As the sun reached its zenith, Hades, garbed in a black robe, entered the tent. He extended a spare robe he had been carrying at his side to Latifa.
“Discard that piece of rag you’re wearing and put this on.”
The black robe, trimmed with silver, had no distinct patterns but its soft gloss was enough to reveal its high quality at first glance.
Only then did Latifa glance down at her own clothes, seeing nothing more than a dirty rag barely qualifying as a garment.
How shabby she must have looked for him to prepare clothes for her. Cautiously accepting the robe, Latifa spoke in a voice no louder than a mosquito’s buzz.
“……Tha, thank you.”
Avoiding eye contact with Hades, she tried to stand and don the robe.
“Ah!”
‘Ah, my leg!’
As she carelessly put weight on her foot, the rush of pain made Latifa stagger momentarily. Hades hurriedly tried to catch her.
“No, no!”
But Latifa, frightened by the man’s sudden approach and his dark hand, instinctively withdrew. Losing her balance, she tumbled back onto the bed.
“Ugh!”
“Quite the handful, aren’t you?”
Taken aback, possibly even mocked by Hades’ nonchalant tone, Latifa’s face reddened. She felt embarrassed for reacting so sensitively and causing herself to fall.
‘Wouldn’t it be more abnormal not to be scared in this situation?’
She hurriedly got up as if nothing had happened. She carefully rose again and extended her foot to put on the robe.
Then Hades, in front of her, let out a small sigh and slowly extended his hand.
“You, we don’t have much time, so don’t reject me this time.”
Looking at the large palm extended before her, Latifa had to admit. She wouldn’t be able to stand and dress properly without his help.
In the end, she slowly extended her small, slender hand. Her trembling hand was caught by Hades.
“Are you scared of this hand that destroyed your homeland?”
“……If I said I wasn’t, it would be a lie.”
“Honest. Vulnerable.”
“And you’re using me as an example.”
“Example?”
“You’re keeping me separate as a punishment for deceiving you, aren’t you?”
The most effective way to control a multitude of prisoners was to have someone who shared their fate next to them. Otherwise, there would be no reason for Hades to accompany her, a stumbling injured woman.
Hades chuckled at her words, agreeing.
“That’s right. So, shouldn’t you listen well to what I say?”
‘He is indeed a mad dog. I was right about his reasons.’
“If following your orders can ensure the safety of the other prisoners, I see no reason not to.”
Her words were neither fully submissive nor defiant. Even as a dethroned princess, Latifa, who had learnt basic diplomacy in the imperial palace, fully utilized it.
Although she was indeed a prisoner of the defeated country, she didn’t want to be submissive even to Hades, the enemy commander.
That was, at least, the last pride she had as a princess.
“So, can you hold this hand without trembling? We’re running out of time.”
The question was thrown at her as if testing her.
Hold it without trembling? Of course. This much for the sake of our citizens.
Latifa took a deep breath.
“If that’s what you want. And if it’s for us, I’d be glad to.”
Latifa stretched out her white hand and placed it on top of his dark one. Not stopping at that, she was the first to grip his hand tightly.
Latifa hadn’t expected Hades to slightly flinch when she first clasped his hand.
His twitch gave her a slight sense of victory, and she raised a corner of her mouth to show a triumphant smile.
[Star Icon][Star Icon]Outside the tent, many soldiers were already neatly lined up and preparing to march, while the remaining soldiers were busy packing their remaining belongings.
However, upon seeing Latifa and Hades emerge from the tent, a few of the busy soldiers froze in their tracks and stared at them.
This was because Latifa had walked out, holding tightly onto Hades’s hand, limping.
“Is that General Hades?”
“Who is he supporting?”
“Isn’t she… from the Empire?”
As a white arm and leg could be seen through the black robe that Latifa wore, even with the hood on, the soldiers gaped at them, stunned.
“She looks like a woman!”
“An Imperial woman?”
“That can’t be right. General Hades hates women! Are we seeing things?!”
No matter how many times the soldiers rubbed their eyes and looked, the person next to Hades was definitely a woman from the Empire. They couldn’t clearly see her face or figure due to the robe, but it was enough to stir up gossip.
Hades had a reputation for his outrageous antics as the mad dog of the Grand Bazaar, but there had never been a single scandal about a woman. And now there was a woman next to him?! Holding his hand?!
“Isn’t the robe she’s wearing an exclusive luxury item for General Hades?”
“God, I bet the sun will rise from the west tomorrow!”
At that moment, Manute, who was on horseback, rushed over and scolded the dumbfounded soldiers.
“You lot! What are you dawdling for? What if the general sees you?!”
“General Manute! Look over there!”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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