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 here

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since

things he had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

be advantageous

willing to be

could he ignore such

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

this attendant was saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming

this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard

it because he's looking to mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure

back later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at

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

Creeeeeak.

an old

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

the size

a while and turned into the basement I know in just a

know why

it is

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked

guess that’s just how I

test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and

"What is it?”

to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

was able to get

had headed directly from the first basement

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

underneath the spot he was standing

is the reason I need to

room in the second

God left for

Family was being watched by the Sun

Star

the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye

was where all these

be helpful to you is

his mouth shut. He looked

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

know how

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

you can use magic... I figured

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

to see a calm

mana. You don’t need to

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

have a negative view of it right now, but

was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

of the answers are down

gulped. However, his mouth was so

heart was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows my

but it kept echoing in

I will take responsibility for

because the attendant

truth was in the

that he really would

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

it would be like

someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

corner that had an oddly long shadow

knew it would

was someone who was watching

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

tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

keep an eye on

example, when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was

these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

hope to see you again in the