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.

knows that I came here

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up when

“What?”

disbelief.

take responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what

weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

advantageous

who is willing to be tied back down and be held

he ignore such a

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to

that he would

any harm

do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

is this bastard

mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

enough to

tie me back later but come

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing

and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room

Creeeeeak.

least an old

and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you talking

walking quickly instead of responding

basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as the

this place was neglected for a while and turned into

why it

But it is

in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been

that’s just how

was fully aware that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot

"What is it?”

to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

was able to get to the second basement level

from the first basement level

was easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second

the spot he

the reason I need to

in the second

God left for the House of

was being

the ancient White Star

the Sun God is keeping an eye on is

all these

would be helpful to you

his mouth shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know

know how to

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

you can use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

soon as he heard those words.

can cause an

“...What?”

see a

don’t need to hide

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

could not see that reflection

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no Sun God’s blessing

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but

attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes

of the answers are

However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva

heart was beating

He

it kept

I will take responsibility for

attendant was talking

was in the attendant’s

he really would take responsibility

they would help him but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said that they would

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be like

was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

had an oddly long

it would

Crossman was someone who was watching

no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

to keep an eye on us and to interject in

when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked

you again in