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

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up when

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can you even take responsibility, your Royal

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

the tiniest

“Still...”

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

who is willing to be tied back down

ignore

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

attendant was saying that he would get bound

didn’t want any

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough to

later but

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

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

Creeeeeak.

an old door

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you

instead

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same

neglected for a while and turned into the

was not curious to know why it had suddenly changed like

But it

basement level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology

guess that’s just how I felt about

aware that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to

directly from the first basement level to the

knew the shape of the library

was why, underneath the spot he was

reason I need

room in the second basement

location where the words the Sun God left for the

Royal Family was

Star was an ancestor in the House of

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

was where all

where information that would be

his mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

know how

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those

cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm look on

don’t need

eyes could

see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of

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

the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that there

heart was

He knows my connection with

but it kept echoing in

wild. I will take

because the attendant was

was in the attendant’s

eyes were saying that he really would

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad

corner that had an oddly long shadow

would be

was someone who was watching over

no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the first basement

to tell Alberu Crossman

an eye on us and

example, when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

see you again in