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 rescue

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief.

No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this

even the tiniest of

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he

who is willing to be tied back down and be

ignore such

the attendant asked Alberu to

attendant was saying that he would

didn’t want any harm coming to

to do this despite

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

because he's looking to mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

enough to figure

tie me back later but come

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing these

that he was okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

least an

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you

instead of responding to

basement level he remembered but the

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

why it

But it

cutting edge technology but looked as if it

how I

that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret

had headed directly from the first basement level to the second,

shape of the library to have a

underneath the spot he was

here is the reason I need to

room in the second

God left for the House of Crossman

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun

that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in

Sun God is keeping an eye on

all these things were

would be helpful to you is hidden, your

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

how

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those

can cause

“...What?”

up to see a calm look on

You don’t

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide

that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it right

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

answers are

gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva to

was beating

blessing is useless? He

absurd but it kept echoing in his

I will take

the attendant was talking like

truth was in the attendant’s

saying that he really would take responsibility

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would

Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black

corner that had an oddly long shadow

knew it would be

was someone who was

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

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

eye

when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could not hide

was bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

see you again