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

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

No, can you even take responsibility, your

Alberu shut up immediately.

him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away

weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to

I leave a person who is willing

he ignore such a

the attendant asked Alberu to

was saying that he would

any harm coming

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

smart enough

later but

“...What?”

at Cale after

his wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to

he remembered but the size and structure was

neglected for a while and turned into the basement

know why it

But it

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

just how I felt about

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

he was able to get

from the first basement level

who knew the shape of the library to have a

was why, underneath the spot he

is the reason I need to

stone room in the second basement

the words the Sun God left for the

Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having her

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

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

all these things

be

mouth shut. He looked

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

I figured it out immediately after seeing the dead

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

up to see a

dead mana. You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could

not see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it right now, but it

but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking

of the answers are down

was so dry

was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my connection with

sounded absurd but it kept echoing

go wild. I will

was because the attendant was

was in the attendant’s

he really would

said that they would help him but it had been a long

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would

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

an oddly long shadow

would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching over

like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after

I was going to tell

his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

hope to see you again in the