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.

knows that I came

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back up when

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

you take responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front of the

“Still...”

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

is willing to be tied back down and

he ignore such a

asked Alberu to quickly

this attendant was saying that he would get

want any harm coming to

was willing to do this

‘Why?

bastard doing all

mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure that

me back later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing

moved his wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

least an old door hanging

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

a corner that

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding to

basement level he remembered but the size and structure

that this place was neglected for a while and turned into

was not curious to know why it had suddenly changed

it is

knew had cutting edge technology but looked as

guess that’s just how I felt about

test

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the

“Right here.”

how he was able to get to the second basement

first basement

the library to have a good idea

why, underneath the spot he was standing

the reason

stone room in

God left for the House of Crossman

Royal Family was being

the fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

God is keeping an eye

all

is also where information that would be helpful to you

observed Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

don't know how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

soon

cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on

don’t need

the attendant’s eyes could not

could not see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

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

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

the answers are down

so dry that

heart was beating

He knows my

but it kept echoing

will take responsibility for

attendant

truth was in the

were saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would

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

that had an oddly long shadow

it would be

was someone who

miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing

tell Alberu Crossman

he sent his subordinate to keep an eye

when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that

bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

you