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.

I came here to rescue

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

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

“Still...”

say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

who is willing to be tied back

ignore such

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

that he would get

didn’t want any

willing to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

bastard doing

off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

was smart enough

me back later but come

“...What?”

thinking and looked at

ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out

Creeeeeak.

least an old

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

first basement level he remembered but the size

this place was neglected for a while and turned into

curious to know why it had suddenly changed like

it

edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite a

just how I felt

was fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

was able to get to the second basement level to

from the first basement level to

of the library to have

was why, underneath the spot he was standing at

is the reason I need to

in

location where the words the Sun God left for the

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

Star

that the Sun God is keeping an

all these

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

with his mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

how to use

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard

cause an

“...What?”

a calm look on the attendant’s

dead mana. You don’t need to

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

could not see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but it won’t be

the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

answers are

his mouth was so

was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my connection

it kept

will take responsibility

because the attendant was talking like

in

that he really would

had seen some people who said that they would help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would be like

him was someone who was completely clad in

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

would be

who

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

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

an eye on

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

king's shadows that was

in these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

see you again