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 here to

that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

tie me

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale

take responsibility for this? No, can you

Alberu shut up immediately.

him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen after taking this attendant away since the king knew what

had weren’t even the tiniest of

“Still...”

all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore that this attendant was here but

a person who is willing to be tied back down

ignore such a

attendant asked Alberu to quickly untie

attendant was saying that he would get bound

didn’t want any harm

willing to do this

‘Why?

this bastard doing all of

mooch off

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in

smart enough to figure

me back later but come with

“...What?”

and looked at Cale

to check that he was okay before calmly walking out of the room he

Creeeeeak.

an old

turned around and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

handed the magic light to Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

look

‘It’s here.’

to a

“It’s the same.”

you

started walking quickly instead

the first basement level he remembered but the size and structure

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

curious to know why

it is

Royal Library he knew had cutting edge technology but looked as if

guess that’s just how

fully aware that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

one spot

"What is it?”

curious to know why I

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground

“Right here.”

he was able to get to the second

from the first basement level to the second,

the shape of the library to have a good idea

why, underneath the spot he was standing

reason

stone room in the

Sun God left for the House

Royal Family was being watched by the Sun God

ancient White Star was an

that the Sun God is keeping an eye on is not the Dark Elf blood but the

where all

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

He looked as if he didn’t know

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

know how to use

how to use

Alberu was

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

magic... I figured it out

“...Mm.”

brushed his face with his

“How did you-”

soon

can cause an

“...What?”

see a calm look on the attendant’s

don’t need to hide

attendant’s eyes could not hide

could not see that reflection as he

Crossman that has received the Sun God's blessing? You don't need shit like that. There is

“W, what are you-”

a negative view of

he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking

of the answers

his mouth was so dry that there was

was

blessing is useless? He knows my connection with the

sounded absurd but it kept echoing

I will take responsibility for

attendant was

was in

saying that he really would take responsibility for

but it had been

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would

neck. Behind him was someone who

oddly long

would be

who was

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

what I was going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

to keep an eye on us and

located the second

“When did they-?!”

the king's shadows that was behind him and

bad in these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and looked at

hope to see you again