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 came

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief.

you take responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here

leave a person who is willing

could he ignore such

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

saying that he would get bound

any harm coming to

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard

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

That wasn’t it.

interested in

was smart enough

me back later but

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an

turned around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you

quickly instead

the size and structure was pretty much the

this place was neglected for a while and turned into

not curious to know why it had suddenly changed like

But it is

the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as

guess that’s just how I

test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

was how he was able to get to

headed directly from the first basement level to

Cale who knew the shape of the library to

was why, underneath the spot he

is the reason

room in

the Sun God left for the House

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

that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

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

was where all

be helpful to you is

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

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

how to

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added

can cause an

“...What?”

a calm

You don’t

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

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

young boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s

the answers

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry

was beating

useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

sounded absurd but it kept

go wild. I will take

the attendant

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility for

help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would

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

oddly long

would be like

was someone who

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

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and

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 he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

see you again in the