“Kuem!”
Lativah, who had been patting Hades’ head for a while, called Hades awkwardly, startled by the sound of Luhann’s fake cough heard from the side.
“Hades…! It seems like it’s time to wake up now?”
The wind by the river, carrying the scent of water, gently tousled their hair. After a gusty wind passed and quieted down, the sounds of people murmuring were heard in the background.
As if their time alone had to end, Hades slowly raised his head with the breeze blowing.
The randomly scattered thin red lines on one cheek, forehead, and below the chin were now replaced with ordinary colors, hidden beneath his dark skin.
However, even though the wounds were not visible, they were not completely healed.
“Tsk, the alcohol effects are just wearing off now, and I was a bit dizzy for a moment. Well, it’s fine now.”
With a somewhat pitiful excuse, Hades tried to pull away when Lativah unconsciously grabbed his cheeks.
As she lightly wiped one of the wounds with her finger, small droplets of light blood emerged from the not yet healed cut.
“Lativah?”
Hades’ voice, full of questions, called her.
“I’m sorry for hurting you. I couldn’t control it until this point.”
Looking at Luhann beside her, Lativah said to him with vague words.
But Hades immediately understood Lativah’s words, and a big grin appeared on his face as if understanding her apology.
Then, his sharp gaze that had been directed at her softened and rounded as if by magic.
“No, you were perfect. It was probably my fault for swinging the sword recklessly. I’m sorry.”
Hades stood up from the sofa and ruffled Lativah’s silvery hair.
“Don’t apologize.”
Surprised by Hades admitting his mistake and the nonchalant way he admitted it, Lativah, her eyes questioning, glanced at him. Hades immediately laughed, as if showing that there was nothing strange.
“Well, today is your coming-of-age ceremony, so I’ll allow you to scold your master as you wish.”
Smiling, Lativah looked around and said, “So, can we borrow this place for a moment?”
Although it couldn’t be completely fixed after the animals caused a commotion and destroyed it, it was slowly being cleaned up, the banquet hall of Amira’s coming-of-age ceremony.
Guests who were planning to escape across the river had somewhat calmed down and were now chattering aimlessly about the recent unusual events. The sound of acolytes adjusting the musical instruments could also be heard.
“What do you think? I told you not to spare any expenses for you. A banquet on the island has its own elegance.”
Hades, shamelessly pretending like he had prepared it himself, made Lativah burst into laughter.
“It seems to be working quite cheaply.”
“It’s a perfect business. Since I’ve prepared the best banquet without spending a penny.”
Hades laughed and tidied Lativah’s silvery hair with his hands.
Of course, he wasn’t really organizing it properly but just flicking it away with his large hands.
“Shall we go see the suspended pumpkins?”
At Hades’ self-designation as a ‘pumpkin,’ Lativah grumbled to Luhann in a murmur.
“Look at this, Luhann. I’m called a pumpkin by Hades and have to live with it.”
“Oh dear. Don’t believe Hades’ words. His words are nothing but lies. But it’s true that Lativah is very beautiful, even with just one word praising her beauty.”
While Luhann continued to pick nice words as always, Lativah, expressing her gratitude with a smile, looked so happy that Hades, pulling her by the shoulder, shouted loudly to the musicians tuning their instruments, scattering gold coins from the leather bag in his arms.
“Your duty is to delight the people with the beautiful melody of the desert. So, for the Moon Goddess of Calep, who is celebrating her coming-of-age ceremony today, play a melody!”
Suddenly, as Hades threw gold coins into the air, causing confusion among the guests whose focus had shifted to the coming-of-age ceremony, the musicians happily took their positions on the purple carpet, playing the drums.
Looking at Hades in this situation, Luhann also addressed the crowd.
“To completely dispel the signs of ominousness, we command you to continue enjoying the banquet in the name of the Basilii Dynasty, with your joyousness and cheerful shouts.”
Amidst the lively melody, the expressions of the guests brightened, and they began to enjoy the party once again.
As those close to Shadi were all gathered around the fainted Amira, the leadership of the party quickly fell into the hands of Hades and Luhann.
In the rapidly changing atmosphere, Latifah stood still in a daze. Quickly, Luhann grabbed Latifah’s arm, and she was led out, swaying under Luhann’s warm touch.
“Lati. The music has started.”
“What?”
“With the first dance, you, who are becoming an adult, should receive the glory of the Basilii Dynasty.”
“Luhann.”
However, as they approached, Hades blocked them.
“…I’ll take her.”
“It’s okay for her to rest here if she looks tired, Hades.”
“No, I’ll take her.”
Hades pulled Latifah’s other hand. However, Luhann, smiling, didn’t let go of Latifah’s hand.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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