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 came

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

the tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

be advantageous

is willing to be tied

ignore such

if the attendant asked Alberu to

attendant was saying that he would get bound

any harm coming to

this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

is this bastard

looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

smart enough to

later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

around to look

‘It’s here.’

a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

quickly instead of

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much

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

was not curious to know why it had suddenly changed

it is

knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been

just how I felt about

test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

That was how he was able to get to the second basement

had headed directly from the first basement level to the second,

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

was why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

here is the reason I

room in the

words the Sun God left for the House

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

Star was an ancestor in the

an eye on is not the Dark Elf

all

information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to use

know how to use

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need to

in the attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but it won’t be a

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but

of the answers

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

was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my connection

absurd but it

wild. I will take

was because the attendant was talking

in the attendant’s

saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in

corner that had an oddly long shadow had

would

Crossman was someone who was watching

way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

an eye on

located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

hope to see you again in