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

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when

“What?”

disbelief.

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he

weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

it would be advantageous to ignore

is willing

could he ignore

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him

attendant was saying that he would get

any harm

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard

he's looking to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure

back later but come

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after

and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

to look at

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead

level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same

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

not curious to know why

it

Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as

just how I felt about

fully aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

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

the first basement level to the

library to have a

was why, underneath the spot

here is the reason I

stone room in the second

God left

Royal Family was

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

an

where all these things

information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

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

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

don't know how to

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

his

“How did you-”

of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on the

dead mana. You don’t need

eyes could not hide

not see that reflection as he observed the

the Sun God's blessing? You don't need

“W, what are you-”

of it right now,

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

answers are

mouth was so dry that there was

heart was

blessing is useless? He

but it kept

will take

attendant was talking like

was in

saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his eyes

long shadow had

knew it would be like

someone who

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

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

eye on us and

Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him

in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked

hope to see you again in