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

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back up when you

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

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

had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but he

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

ignore

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly

was saying that he would

didn’t want any harm coming

this

‘Why?

bastard

looking to mooch off me if I become

That wasn’t it.

bastard wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure that

me back later but come with

“...What?”

looked at Cale after

he was okay before calmly walking out of

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door hanging

turned around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

walked around to look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a corner

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of responding to Alberu's

was not the first basement level he remembered but the size

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

to know why it had suddenly changed like

it is

level in the Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked

that’s just how I felt

was fully aware that this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and turned

"What is it?”

to know why

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the ground

“Right here.”

Cale had followed Alberu. That was how he was able to get

the first

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

underneath the spot he was

is the reason I

room in the second basement

the Sun God

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

ancient White Star was an

Sun God is keeping an eye on is not

where all these

would be helpful to you

with his mouth shut. He looked

At that moment...

this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

don't know how

what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

see a

mana. You don’t

reflection in the attendant’s eyes could not

see that reflection

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

“W, what are you-”

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

was suffocating but

answers are

so dry that there was no saliva to

was

He

sounded absurd but it kept

I will take

was because the attendant was talking like

in

were saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

knew it would be

Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who

corner that had an oddly long shadow had a

it would

who

meeting. It was obvious

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted

he sent his subordinate to keep an eye on us and

when Cale accurately located the second

“When did they-?!”

at another of the king's shadows that was behind

was bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked at

hope to see you again in