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.

Majesty probably knows that I came here

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief.

can

Alberu shut up immediately.

take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king

weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but

a person who is willing to be tied back down

he ignore

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

this attendant was saying that he would get bound

want any harm coming to

this

‘Why?

bastard doing

to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

was smart enough to

me back later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

check that he was okay before calmly

Creeeeeak.

an

turned around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

level he remembered but the size and structure

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

was not curious to know why it had

But it is

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

guess that’s just how

that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

how he was able to get to the second basement

headed directly from the first basement level to the

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

was why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

is the reason

in the second basement

God left for the

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being

White Star

is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf

was where all these things were

information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

looked as if

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know

know how to use

what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

shaking as soon as he heard those

cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm

dead mana. You don’t

attendant’s eyes could not hide

not see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

blood? People have a negative view of it right now, but it won’t be a

attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s

of the answers

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

was

is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

but it

go wild. I will

was because the attendant was talking

was in

saying that he really would

would help him but it had been

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would

who was completely clad in black clothes so that

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

it would

someone who was watching over

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

going to tell Alberu

to keep an eye on us and to interject in an

the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

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

was bad in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

see you again in the