Cale looked toward Alberu and finished his deduction.

�So then, the child of a half-blooded Dark Elf?�

The crown prince answered more confidently than Cale expected.

�You�re driving me crazy.�

�I guess I was right.�

Cale and Alberu both just quietly observed each other.

�And?�

The crown prince�s response at the end of that silence was pretty confident. His face was not shaking at all. Cale shrugged his shoulders.

�Just that I can give this to you, but not for free.�

Alberu couldn�t believe Cale had nothing else to say after giving him such a strong blow.

�Ha, haha-�

Alberu started to laugh. It made Cale wonder what would have happened if there wasn�t soundproof magic in the office. Either that, or what would have happened if he hadn�t sent the servants and his subordinates out.

The atmosphere turned chilly in the room.

�I was planning on putting you to work. I shouldn�t have told you to come.�

Alberu was tired of that mug on Cale�s face that was as relaxed as usual. His gaze headed toward the bottle with the black liquid.

Mother.

The weight of that word pierced into Alberu�s heart.

Cale did not say anything else and just sat there observing the crown prince, who was staring at the bottle.

Dark Elf.

They were creatures of the dark that were chastised by the people of the continent because of their affinity to darkness. The base of their power was the dead mana flowing out of the dead.

In the past, Dark Elves tended to be found near graves or villages that were destroyed by illnesses.

That was why people hated Dark Elves, even though the Dark Elves never harmed people nor desecrated corpses.

This led to the Dark Elves living in hiding. They were hiding even better than the Elves.

Alberu moved his gaze from the glass bottle and looked toward Cale. Cale just smiled back at him. JrNovels.com