The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 78
Roxelyn was still skeptical.
After all, she was someone who didn’t even believe in the existence of gods.
“What do you do with a friend?”
With Sansar, it was just sharing meals, shopping, and occasionally sharing stories with each other.
“Well, nothing special. Just do as usual, but a bit more casually.”
With the Khan’s light-hearted suggestion, Roxelyn nodded without much contemplation.
There was no reason to refuse.
Being friends meant gaining favor, and being ‘the friend of the Khan’ would likely make it easier to gain favor from others too.
“Call me Rose or Rox, whichever you prefer.”
“I prefer Lyn.”
“Then, you may call me that.”
Roxelyn nodded.
Becoming friends implied they should speak more comfortably, and Roxelyn readily agreed.
“You can call me Hal if you like.”
“I will do so in private.”
Pleased with Roxelyn’s response, the Khan smiled contentedly.
She quite liked quick-witted people.
“Now, for the first question as friends.”
The first question as friends? Roxelyn looked at the Khan with a hesitant expression.
She continued to smile brightly.
“It’s a continuation of the earlier question… How did you know that there is a ‘flowstone’ vein in Kaluta?”
Flinch.
Roxelyn’s shoulders tensed as she narrowed her eyes at the Khan.
The question thrown at her right after becoming friends was too much.
The look in her eyes, slightly resentful, made the Khan burst into pleasant laughter.
“Of course, I won’t divulge what’s seen and heard here anywhere. It’s good to share a secret or two among friends, right? I’ve always wanted to try this since old times.”
She said, laughing like a child.
Roxelyn licked her lips several times before closing them again.
The Khan waited patiently without backing down, her expression full of eager curiosity.
Roxelyn carefully chose her words.
“…A miracle happened.”
“A miracle?”
Roxelyn nodded once.
“Sansar said if ever a miracle happened to me… to help Kaluta.”
After much contemplation, Roxelyn spoke in a hushed voice.
A red seal on a covenant was visible.
Beside it, documents regarding the trade between Kaluta and the Bellion family were prepared.
Of course, since it wasn’t the final version, some adjustments were needed through mutual discussion.
The Khan even went as far as drawing blood for a blood seal.
“In about two or three months, an epidemic will begin.”
At Roxelyn’s words, the Khan hesitated.
“Stock up on Rishu’s Sprout. It might even be good to start cultivating it. The demand will be very high.”
“How could you know…”
The Khan murmured in surprise, barely concealing his astonishment.
Roxelyn turned her gaze away. Watching her, the Khan deliberated for a moment before speaking.
“Then, it wasn’t the Emperor who ordered supplies of Rishu’s Sprout.”
“…Well.”
Roxelyn murmured softly and nodded slightly.
At Roxelyn’s action, the Khan laughed heartily.
‘She’s definitely not someone to make an enemy of.’
Proud of his own intuition for offering her friendship, the Khan spoke.
“From today onwards, you are my friend, and the Bellion family will be partners we share life and death with.”
The Khan stood, extending her hand to the lady. Roxelyn also stood and grasped her hand.
“We’re allies with the empire, after all.”
“I’m not sure if I can trust the Emperor of the Empire to have our back, but I’ll make sure we will not face invasion.”
Roxelyn was slightly surprised.
The Khan’s words meant she placed her and the Bellion family in a more significant position than the ‘Diyanitas Imperial Family’.
“I hope for your cooperation, Hal.”
“I’m delighted to have gained a fine friend, Lyn.”
They shook hands firmly.
“So, Lyn.”
“Yes?”
“Would you consider marrying my son?”
Roxelyn looked at the Khan with a disgusted expression.
It was a proposal to become a daughter-in-law, yet she had already experienced personal oversharing, bragging about siblings, fishing for compliments, and suggestions for concubinage from her children.
“Instead… I recommend the Empire’s Second Prince as a husband for Young Lady Naryan. They seemed to have already sprouted feelings for each other.”
Thus, Roxelyn cleverly ‘sold’ Yuldian as well.