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 here to rescue

way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

in disbelief.

responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

clueless attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he

I leave a person who is willing to be

he ignore such a

this if the attendant asked Alberu to

attendant was saying that he would

want any

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing

off me if

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to

later but

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of

first basement level he remembered but the size and

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know

to know why it had suddenly

it is

cutting edge technology

how I felt

was fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned

"What is it?”

curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

That was how he was able to get to the second basement

from the first

of the library to have a

why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

reason I need to

stone room in the second

God left for

truth about how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

an eye on is not the

was where all these things

information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

observed Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

how to use

what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the dead

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm

dead mana. You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands from

not see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

of it right

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

the answers are

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was

was beating

is useless? He knows my connection with

sounded absurd but it

I will take

because the attendant was

was in the

saying that he really would take responsibility

would help him but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would

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

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

it would

someone who

like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

I was going to tell

keep an eye on us and to interject in an

accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

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

was bad in these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

hope to see you again in the