# 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?!”

to a newbie like Cale but was paying attention to his tone

brightly to the kitchen attendant who could not hide his

did my

not know the situation in the

“Enough.”

Cale raised his hand.

attendant subconsciously flinched at Cale's cold

necessities of the First Prince Palace and have acted accordingly. You

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

to a newbie like this and this guy

whether he could understand the

make my leave as

away from him and the other attendants following behind

“Ah.”

moment and added on with the clueless smile

again for dinner. The meal should

of the palace as if he was late

“Ho.”

of

was not in a position to be able to say no to

However…

just a

that the newbie walked away was no

heck are

He got a headache.

“What should we do?”

responded to

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

they get angry at

would they get angry at

attendant had a crooked smile on his

did nothing wrong. I'm sure either the Chief of Staff-nim who left everything to this newbie or the Sous chef-nim who did not confirm

“Ah.”

looking relieved

need to

needed to figure out the lay of things within the royal palace

decided to look into this intangible flow of things as he had this

about this and would definitely not care about it even

“Excuse me, attendant-nim!”

someone stop

servant who had given

this was a Dark Elf mage who was using dye

“Umm. Attendant-nim.”

to Cale and

“Ah.”

to remember something and started speaking before the Dark Elf could

arrive. Please help me as I

“…Excuse me?”

look on his face and Cale slightly

“Excuse me?”

servant had not heard him

nothing sir. I heard what you said. You need

“Yes I do.”

responded and asked the

you need me

urgent that

meaning was easily

just wanted to chat for

chat later. I am

“Excuse me?”

“Goodbye.”

tone that did not fit his

needed to hurry

I avoid him

to avoid the Chief of Staff and the people

to

be at least one place in the palace

chaos that would start with this lunch and hurried to a spot where people would

“Ho.”

servant who was left alone watched Cale for a long time before

“…This is completely unexpected.”

servant's

path that Cale had walked down

to

been quietly passing time as if it

that place was getting rowdy

quietly

disguised as a royal

“This isn't bad either.”

* * *

"The sun is setting.”

Chew chew.

a pie he had swiped from the attendant’s cafeteria

sky was red as the sun slowly started

“Today really…”

about the

“It was the best.”

and spent the

had rested like

was an

of Staff should have a

for the First Prince Palace at

First Prince Palace all this

“Hmm.”

finished the

time to

the sun

turned dark for

to go see Raon instead of Alberu

Cale’s eyes slowly closed.

surroundings as he

Clack clack.

A carriage was moving.

no questions as to where this carriage was

headed toward Viscount

cave where Raon was imprisoned… Venion Stan and

looked out the window. The sun had set

“Hoooo.”

after taking

something seemed

back alley subordinate’s right hand

Venion's lackey and someone who would

person was not riding in a luggage carriage or a shabby or

materials used for this carriage

riding in such

was riding

"As I expected.”

realized

some knights’ heads as he

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