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.

that I came here

no way that

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

take responsibility for the things that would happen after

the tiniest of embers in front of the

“Still...”

that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was

who is willing to be tied back down and be held

he ignore such a

would not be feeling like this if the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him escape from

this attendant was saying that he

didn’t want any

to do this despite knowing that he could

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

to mooch off me if I

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

was smart enough to figure

me back later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these

okay before calmly walking out of the room he was

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

gave a brushing glance to a corner

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding

he remembered but the size and structure

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned

not curious to know why it had

But it

edge technology but looked as if

that’s just how

aware that this test was

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with his

“Right here.”

to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret

from the first basement level to the

who knew the shape of the library to have

spot he was standing at right

is the reason I need to

room in

where the words the Sun God left for the

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched

fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in

that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the

where all

that would be helpful

shut. He looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to use

how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

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

“...Mm.”

his face

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

a calm look on the

dead mana. You don’t need

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not hide his hands from

that reflection

House of Crossman 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-”

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

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking

the answers are down

was so dry that there was no

heart was

is useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

absurd but it kept echoing in

go wild. I will take

attendant was talking like

in the

were saying that he really would take responsibility for

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be like

pointed right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was

had an oddly long shadow had a

would be

Crossman was someone who

way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to the

anticipated what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman

his subordinate to keep an eye on us and to interject in

the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was behind him and could not hide his

areas probably because he

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and

see you