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

no way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up when you

“What?”

in disbelief.

responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this

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

could he ignore such

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and

saying that

want any harm

willing to do this

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all of

he's looking to mooch off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

enough to figure that

later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at Cale after

check that he was okay

Creeeeeak.

an

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

instead

level he remembered but the size and structure

for a while and turned into the basement I know

not curious to know why it had suddenly

it

cutting edge technology but looked as if it had

just how I felt about

fully aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

get to the second basement level

had headed directly from the first basement level to the

knew the shape of the library

was why, underneath the spot he was standing

here is the reason I need to

stone room in the

words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having

Star was an ancestor in

Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the Demon

where all

where information that would be helpful to you is

shut. He looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how

how

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

figured

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard

cause

“...What?”

a calm look on

don’t

eyes could not hide his hands

that reflection as he observed the

blonde hair of the House 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-”

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

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

answers are down

was so dry that there was no

was

useless? He knows

absurd but it kept

will

attendant was

in

were saying that he really would

him but it had been

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

would

right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

an oddly long shadow had a

it would be

Crossman was someone who was watching

no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject in an urgent

second basement

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that

these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

see you again