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.

knows that I

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the things that would

even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

was all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this

can I leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and be

he ignore

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming to

willing to do this

‘Why?

bastard doing all

off

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

enough

later but come with me

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

to look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

instead

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

while and turned into the basement I

why it

it

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as

just how

that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

get to the

had headed directly from the first basement level to the

Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a

why, underneath the spot he was

is the reason I need

in

words the Sun God

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

that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the

keeping an eye on is not

where all these things

where information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

don't know how

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

can use magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another

can cause

“...What?”

up to see a

don’t need to hide

the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

not see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

of it right now, but

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

answers

his mouth was so dry

was beating

useless? He

sounded absurd but it kept echoing in

go wild. I will take responsibility for

was because the attendant

truth was in the attendant’s

that he

had seen some people who said that they would help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would be

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

had an oddly long shadow had a

would

Crossman was someone who was

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

going to tell Alberu

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

accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that

these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked

to see you again