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 here to

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

for this? No, can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

he had no power to take responsibility for the

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 that this attendant was here but he could not do

leave a person who is willing to be tied

he ignore such

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

this attendant was saying that he would get bound

didn’t want any

willing to do this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to

back later but

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing

that he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead of responding to

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure

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

not curious to know why it

it

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

that’s just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first basement level to

was easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second basement level was

spot he

the reason I need to

in the

Sun God left for the House

Crossman Royal Family was

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the

the Sun God is keeping an eye on is

was where all these

be

observed Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to use

know how to use

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look on

mana. You don’t

could not hide

not see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

of

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

the answers are down

mouth was so dry that there was no

was

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

but it kept echoing in

I will take responsibility for

the attendant

in the

eyes were saying that he really would take

but it had been a long time since

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be like

right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black

had an oddly long shadow had

it would be like

someone who was

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

an eye on us and

second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

to see you