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

no way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

even the tiniest of

“Still...”

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

willing to be tied back down and be held

ignore

would not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

attendant was saying that he would get

want any harm coming

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard

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

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested

was smart enough to figure

later but come

“...What?”

and looked at Cale

wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

an old

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you

instead of responding to Alberu's

not the first basement level he remembered but the size

and turned

curious to know why it

But it is

edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for

how I felt

aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the

“Right here.”

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

the first basement level

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

underneath the spot he was standing

is the reason I need to

room in the second

words the Sun God left for the House of

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

ancient White Star was an ancestor

the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not

where all these

be helpful to you

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-”

I know how to use

know how to

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

mana. The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale

can cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need to

attendant’s eyes could

that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

have a negative view of it

boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking

answers are down

mouth was so dry that there was

heart was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows my

but it kept

will take responsibility

was because the attendant

in the attendant’s

saying that he really would take responsibility

said that they would help him but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who

‘...Mother.’

thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would be like

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his eyes

had an oddly long shadow had a

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who was watching

no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get

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

subordinate to keep an eye on

located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind

these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

to see you again in the