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 here

no way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even take responsibility, your Royal

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

willing to be tied back

could he ignore such

this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly

that he would

didn’t want any harm coming to

do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

it because he's looking to mooch off

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to

back later but

“...What?”

looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

least an old door hanging

around and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

look at the first

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of responding

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as

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

know why it had suddenly

But it

edge technology but looked as

just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second

the first basement level to the second,

was easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as to where the second

spot he was standing

is the reason I need

room in the second

the Sun God left for the House of Crossman

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in

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

where all these

that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

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

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

know how to use

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

figured it out

“...Mm.”

his face with

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

to see a calm look

mana. You don’t need to

eyes could not hide his

reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now, but it

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

the answers

was so dry that there was no saliva

heart was

He knows my connection with the Dark

but it kept

wild. I will take responsibility for

attendant was talking like

truth was in the attendant’s

saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be like

someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that

long shadow had a

would be

someone who was

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

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

subordinate to keep an eye on

second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

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

areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

to see you