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

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

disbelief.

you take responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

for the things that would happen after taking

tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

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

is willing to be tied

ignore

attendant asked Alberu

this attendant was saying that he

want any harm

this despite

‘Why?

this bastard doing all of

off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to figure that

later but come with me

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale

okay before calmly walking out of the room

Creeeeeak.

least an

reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

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

for a while and turned into the basement I

know why

it

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

just how

aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot

"What is it?”

know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

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

the first basement level to

of the library to have

why, underneath the spot he was standing at

is the reason I

room in the

God left

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

White Star was

is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the

was where all these things were

is also where information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

know how to use

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

started shaking as soon

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look on the

You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now,

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

answers are

so dry that

heart was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

sounded absurd but it kept

go wild. I will take responsibility for

was because the attendant was talking like

truth was in the attendant’s

that he really would take

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be

Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that

long

it would be

who was

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

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

his subordinate to keep an eye on

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him and could not

bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked

hope to see you again in