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

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

even the tiniest

“Still...”

would be advantageous

willing to be

he ignore

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

attendant was saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming to

this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough

back later but come with me

“...What?”

thinking and looked at

his wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

at least an old

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

walking quickly instead of responding to

but the size and structure was pretty much

that this place was neglected for a while and turned

curious to know why it had suddenly changed like

But it is

level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge

that’s just how I felt about

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

headed directly from the first basement level to the second,

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

the spot he

reason I need

stone room in the second

location where the words the Sun God left for the House of

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

White Star was an ancestor in

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

all these things were

where information that would be helpful to

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

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

how to

was what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment

can cause

“...What?”

a calm

mana. You don’t need

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

blood? People have a negative view of it right now,

suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

the answers are

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

was beating

blessing is useless? He knows my connection with

absurd but it kept echoing in

wild. I will

was because the attendant was talking like

was in the

that he really would take responsibility

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said that they would take

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would be like

was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that

long shadow had a shorter

knew it would be

who was watching

It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu

tell Alberu Crossman and

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to

second basement level

“When did they-?!”

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

was bad in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

to see you