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 to rescue

way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when you

“What?”

disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

to take responsibility for the things that would happen after

he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers

“Still...”

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

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

he ignore such a

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help

saying that he would get bound

any harm

do this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

off

That wasn’t it.

interested in things

smart enough to

back later but come with

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at

to check that he was okay before calmly walking

Creeeeeak.

least an old door

and reached his hand toward

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale

“As I expected.”

around to look at the

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

are you

started walking quickly instead of responding

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

a while and turned

know why it had suddenly changed like

it

edge technology but looked as if it had been maintained for quite

how I

test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground with

“Right here.”

to get to the second basement level to where the House

the first

someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to

was why, underneath the spot he was standing

is the reason I need

in

God

the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God instead

the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

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

was where all these things

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

mouth shut. He looked as if he

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how to

how to

was what Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

that you can use magic... I figured

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale added another comment at that

can cause

“...What?”

see a

dead mana. You don’t

could not

not see that reflection as he

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

“W, what are you-”

of it right now,

but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s

answers are

so

heart was

He

but it kept echoing

I will

attendant was talking

truth was in

eyes were saying that he

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

‘...Mother.’

thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

would be

right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely clad in black

corner that had an oddly long shadow had

it would be

who was watching

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

tell Alberu Crossman and

an eye on us and to interject in

example, when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

king's shadows that was behind

bad in these areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

stopped being shocked and looked

hope to see you again