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.

that I

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

the things that would happen after taking

had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but

a person who is willing to be tied

ignore

asked Alberu to quickly untie him and

attendant was saying that he would

any harm

willing to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough

me back later

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing

to check that he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale

“As I expected.”

to look

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much

for a while and turned into the basement I know in just a few

not curious to know why

it is

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

how

this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and

"What is it?”

to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

the first

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

spot he was standing at right

is the reason

room in

God left for

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

that the ancient White Star was an ancestor

God is keeping an eye on is not

all these

be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

He looked as if

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

know how to use

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

figured

“...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 that

can cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm look on the

mana. You don’t

in the attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right

young boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes and

answers

mouth was so dry that there was no

heart was beating

is useless? He knows my connection with

sounded absurd but it

I will take

was because the attendant

truth was in

that he really

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so

long shadow had a

knew it would be like

who

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

I was going to tell

keep an eye on us

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

“When did they-?!”

king's shadows that was behind him and

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

to see you