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

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since

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

“Still...”

that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not do

I leave a person who is willing to be tied back

could he ignore such a

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

saying that he would get bound

want any harm coming to

do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing

to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough to figure that

please tie me back later but come with me

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after

and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

least an old door hanging

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

but the size and structure

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

why it had suddenly changed like

it is

knew had cutting edge

just how

that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

you curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get

the first basement level

of the library to have a good idea

spot he was standing

reason I need

stone room in the second

God left for the House of Crossman

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having her

ancient White Star was an

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

all these things

be helpful to

mouth shut. He looked

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

know how

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment at

cause

“...What?”

to see a calm

dead mana. You don’t need to hide

eyes could not hide his hands from

could not see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now,

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

the answers are

was so dry that there

heart was

He knows

sounded absurd but it

will take

because the attendant was talking

was in the attendant’s

that he really

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

would be like

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

long shadow

would be like

Crossman was someone who

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

anticipated what I was going to tell

to keep an eye on us

located the second basement

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that was behind

was bad in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

to see you