This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 198
Chapter 198
Translator: Yonnee
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‘Now, the only thing left is to open his heart…’
What should she bring up first?
As she pondered this, Wuran suddenly addressed her with a changed tone.
“Saintess.”
The new way he addressed her caught her attention.
Looking at him with a puzzled face, Wuran, with a kind smile, made a formal request.
“If you are free after today’s official schedule, our family would like to host you.”
Oh, what a stroke of luck. The opportunity just rolled in!
Eager to not miss this chance, Reina quickly accepted the invitation.
“Of course, anytime. Interacting with diverse people is my joy and happiness.”
Wuran chuckled softly and whispered to her.
“You can now lift the silencing spell. It might seem strange that no sound is coming from the front.”
“Ah… You noticed?”
Reina felt slightly embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.
“The Empire might think that dwarves can’t use magic.”
“Ah, really?”
As Wuran walked with his hands behind his back, he laughed softly and looked down at the ground.
“Mages, poison masters, saints. Humans have such diverse powers. And so do dwarves. It’s just that the dwarves rooted in this principality can’t wield magic.”
True… Even among snakes, there were venomous and non-venomous ones.
She’d been acting as if she knew all about snakes just by looking at one.
“I made a hasty judgment. I’m sorry, Wuran.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. It’s natural for sentient beings to want to simplify everything.”
Finishing his words, Wuran subtly pointed forward with his chin. At the edge of her vision, she saw Letis, who kept glancing at Reina’s group lagging behind.
“It’s really time to remove the spell now.”
“Yes, I should.”
“Then, this evening, I’ll send someone for you, Saintess,” the old man said, bowing and leaving.
Soon after, Letis approached.
“What were you talking about with Elder Wuran?”
“Elder?”
“He’s the de facto Chief Technical Officer of the Dwarven Principality.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
No wonder his words were not ordinary. But why did he lower himself so much?
As Reina shook her head and chuckled, Letis asked again,
“So, what did you talk about?”
“Oh, nothing much.”
Blocking the truth that almost slipped out, Reina quickly changed the subject.
“He kept asking how I made such diverse types of glass.”
The colors previously developed by glass artisans were limited to yellow with silver, red with gold, and deep blue with cobalt.
But due to Reina, Pluntria had made significant advancements. She introduced brown with iron oxide, olive green with manganese, amethyst color with manganese oxide, and black with manganese, cobalt and iron.
Perhaps that’s why Letis seemed convinced by her excuse.
“That’s it? I thought it was something more.”
Seemingly disappointed by the mundane nature of their conversation, Letis casually placed his hand on Reina’s shoulder. Naturally, she promptly blocked his touch.
“Don’t forget we’re just friends.”
Reina quickly maintained a safe distance from him. He chuckled awkwardly at her reaction, withdrawing his hand back into his pocket.
“Did you tell him? How to make the colors?”
“Are you crazy? That’s an advancement in technology—I can’t just reveal it.”
She hadn’t even been asked.
“Good. We should have at least one part of technology where we’re ahead of the dwarves.”
“Oh… So you do have a competitive spirit against the dwarves?”
“Of course.”
Smirking in his unique way, Letis added,
“There’s no such thing as a true master in this world.”
* * *
As expected, the servant sent by the warrior Makan, or Wuran, arrived covertly. So secretly, in fact, that Reina almost failed to notice. Who would have thought a passerby brushing past would leave a note in her cloak’s pocket?
“Such a cautious approach,” Reina muttered as the gathered knights centered around her.
Seeing her concern, Zatro abruptly stood up.
“Let’s not go. It’s suspicious, no matter how you look at it!”
Zatro was unusually agitated.
“The vice-captain’s right. This level of caution is… unsettling.”
The other members of the Red Thorn Order’s third division echoed in agreement.
“That’s right, Lady Reina. Inviting guests at this late hour, it’s not normal.”
Reina managed to calm down the knights and made them sit.
“Don’t be too negative. There might be a reason for it.”
“But!”
Raising her hand, Reina quickly silenced the growing noise in the room.
“Everyone here from the third division couldn’t beat me even if you all attacked together.”
“……”
“Even if the entire Dwarven Principality comes at me, they wouldn’t even touch a single strand of hair on my head.”
“……”
“You know this well enough, so why are you guys still so overprotective?”
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