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 came here

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

the things that would happen

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was

is willing to be tied back

ignore

if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him

saying that he would

any

this despite knowing that

‘Why?

this bastard

off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to figure that

tie me back later

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing

ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

to look at the

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of responding to

he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as

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

why it

it is

in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but

that’s just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and

"What is it?”

know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level

from the first basement level to the

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

underneath the spot

the reason I

stone room in the

the words the Sun God left for the

how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having her

ancient White Star was an ancestor

is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood

was where all

where information that would be helpful to

observed 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

don't know how to use

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon

cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm

dead mana. You don’t need to

eyes could not hide

that reflection as he observed

received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but it

was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes

of the answers are down

so dry that there was no saliva to

heart was beating

useless? He knows my

it

go wild. I will

because the attendant was

was in the

were saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

it would be

someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only

long shadow

knew it would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching over

was no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

anticipated what I was going to tell

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

when Cale accurately located the second basement

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him and could not

areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

hope to see you again