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 here to rescue

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up

“What?”

disbelief.

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking

the tiniest of embers in front of

“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

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

could he ignore

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked

this attendant was saying that he

any harm

to do this

‘Why?

this bastard doing all of

to mooch off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

interested

enough to figure that

me back later but come with me

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale

check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he was

“As I expected.”

to look

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

was not the first basement level he remembered but the

and turned into the basement I

know why it had

it

knew had cutting edge technology but looked as

how I felt about

fully aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret was

the first basement level to the

the library to have a good idea as to where the second basement level

the spot he was standing

here is the reason

room in the second basement

location where the words the Sun God left for the House of

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

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

the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the

where all these things

information that would be helpful to you is hidden,

looked as if he

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know

know how to use

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

I figured it

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need

eyes could

see that reflection as he observed

of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

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

he was suffocating but the

the answers

his mouth was so dry

was beating

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

it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take

because the attendant was

was in the

he really

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said that

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had a

knew it would be like

who was watching

It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the

tell

keep an eye on

the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was

areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked

you again in