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 to rescue

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

take responsibility for this? No, can you even take responsibility, your Royal

Alberu shut up immediately.

he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen

the tiniest

“Still...”

managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was

I leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and

he ignore such

if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

that he would get

any harm coming to

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

to mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

was smart enough to figure that

please tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

least an old

and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

glance to a

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much

place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know in just a few

know why it had suddenly changed

But it is

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

just how I felt about

that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

was how he was able to get to

directly from the first basement level

of the library to have a good

the spot he

here is the reason I need

room in the second basement

location where the words the Sun God left for the House of

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched

ancient White Star

keeping an eye on is not

was where all these

would be helpful to you is

He looked as if

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

don't know how to use

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the dead

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

soon as he heard those words. Cale added

can cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a

don’t need

the attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection as he observed the

Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit

“W, what are you-”

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

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

the answers are down

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva

was

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection with

sounded absurd but it kept echoing in

go wild. I will take

the attendant

truth was in

that he really would

been a long time since

‘...Mother.’

thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had a shorter

would be

Crossman was someone who

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

going to tell

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

another of the king's shadows that was behind

areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

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