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 came

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

you take responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

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

leave a person who is willing to be tied back down

could he ignore

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape

that he would get bound

any

willing to do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

bastard doing all

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

was smart enough to figure

me back later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

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

Creeeeeak.

an old door

around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale

“As I expected.”

around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

the size and structure was pretty much the

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

why it had suddenly changed like

But it is

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

guess that’s just how

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot

"What is it?”

know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first

library to have a good idea as to where the second basement level

the spot he was standing at right

is the reason I need to

in the

Sun God left for the House of Crossman was

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was

White Star was an ancestor

fact that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood

where all these things were

be helpful to you is hidden,

He looked as

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

know how

what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

magic... I figured it out immediately

“...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 added another comment at that

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look

dead mana. You don’t need

could not hide his

not see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it right now, but it

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

answers are

mouth was so dry that there

was

is useless? He knows my connection with

absurd but it kept

will take

the attendant

was in the

that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

it would

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so

oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

it would be

who was watching over

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

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

eye on us and to interject in an

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

to see you again in