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

no way that he wouldn't

Cale turned toward Alberu.

me back up

“What?”

disbelief.

you take responsibility for this? No, can

Alberu shut up immediately.

for the things that would happen after taking this

had weren’t even the tiniest of embers in front 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

he ignore such

attendant asked Alberu to

was saying that

any harm

to do this despite knowing that he

‘Why?

is this bastard doing

it because he's looking to mooch off me if I become king in the

That wasn’t it.

interested in

enough to figure that

tie me back later but come with

“...What?”

at Cale

okay before calmly walking out

Creeeeeak.

is at least an old

reached his

“Your magic light please.”

“…….”

Cale and watched what

“As I expected.”

look at the first basement

‘It’s here.’

a corner that had an oddly

“It’s the same.”

are you

instead of

remembered but the size and

a while and turned into the basement I know in just

know why it

But it

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

that’s just how

fully aware that this test was one

“Your Royal Highness.”

spot and turned

"What is it?”

you curious to know why I need

“…….”

Alberu responded with silence.

stomped on the

“Right here.”

he was able to get to the second basement level to where the House of Crossman’s secret

from the first basement level to the second,

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

why, underneath the spot he

is the reason I

in the second

God left for

Roan Kingdom’s Crossman Royal Family was

ancient White Star was an ancestor in the

the Sun God is keeping an eye

where all

that would be helpful to

with his mouth shut. He looked as if he

At that moment...

this with

“......!”

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“Magic? How would I-”

I know how to use

know how

Alberu was trying to

“Your Royal Highness.”

attendant shook

fact that you can use magic... I figured

“...Mm.”

He brushed his face

“How did you-”

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

can cause an

“...What?”

looked up to see a calm look on the attendant’s

dead mana. You don’t need to hide

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 blessing

“W, what are you-”

of it right now, but

if he was suffocating but the attendant bowed respectfully before looking right

of the answers are down

so dry

was beating

God’s blessing is useless? He knows my connection with

but it

will take responsibility

the attendant was talking

in the attendant’s

that he really

it had been a long time since he had seen anyone who said that they

‘...Mother.’

suddenly thought about his

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

“You-!”

Smile.

smiled at

knew it would be

right at Cale’s neck. Behind him was someone who was completely

had an oddly long shadow had

would be like

who was watching over

Alberu and Cale’s meeting. It was obvious after seeing

to tell Alberu Crossman and

subordinate to keep an eye on us

when Cale accurately located the second basement level and tried

“When did they-?!”

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

bad in these areas probably because

Cale calmly commented.

“I'm sorry. Your highness.”

being shocked and looked

to see you