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.

I came here

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king

things he had weren’t even the tiniest

“Still...”

it would be advantageous

is willing to be tied back

he ignore

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly

that

didn’t want any

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough to figure

back later but

“...What?”

thinking and looked at

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size

neglected for a while and turned into the basement

to know why it had suddenly changed

But it is

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

guess that’s just how I

test was one based

“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.”

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

had headed directly from the first basement level to the

who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as

why, underneath the spot he was standing

the reason I need

room in the

Sun God

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched

ancient White Star was an ancestor

that the Sun God is keeping an eye

where all these things

information that would be

mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

don't know how to use

what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

use magic... I figured it out immediately after

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm look on the

You don’t need to

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not

not see that reflection as he

has received the Sun God's blessing? You

“W, what are you-”

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

boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

answers are down

so dry that there was

heart was

useless? He

sounded absurd but it kept

I will take

because the attendant

truth was in

were saying that he really would take responsibility

said that they would help him but it had been a

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had

would be

was someone who was watching

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let

probably anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu

keep an eye on us and to interject in an urgent

the second

“When did they-?!”

at another of the king's shadows that was behind him and could

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

you again in