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 to rescue

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

take responsibility for the things that would happen

even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

say. He knew that it would be advantageous

leave a person who is willing to be

could he ignore such a

this if the attendant asked

attendant was saying that he

didn’t want any harm

was willing to do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all of

he's looking to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

interested in

was smart enough

please tie me back later

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

an

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you

walking quickly instead of responding to

not the first basement level he remembered but the

neglected for a while and turned into

to know why it had

it

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge

guess that’s just how I felt

fully aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

you curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on 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

the first basement level

who knew the shape of the library to

the spot he was

is the reason I need

stone room in the second basement

Sun God left

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

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

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

was where all

would be

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

don't know how to

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

can use magic... I figured

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a

don’t need to hide

attendant’s eyes could not hide his

reflection as he

the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing?

“W, what are you-”

blood? People have a negative view of it right

if he was suffocating but the attendant

of the answers are

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there

heart was

blessing is useless? He

absurd but it

wild. I will

the attendant was talking

in

he really would take responsibility

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

would be

Behind him was someone who was completely clad

long shadow had a shorter

knew it would be like

was someone who was watching

It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

keep an eye on us and

located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him and

was bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

to see you again in