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.

I came here to rescue

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

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

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

can I leave a person who is willing to

could he ignore

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

that he would get bound

any harm

to do this

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

off

That wasn’t it.

interested in

enough to

later but

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing these

he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

least an

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

look at

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you

instead

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

and turned

not curious to know why it had

it

he knew had cutting edge technology

that’s just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and

"What is it?”

know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

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

had headed directly from the first basement level to the second,

shape of the library to have

the spot he was standing at right

the reason

room in the second

God left for the House of Crossman was

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

Star was an ancestor

that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not

where all these things were

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

He looked as if he

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

don't know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

that you can use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as

can cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need

eyes could not hide his hands

could not see that reflection as

the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now, but it

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

answers

so

heart was

useless? He knows my

but it

go wild. I will

was because the attendant

was in

eyes were saying that he

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

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching over

was no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

to keep an eye on us and to interject in

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him

bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

to see you again in