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.

Majesty probably knows that I came

way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me back

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even

Alberu shut up immediately.

no power to take responsibility for the

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

“Still...”

knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant

willing to be

ignore such

the attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie him and help him

was saying that he would get

didn’t want any harm coming

do this despite knowing that

‘Why?

bastard doing all

because he's looking to mooch off

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

smart enough to figure that

me back later

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at Cale after hearing these sudden

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

Creeeeeak.

an old

reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

the magic light to Cale and watched

“As I expected.”

to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

a

“It’s the same.”

you

walking quickly instead of

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

for a while and turned into the basement I know in just a

was not curious to know why

But it

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

how I felt

this test was one based

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot and turned toward

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

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

the first basement level to the second,

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

underneath the spot he was standing

the reason

stone room in the second basement

where the words the Sun God left for the House of Crossman

Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was being watched by

the fact that the ancient White Star was an ancestor in the House

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

all these things

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

He looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

break this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know

don't know how

was what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

use magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

groaned. He brushed his

“How did you-”

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

cause an

“...What?”

up to see a

You don’t

eyes could not

could not see that reflection as he observed

hair of the House of Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like

“W, what are you-”

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

boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully

answers are

so dry that

was

blessing is useless? He knows my connection with

sounded absurd but it

I will

was because the attendant

was in the

were saying that he really would take responsibility for

but it had been a long time since he had

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would

who was completely clad in black clothes

that had an oddly long shadow had

it would be like

someone who was

was no way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was

probably anticipated what I was going to tell

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

the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked

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