Trash of the Count's Family

# Pushing forward too rashly (3)

“Who prepared this?”

Cale responded brightly to Alberu who asked with a stiff expression on his face.

“I did, your highness!”

It was so bright it almost seemed radiant.

Cale continued speaking to Alberu who was unable to understand this situation at all.

“The Chief of Staff left me in charge of this palace so I plan on working hard to meet his expectations. Your highness.”

He then smiled with a clueless look on his face as if he didn’t know anything.

The attendants from the king's kitchen seemed to be at losses for words while looking at that face.

‘I like this face too.’

It was a strong weapon that Cale had never considered. This kind of look was useful too.

“Ha!”

Alberu scoffed as if he finally understood before laughing as he sat down at the table. He then picked up his fork.

Peek. He peeked toward Cale before he started eating and mumbled to himself.

“This is going to make the Chief of Staff go crazy.”

He considered a few things in his mind before nonchalantly commenting to Cale while keeping his gaze on the food.

“Do whatever you want.”

Alberu didn't specify what this attendant was to do as he pleased. However, he couldn’t help but look at the attendant after hearing this response.

“Yes, your highness! I will do my job.”

Alberu couldn’t tell for a moment whether this punk knew something as he responded or was responding without knowing anything.

He stared at Cale with an odd expression on his face for a while before turning away and quietly mumbling.

“It’s been so long since I saw someone doing their job.”

“Excuse me?”

Alberu shook his head toward Cale who had not heard what he just mumbled. He had not said it for Cale to hear.

“It’s nothing.”

Cale started speaking again at that moment. He spoke quickly, as if something suddenly came to his mind.

"Ah, your royal highness.” (TL: So, Korean has different ways you can address royalty and it hasn’t made a difference in the novel until now, but it does right here so that’s why it is royal highness here versus highness for Alberu everywhere else)

The atmosphere sank at that moment.

It was the middle of spring. However, an extremely scary silence descended upon this warm room and made it feel quite cold.

Your royal highness.

That was a title only for the crown prince.

Although it might be different externally, there was nobody internally in the palace who called Alberu his royal highness.

The silence was broken.

"Ah, your highness.”

The attendant called Alberu properly, as if he had done nothing weird.

Alberu’s eyes clouded over at that moment.

‘It wasn’t a mistake.’

The attendant in front of Alberu was currently looking directly at him.

The kitchen attendants and royal servants who were behind the attendant could not see the look on the attendant's face. That was why they looked astonished and were holding their breaths.

However, this attendant didn't seem flustered at all.

Your royal highness.

He had not said that by accident.

He was simply making it sound as if it was an accident.

Alberu finally realized that the sharpness he had felt from this attendant for a moment earlier was his true self.

‘He’s hiding his true nature underneath this clueless face.’

He could not tell the true nature of this attendant.

‘Would you look at this?'

The Chief of Staff took a wrong step, no, he is going to walk right into a swamp.’

Alberu quietly observed the attendant who had called him. He made it look as if he never heard Cale call him ‘your royal highness’ in the first place. Cale added another comment after looking at Alberu’s calm face.

"There is no poison.”

“Gasp.”

One of the kitchen attendants who had his head slightly bowed urgently gasped.

“Pffft.” Alberu chuckled once more.

He knew that as well.

He knew that there was no poison in this food.

It was because this food was not supposed to come to the First Prince Palace.

That was the reason Alberu had immediately picked up the fork.

He calmly responded to the attendant.

“Get out.”

It was another order to get out.

However, the tone wasn’t as sharp as last time. In fact, it was just stoic without any emotion.

“Please summon me whenever you need me, your highness.”

Cale headed out the door after making that comment. The kitchen attendants and royal servants from the king's palace hurriedly followed behind him.

Click. The door closed and the most senior of the kitchen attendants quickly caught up to the leisurely walking Cale.

“What is the meaning of this?!”

his tone because he heard

who could

just did

You might not know

“Enough.”

Cale raised his hand.

attendant subconsciously flinched at Cale's cold

Chief of Staff-nim. I was given the order to take care of the basic necessities of the First Prince Palace and have acted accordingly. You should be aware of it, sir.

naturally knew about the basic necessities of a palace as he had been working

Chief of Staff left such a thing to a newbie like this and

couldn't decide whether he could understand the

my leave

in front of him walked away from him and

“Ah.”

moment and added on with the clueless smile

the meal again for dinner. The meal should be balanced nutritionally as his highness is

the palace as if he

“Ho.”

kitchen attendant was full of disbelief

also a prince and he was not in a position to be able

However…

not just a clueless

realized that the newbie walked away

the heck

He got a headache.

“What should we do?”

brusquely responded to his junior’s

Inform the kitchen that we need to get dinner ready as well and that it is for the

they get angry at

would they get

a crooked smile

left everything to this newbie or the Sous chef-nim who did not confirm the details will take care of it. It is

“Ah.”

peeked at the attendants looking relieved

need to look

lay of

look into this intangible flow of things as he had this unknown

about this and would definitely not care about it even if he

“Excuse me, attendant-nim!”

someone

who had given him

this was a Dark Elf

“Umm. Attendant-nim.”

up to Cale and

“Ah.”

something and started speaking before the Dark Elf could say

outfits will soon arrive. Please help me as I don't have enough

“…Excuse me?”

royal servant asked with a blank look on his face and Cale slightly tilted

“Excuse me?”

had not heard him and the royal

what you said. You need

“Yes I do.”

responded and asked the disguised

you need me for

urgent that he needed

implied meaning was

I just wanted to chat for a

let’s chat later. I am

“Excuse me?”

“Goodbye.”

away with a stern tone that did not fit his clueless

needed to

avoid

needed to avoid the Chief of Staff and the people in charge of the things he had

to be

should be at least one place

forward to the chaos that would start with this lunch and hurried to a spot

“Ho.”

Cale for a long time before lowering

“…This is completely unexpected.”

servant's eyes

path that Cale had walked down

need to report

been quietly passing time as if it

getting rowdy

on quietly

Elf disguised as a

“This isn't bad either.”

* * *

"The sun is setting.”

Chew chew.

eating a pie he had swiped from the attendant’s cafeteria as he looked

as the sun slowly started

“Today really…”

thought about the

“It was the best.”

issues left and right during the morning and spent the afternoon hiding in

was the first time he had rested like this

truly was an

why the Chief of Staff should have a

needed to create a major incident for the First Prince Palace

people who ignored the First Prince Palace all this time get anxious at least

“Hmm.”

quickly finished

time to

moment the sun went

turned

to go see

Cale’s eyes slowly closed.

his surroundings as he

Clack clack.

A carriage was moving.

questions as to where this carriage

headed toward Viscount Tolz's

Venion Stan and his subordinates would be

The sun had set and night was

“Hoooo.”

after taking a look around the

knew something

back alley subordinate’s right hand man’s right hand

and someone who would not be treated properly by the

in a luggage carriage or a shabby or regular

materials used for this carriage seemed quite

riding in such

Venion's lackey was riding in this carriage

"As I expected.”

immediately realized the

of some knights’ heads as he looked out the window toward