At that moment, Tarek thought.

Regardless of what happens, he would like a calm, quiet, and obedient woman if he were to take a woman.

“Hey, Yonseo?”

Ladifa couldn’t understand what was happening, so she listened quietly to their conversation.

“In the gift box, there were only roses along with a small note, and since the prince’s handwriting is unmistakable……!”

“Irigos, if you’re a soldier, speak properly. Don’t cut off the beginning and end of your words, and don’t mumble. Who is sending a letter to whom?”

Hades’ cold voice, which sent shivers down the spine, echoed in Irigos’ ears, and his face turned even paler.

“Hades General. This clearly indicates a conflict between Prince Lohan and General Hades, orchestrated by Eota and Prince Tarek. Please do not consider what I am saying disrespectful and release your anger.”

‘Eota’s conspiracy! Up to this point…!’

Latifa, who noticed something related to Eota, grabbed Hades’ arm with a worried expression.

Irigos kneeled in front of Lohan and Hades, bowing respectfully, and organized his words.

And what he cleanly conveyed again was more shocking than Latifa’s thoughts.

“The people who saw the note are speculating that Prince Lohan intended to secretly send a letter with roses, harboring feelings for General Hades. This is the information we have.”

“It can’t be!”

Latifa spat out a sigh at the absurd speculation and quickly looked around.

Not everyone, but quite a few people were staring with curious eyes at the relationship between Hades, Lohan, and Latifa, and the number of those glances was increasing.

‘No, I’m fine. But Lohan’s reputation shouldn’t be tarnished!’
“Becoming a sultan, scandals like this could be poisonous, with no benefit gained.”

“Luhan! You need to step forward and explain now!”

“……Latif.”

“Come on!”

Latifa quickly looked at Luhan. Luhan’s complex expression, as if mixed with numerous emotions, was evident.

“As Latifa says, if you don’t explain now, it will only get later, Prince Luhan. Even if it’s to prevent your ‘precious person’ from misunderstanding.”

“Precious person….”

At Irigos’ words, Luhan pushed away Hades, who had been hanging on his shoulder since earlier.

“Hades. Let go of this.”

Unlike usual, even though Luhan’s voice was filled with a lot of pressure, Hades either didn’t hear it because he was too drunk or intentionally ignored it, as he didn’t release the arm wrapped around Luhan’s neck.

Then, in a voice too low for others to hear, Hades whispered.

“A good opportunity to give up in front of everyone.”

“…Hades. Let go.”

A stern voice scolding Hades echoed once again.

“You’re going to discard it?”

“Move for now!”

Bowing his upper body even more than usual, Hades whispered in Luhan’s ear. However, Luhan, with an irritated expression, pushed Hades’ arm away.

“Latifa. What happened?”

In the atmosphere of the two men turning fierce, Asti held Latifa’s waist tightly, looking at them.

Latifa comforted her, assuring that everything would be fine with her. It was just the men’s drunken brawl, just that.

But even so, Latifa couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was bothering Luhan, especially with his expression becoming increasingly hostile.

‘Did he fight with Hades? I’ve never seen Luhan so angry before.’

“Luhan, quickly go and resolve everything with your own hands.”

Hades growled, glaring at Luhan like a hunting dog about to pounce.

“Come on!”

Hades’ eyes, enlarged by the loud shout, were gradually turning the same color as when he had pierced Latifa’s shoulder with his shoulder pad in the past.

“Hades General, what insolence to the prince!”

Shocked by his abrupt action, Irigos stepped forward and stood in front of Luhan, blocking Hades.

‘It must have affected becoming the sultan. If he gets a bad reputation from this incident, things will get more complicated.’

Silently, Luhan passed by Hades and stood in front of Latifa. In the same manner as when they first met, he gently took one of Latifa’s hands, slowly lowering his head to plant a kiss on the back of her hand.

“Latifa. The heat of the Grand Bazaar is incredible; no flame easily extinguishes. The more someone tries to put it out, the more it burns.”

“Ah!”

The crowd, who had been watching them, began to murmur louder at Luhan’s actions.

‘This behavior will only raise more suspicions!’

Saying that, Luhan, who now seemed to be more majestic and dignified than ever, walked toward the spacious marble altar prepared for the adulthood ceremony.

Luhan’s stride and posture were incredibly sturdy and imposing, but his usually gentle night-brown eyes and soft smile were absent. His eyes and mouth seemed oddly similar to those of the sultan during the trial.

“Irivos, please take care of the princess.”

With an uneasy heart, Latifa asked Asti to take care of Irigos and tried to approach the altar, but Hades suddenly opened his arms and enclosed Latifa inside.

“Don’t worry about it. Luhan will handle everything.”

“If you show weakness, you’ll be more torn apart. We did nothing wrong.”

“You probably did nothing wrong.”

Hades, who said that, did not release the arms that had enclosed her. The arms holding Latifa were sturdy and comfortable, and along with the scent of a masculine and dangerous male, there was a strong, animalistic fragrance emanating.

“Latifa, perhaps Luhan”

Just as Hades was about to continue speaking, Luhan’s voice echoed, shouting at the people.
“Everyone! On this day, I, Prince Luhan Basil, personally bestow the royal blessing to Hades’ Frau Latifa, who is becoming an adult. I humbly request that you be witnesses to this.”

Latifa glanced worryingly at the murmuring crowd.

“It’s said that there was a love letter. This will turn into a significant scandal.”

“Actually, wasn’t she Prince Luhan’s woman, and General Hades snatched her?”

“Did you read the contents of that sweet love letter? There’s no doubt they were colluding with each other.”

‘No, it’s not true! It’s all a misunderstanding! If they were involved, would they bring a love letter to such a formal occasion?’

Frustrated by the easily accepting murmurs of those who quickly accepted Iota’s accusations, she wanted to rush out and shout her innocence.

“And……”

Luhan, unable to continue speaking, stared straight at Latifa after a long pause.

His eyes, filled with the scorching heat of the Grand Bazaar, were different from Hades’ suddenly surging flames. It resembled the gradually intensifying heat of the Grand Bazaar, burning quietly but becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

‘Why?’

As Luhan’s eyes blazed towards Latifa, Hades’ grip around her became stronger, matching the intensity of his gaze.

Finally, Luhan’s lips parted, and a clear voice echoed through the hall.

“Since meeting you, there hasn’t been a day when I haven’t thought about you.”

“That’s the contents of the love letter!”

Irigos exclaimed, shocked.

“What? Was there really a love letter? Does Prince Luhan also know about the contents?”

Manut’s words prompted Latifa to hurriedly defend herself.

“Wait! That’s not a love letter! It’s the content of the heroic tale of Harsept I asked for! The story of Hero Harsept!”

“Hero Harsept?”

Hades growled with a threatening tone.

“I told Princess Asti that story. The later part of the Heroic Tale of Harsept, about Harsept and Surya!”

“That was a great ordeal, but if I could turn back time and return to the day I coincidentally met you at the ‘market.'”

‘Market?!’

Wait. Market?

The word “market” wasn’t in the original that Latifa had read aloud.