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.

that I came here

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

for the

had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant

who is willing to

ignore

attendant asked Alberu

was saying that

didn’t want any harm coming

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

off me

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to figure that

me back later but come

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

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

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

why it had

it is

had cutting edge technology

guess that’s just how

fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot

"What is it?”

know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret was

directly from the first basement level to

like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where

why, underneath the spot he was

is the reason I

in

where the words the Sun God left for

Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having her

Star was an ancestor in the House of

keeping an

where all

is also where information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

know how to use

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

his

“How did you-”

mana. The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look

dead mana. You don’t

eyes could not hide his hands from

could not see that reflection

that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it

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

answers are

mouth was so dry that there was no saliva

heart was

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

absurd but it

will take responsibility

because the attendant was

in the attendant’s

that he really

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

‘...Mother.’

thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would be like

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

oddly long shadow

knew it would be like

Crossman was someone who

It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the first basement

probably anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and

when Cale accurately located the second basement

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked

to see you again in the