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

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief.

this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here

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

he ignore such a

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him

that he would get

want any harm coming

was willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing

off me if I

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough

me back later but

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

was okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

at least an

and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

to look at the

‘It’s here.’

a corner

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding

but the size and structure was pretty much the same

means that this place was neglected for a while and

why it had suddenly changed

it

cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been

just how I felt about

this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House

first basement

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

spot he

reason I need

room in the second

God left for the House of Crossman

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun

White Star was

fact that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but

all these things were

that would be helpful to you is

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to

don't know how

what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

that you can use magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as

cause an

“...What?”

a

dead mana. You don’t need

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

have a negative view of

if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes and

of the answers

gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there

was beating

is useless? He knows

it kept

go wild. I will take responsibility

was because the attendant was talking like

was in

saying that he really would take responsibility

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would be

who was

an oddly long shadow

knew it would be like

who was

Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

keep an eye on us and

accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could

these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

see you again