# 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?!”

newbie like Cale but was paying attention to his tone because he

answered brightly to the kitchen attendant who

did my

might not know the situation in the

“Enough.”

Cale raised his hand.

attendant subconsciously flinched at

of the basic necessities of the First

naturally knew about the basic necessities of a

newbie like this and this guy is

he could

my leave as I

in front of him walked away from

“Ah.”

for a moment and added on

take good care of the meal again for dinner. The

then hurried out of the palace as

“Ho.”

was full of disbelief

was not in a position to be

However…

just a

that the newbie walked away was

the heck are things

He got a headache.

“What should we do?”

brusquely responded to his

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

get angry at

they get angry

a

did nothing wrong. I'm sure either the Chief of Staff-nim who left everything to this newbie or the Sous chef-nim

“Ah.”

attendants looking relieved and

to

the lay of things within

look into this intangible flow of

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

“Excuse me, attendant-nim!”

heard someone

to see the royal servant who had given him all sorts of

Elf mage who

“Umm. Attendant-nim.”

Cale and was catching

“Ah.”

started speaking before the Dark Elf

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

“…Excuse me?”

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

“Excuse me?”

not heard him and the royal servant quickly shook

heard what you said. You

“Yes I do.”

sternly responded and asked the disguised Dark

need me for an

it so urgent that he needed to

meaning was

not. I just wanted to

chat later. I am

“Excuse me?”

“Goodbye.”

away with a stern tone that did not fit his clueless

needed to hurry

I avoid him

Staff and the people in charge of the things

to

should be at least one place in the

and hurried to a spot where people would not be able

“Ho.”

Cale for a long time before lowering

“…This is completely unexpected.”

servant's

the path that Cale had walked

need to report

quietly passing

that place was getting rowdy because of

quietly getting stronger,

Dark Elf disguised as a royal servant

“This isn't bad either.”

* * *

"The sun is setting.”

Chew chew.

the attendant’s cafeteria as

as the sun slowly started to

“Today really…”

about

“It was the best.”

and spent the afternoon hiding in a remote

time he had rested like this for a

truly was an

is why the Chief of Staff should have a

major incident for

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

“Hmm.”

finished

time to become Venion's

moment the sun went

slowly turned

to go see Raon instead of

Cale’s eyes slowly closed.

his surroundings as he opened

Clack clack.

A carriage was moving.

questions as to where this

headed toward Viscount

by the cave where Raon was imprisoned… Venion Stan and his subordinates would be headed there

out the window. The sun had set and

“Hoooo.”

eyes sparkled after taking a look around

something

alley subordinate’s right hand

lackey and someone who would not be treated properly by the group from

in a

carriage seemed quite sturdy and

was riding in such a

was riding in this

"As I expected.”

immediately realized

heads as he looked out

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