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 here to rescue

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

No, can you even take responsibility, your

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

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

leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and be

could he ignore such

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly

this attendant was saying that he would

want any harm coming to

was willing to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

to mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

enough to

tie me back later but

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

an old

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale

“As I expected.”

to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead

level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much

place was neglected for a while and turned into

why it had suddenly

it is

basement level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it

guess that’s just how I felt

fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

you curious to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

the 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

directly from the first

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

underneath the spot

here is the reason I

stone room in the second

words the Sun God left for the House of

was being watched by the Sun

Star was an ancestor in the House of

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

was where all

be helpful

Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as if he

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

how to

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

shaking as soon as he heard

can cause

“...What?”

to see a

don’t

eyes could not hide his

reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it

as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

answers

mouth was so dry that there was no saliva

heart was beating

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows

sounded absurd but it kept

will

because the attendant was talking like

was in the

eyes were saying that he really would

it had been a long

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would be

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely

had an oddly long shadow had a

knew it would

Crossman was someone who was watching

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

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject

accurately located the second basement

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and

was bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

see you again