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.

Majesty probably knows that I came here

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

responsibility for this? No, can you even take

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

tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to

person who is willing to be tied back

ignore such

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

saying that he would

want any harm coming

do this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to figure

tie me back later but come with me

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these

wrists and ankles to check that he was okay

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of

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

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

to know why it had suddenly

But it is

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if

how I felt

aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

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

headed directly from the first basement

Cale who knew the shape of the library to have

why, underneath the spot he was standing at

reason

in the second

Sun God left

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

Star was an ancestor in the House of

an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the

was where all these things

also where information that would be helpful to you is

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

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

don't know how to use

what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm

don’t need to hide

eyes could not hide

see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now,

was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

of the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that

heart was beating

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

absurd but it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will

because the attendant was talking

in the attendant’s

that he really would

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would be like

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

long shadow

it would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he

tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

an eye on us and to

the second basement

“When did they-?!”

that was

these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked at

to see you