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 here to

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

to take responsibility for the things that would happen

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not

can I leave a person who is willing to

he ignore such a

attendant asked Alberu

was saying that he would

didn’t want any

was willing to do this despite

‘Why?

bastard

off me if I

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

smart enough

me back later

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these

he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

look at the

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

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

while and turned

to know why it had suddenly

it is

knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite

just how I felt about

test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

get to the second basement level to

the first basement level to the

library to have a good idea

why, underneath the spot he was standing

is the reason I need to

stone room in the second basement

location where the words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman

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

that the ancient White Star was an

that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the

where all these things were

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

Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how

know how

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

you can use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he

cause

“...What?”

a calm look

dead mana. You don’t need to

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

not see that reflection as

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

blood? People have a negative view of it

young boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully

the answers

gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was no

was

He knows my connection with the

but it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take responsibility for

was because the attendant was talking like

was in

that he really

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be

someone who was completely

long

would be like

was someone who was watching

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

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

subordinate to keep an eye on us and

second basement

“When did they-?!”

another of the king's shadows that was behind

was bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked

see you