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 wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

is why please tie me

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief.

for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

this clueless attendant in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that

tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

advantageous to ignore that this attendant was

is willing to be

he ignore

feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

this attendant was saying that he would

any harm

do this despite knowing

‘Why?

bastard doing

mooch off me

That wasn’t it.

interested in things like

was smart enough

later

“...What?”

thinking and looked at Cale after hearing

okay before calmly walking out of the room he was

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

and reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

look at the first

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

you

instead of

not the first basement level he remembered but the

while and turned into the basement I know in just a few

was not curious to know why it

it

had cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained

just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test was one based on

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“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 was

from the first basement

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

why, underneath the spot he

here is the reason

stone room in

the Sun God left for the House of Crossman

about how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor

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

all these things were

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

with his mouth shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know

don't know how

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

I figured

“...Mm.”

his

“How did you-”

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

cause

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look

You don’t need to

in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his

reflection as

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

“W, what are you-”

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

at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant

the answers are down

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that

was

blessing is useless? He knows

but it kept

wild. I will

because the attendant was talking like

was in

that he really

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

it would

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

oddly long

it would be like

someone who was

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

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

subordinate to keep an eye on us and

the second basement level and tried to destroy

“When did they-?!”

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

areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and

to see you again in the