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

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

responsibility for the

weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

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

person who is willing to be tied back down and be

ignore such

like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

this attendant was saying that

didn’t want any harm coming to

to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing

looking to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

enough to

later but come

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

was okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door hanging

around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead

the first basement level he remembered but the

a while and turned into

curious to know why it had suddenly changed

it is

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

guess that’s just how I felt about

test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where

first

who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the

the spot he was

here is the reason I need to

in the second

words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman was

was being watched by the Sun God instead of

the ancient White Star was an

Sun God is keeping an eye on is

all

that would be helpful to you

looked as if he didn’t

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

know how to

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

his face with

“How did you-”

mana. The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those

can cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm look on

dead mana. You don’t

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

could not see that reflection as

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now, but it won’t be a

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

answers

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

heart was

blessing is useless? He knows my connection

it kept echoing in

go wild. I will take responsibility for

the attendant was talking

in

that he really would

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be like

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

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

knew it would

was someone who

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

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

an eye on us

the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that was behind

bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked

to see you again