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.

I came here

no way that he

Cale turned toward Alberu.

please tie me

“What?”

in disbelief. Cale nonchalantly

No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

in front of him mentioned, he had no power to take responsibility for the things that would happen

the tiniest of embers in front

“Still...”

was all Alberu managed to say. He knew that it would be advantageous to ignore

who is willing to be tied

ignore such a

asked Alberu to quickly untie him and

attendant was saying that he would get

want any harm coming

willing to do this despite knowing

‘Why?

this bastard doing all

to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

wasn’t interested in things

was smart enough to figure that

later but

“...What?”

stopped thinking and looked at

okay before calmly walking out of the

Creeeeeak.

least an old

around and reached his hand

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

magic light to Cale and watched what he

“As I expected.”

around to look at the first

‘It’s here.’

glance to a corner that had an

“It’s the same.”

you

quickly instead of responding

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

that this place was neglected for a while and turned into

was not curious to know why it

But it is

cutting edge technology but looked as if it had been

that’s just how I felt

that this test

“Your Royal Highness.”

in one spot and

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need to

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

on the ground with his

“Right here.”

he was able to get to the second basement

the first basement level to

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

was why, underneath the spot he was standing at right

the reason I need

in

the Sun God left for

about how the Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was

fact that the ancient White Star was an

an eye on is not the Dark

all

also where information that would be helpful to you is

mouth shut. He looked as if he didn’t know what

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

would I know how

know how to

Alberu was trying

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook his

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

“...Mm.”

brushed his face

“How did you-”

mana. The tips of the young boy’s fingers started shaking as soon

can cause

“...What?”

see a calm look

don’t need

in the attendant’s eyes could

see that reflection as he

received the Sun God's

“W, what are you-”

of

young boy stared at the attendant as if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right into Alberu’s eyes and

of the answers are

mouth was so dry that there was no

was beating

is useless? He

but it kept echoing in his

I will take

because the attendant was talking like

truth was in the

saying that he really would take

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

‘...Mother.’

thought about

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

at

would

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

long shadow

would be

someone who

way someone like that would miss Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing that he let

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

to keep an eye on us and to interject

Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried to

“When did they-?!”

looked at another of the king's shadows that

areas probably because he was

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

shocked and

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