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 came here

that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

can you even take responsibility, your

Alberu shut up immediately.

power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking

had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

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

a person who is willing

he ignore such

be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape

saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming to

this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all of

mooch off me if

That wasn’t it.

interested in things like

enough to

me back later but come with

“...What?”

and looked at Cale after hearing these

he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

turned around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale

“As I expected.”

to look at the

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of

remembered but the size and structure was

a while and turned into the basement I know

curious to know why

it

he knew had cutting edge technology but looked

guess that’s just how I felt

aware that this test was one based on Alberu's

“Your Royal Highness.”

stood in one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

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

headed directly from the first basement level to

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

spot

here is the reason I

room in the second

the Sun God left for the House

Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

Star was an ancestor

the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an

all these

that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

observed 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

know how

Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

can use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

his face

“How did you-”

mana. The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on

dead mana. You don’t

could not hide his hands

that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

People have a negative view of it right now,

was suffocating but the attendant

of the answers are

so dry

heart was

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection

absurd but it kept echoing in

wild. I will take

was because the attendant

truth was in

saying that he really would take responsibility

that they would 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

would

Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who

long shadow had

knew it would be

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

probably anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me

eye on us

accurately located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

at another of the king's shadows that was behind

areas probably because he was still

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

you again