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.

probably knows that I came here to

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

this? No, can you even take responsibility,

Alberu shut up immediately.

he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen

weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

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

who is willing to be tied back

ignore such

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

that he

want any

was willing to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

is this bastard

he's looking to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

smart enough to

tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these

he was okay before calmly walking out

Creeeeeak.

at least an

and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead of

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was

place was neglected for a while and turned

was not curious to know why it had suddenly

But it

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

that’s just how I felt

test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

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

the first basement level to the second,

the library

spot he was standing at

the reason I

in the second basement

Sun God left for the House of

Crossman Royal Family was being

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in

God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf

all these things

be

He looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know

don't know how to use

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he

can cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm look on

You don’t

eyes could

not see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

view of it right now, but it won’t

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed

of the answers are down

gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that there was

was

is useless? He

absurd but it kept echoing in

I will take responsibility for

attendant was

truth was in

that he really would

but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would

someone who was completely clad in black clothes so that only

had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

it would be

someone who

someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let

I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

you again in