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

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

disbelief.

responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king

the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to

who is willing to be tied back

could he ignore such a

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him

this attendant was saying that he

want any

was willing to do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

this bastard doing all of

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

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested

enough to

me back later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

are you

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the

a while and turned

know why

But it

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

how I felt

aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

get to the second basement level to where

directly from the first basement level to the

like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to

the spot he was standing at right

the reason I need to

room in

words the Sun God left for

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

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in

an eye on

was where all these things were

information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

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

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

how to use

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

I figured it out immediately after seeing the

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

a calm look

mana. You don’t need to

attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands from

see that reflection as he observed the

House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now, but

but the attendant bowed respectfully

the answers are

gulped. However, his mouth was so

was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my

absurd but it kept

will take

the attendant was talking like

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility for

help him but it had been a long time since he had

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black

an oddly long shadow had a

would be

Crossman was someone who was watching

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

going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

keep an eye on us and to interject in an urgent

when Cale accurately located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him and could not hide

these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked

hope to see you again in