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.

that I

way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief.

take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not

a person who is willing to be tied back down and

he ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked

this attendant was saying that

didn’t want any harm coming to

this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

this bastard doing

looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

smart enough to figure

later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after

his wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was

Creeeeeak.

at least an

around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a

“It’s the same.”

are you

quickly instead of responding

he remembered but the size

for a while and

was not curious to know why it had suddenly

it

cutting edge technology but looked as

guess that’s just how I felt about

this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the

“Right here.”

past, Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret was

had headed directly from the first basement level

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

spot

reason I need

stone room in the

the words the Sun God

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

that the ancient White Star was

an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood

all

where information that would be

looked as if

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

how to

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

to see a calm look

don’t need

attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection as he observed the

of Crossman that has received the Sun God's

“W, what are you-”

of it right now, but it won’t be a

suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into

of the answers are

was so dry that there was no

heart was beating

is useless? He knows my connection with

it kept echoing

I will take

was because the attendant was talking

in the attendant’s

he really would take

had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said that they would

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

would be

who was

an oddly long

would be

Crossman was someone who was

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

going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

an eye on us and to interject in an

when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

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

was bad in these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

you again in the