#338. Is that all?
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Her demeanor is calm.
The smile is as soft as usual.
Even the declaration to kill feels like a joke.
However, Rose could tell when she saw Li Qingyu’s cold eyes, unlike the smiling face.
If he can’t give a proper explanation, Li Qingyu will really try to kill himself by any means.
Still, Rose was silent.
That Hasneti didn’t stop him from taking him.
For that one reason alone, he knew that his words would eventually become an excuse.
The moment when Li Qingyu’s eyes sank deeper and darker at Rose’s silence.
“Of course it can’t be.”
Squeeze.
with a light wry smile.
A cup is poured out.
For a while, let’s stare at the steaming coffee cup that Li Qingyu poured himself.
Rose slowly reached out to take the cup and opened her mouth quietly.
“…Why do you think I couldn’t have sold my swordsman?”
“If you really did something like that, you wouldn’t have come looking for me alone like this.”
Not even after Limon was kidnapped.
Now that it’s been a few days, he must have known that he would be suspicious since he came to see him.
Even so, Rose’s behavior itself, without an escort, proves her innocence.
Seeing Li Qingyu talk calmly, Rose put on a complicated expression.
“Are you going to believe me for that reason?”
“Not really.”
Li Qingyu shook his head slightly.
She is the Black Dragon Princess.
Because he was a liar who doubted everything as much as he was good at deceiving and using others more than anyone else.
Even Rose, who could be called the conscience of the Seven Dragons, was no exception.
but only one.
Even Li Qingyu had an opponent he never suspected.
“It means that you trust the swordsman who decided to accompany you.”
“…”
“Above all, swordsmiths are not the ones to be sold to others.”
Limon is not a great person that someone can kidnap or subdue.
Then, in the end, the act of following Hasneti meant Limon’s own will, so there was no reason to hold Rose responsible for it.
Li Qingyu said calmly.
He smiled as he looked at Rose, who remained silent with her eyes fixed only on the coffee cup.
“Can I hear the answer to my question now?”
Please tell us in as much detail as possible how Limon became Hasneti’s concubine so that there is no room for misunderstanding.
Take a moment to stare at Li Qingyu as he politely asks.
Rose quietly closed her eyes.
And the story started.
As soon as they arrived in Africa, they were caught up in a war.
After conquering the Lumuka tribe, he established a military government.
As a result of attending the banquet of the Utopia Guild in search of the turkey swan, he was caught in a Hasneti attack.
Until Limon volunteers to become a prisoner named Cheoksil to prevent the massacre she will cause while hiding her identity.
all the stories so far.
“…Did that really happen?”
Africa is a continent out of reach of the Black Dragon clan.
In addition, because the Leviathan branch in Egypt was also blocked, Li Qingyu, who could only obtain information through newspapers, nodded his head after hearing the circumstances.
And while fiddling with an empty coffee cup, he quietly opened his mouth.
“I can roughly understand why the swordsman did that.”
“Is it because of the turkey?”
“It must have been difficult even for a swordsman to search Hasneti’s surroundings. You would rather have taken advantage of this opportunity.”
Li Qingyu said calmly.
Since Branga gave her a turkey, you have to look around Hasneti for clues.
However, the risk of being caught was too great to intrude from the outside.
Right now, Rose won’t allow that.
In that sense, this would have been the first and last opportunity for Limon to approach Hasneti naturally.
“To catch a dragon, you have to enter the dragon’s den.”
long ago.
Reflecting on the sword emperor’s words, Li Qingyu thought.
It’s good that you put so much effort into preparing Limon for the status of an Egyptian nobleman.
If it wasn’t for the status of the highest-ranking aristocrat with royal blood, that Hasneti wouldn’t have easily accepted Limon’s approach.
I didn’t know that his identity would be used like this, though.
“To catch a dragon, you have to enter the dragon’s den…” I
hoped he would repeat his words once more.
Rose raised her head.
Then, looking straight at Li Qingyu, he asked quietly.
“Is that all?”
“What does it mean?”
“I’m asking if there was any other reason why the swordsman followed Hasneti.”
Li Qingyu was not taken aback by Rose’s unexpected question.
I just answered calmly.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t answer that question.”
“Are you saying you can’t tell me?”
“No, that means I don’t know.”
Li Qingyu shook his head.
Little did she plan for this search in the first place.
Even that meager plan was shattered when the two tribes got caught up in a war.
There was no way that Li Qingyu could have predicted such an absurd situation that even Ainsha, the world’s greatest prophet, had not foreseen.
“I can tell you if it’s an unfounded speculation, but…” “
….”
“There’s no need for that.”
A clear stain around the eyes.
Fatigue that could not be hidden.
Even clothes with clear wrinkle marks.
Looking at Rose, who showed signs of not sleeping for several days, Li Qingyu smiled.
“Because if I can guess the answer, you already know it, Rose.”
At that, Rose remained silent.
He knew that it would be useless to ask her in the first place.
Still, why did he have to come to Li Qingyu and ask about this?
Rose, who had been lost in thought as she silently gazed at the cold coffee cup before she knew it, sighed.
And he got up from his seat.
“There were a lot of excuses late at night.”
“Never mind. It’s not that big of a deal between friends.”
Rose paused at the unexpected words.
“…were we friends?”
“At least for me.”
Rose from the past came to her and held a sword to her throat and interrogated her.
Even though she knew the whole truth, she had been his friend since she hid Limon’s secret for nothing.
For a while, look at Li Qingyu as he speaks with a smile.
Rose suddenly opened her mouth.
“Then can I ask you one more question as a friend?”
“As much as you like.”
Rose quietly asked Li Qingyu, who nodded willingly, saying that he would answer any question that was more expensive than friendship with her.
“If Charlotte or another princess were recognized by the swordsmith as his bride and monopolized his heart, he would push you away from his side.”
“…”
“Can I accept it?”
Li Qingyu hesitated.
I was surprised by the unexpected question.
Or, as if imagining that family.
She was silent with her eyes slightly lowered, but after a while she raised her head and faced Rose.
And he smiled and asked.
“Do you really need an answer?”
Just stare at Li Qingyu, who always has an incomprehensible smile.
Rose shook her head.
“No, I don’t think it’s necessary.”
Knowing that the time it took for her to draw a smile was the answer, Rose didn’t hesitate any longer.
He only opened his mouth after taking a sip of the cold coffee cup on the table.
“I’ll bring you some good black tea next time.”
Phaging.
neither answer nor hear.
without even saying goodbye
With only one polite word left.
For a moment, I hope to stare at the empty space as Rose disappears beyond space.
Li Qingyu sighed softly.
“…The swordsman always goes beyond my expectations.”
Is it admiration?
Is it lamentation?
Li Qingyu was lost in thought while muttering to himself that no one could understand.
‘Unexpectedly, the same goes for Hasneti.’
It’s understandable that Hasneti took Limon.
Limon’s fragment, which contains dragon psionics, is an item that stimulates the dragon’s instincts.
Once he showed the piece and promised a thousand tribute, it was only natural that any princess would try to capture him.
But even taking that into account, it was really unexpected that Limon was the sidekick in a situation like this.
‘Is it because I was attracted to the dragon psionic?’
Even if you can’t see through Limon’s disguise that interferes with perception itself, you may have felt the dragon psionics he possesses unconsciously.
Then, Hasneti’s behavior wasn’t completely incomprehensible, but…
‘I’m disturbed.’
Li Qingyu sighed.
The Red Dragon Princess of all time is always the flame itself.
Most of them were dangerous people who wanted to be as clear as looking at fire, but did not know when and where to shoot sparks if they looked away for a moment.
It was more so with Hasneti, whose reticent personality made it difficult to understand.
The mere fact that Hasneti and Limon were intertwined made Li Qingyu’s head hurt.
‘Well, it’s not as good as Rose, though.’
Like looking at a foggy lake.
Recalling Rose’s eyes, which were extremely deep and blue, but unlike usual, couldn’t find any clear radiance, it took a while for her to smile bitterly.
Li Qingyu suddenly muttered.
“Anyway, it’s good that you wrote your hand beforehand.”
No matter how much Limon is, it would be difficult for him to search for a seven-color bird alone in the Egyptian palace.
In that sense, her gift will be quite helpful.
“…I’ll have to change the shipping address a bit.”
It will be about time to arrive in Africa, so if you want to change the shipping address before then, you will have to move quickly.
The princess, who decided to work overtime today, smiled strangely as she prepared another cup of coffee.
* * *
“….”
Limon was a bit troubled until he agreed to be Hasneti’s concubine, but he didn’t worry too much.
A side room that is only a cause anyway.
In reality, it was obvious that he would be treated as a prisoner of war.
Even if you are lucky enough to be recognized as a noble, nobles without money and power will be ignored.
So, using that ignorance, he moderately avoids his eyes and establishes a position to work freely as a sculptor to find the turkey bird.
That was Limon’s plan.
The problem is that the plan went awry from the beginning.
“Is there anything inconvenient, Mr. Rimor?”
“There is nothing.”
Twenty servant slaves?
It’s nothing like this.
If you are a slave anyway, you can think of it as giving the remaining slaves because the Egyptian palace is overflowing.
“Today’s recommended menu is 18 dishes, including grilled pork with acacia honey and torsi with truffle. Is it okay if I upload it like this?”
“Well, if that’s the recommended menu.”
Mountain and sea delicacies presented at every meal?
This will also save the face of the royal family, so it is enough to accept it as a pretense.
“Pharaoh sent you a gift today too.”
“What else is this time?”
“Five pairs of earrings, three necklaces, four pairs of bracelets and a pair of anklets, including…
”
“Even so, Pharaoh thought it would be so, so he also gave us a warehouse and a gold storage box.”
“Wasn’t there already three warehouses?”
“Don’t worry. There are many warehouses in the main palace anyway.”
However, with only the gold and silver treasures received as gifts, three warehouses were about to explode, and even Limon was speechless.
In particular, of course, every time the slaves attend a bath, they apply perfume and recommend makeup.
Especially when I brought some outrageous clothes sometimes.
“… are these clothes?”
“yes.”
“How come my insides are showing through despite my clothes?”
“Because the clothes were made for that.”
“…”
“Of course, there are underwear that can be set.”
To protect the Pharaoh’s favor, shouldn’t this be enough?
The hundreds-year-old tanned blond boy couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat as he saw the slaves handing out underwear that was more absurd than clothes.
