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

that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up

“What?”

scoffed in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

you take responsibility for this? No, can you even take responsibility, your

Alberu shut up immediately.

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 king

tiniest

“Still...”

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

who is willing to be

could he ignore such

this if the attendant asked Alberu

this attendant was saying that he

didn’t want any harm coming

willing to do this despite

‘Why?

this bastard doing all of

mooch off me if I become king in

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things like

enough

me back later but come with me

“...What?”

at

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

Creeeeeak.

at least an old door

and reached

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

walked around to look

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had

“It’s the same.”

you talking

instead of responding to Alberu's

not the first basement level he remembered but the size and

means that this place was neglected for a while and turned

know why it had

it is

cutting edge technology but looked

that’s just how I

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and

"What is it?”

curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

the ground with

“Right here.”

how he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of

from the first basement level to the second,

was easy for someone like Cale who knew the shape of the library to

spot he was

is the reason I need to

in

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

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

White Star was an ancestor in the House of

fact that the darkness that the Sun God is keeping an eye on

where all these

where information that would be helpful to you is

shut. He looked as if

At that moment...

break this

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

don't know how to use

what Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

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

“...Mm.”

He brushed his

“How did you-”

boy’s fingers started shaking as soon as he heard those words.

can cause

“...What?”

a calm look on the attendant’s

dead mana. You don’t need to

attendant’s eyes could not hide his

could 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-”

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

suffocating but the attendant bowed

of the answers are

so dry

was

He knows my

but it kept echoing in his

go wild. I will take responsibility

attendant was

truth was in

he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at that

knew it would be like

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

oddly long shadow had a

would be

Crossman was someone who was

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

going to tell Alberu Crossman and wanted me to do

an eye on us and to interject

Cale accurately located the second basement level and

“When did they-?!”

shadows that was behind him and could

these areas

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

you again