There was a seven-star stone on the wrist.
'...The red stone has already been taken.'
The red stone is now inside Aximus.
The stone could not be used twice, as it would likely run its course and disappear inside Aximus.
There are a total of six stones remaining, including a blue stone that has become slightly smaller because it is now used for protection.
Roselyn slowly inhaled and lifted her head.
"So, are you feeling a bit better?"
“Yes, thanks.”
Roselyn scanned the drawing room once as she answered.
It seemed the two of them were already drinking heavily.
"Lyn, how are you feeling?"
"I'm okay."
Roselyn answered with a faint smile to the concern of Khan Haliona, the King of Kaluta.
"...Look, Princess. You were so insincere in your response to my greeting; isn't this going too far?"
"I'm sorry. I have a habit of becoming even more affectionate whenever I see a pretty woman."
The Emperor paused at Roselyn's words, and Khan burst into loud laughter.
"You know how to say pretty cute things, don't you? It's such a shame you aren't a man."
Khan kissed the back of Roselyn's hand and said.
Her vivid green eyes gazed down at Roselyn's red eyes, then soon curved into a round shape.
"After we finish talking, why don't we have a drink with a friend for the first time in a while?"
"Great."
The Emperor shrugged at Roselyn's words.
As she turned her head, Hatan, who was drinking with the Emperor, glanced this way and then faced the Emperor again.
He gulped down the whiskey he was holding, glanced at Roselyn, and smiled faintly.
"I heard that you deliberately postponed the schedule significantly because of me. If you are going to proceed right away, would it be alright if I introduced you?"
"Okay."
Is there anything new to introduce?
The Emperor answered obediently, rubbing his chin while wearing a sly expression.
Roselyn sat in the seat of honor between the Emperor and Hatan to mediate.
"First, let me introduce him. Khan, this is His Majesty Emperor Sevirus Jin Dianitas of the Dianitas Empire."
At Roselyn's words, the Emperor straightened up and smiled.
"The month-long drinking spree is finally coming to an end. I look forward to working with you."
The reason they met today was to finally form an alliance.
And the fact that Roselyn attended as a mediator, notary, and diplomat at Kaluta's strong request is...
According to her grandfather, the Emperor and the Khan were already meeting periodically and seemed to have settled on a rough estimate.
So it seemed the Emperor turned a blind eye to Kaluta staying in the Empire.
It is simply that Roselyn was needed as a notary and diplomat.
Originally, another person in charge should have attended, but this was also at Kaluta's strong request.
'...The reason they are acting so secretively must be that they have no intention of hiding it from the Emperor, at the very least.'
This would also be a significant risk for them.
"And Your Majesty, this gentleman over here is the King of Kaluta, the Khan, King Haliona."
As soon as Roselyn finished speaking, Hatan put down his glass, stood up from his seat, and stepped back behind the sofa where Khan was sitting.
Just as Khan had Hatan, the Emperor had only his bodyguards and chief attendant.
Therefore, there are exactly three outsiders who will learn this secret.
If you include Roselyn, that makes four.
"...Khan?"
"Wasn't it quite convincing?"
"..."
At Khan's words, mixed with a smile, the Emperor's gaze fell on Roselyn.
"Ah. Do not blame her. Lyn was merely keeping her loyalty to me. I, too, was planning to be honest with you, the Emperor."
"...Huh. I never imagined Khan would be a woman."
"Your Majesty, that was a sexist remark just now. It is inappropriate to make such comments during an equal peace treaty and alliance."
The Emperor looked at Roseline with a bewildered expression.
Roselyn calmly took out the documents and handed them to the two of them.
"I have roughly drafted it like this, but please let me know if anything needs adjustment or if there are any parts that are lacking."
"You said you wrote it down? How do you know what kind of conversation we had?"
Khan also seemed to agree with the Emperor's words, and paused as she was about to read the documents with a puzzled expression.
"...Did you write all of this yourself, Lyn?"
"Yes."
Hatan's eyes widened slightly as he looked over her shoulder at the documents for Kaluta's side that Roselyn had written. There was an extra sheet of paper attached to each of Kaluta's documents.
It was a translated version.
"To pursue maximum resonance."
At Roselyn's words, the Emperor glanced at the paper they were holding, and his eyes widened.
On the paper they held, the document written in the Imperial language was translated into Ruta without missing a single word.
"..."
The Emperor narrowed his eyebrows.
'What on earth is this?'
He silently scanned the documents Roselyn had brought and thought.
Of course, there are definitely areas that need improvement.
However, most of the story they shared was included.
So, although it is inconvenient, there are parts that must inevitably be agreed upon.
Although there are many items that can originally be included in an agreement, there were clauses that absolutely had to be added to the alliance treaty between Kaluta and the Empire.
In particular, Kaluta and the Empire have continuously waged battles of varying sizes in the border region.
Kaluta was a veiled nation that had never opened its doors until now.
As such, the focus had to be on respecting them while keeping our borders open to one another.
Therefore, the agreement also included major discussion points such as a peace treaty, the opening of trade routes, a customs treaty, the stationing of troops, financial and material assistance, and the establishment of bases for periodic exchanges.
Of course, a royal marriage was also in the plan.
In fact, this discussion is bound to be a treaty that is more detrimental to Kaluta, who has kept nothing secret until now, than to the Dianitas Empire.
Their strength was that no one could ever defeat them in the realm of Kaluta.
However, if they begin to interact with the Empire, Kaluta will inevitably have to reveal their territory in some sense.
So the Emperor had no choice but to be cautious.
If this treaty proceeds well, the Empire will be able to prosper as a great power for a long time.
The power of Kaluta, seen up close, was beyond imagination. It was enough to understand why they were so arrogant, even though their King was in enemy territory.
'They said the Kaluta tribe are all owners of bodies blessed by the Abyss...'
It didn't seem like a lie.
Although renowned knights were sparring with them under the pretext of friendly exchange, there were few who could properly handle them.
It was only a few of the top ranks, including the Knight Commander and the Deputy Knight Commander.
'...I can't believe you organized this into a document like this.'
There were certainly matters that were difficult to discuss casually over drinks because they required caution.
However, Roselyn organized everything into documents, including the conversations they had shared and matters they had not yet brought up.
It seemed that she had even translated it into the language of that other side.
'...I can't believe it.'
The Emperor looked at Roselyn, shaking his head inwardly—rarely.
He is well aware of the rumors about Roselyn.
He was puzzled when he heard that the person had changed, but isn't this just too much of a change?
"How did you know all this?"
"I only included the basic parts that need to be divided during the alliance. In addition to that, I added a few more things considering Kaluta's specific situation."
"...Did the Princess receive training to become the successor?"
"No."
Roselyn shook her head.
The Emperor gazed at Roselyn, tapped the armrest with the tip of his index finger as if gauging something, and then leisurely opened his mouth.
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