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.

probably knows that I came here to

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this

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

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this

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

could he ignore such a

the attendant asked

this attendant was saying that he would get

any harm coming to

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all of

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

smart enough

please tie me back later but

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

walking quickly instead of

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

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

curious to know why it had suddenly

it is

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked

how I

was fully aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

had headed directly from the first basement level

for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to

was why, underneath the spot he was

the reason I

room in the

the Sun God left for the House of

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

Star was an ancestor in

that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye

all these

also where information that would be helpful to you is

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

know how

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on

mana. You don’t need to hide

attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now, but

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

of the answers are

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry

heart was beating

useless? He knows my

sounded absurd but it kept echoing

I will take responsibility

the attendant was talking like

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be like

neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only his

that had an oddly long shadow had a

knew it would be

someone who was watching

and Cale’s meeting. It

going to tell Alberu Crossman

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

accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind him

areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

see you