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

way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can you even take responsibility, your Royal

Alberu shut up immediately.

power to take responsibility for the

weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous

person who is willing to be tied back

he ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked

that he would

want any harm coming to

do this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

enough to

back later

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these

check that he was okay

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size

while and turned into the basement I know in just a

why

it is

level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology

guess that’s just how I

fully aware that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

to get to the second basement level to where the House

the first basement level to

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

spot he was standing

reason

stone room in the

words the Sun God left for

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

the fact that the ancient White Star was an

God is keeping an eye on

all these things

information that would be helpful

He looked as if he

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to

don't know how to

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard

cause an

“...What?”

a calm look on

You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could

could not see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but

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

of the answers

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so

heart was

useless? He knows my

it kept

wild. I will

the attendant was talking

was in the attendant’s

that he really would

said that they would help him but it had been

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be

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

an oddly long

it would be like

Crossman was someone who

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

tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

eye on us and to interject in

located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was

in these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

see you again in