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.

that I came here

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant

had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

is willing to be tied back down and

ignore such

like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and

this attendant was saying that he would get

want any harm coming

this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

because he's looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure that

me back later but come with

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing

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

Creeeeeak.

least an old

and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

but the size

this place was neglected for a while and turned into the

why it

But it is

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite a

guess that’s just how I

fully aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

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 of Crossman’s

from the first

the library to have a good idea as to where the

the spot he was

the reason

room in the second

God left for the House

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

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

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

was where all

is also where information that would be helpful to you is

looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know

know how

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

his face with his

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

to see a

You don’t need to

eyes could not hide his hands from

could not see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

of it right now,

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

of the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that there was

was beating

is useless? He

sounded absurd but it kept

wild. I will take responsibility

the attendant was talking

truth was in the attendant’s

were saying that he really would take responsibility

help him but it had been a long

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

would be like

Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in

long shadow had a shorter

it would be

Crossman was someone who was

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the

to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

subordinate to keep an eye on us

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

to see you