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 here to rescue

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers in front of the

“Still...”

would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could

willing to be tied back down and be held

he ignore such a

the attendant asked

this attendant was saying that he would get

want any harm coming

was willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

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

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough to

tie me back later but

“...What?”

at Cale after

that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

turned around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

around to look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

quickly instead of

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

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

curious to know why it had suddenly

it

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

guess that’s just how I

was fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

was able to get to the second

the first basement

easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second basement

the spot he

the reason I need

stone room in the

where the words the Sun God left for

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun

Star was an ancestor in the

that the Sun God is keeping an eye

was where all

where information that would be helpful to

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

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

know how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

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

“...Mm.”

his

“How did you-”

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

cause

“...What?”

a calm

don’t need to

eyes could not hide his hands from

could not see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

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

suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s

answers

gulped. However, his mouth was so

was

is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

but it kept echoing in his

I will take responsibility for

was because the attendant

was in the

that he

it had been a long

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be like

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

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

would be

who was watching

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let

to tell Alberu Crossman and

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could not

in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

you again