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.

that I came

way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief.

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what

even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

willing to be

could he ignore

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

saying that he would get bound

want any harm

this

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

smart enough to figure

tie me back later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old

turned around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

around to look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

but the size and structure was pretty much the same as

for a while and

was not curious to know why it had

But it

basement level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge

how I felt

test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot

"What is it?”

you curious to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with

“Right here.”

the past, Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second

headed directly from the first basement

Cale who knew the shape of the library to have

spot he was

the reason I need

in

location where the words the Sun God

Crossman Royal Family was being

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

the Sun God is keeping an eye on

all these things

be helpful

looked as if

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

know how to

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the attendant’s

dead mana. You don’t need to

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

see that reflection as he

God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no Sun God’s blessing

“W, what are you-”

have a negative view of it right now, but

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

the answers

so dry

was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection

but it

will take responsibility for

was because the attendant was talking

was in the

he really

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

would be

was someone who

like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

going to tell Alberu Crossman

he sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

to see you