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.

probably knows that I

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

why please tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

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

I leave a person who is willing to be tied back down and be

he ignore such

would not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

attendant was saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming to

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

looking to mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

interested in

was smart enough to

later

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

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

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old door hanging

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

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

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

why

But it is

the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite a

just how

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

to get

first basement

library to have a good idea as to

was why, underneath the spot he was standing

here is the reason I

room in the second

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

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

that the ancient White Star

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

where all these things were

be

He looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

how to

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

can use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard

cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on

You don’t

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not

could not see that reflection

God's blessing?

“W, what are you-”

of it right now,

if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before

the answers are

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry

was beating

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my

but it kept

I will take

the attendant was

truth was in the

eyes were saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would

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

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a

it would

was someone who was watching over

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

sent his subordinate to keep an eye on

second basement

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that was

was bad in these areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked

hope to see you again in the