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

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

would be advantageous to ignore that this

can I leave a person who is willing to be

could he ignore such a

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape

saying that he

want any harm

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

is this bastard

it because he's looking to mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested

smart enough to figure that

back later but come with

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale

okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

an old

turned around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and

“As I expected.”

around to look at

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner that had an oddly long

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the same as

was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know in

to know why it had suddenly changed like

But it is

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

just how

that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

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

directly from the first basement level to the second,

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

underneath the spot

is the reason

in the second basement

the Sun God left for the House of

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

ancient White Star

that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not

all

also where information that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

shut. He looked as

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his face

“How did you-”

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

cause

“...What?”

see a

don’t need to

eyes could not hide his

not see that reflection

of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There

“W, what are you-”

have a negative view of

stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the

of the answers are down

However, his mouth was so dry

was beating

He knows my connection with the

but it kept

will take

was because the attendant was

truth was in the attendant’s

that he

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

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

would be

at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely

oddly long shadow

would be like

Crossman was someone who was watching over

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

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

subordinate to keep an eye on us and to

when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

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

in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked

to see you again in the