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 wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

No, can you even take responsibility, your

Alberu shut up immediately.

power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he

tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

advantageous to ignore that this

a person who is willing

ignore such

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming to

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard

he's looking to mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

please tie me back later but

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these sudden

to check that he was okay

Creeeeeak.

an old

turned around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

he remembered but the

while and turned

why it had suddenly changed

But it

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

guess that’s just how

aware that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

you curious to know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

to get to the second basement level to where the House of

the first basement level

easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where

underneath the spot he

here is the reason I need

stone room in

location where the words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman was

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

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

God is keeping an eye on is

where all

would be helpful to you is

Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as if he

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

see a

don’t need

eyes could not hide his hands from

not see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now, but it won’t be

if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

answers

so dry that there was

heart was beating

He knows

absurd but it kept echoing in his

I will take responsibility

because the attendant was talking

was in

were saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

it would be

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

knew it would

Crossman was someone who was

like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious

was going to tell Alberu

to keep an eye on

located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“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.”

shocked and looked

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