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.

probably knows that I

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even take responsibility, your Royal

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front of the

“Still...”

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

is willing to be tied back down and

ignore

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

attendant was saying that

want any harm coming to

this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing all

it because he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

please tie me back later

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

look at the

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead of responding to

basement level he remembered but the size

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

was not curious to know why it had

it is

level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite a

guess that’s just how I felt

fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get

the first

for 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

is the reason

in the second basement

Sun God

was being watched by the Sun God instead

Star was an ancestor in the House

God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but

was where all these

information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

looked as if he didn’t

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

don't know how to use

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added

can cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look

mana. You don’t need

eyes could not

see that reflection as

God's

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it

the attendant as if he was suffocating but

of the answers are

mouth was so dry that there

was beating

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

but it kept echoing

go wild. I will take responsibility

was because the attendant was talking

was in

he really would

said that they would help him but it had been

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

it would be like

at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad

that had an oddly long shadow

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who was

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

his subordinate to keep an eye on us

second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

hope to see you