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

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers

“Still...”

be advantageous

a person who is willing to be tied

ignore such

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to

that he would

didn’t want any harm coming

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

off me

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

enough to

tie me back later but come

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

is at least an

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead

remembered but the size and structure was

for a while and turned into the basement I know in

why it had suddenly changed like

it is

first basement level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but

just how I felt about

test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

headed directly from the first basement level to

library to have a good idea as to where

spot he was

here is the reason

in the second basement

Sun God left for the House of

truth about how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the

White Star was an

fact that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the

where all these things

that would be

with his mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

how to use

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the

You don’t

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands from

that reflection as he observed

God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it right

but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking

of the answers are down

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

was beating

is useless? He knows

but it kept

wild. I will take responsibility

the attendant was talking

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would

Behind him was someone who was

long shadow had a

knew it would be like

someone who

miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman

eye on us and to interject

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

was bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked

hope to see you again