104. Queen Sophia
After Reina finished speaking, Little Cal’s expression remained unchanged.
Little Cal was impossible to read.
Her level of composure was very high.
But Reina was still very concerned about Little Cal’s emotions that didn’t belong to her, yet she didn’t want to appear to care too much, lest she alert Little Cal.
So, Reina decided to wait a few days before trying to find Little Cal’s weaknesses again.
If Little Cal remained unmoved, then perhaps she was overthinking.
If Little Cal took the bait…
Reina smiled faintly.
Then, she returned to her office, closed her eyes to rest, and continued her search for “forbidden magic.”
In the afternoon, Reina’s clone didn’t leave the forbidden magic library.
[Light Clone] was, in theory, a projection of Reina, without a real physiological structure, just a projection of Reina’s own body, a [Mirror Image Reflection] cast to a distant location. Like a tangible holographic projection.
Therefore, she could sit in the library and read for a day, a month, or even a year.
And all that information would be transmitted back to Reina’s mind through the connection, without hindering her current work.
First, Reina began to deal with Sophia’s documents.
It was an envelope decorated with a rose core. Upon opening it, the fragrance of roses filled the entire office.
—Queen Sophia was a serious and diligent queen. Her dedication to the blood race far surpassed Reina’s imagination. In any world, she would be considered a model worker.
Recently, Queen Sophia had sent Reina 19 letters, and it hadn’t even been seven days!
And this afternoon, Calysia and Sophia were scheduled to have a meeting that was basically a “formality.”
Because the Eisentapha meeting had been interrupted by Phantom Dragon, the contract wasn’t successfully signed, but the united front between the dragon race and the blood race was practically a done deal.
Calysia, under the guise of “wanting to learn housework,” had Reina meet and talk with Sophia in her place, and the soul contract was changed to a paper contract—because even with a soul contract, Sophia would be wagering her own soul, which was undoubtedly a form of pressure for her.
Calysia also thought it wasn’t necessary to be so troublesome.
This world was full of malice, but constantly suspecting others with the worst intentions would only dry up one’s soul, and over time, one would lose their self-awareness as a living being, becoming like a machine.
Reina also began to understand the “pride” of the dragon race a little.
A powerful race wasn’t necessarily a group of extremely rational automatons.
The meeting was held hastily. Reina and Sophia met directly in the small reception room next to the Throne Room.
Sophia brought Peter with her to the meeting, but after Peter saw Reina, he nodded slightly and chose to chat with the Dragon Knights outside the Dragon King’s Palace.
Sophia wore a white dress with a girlish charm, her red outer shirt and lace giving her a touch of simple beauty, as if chosen to avoid outshining the host, yet also fearing being too casual.
She came bearing gifts.
She first gave Reina a bottle of perfume exclusive to the blood race royal family, a golden seal, gold coins from the Primordial Era that were thousands of years old, and three bottles of precious, mellow wine as gifts.
Reina naturally accepted them all.
The two sat facing each other. Reina, while receiving information from her Light Clone, planned to just chat with Sophia, since it was just a formality.
“Can I call you Reina?”
Sophia smiled sweetly, without any airs of royalty, appearing rather humble instead.
“You may.”
“No wonder everyone says Azure Scale is beautiful. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation. It must be your looks. I’m so envious of the dragon race’s appearance~”
“You too.”
Reina also returned a polite smile:
“You flatter me, Your Majesty, Queen of the Blood Race. Cosmetics would be a disservice to your beauty.”
This statement was actually true.
Reina genuinely believed that if she and Calysia were tied for first place in the beauty rankings in this world, then Queen Sophia and Ann would be next.
Her girlish figure and demonic skin placed her at the pinnacle of beauty. Even humans would be captivated by her appearance.
As for Ann, it was probably because she was a succubus.
“Reina, I’ve heard from the Dragon King that you are a gentle and powerful wife, virtuous and skilled in strategy, incredibly strong, with a kind and sincere heart. I once dreamed of having such a subordinate.”
Wait, was she trying to poach her?
Reina suddenly thought that asking Queen Sophia for help wouldn’t be a bad idea, but she had already decided to help Calysia, so she naturally wouldn’t go back on her word.
Then, Reina realized that Peter definitely wouldn’t be sad—but Sophia had written in a previous letter that he had been acting strangely ever since he fought a being called [Love Despair Statue].
Poor fellow.
Only then did Reina realize the most important problem: Sophia knew about her relationship with Calysia!
Calysia, you’re really too outspoken! How does the queen next door even know?! When did I become your wife?!
Of course, she couldn’t say these things in front of Sophia. It would damage her image.
Reina’s face flushed crimson, her dragon tail nervously flicking to the side, hitting the corner of the table.
At the same time, Sophia, seeing that Reina liked her words, continued:
“I’m so looking forward to your performance at the wedding~”
“Mmph, let’s not talk about that!”
Reina quickly shook her head. Instantly, she regretted it, because this sudden cute expression shattered her dignified image in front of Queen Sophia.
She had lost face all the way to the blood race!
“Ahem, I’m sorry, Reina~”
Sophia stopped just in time, intending to get down to business.
Reina also breathed a sigh of relief, immediately sat up straight, and regained her composure.
“Reina, I want to be friends with you. Um… since I’m 907 years old this year, you should call me Sister Sophia.”
Reina thought of the gifts Sophia had sent, and the treasures attached to her previous letters, and felt it would be difficult to refuse Sophia’s proposal.
—This person didn’t send treasures to the Dragon King, she’s clearly trying to appease me!
Me, a dignified Demon Moon of the dragon race, am I so easily bought?
But just being friends didn’t seem like a big deal.
Besides, she didn’t have to worry about Calysia getting jealous if she got too close to other women.
—Sophia had her own blood race concubines.
Plus, Reina knew Sophia quite well. She wasn’t the type of honest person who would betray her friends, and it was clear that she was telling the truth now.
“Yes, Sister Sophia.”
Reina said with a smile. She had unknowingly formed another strange relationship, this time with the Blood Queen.
Sophia lowered her head: “Thank you for your understanding, little sister Reina. I mainly wanted to talk about that matter… I hope Reina can be tolerant of the blood race, and even in the future, show us some consideration…”
“No problem.”
Reina smiled. She had no reason to refuse anyway:
“But I have one condition.”
“Hmm?”
Sophia looked up again.
“Sophia, do you know about the dragon race destroying books related to [Forbidden Magic] decades ago? I want to understand the reasons and the process, that’s all.”
Sophia’s brow furrowed, a hint of worry in her eyes.
“I know.”
