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.

I

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he

he had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

it would be advantageous to

willing to be tied back

ignore such

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

was saying that he would

want any

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing all

looking to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

interested

smart enough to

me back later but come with

“...What?”

at Cale after

he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was imprisoned

Creeeeeak.

an old

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you

quickly instead of responding to

he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much

this place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know

not curious to know why it

it

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

how I felt

that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the

“Right here.”

how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House

had headed directly from the first basement level to

shape of the library to have a good idea as to

underneath the spot

the reason

stone room in

God left for the House of

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the

is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood

where all these things

that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

He looked

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

how

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the dead

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as

cause

“...What?”

a

dead mana. You don’t

eyes could not hide

see that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

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

at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the

the answers are

gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that

was beating

He knows my connection with the

sounded absurd but it kept echoing in

I will

was because the attendant was

was in the

that he really

who said that they would help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would be

blade was pointed right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

it would be like

was someone who

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

going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

to keep an eye on us and to interject in an

located the second basement

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that was behind him and

these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

hope to see you again