This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 177

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Chapter 177

Translator: Yonnee

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“Interesting.”

At the utterance from enchanting lips, the woman seated across rolled her eyes with a puzzled look.

“I find it amusing to think that a newborn has caught my eye. Indeed, humans do have quite rich imaginations.”

With the distinctively informal tone in which the dragonfolk spoke, she casually tossed these words.

She was the red-haired woman who had been spending time with Ethan in the peony garden.

“Reina, this is Her Majesty the First Emperor. I’m sorry if there was any misunderstanding. I was choosing flowers for you based on Her Majesty’s advice.”

In reality, Ethan had nothing to apologize for.

‘If anything, I was the awkward one who hadn’t even bothered to look at the portraits of the First Emperor hanging throughout the palace….’

So, if one were to insist, she was the cause of this confusion.

“People from the nine noble households, no, humans in general, don’t recognize me.”

In response to words that could be either praise or criticism, Reina scratched her cheek and quietly lifted her teacup.

“Hahaha… I’m not, um… generally interested in other people… so….”

Whether this was a valid excuse or not, Tria seemed to nod in understanding, adjusting her posture and scrutinizing Reina’s face more closely.

“By the way, I really can’t hear anything, huh.”

“…Pardon?”

“Hmm, it’s nothing, it’s nothing. But you have the power of the five gods, right?”

As the first emperor nonchalantly responded, Reina paused with her teacup in hand. Then Tria clapped her hands together once as she said, ‘Right, right’.

“Don’t you know about the origin of Chantra’s poison arts?”

The first emperor just continued to spout incomprehensible words all along. The grand duke had been like this as well. Were all members of the dragonfolk tribe like this?

“Ethan, this kid. Didn’t he already tell you?”

Tria glanced over to the young man who was just clinging to his lover, formalities be damned.

“When people say that you see new things after living for so long, it’s actually true. To see Ethan Liam transform like this, really. If Lunia and the other children were here to see this, it would have caused quite a commotion.”

After a bit of teasing, she then quickly returned to the main topic.

“At the moment, there are hardly any people who know, but the source of your poison arts, it is Bharan.”

“Ah… I see.”

Surprisingly, Reina was calmer than Tria was expecting, even after this revelation. In response to her unexpected reaction, Tria nodded with a smirk.

“Not shocked? It’s quite an astonishing piece of information.”

“Well… um…”

Reina gazed into the swirling tea for a moment, contemplating.

‘How much should I reveal?’

First Emperor Tria.

Enoch, Benedict, and Ethan… Compared to those three great beings, this person in front of her now was a being close to a god, easily surpassing those predators.

Given her status, perhaps she could bring light to the series of events that had occurred to Reina.

‘But…’

Yet, revealing everything indiscriminately wasn’t the right approach either.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Reina raised her head, meeting the gaze of the first emperor.

“Actually, when I manifested Utta’s power, I received something like a divine revelation.”

In this situation where she had to convey the truth mixed with a bit of falsehood, considering that she couldn’t easily divulge that this world was a ‘BL novel’ or something about a ‘past life in another world,’ this seemed to be the best course of action.

‘And in an era where people don’t even know what a computer is, how would I even explain what a system pop-up window is…’

Yes, it would be much better to provide an explanation that they could understand.

“I couldn’t remember it well at the time, so I couldn’t say anything… but I felt like some sort of prophetic message was conveyed to me.”

Reina’s explanation continued for quite a while. Once the lengthy explanation concluded, Tria lightly tapped her chin with her fingertips.

“Hmm.”

Though her expression didn’t show surprise or shock, it certainly looked like she wasn’t taking this lightly.

When Reina turned slightly, she found that Ethan reacted in a similar manner. As his eyes slowly closed and opened once more while staring off into space, Reina was reminded of when she told him that she had the power of Chetrasiu.

‘As expected, it’s quiet…’

Reina looked around as she pursed her lips.

“It’s an… unbelievable story, right?”

While Reina was starting to feel conscious, Tria tapped on the desk.

As though the sound pulled him back from his reverie, sitting next to her, Ethan turned and locked eyes with Reina.

“Reina, would it be alright if you leave us to talk for just a moment?”

Evidently, it was a very polite request. But why did it feel like an imposing command?

Brows furrowed, Ethan looked regretful to even say such a thing, perhaps understanding what was going on in Reina’s mind.

“I’m sorry, Reina. It’s just, there’s something that Her Majesty and I need to discuss.”

“……”

When Reina showed a moment of hesitation, Tria, who was watching the two, finally spoke up.

“Never mind. Reina, this matter concerns you, so stay here. And Ethan, just because you love this child doesn’t mean you should act like her guardian.”

“……”

The first emperor, using a slightly more informal tone only with Ethan, delivered a gentle reprimand and then turned to Reina with a soft voice.

“You understand. Ethan hopes that you continue to live as a ‘normal’ person.”

“Ah…”

‘Normal’.

A bitter smile played on Reina’s lips, as if she had just sipped incorrectly brewed coffee after Tria’s explanation.

‘That person who was kicked out of the category a long time ago is none other than me….’

Perhaps the most extraordinary figure here was not the first emperor or Ethan, but rather, herself.

Unaware of this fact, Tria, as if misunderstanding the subtle smile, offered a warm consolation.

“Don’t be too disheartened.”

With a soothing touch caressing her hand and a melodic voice like a gentle melody, Tria continued to speak.

“This child, he hasn’t been able to experience love for quite a long time, nor could he find it in him to love himself. And this is because of others’ hearts and true thoughts, which he had been able to hear since the moment he was born.”

Pausing for a moment after she trailed off, she eventually muttered,

“Especially from those people who call themselves his parents…”