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.

probably knows that I came here to rescue

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up when

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant

a person who is willing to be tied back down and

ignore

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him

this attendant was saying that

want any harm

willing to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

this bastard doing

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to figure that

back later but come with me

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these sudden

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

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door hanging

turned around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of responding to

he remembered but the size

while and turned into the basement I know in

know why it had suddenly changed like

But it

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

guess that’s just how I

that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

past, Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the

directly from the first basement level to

who knew the shape of the library

underneath the spot he was standing at

is the reason I

in the second basement

the words the Sun God left

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having

Star

God is keeping an eye on is not

was where all these things were

is also where information that would be

He looked as

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

know how to use

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on the

don’t need to hide

attendant’s eyes could

reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

of it right now, but it

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

the answers are down

was so dry that there

was

blessing is useless? He knows

but it

I will take

the attendant

in the attendant’s

he really would take responsibility

seen some people who 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 that

it would be like

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

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

knew it would

Crossman was someone who was watching

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

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject in

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that was behind him and could not

was bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

see you again