�This man is the, �young master-nim?� The fact that he can frown like that toward the Molan patriarch� Must mean he really is his master.�

Jopis had observed the Mercenary King�s reaction as soon as this man had appeared earlier. The way he had looked at the red-haired man with desperate eyes had shown Bud�s firm belief that this man would save him.

�Even if I lack information about the outside, the fact that someone at the Mercenary King�s level trusts him so much and follows him must mean-�

It must mean that the person in front of her was a highly-skilled individual.

Chhhhhhh-

Two cups of tea that the patriarch of the assassin household had boiled were placed in front of Cale and Jopis.
Jopis picked up the fancy teacup that looked like something that would be used by a noble household for the first time in a long while.

�This reminds me of the times I used to drink tea in the palace.�

She then took a sip of tea as she quietly looked at the man in front of her.
Cale made a joke after seeing her observing gaze.

�Can you figure anything out by looking at my face?�

Smile.

The corners of Jopis�s lips went up.

�Sir, you are young.�

She pointed to Cale.

�And I�ve never seen your face before. Who are you?�

The meticulous woman who did not have a single stray hair focused her similarly meticulous gaze on Cale.
Cale barely managed to stop himself from flinching after tasting the lemon tea that was more bitter than he expected as he started to speak.

�I am unable to reveal everything because I am someone who has a lot of things. Princess-nim, I must first figure out whether the information you have is the information I need.�

Cale could not trust Jopis.

�Princess does not seem to be the proper title for a dethroned person like me. Please cut the crap.�

Cale nodded his head and slightly shrugged his shoulders. She looked at him before elegantly continuing to speak.

�If there are people who can�t say things because they have a lot of things, there are also people who can�t say everything because that is the only thing they have.�

She could see the corners of the red-haired man�s lips starting to go up.

�Then how about we discuss a subject we can both talk about?�
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