Chapter 131
The moment Roina met the eyes of this envoy from the Kingdom of Ryeo, for some reason, she felt a chill.
“My name is Ryuhyeon. The family name is Ryu, and the given name is Hyeon, so feel free to call me as you wish.”
‘……’
The name format is similar to Korean. Although no Korean has violet eyes… Roina felt a strange sense of familiarity.
In the novel she read, the Kingdom of Ryeo wasn’t particularly significant. However, Ryuhyeon—this very man—had appeared meaningfully and made advances toward the female lead, Veronica. With lines like how he felt fate upon meeting her. At the time, she had just brushed it off as a typical romantic development, but now that she had met him in person, she intended to see what kind of thoughts he truly had.
“As you may already know, I am Yoseph, the heir of Amasto, and this is Lady Roina, the Great Archmage’s sole disciple.”
“Yes, I’m Roina.”
She gave a polite bow. Hyeon was staring at her unusually intently, which made her feel a bit uncomfortable. Yoseph stepped half a pace forward between the two, as if to block that gaze, and continued the conversation.
Originally, the Kingdom of Ryeo had no intention of getting involved in this New Year’s gathering, but after negotiations with Yoseph, they broke from that plan and decided to side with the anti-Crown Prince faction. Yoseph was now directly explaining what he could offer in return for that support.
The redness around his eyes gave him a strange, seductive air. While talking with Yoseph, this man occasionally glanced at Roina.
In fact, Roina had no reason to be here, as she wasn’t directly involved in the dealings. But this man had specifically requested Roina’s presence.
The reason being that the Kailak Mountains lay between the Empire and Ryeo, and they would need the mountain’s master to mediate. Wasn’t the Great Archmage the master of the Kailak Mountains? She had thought so, but Lutan had clearly stated that Roina was the master.
The Great Archmage seemed to know something more but hadn’t told her, and Roina hadn’t pressed for it either. It was probably related to her past life again. That’s what she thought. She was curious how the envoy from Ryeo knew about it, but she intended to find out directly here.
“Then, how about Lady Roina visiting the Kingdom of Ryeo in the near future?”
“Yes?”
Even so, since the earlier conversation had been about trade and commerce, which she thought unrelated to her, she had only half listened—but then came the sudden proposal. Yoseph looked at him with slight wariness.
“Isn’t Lady Roina not directly involved? Wouldn’t it be better for a member of Amasto to visit?”
“No. Lady Roina is involved.”
With those words, the man who resembled a snake smiled faintly. Though he had suddenly drawn Roina into the matter, he showed not a hint of hesitation. He even looked at Roina with a gaze full of affection.
“Because I have gone and fallen for Lady Roina at first sight!”
What is with this person? Roina stared at him, blank-minded. It was exactly the same line she had seen in the novel.
Could he really be someone who flirts with just anyone? He had been a mysterious figure even in the text, so in the end, she would have no choice but to experience firsthand what kind of person he truly was.
As he said that, Hyeon naturally knelt before Roina, took her hand, and leaned his cheek against the back of it. No one had expected him to do such a thing, so no one was able to stop him.
“The moment I saw Lady Roina—my heart began to beat as if I were the only one left in the world. Would you place your hand over my chest? Just to feel how vividly it beats—”
“Do not lure Roina with strange lies.”
At that moment, a man with long black hair, who was not supposed to be here, appeared.
Lutan. Roina silently mouthed his name.
She wanted to ask why he had come here without her knowing, but now wasn’t a good time.
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