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.

knows that I came here to rescue

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me

“What?”

disbelief.

for this? No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

clueless attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he was

weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could

leave a person who is willing to be

could he ignore such

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

was saying that

any harm coming to

to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

is this bastard

he's looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

interested

enough to figure that

me back later but come with me

“...What?”

and looked at Cale after

he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was imprisoned

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of

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

neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know

to know why it had suddenly changed like

But it is

he knew had cutting edge technology but

how I felt about

fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the

had headed directly from the first

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

spot he was standing

here is the reason I need

room in the second

the Sun God left for the

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

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye

where all these things

information that would be helpful

looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to

how to use

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

a calm look

You don’t

attendant’s eyes could not hide his

could not see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but it

attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

the answers

so dry that there was

heart was beating

is useless? He knows

absurd but it kept echoing

go wild. I will take

the attendant

in the attendant’s

that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would

someone who was completely clad in

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

would be like

who

like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was behind him and could not hide his

these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

see you again in