# 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 came

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

was all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not

willing to be tied back down and

ignore

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

was saying that

any harm

willing to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing

mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure that

tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was

Creeeeeak.

an old

turned around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you

quickly instead of responding

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

neglected for a while and turned

know why it had

But it

in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked

guess that’s just how

that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned

"What is it?”

curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

was how he was able to get to the second basement level

directly from the first basement level to the second,

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

the spot he was standing at

the reason

room in the second basement

God left for the House of Crossman

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

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

that the Sun God is keeping an eye

all these things

would be helpful to you

He looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

know how

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need to hide

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

not see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

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

was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

answers are down

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was no

heart was beating

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

it kept echoing in

I will take responsibility

because the attendant was talking like

truth was in

saying that he really would take responsibility

been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would be

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

oddly long shadow had a shorter

it would be

someone who

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu

I was going to tell Alberu

an eye

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

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