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

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

clueless attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking

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 attendant

can I leave a person who is willing to

he ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him

that he would get

want any

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

he's looking to mooch off

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

is at least an

around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

look at the first

‘It’s here.’

glance to a

“It’s the same.”

are you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

remembered but the size and structure

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned

was not curious to know why it had

But it is

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

guess that’s just how I

aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first basement

of the library to have a good

underneath the spot he was standing at

here is the reason I

room in the second

the words the Sun God left for the House

was being watched by the Sun God instead of

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

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

was where all

be helpful to you is hidden, your Royal

shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know

don't know how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

I figured it

“...Mm.”

his face

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on

You don’t need to hide

in the attendant’s eyes could

see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it right

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

answers are

mouth was so dry that there was

heart was

God’s blessing is useless? He

but it kept echoing in his

wild. I will

attendant was

was in the attendant’s

he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would be

who was completely clad in

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

it would be

was someone who was watching over

and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on

Cale accurately located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

another of the king's shadows that was behind

bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

hope to see you