After finishing my conversation with Solaris, I decided to head back to where the others were waiting. My steps were steady, my thoughts still replaying fragnts of what had just been said. But before I could even make it halfway, I stopped dead in my tracks.
Soone was standing there.
It was Su.
No—that wasn’t quite right. This wasn’t Su. This was Han.
It took a mont of carefully watching her, observing the subtle tilt of her chin, the sharpness in her gaze, and the way her lips curved ever so slightly in amusent, before I finally confird it. I could now tell the difference between the two.
"Hello, Leon," she greeted, her voice smooth and carrying an almost teasing lilt. "Looks like you’ve been enjoying a nice little talk with soone back there." A small smile tugged at her lips.
"How long have you been listening?" I asked imdiately.
I didn’t sugarcoat it or bother to dance around the subject. I had no hard proof she had been eavesdropping, but the fact that she appeared so suddenly—right after my call with Solaris—was too suspicious to ignore. It was enough for to just throw the question out and see how she reacted.
And when I did, she smiled.
"Why assu I was eavesdropping?" she replied, her tone light, but her eyes gleaming with mischief. "You know, accusing soone without a shred of proof isn’t really sothing you should be doing so carelessly." She tilted her head slightly, smirk playing across her face.
That expression... it was almost unsettling. Su’s deanor was always softer, almost timid at tis. Han, on the other hand, was bold, daring, and carried herself like she owned every conversation she walked into. They were like light and shadow, day and night—complete opposites trapped in one body. Seeing the sa face make such wildly different expressions was disorienting. At tis, it honestly made feel like I was hallucinating.
"Well, you just happened to show up right after that call," I said, narrowing my eyes. "It’s only natural for to assu sothing, don’t you think?"
"Fufufufu..." she chuckled, the sound low and playful. "I guess there’s no point trying to twist my way out of this, huh? Especially since the truth is—I want to know more about you." She leaned slightly closer, her smile turning cheeky. "I an, isn’t that only natural? Considering you might be the man I’ll be living with from now on?"
She then turned away from , walking a few steps ahead with a light, almost careless stride. Then, she stopped and slowly looked back over her shoulder. The mischievous glint in her eyes was sharper now, and the smirk on her lips made it clear she was enjoying herself far too much.
"After listening to your little chat with that woman just now," she said, her voice carrying a sly tone, "I realized what you’re planning for the long run. And although, by all ans, it might be impossible thanks to natural forces, I can’t deny—it sounds adventurous. Dangerous. Exciting. And I find myself... very interested in it." She crossed her arms under her chest, her smirk widening. "So, what do you say? Would you let in on it too? I promise I’ll be good."
"What do you an?" I asked.
I already knew what she was hinting at, but I wasn’t about to play directly into her hands. I wanted her to spell it out, to lay her intentions bare. Playing along too easily with soone like Han would be reckless. Dangerous.
"You know exactly what I an," she said simply, her eyes narrowing ever so slightly. "Conquering the world."
So, that was her goal after all. I had already guessed, but hearing her openly admit it, and then offer her help, still caught a little off guard.
"And why would you want that?" I asked, my voice calm, but my gaze fixed firmly on her.
"Simple," she said, almost without hesitation. "I just want to see this entire world bend at the feet of a single entity."
I let out a faint breath. "You’ve got a very intriguing... and honestly, kind of botherso hobby," I replied. "But tell —what would you even gain from that? Other than entertainnt?"
"You and I both know entertainnt is the only thing I’d get," she said matter-of-factly. "But imagine how fascinating it would be if soone actually succeeded. No one has ever managed it. Not once in history."
She wasn’t wrong. Many had tried, but none had conquered it all. Failure was the only outco so far.
"All of those so-called conquerors drenched themselves in blood, slaughtered innocents, and clawed for power like rabid animals," she said, her voice carrying a sharp edge now. "They were fools—every single one of them. Instead of becoming gods above the world, they weakened it with their hunger and violence. But you..." she paused, her smirk returning. "Your approach—I’ve never seen anyone try it like you."
There was weight behind her words, as if she had lived through countless generations, watching one empire rise and another crumble. Su and Han shared one body, but Han was clearly sothing more... Well, I guess sothing ancient. Using Su as her vessel was just the current Chapter in her long existence. That much, I could feel.
Still, hearing her acknowledge like this—it was surprising.
"You actually like my approach?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No one’s ever done it like you," she replied, her grin widening. "Everyone else used brute force, and in the end, people rebelled against them. They called them madn—and madn never stay in power for long. But you, Leon... you’re different. You’re conquering won of influence, using them to gather the power you need. Clever. Subtle."
She tilted her head, eyes gleaming with playful curiosity. "I wouldn’t even be surprised if the Princess of the Elven Kingdom isn’t the only royal woman in your little harem. I’d wager there are more. Maybe even a queen or two already. Cucking a king—that would be bold, if I do say so myself."
Well, I hadn’t exactly cucked any king yet... but the possibility wasn’t out of the question. The future was unpredictable, and that kind of scenario could very well happen.
"I’m genuinely curious to see how you’ll pull it off," she said, her voice softening, though her gaze was still sharp and piercing.
"How you’ll bring this entire world down on its knees. Out of all the conquerors who’ve ever lived, and even the ones plotting now, the one I’m placing my bets on—the one I’m rooting for—is you."
She took a step closer, her tone carrying a rare sincerity. "So, Leon... would you let witness it?"
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