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.

Majesty probably knows that I came

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when

“What?”

disbelief.

for this? No, can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

things he had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

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

leave a person who is willing to

could he ignore such a

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

that he would get

want any harm coming to

to do this

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough to figure that

me back later but come with me

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

check that he was okay before calmly

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and

“As I expected.”

around to look

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you talking

quickly instead

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

was neglected for a while and turned

curious to know why it had suddenly changed

But it

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

how I felt about

that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground

“Right here.”

was able to get to the second

from the first basement level to

who knew the shape of the library to

underneath the spot he was standing

here is the reason I

stone room in

God left for the House of Crossman

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

White Star

keeping an

all

is also where information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

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

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to

how to use

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

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

“...Mm.”

his face with

“How did you-”

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

can cause

“...What?”

see a

You don’t need to hide

could

that reflection as he observed

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

“W, what are you-”

negative view of it right now,

but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into

answers

However, his mouth was so dry that

was beating

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection

it kept echoing in

I will take responsibility

because the attendant was talking

was in the attendant’s

that he

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would

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

an oddly long shadow

knew it would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching over

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

to keep an eye on us and to

second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

to see you again in