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

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

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

Alberu shut up immediately.

to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what he

tiniest of

“Still...”

Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he

who is willing

ignore such a

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

saying that

want any

this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard

looking to mooch off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to figure that

please tie me back later

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

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

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead

not the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as the

place was neglected for a while and

not curious to know why it had

it is

had cutting edge technology but looked as if it

guess that’s just how

test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

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

headed directly from the first basement

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

the spot he

reason I

stone room in the

words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman was

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

White Star was an ancestor in the House

that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark

all these things were

information that would be helpful to you is

shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know

don't know how to use

what Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

up to see a calm look

don’t need to hide

attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands from

not see that reflection

has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't

“W, what are you-”

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

young boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into

the answers are

his mouth was so dry

heart was beating

is useless? He knows my connection with the

it kept echoing in

I will take

attendant was

in the attendant’s

eyes were saying that he really would take responsibility

had seen some people who said that they would help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

it would

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

had an oddly long

it would

Crossman was someone who was watching

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

tell Alberu Crossman and

keep an eye on us and to interject in

the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

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