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.

Majesty probably knows that I came here to rescue

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the

he had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he

a person who is willing to

could he ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked

saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming

willing to do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

bastard doing

mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough

please tie me back later

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after

to check that he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

turned around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as the

while and turned into the basement I know in

not curious to know why it had

it is

Library he knew had cutting edge

just how I felt

that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with

“Right here.”

get to the

first

of the library to have a good idea as to where the

why, underneath the spot

reason

room in the second

God left for

Family was being watched by the

Star was an ancestor

is keeping an eye on

all

would be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

looked as if he

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

don't know how to use

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look on

mana. You don’t

could not hide his

see that reflection as he observed

the Sun God's blessing? You don't need

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now, but it won’t be a

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

the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva to

was beating

He knows my connection with

absurd but it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take responsibility

because the attendant

truth was in

he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would

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

long shadow had a shorter shadow

would

who

It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

anticipated what I was going to tell

keep an eye on

accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

that

these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

hope to see you