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

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

for this? No, can you even take

Alberu shut up immediately.

him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that

had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

was all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to

I leave a person who is willing to be tied back

he ignore such

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

saying that he

want any harm

was willing to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

please tie me back later but come

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

he was okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

turned around and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you talking

walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

basement level he remembered but the size and structure

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know in just

not curious to know why it had suddenly changed like

it

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

how I felt

this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the

“Right here.”

the past, Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the

had headed directly from the first

was easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to have a good idea as

underneath the spot he was

reason

in the second

where the words the Sun God left for the House of

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched

Star was an ancestor in the House of

is keeping an eye on is

was where all these things were

that would be

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

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

don't know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face with

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he

cause an

“...What?”

a calm look

don’t need to

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

not see that reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

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

but the attendant bowed

the answers

However, his mouth was so dry that there

heart was beating

He knows my connection with

it

go wild. I will take

was because the attendant was talking like

in the

he really

they would help him but it had been a long time

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would be

him was someone who was completely clad in black

oddly long shadow had

knew it would

who

would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after

going to tell Alberu

to keep an eye on us and to interject in

the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

another of the king's shadows that was

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

see you