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.

Majesty probably knows that I came here

way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this

person who is willing to be tied

ignore such a

not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape

saying that

want any

was willing to do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

is this bastard

looking to mooch off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in things like

enough

tie me back later but

“...What?”

at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you

quickly instead of responding

remembered but the

neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know

know why it had suddenly changed like

But it

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if

guess that’s just how

fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first basement level

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

was why, underneath the spot he

here is the reason I need to

room in the

where the words the Sun God left for the

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the

is keeping an

where all

information that would be helpful to you is

looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to

know how to use

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

soon as

can cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm look

mana. You don’t

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands

see that reflection as he observed the

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed

answers are

was so dry that there was no saliva

was

Sun God’s blessing is useless? He knows

but it kept echoing

I will take responsibility

the attendant was

in

were saying that he

that they would help him but it had been

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would be like

was someone who was completely clad in black clothes so

that had an oddly long shadow

it would be

someone who was

meeting. It was obvious

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

he sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and

Cale accurately located the second basement level

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind him and

areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

hope to see you