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 to

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen

even the tiniest

“Still...”

say. He knew that it would be advantageous to

I leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and

he ignore such

this if the attendant asked Alberu

saying that he would get

didn’t want any

this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard

looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

interested

enough

please tie me back later but come

“...What?”

at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

to look at

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead of responding

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

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

know why

But it

had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had

guess that’s just how I felt about

that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

was able to get to

headed directly from the first

the library to have a good idea

underneath the spot

here is the reason I need to

stone room in the second

the words the Sun God left for

was being watched by the Sun

White Star was an ancestor in the House of

darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is

was where all these

would be helpful to you is hidden, your

looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know

know how

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

I figured it out

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment at

cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on the attendant’s

You don’t need

could not hide his

reflection as he observed the

of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no Sun God’s

“W, what are you-”

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

but the

the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva to

was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows

absurd but it kept echoing in

wild. I will take responsibility

attendant was talking

in

he really would take responsibility

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would

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

oddly long shadow had a shorter

would be

someone who was

meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

to tell Alberu Crossman

eye on us and to interject in an urgent

the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind him

these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

hope to see you again