TVHR - Chapter 35

Roselyn looked only at the man in front of her, despite the stares she felt from all directions.

However, a beast that seems to have feelings, ready to twist her neck at any moment if she slips even a little.

Titles such as Princess or whatever become meaningless once you leave the empire.

In particular, the class of the outsiders had no effect on Kaluta.

"I learned this a long time ago from a wandering minstrel who roamed here and there."

“Minstrel...?”

"Yes."

Roselyn nodded.

After leaving the family behind, she happened to let a minstrel stay in her room for about a month.

In fact, the original Roselyn would not have made such a choice.

So even now, she did not know the reason why she had shown such kindness.

She just did it because she felt like she should, and the minstrel thanked Roselyn for her kind consideration, saying he would teach her the Ruta language.

He told her that if she went and asked for help someday when she needed it, he would grant it.

Since then, wars broke out, and the world ended, so there wasn't really a need for that anymore.

Still, since it was such a unique language, the memory was vivid.

"...That is strange. Those who know Ruta are already quite old, and those learning it anew would likely be the Khan's close associates and the leaders of the various groups."

Roselyn, who was staring blankly at the man whose complexion had faded considerably, perhaps due to his age, did not reply to his monologue.

"Do you know the name of that minstrel?"

"Yes."

"Tell me if you don't mind."

Roselyn paused.

This is because she could not be sure whether it was right to reveal the name, as it was unclear whether the person in this world and the person in that world were the same or if they existed, and even if there was any connection between the person here and Roselyn.

However, if she does not reveal it, she will be suspected.

After a brief moment of thought, Roselyn opened her mouth.

"This person may not remember teaching me this language. Can you promise not to question him about this and about teaching Ruta to an outsider?"

Roselyn said.

It was a hassle to think that someone might suffer because of her. Besides, she didn't want to feel guilty.

When Roselyn spoke to Ruta, the Second Prince Yuldian gaped in astonishment.

'Since when has this stuttering Princess been able to speak so fluently?'

Wasn't she the Princess who couldn't even lift her head and always walked around looking only at the ground?

However, he could not understand how she could hold her head high and converse with the King as if nothing were wrong in such a hostile atmosphere.

'His Majesty told me to leave the negotiations to the Princess and not to interfere if possible, so I thought His Majesty had gone mad...'

She was much bolder than expected.

Yuldian just wanted to return to the Empire from the moment Bayan ripped off a person's arm with his bare hands.

'If it weren't for this woman, I wouldn't have come this far in the first place.'

Hearing that he had been singled out, perhaps as retaliation for last time, he had no choice but to come.

'...It’s just as hard to understand this bastard to begin with.'

Yundian glanced at Arma.

Yesterday, he was wearing pitch-black clothes with his bangs swept up, exposing his forehead, but today he was wearing his usual pure white clothes again.

It was after letting his bangs down again, as usual, and holding the book he always carried around like a trademark back in his arms.

'He probably thought it didn't suit him.'

He snorted inwardly.

It was understandable that he would be exhausted from wearing ill-fitting clothes.

'But what on earth is he babbling about?'

Yuldian looked at the man from Kaluta's side, laughing heartily with a look of utter frustration.

"I don't know whether to call you bold or warn you to play it safe."

"If possible, please make it bold."

The two were talking amongst themselves in a strange language that Yuldian did not know at all.

'Do the guys in the back all understand?'

Yuldian thought as he looked at the Kaluta tribe, whose expressions remained completely unchanged.

At that moment, Naryan, who was standing behind Khan, quickly winked as if she had sensed Yuldian's gaze.

'...I want to go back.'

Yuldian shuddered in disgust at this.

Arma also seemed frustrated, as his expression stiffened slightly, unlike usual.

They had been glaring at her from the side for a while, giving her a look that she should at least explain herself once, but Roselyn did not even turn her gaze toward them.

As if she had forgotten that they even existed in the first place.

“Yes, I promise.”

"Sansar."

At those words, some of the Kaluta tribesmen paused.

At Roselyn's words, the man's eyes also widened.

Roselyn rolled her eyes, slightly flustered by the sudden lull in the atmosphere.

'Is it a criminal's name? Or is it a name that isn't here?'

If that is the case, it is a difficult situation. Roselyn held her breath and cautiously looked around.

“What’s his name?”

Khan stuck to it with a stiff expression, as if he couldn't believe it.

"It was... Sansar."

"Do you remember what he looked like?"

Roselyn paused and tilted her head.

She felt quite uneasy and considered warning him again, but thinking it would be presumptuous, she simply shrugged and explained.

"Uh... A beautiful one with big, wavy silver hair reaching her waist and green eyes..."

Roselyn rubbed her cheek once with the back of her hand and continued speaking.

“It was a man.”

"..."

At the same time, the surroundings were enveloped in silence.

"What? Did you say something weird again?"

Yuldian seemed to sense it too, frowning and arguing.

Roselyn shrugged her shoulders and didn't even reply.

"Were there no other features?"

"Well... Other than that, the characteristics were almost identical to the Kaluta tribe..."

She murmured softly, then let out a low gasp.

"Ah, I think the color of his eyes changed sometimes. When he looked up at the sky or was lost in thought...?"

Roselyn recalled the Kaluta tribe from her mysterious memories.

He was a person who always exuded a mysterious aura.

Roselyn merely showed kindness by sharing the bread she happened to have with him as he lay collapsed, clutching his empty stomach...

Despite his lighthearted demeanor and way of speaking, he was somehow a very reassuring person.

Enough to allow a temporary stay until a place to go comes up, even though it was their first meeting.

'Come to think of it now, it's a strange thing.'

Regardless of the circumstances, he was a man, and she was a woman living alone.

"If you've learned Ruta, it seems you've known each other for quite a while..."

Roselyn pulled herself out of her daze and looked at the man again, opening her mouth.

"I could tell you more about that friend, but before that, I would like you to be as honest as I have been."

"...What’s that sudden noise again?"

Roselyn smiled as she looked at the other person, who was frowning as if displeased.

She thought of it while they were talking.

One thing Sansar, her friend from a long time ago, once said.

"Ah, there is an interesting secret hidden in Kaluta. Shall I tell you?"

“A fun secret?”

"Yeah. Kaluta's Khan is..."

Recalling the words of the other person, whose voice she could no longer even properly remember for some reason, Roselyn slowly parted her lips.

"If you want to hear more, please call the real Khan."

“...What are you talking about?”

The man asked back, scowling with a puzzled expression.

"It can only be a woman."

Roselyn's lips formed an arc.

"Only a woman can be the Khan of Kaluta, Chief."

As soon as Roselyn finished speaking, the surroundings were enveloped in silence.

The man who had been staring at Roselyn from across the street snapped his fingers.

At the same time, the figures of those standing behind the man, as if protecting him, disappeared from sight.

“What are you doing...?”

The Kaluta tribe blocked the view of the two people, excluding Roselyn.

"What is this doing?"

Roselyn turned her head in surprise at the cold voice.

Arma was staring at the man with a stiff expression, unlike usual.

No, to be precise, it was more accurate to say that he was looking at a beautiful woman who looked like a dancer standing behind the man.

"It looks like one person will be enough to go out."

The man covered his lips.

"Ack! Hey, what are you guys doing!! Do you know who I am?! I am of the Dianitas Empire...!!"

Yuldian was dragged away and chased out.

The man stood up, and the alluring woman who looked like a dancer sat diagonally in the spot, resting her elbows on the table and propping her chin on her palm.

"Yeah, bold kid, how did you know?"

A glamorous woman with red hair tied in a ponytail asked with a smile.

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