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.

knows that I came

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

No, can you even

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 attendant

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

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

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

could he ignore such a

like this if the attendant asked

this attendant was saying that he

any

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing all of

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

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough

later

“...What?”

at

that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you talking

started walking quickly instead of

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

was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I

was not curious to know why it had suddenly changed

it

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for

just how I felt

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

was how he was able to get

first basement level to the

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

spot he was

reason I need

room in the

Sun God

was being watched by

the ancient White Star

darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is

was where all these things

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

looked as if he didn’t know what to

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

how to use

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face

“How did you-”

as soon as he heard those words. Cale

cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a

You don’t need to hide

eyes could not hide his hands

that reflection as he observed the

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is no

“W, what are you-”

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

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

the answers are

mouth was so

heart was

useless? He knows my

it kept echoing in his

wild. I will take responsibility for

because the attendant

truth was in

saying that he really would take responsibility

help him but it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said

‘...Mother.’

he suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

knew it would be

who was completely clad in black clothes so

long shadow

would

was someone who was watching

was no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu

to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

his subordinate to keep an eye

located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

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

areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

you again