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 wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up when you

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale

take responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking

things he had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in

“Still...”

He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he could not do

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

could he ignore such a

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

that he

any harm coming to

this despite

‘Why?

is this bastard doing all

because he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

enough to figure

back later

“...What?”

at Cale after hearing

his wrists and ankles to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he was imprisoned

Creeeeeak.

an old door hanging

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

calmly walked around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

brushing glance to a corner that

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead of

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure was pretty much the

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned into the basement I know in

know why it had suddenly

it

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

that’s just how I felt about

was fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

to get to the second basement level to where the House

the first basement level to the

knew the shape of the library to have

why, underneath the spot he was standing

reason I need to

in

the Sun God left for the House of Crossman was

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

that the ancient White Star

Sun God is keeping an eye on is

where all these

would be helpful to you

looked as

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

know how

what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

shook his

fact that you can use magic... I figured it out immediately after seeing the dead

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words. Cale

cause

“...What?”

see a calm look on the

don’t

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

not see that reflection as he observed the

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

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

of the answers

subconsciously gulped. However, his mouth was so dry that

heart was

useless? He knows my connection with the Dark

it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take responsibility for

because the attendant

in the attendant’s

that he really would take

had been a long time since

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at that

it would be

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

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a shorter

knew it would be

Crossman was someone who was watching

Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let Alberu get to

tell Alberu Crossman

keep an eye on us

second basement level

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was behind him and could

in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

to see you again