# 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 that this attendant was in charge of the First Prince

who

just did my

know

“Enough.”

Cale raised his hand.

subconsciously flinched at

the 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

the basic necessities of a palace

Staff left such a thing to a newbie like this and this guy is trying to get it all

he could

make my leave as

walked away from him and the

“Ah.”

for a moment and added on with the clueless

care of the meal again for dinner. The meal should

out of the palace as if he

“Ho.”

attendant was full of disbelief but

was not in

However…

just a

realized that the newbie walked away was no

the heck are things

He got a headache.

“What should we do?”

responded to his

need to get dinner ready as well and that

get angry at

they get angry

had a crooked smile on

or the Sous chef-nim

“Ah.”

the attendants looking relieved and

to

lay of things

of things as he

not care about it even if he did

“Excuse me, attendant-nim!”

someone stop

royal servant who had given him all sorts of

Elf mage who was using dye

“Umm. Attendant-nim.”

Cale and was catching his

“Ah.”

Cale seemed to remember something and started speaking

materials, and outfits will soon arrive. Please help

“…Excuse me?”

royal servant asked with a blank look on his face and

“Excuse me?”

had not heard him and the royal servant

what you said. You

“Yes I do.”

sternly responded and asked the

me for

so urgent that he

meaning

not. I just wanted to chat for a

chat later. I am

“Excuse me?”

“Goodbye.”

walked away with a stern tone that did not

needed to hurry right

I avoid him

Chief of Staff and the people in charge

to be

should be at least one

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

“Ho.”

royal servant who was left alone watched Cale for a long

“…This is completely unexpected.”

royal servant's eyes sparkled

down the path that Cale

to report

quietly passing time as if

that place was getting rowdy because of

planned on quietly

Dark Elf disguised as a royal servant

“This isn't bad either.”

* * *

"The sun is setting.”

Chew chew.

swiped from the attendant’s cafeteria as he looked

was red as the sun slowly

“Today really…”

about the

“It was the best.”

had caused issues left and right during the morning and spent the afternoon hiding in a

first time he had rested like this

truly was an irresponsible

the Chief of Staff should have

to create a major incident for

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

“Hmm.”

finished

time to become Venion's

the sun

slowly turned dark

go see

Cale’s eyes slowly closed.

listened to his surroundings as he

Clack clack.

A carriage was moving.

questions as to where this carriage was

toward Viscount

by the cave where Raon was imprisoned… Venion Stan and

sun had

“Hoooo.”

taking a look

something seemed

right hand man’s right hand

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

person was not riding in a

this carriage seemed quite sturdy

in

riding in this carriage

"As I expected.”

realized

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

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