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

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the

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

“Still...”

that it would be advantageous to ignore that

a person who is willing to be tied back

could he ignore

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to

saying that he would get

any harm coming to

do this

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

because he's looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

interested in

enough

me back later but come

“...What?”

looked at Cale after

to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was imprisoned

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you

walking quickly instead of responding to

but the size and structure was pretty much the same

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

not curious to know why it had

But it

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

how

this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

he was able to get to the second basement

first basement

like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second

why, underneath the spot he was

here is the reason I need to

stone room in the

where the words the Sun God left for the

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead of having

Star

keeping an eye on is

all

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

shut. He looked

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

how to use

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another

can cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the

don’t need to

attendant’s eyes could not hide

that reflection as he observed the

the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no

“W, what are you-”

of

was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

the answers

his mouth was so

was beating

He knows my

absurd but it kept

will take

the attendant was

truth was in the

saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be

was someone who was completely

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

would

Crossman was someone who was watching

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

going to tell Alberu Crossman

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and

second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was

was bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked at

you again