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

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me

“What?”

in disbelief.

take responsibility for this? No, can

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 this attendant away since the

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

was all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not

can I leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and

ignore such

like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

saying that

want any harm coming

do this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard

because he's looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

enough to figure

back later

“...What?”

looked at Cale

okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

at least an

turned around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of

level he remembered but the size and structure

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

to know why it had suddenly

it

the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained

guess that’s just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

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

first

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

the spot he was

here is the reason

in the

the words the Sun God left for the

truth about how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House of

is keeping an eye on is not

was where all these things were

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

with his mouth shut. He looked as if he

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

how to

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

that you can use magic... I figured

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face

“How did you-”

started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added

cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the

dead mana. You don’t need to hide

the attendant’s eyes could not hide

see that reflection as

has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no Sun God’s blessing

“W, what are you-”

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

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the

of the answers are

his mouth was so dry that there

heart was

He knows

sounded absurd but it kept echoing

will

because the attendant

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would

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

that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

knew it would

someone who

that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

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

an eye on us and

located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

of the king's shadows that was behind

in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

hope to see you again in