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.

knows that I

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of

“Still...”

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

willing to be tied back down

could he ignore such

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him

was saying that

any harm

this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

to mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to figure

back later but

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these sudden

was okay before calmly walking out

Creeeeeak.

is at least an

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of responding

not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as the

means that this place was neglected for a while and

know why it had suddenly changed

But it

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

just how

aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

able to get to the second basement level to

directly from the first

Cale who knew the shape of the library to have

the spot he was standing at right

reason I

stone room in the second

words the Sun God left for the

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being

White Star was an

darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not

where all these things were

information that would be

mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how

know how to use

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard those

cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on the

don’t need

could not

that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now,

suffocating but the attendant bowed

answers

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

heart was beating

useless? He knows my connection

absurd but it kept echoing in his

wild. I will take

the attendant was talking like

truth was in the attendant’s

that he

help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

it would be like

right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his eyes

that had an oddly long shadow

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who

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

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

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

areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

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