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

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

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 king knew what he

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

advantageous

is willing to be tied back down and be

ignore such a

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

that he would get bound

want any harm coming to

do this despite

‘Why?

bastard

to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

enough to

back later

“...What?”

and looked at Cale

and ankles to check that he was okay before

Creeeeeak.

an

around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

look at

‘It’s here.’

a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

instead

remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same

for a while and turned into the basement I know

to know why it had suddenly

But it

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology

just how

fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

That was how he was able to get to the

from the first

someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have

underneath the spot he was

the reason

room in the second basement

the words the Sun God left for

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

the ancient White Star

fact that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the Demon

where all these

that would be helpful to you is hidden,

his 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

know how to use

what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

use magic... I figured it

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added

can cause an

“...What?”

see a

dead mana. You don’t need to hide

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not

reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have 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

the answers

However, his mouth was so

heart was

is useless? He knows my connection

but it kept echoing

wild. I will take responsibility

attendant was talking

truth was in

were saying that he really would take responsibility

help him but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be

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

that had an oddly long shadow had a

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who was watching

It

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

eye on us and to interject in an urgent

when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

to see you again