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

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back up

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here

willing to be tied back down and be held

could he ignore such a

attendant asked Alberu

that he would

any harm coming

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard

mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

me back later but come

“...What?”

at Cale after

was okay before calmly

Creeeeeak.

is at least an

turned around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of responding

not the first basement level he remembered but the

a while and turned into the basement

not curious to know why

But it is

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been

just how I

fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s

from the first basement level to the second,

for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second basement

was why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

is the reason

in the second basement

where the words the Sun God

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

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

is keeping an eye on is not the

where all

be helpful

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

I figured it

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm look on the attendant’s

dead mana. You don’t

attendant’s eyes could not

could not see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it right now, but it

attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into

answers are down

so dry that

heart was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

absurd but it kept

wild. I will take responsibility for

was because the attendant

in the

he really

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be

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

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who

meeting. It was obvious

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

his subordinate to keep an eye

when Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

another of the king's shadows that was behind him

areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

see you again