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 he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me back up

“What?”

disbelief.

No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

tiniest of embers in front of

“Still...”

that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could

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

could he ignore

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

was saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

bastard doing all

to mooch off me if I become king

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

was smart enough to figure

please tie me back later

“...What?”

looked at

he was okay

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and

“As I expected.”

around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

to a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of responding to Alberu's

remembered but the size and

for a while and

curious to know why it had suddenly changed

But it is

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if it

that’s just how I felt

that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned

"What is it?”

know

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with his

“Right here.”

he was able to get to the second basement level to where the

from the first basement level

knew the shape of the library to have a

why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

here is the reason I need

stone room in

Sun God

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

White Star was an

is keeping an eye on is not

where all these

that would be helpful to you is hidden, your

mouth shut. He looked as

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to

know how to use

was what Alberu

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon

can cause an

“...What?”

a calm look on

dead mana. You don’t

the attendant’s eyes could not

could not see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

Elf blood? People have a negative view of it right now, but it won’t

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

answers

was so

heart was

useless? He knows my connection with the

it kept echoing in

go wild. I will take

the attendant was talking

truth was in the attendant’s

he really would take responsibility

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would be like

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

long shadow had

knew it would be like

Crossman was someone who was

someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that

was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to

eye on us and to interject in

when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

that was behind him and could

areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked at

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