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.

I

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me

“What?”

disbelief.

for this? No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

advantageous to ignore that

who is willing to be tied back down and be

could he ignore such a

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and

this attendant was saying that he would

want any

to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

bastard

it because he's looking to mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough

tie me back later

“...What?”

and looked at Cale

he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

least an

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

to look

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of responding to

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

while and turned into the basement I know in

know why it had suddenly changed like

it

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

guess that’s just how I felt about

fully aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret was

directly from the first basement level

the library to have

spot he was standing at right

reason I need to

in the second basement

the Sun God left for the House of

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

White Star was an ancestor in

the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the

was where all these

be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

his mouth shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

how to

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

you can use magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment

cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a

dead mana. You don’t need to

could not hide his

see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now,

if he was suffocating but the attendant

answers are

so dry that

heart was beating

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

it kept echoing

go wild. I will take responsibility for

because the attendant was talking

truth was in the

were saying that he really would

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would be

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

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

would

someone who was watching

meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he

tell

to keep an eye on us and to interject in

when Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could not hide his

these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked

to see you again in