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

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

responsibility for this? No, can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore

who is willing

could he ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him

attendant was saying that he

want any harm

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard doing

looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to figure

please tie me back later but come with me

“...What?”

looked at Cale after

to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room

Creeeeeak.

an

around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding

but the size and structure was pretty much the

this place was neglected for a while and turned

curious to know why

But it

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

just how I

was fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

from the first

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

was why, underneath the spot

reason I need

room in

where the words the Sun God

Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having

Star was an ancestor in the House of

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

was where all these things

where information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to use

how to

what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

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

cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look

mana. You don’t

the attendant’s eyes could

see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

answers

was so dry that there

heart was

is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

absurd but it

will

was because the attendant

was in the

eyes were saying that he really would

been

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be like

pointed right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

it would

someone who was

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

probably anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject in an

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

hope to see you again in the