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.

Majesty probably knows that I came

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

he had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

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

a person who is willing to be tied back down and

he ignore such a

asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

this attendant was saying that he

didn’t want any harm coming

willing to do this

‘Why?

bastard

to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

was smart enough to figure

back later but come with

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the

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

know why it had suddenly changed like

But it

edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained

how I felt

test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first basement level to the second,

library to have a good idea as

spot he

reason I need

room in the second

God left for the House of Crossman was

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

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor

is keeping an eye on is not

was where all these things

where information that would be helpful

looked as if he didn’t

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

figured

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm

mana. You don’t need to hide

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

see that reflection as

the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

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

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes

of the answers are down

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry

heart was beating

is useless? He knows my connection with

it kept

will

because the attendant

was in the

he

some people who said that they would help him but it had been a

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would

who

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

it would be like

who was watching

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

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was behind him

areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

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