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

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me

“What?”

disbelief. Cale

can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

he had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

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

willing to be tied

could he ignore such

this if the attendant asked

saying that

any harm coming

this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

enough to figure that

me back later

“...What?”

and looked at Cale after hearing these

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

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you talking

walking quickly instead of responding

the size and structure

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

know why it had suddenly changed

it is

knew had cutting edge

guess that’s just how

aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

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

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

was why, underneath the spot he

reason I need

room in the

location where the words the Sun God left for the House

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

White Star was an ancestor

an eye on is not

all

where information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

Cale with his mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how

how to use

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard

cause

“...What?”

see a calm look

dead mana. You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

not see that reflection as

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of it right now, but it

the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed

answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry that there was no saliva

was

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection with the

sounded absurd but it kept echoing in his

will take

the attendant was talking like

truth was in

eyes were saying that he really would

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would be

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

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter shadow

it would be like

who was watching

that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the first basement

to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

he sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject in

accurately located the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

king's shadows that was behind

areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

you