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 came

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when you

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

for the things that would happen after taking

weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not do

a person who is willing to be tied back down and be held

ignore such

be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

that

didn’t want any harm

this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

this bastard doing

because he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things

enough to figure that

please tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

walking quickly instead of responding

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

this place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know

know why it had suddenly

But it is

the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge

just how I

fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

was able to get to the second basement level to where the

first basement level to the second,

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

why, underneath the spot he was standing

is the reason I need to

stone room in the second

God left for the House

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was

White Star was an ancestor in the House of

an eye on is not the Dark Elf

was where all

information that would be

looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

how to

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words.

can cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the attendant’s

mana. You don’t need to hide

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide

not see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it right now, but it

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed

the answers are

was so

heart was

is useless? He knows my connection with

it kept

I will take responsibility for

the attendant

was in the attendant’s

he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

it would be like

Behind him was someone who

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

knew it would be like

was someone who

meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu

to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

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

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

king's shadows that

in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

to see you