rare books compared to the other levels because the books here needed to be stored with magic.

That was why it had the highest-grade facilities and was as bright and nice as the area above ground despite being in the basement.

‘It's a mess.’

However, the current first basement level had no source of light and seemed separately only by these old-looking stone walls.

There was so much dust that even Alberu was covered from head to toe.

“I guess there is a lot of dust?”

“...That...”

Alberu stopped for a moment before responding.

“...I ended up like this because I stealthily came here thinking that there may be traps or someone on guard.”

Alberu looked as if he had crawled on the ground to get here.

Of course, it had all been for naught after realizing that there was nobody here. A fifteen year old like him who had no experience in things like this had to choose to be as cautious as possible.

“That was good, your Royal Highness.”

Cale truly wanted to praise the young boy's judgment.

However, Alberu did not hear the praise as praise.

Shhh. Cale stood up and inspected his body after all of the ropes were released.

‘Not bad.’

He didn't seem injured.

Alberu hesitated for a moment before speaking. It was something he realized after noticing that there was nothing and no one in this first basement level.

that I came

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

this clueless attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous

a person who is willing to be tied back down

he ignore such

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

attendant was saying that he

didn’t want any harm

do this

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

because he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

enough

back later but come with me

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these sudden

ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door hanging

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you

walking quickly instead of responding to

level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the

a while and

curious to know why

But it

basement level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but

just how

was fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot

"What is it?”

to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to

headed directly from the first basement

the library to have a good idea as to

why, underneath the spot he was standing at

reason I need

room in the

Sun God left for

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the

that the ancient White Star was an ancestor

the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark

all these

would be

He looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

know how

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

can use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

his face with

“How did you-”

The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added

can cause

“...What?”

see a

dead mana. You don’t need

attendant’s eyes could not hide his

could not see that reflection

has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it right

boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant

the answers are

his mouth was so dry that

heart was

He knows my connection with

it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take

because the attendant was talking like

truth was in the

that he really would take responsibility

would help him but it had been a

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be like

Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

had an oddly long

would be

was someone who

and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that

was going to tell Alberu

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

located the second

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could

these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

hope to see you