Dressed similarly to Latifa, Hades appeared as though he had just finished some form of exercise; his black hair was damp with sweat, and he was lightly panting.

“No, you scared me! This isn’t a window, is it?”

“I’m free to move around my house as I please. Is there a problem?”

“This is your house?!”

“Yes. This is the Callep estate. Tsk, even in these dignified black clothes, why does it look so worn? Is it because of hunger?”

“Callep estate…….”

Still in shock from having arrived at the Grand Bazaar, Latifa mumbled vacantly.

It felt as if she had merely blinked and was now in a bustling city from an empty desert. It was hard to believe.

And the fact that she was sitting in Hades’ bedroom, his house, was quite shocking.

Hades plopped down next to Latifa, then picked up a purple fruit from a small table.

When he split the fruit in half with his bare hands, the flesh inside looked like an orange.

When he bit into the fruit, a refreshing aroma spread, and she reflexively began to salivate.

The sound of Latifa swallowing her dry saliva was loud enough for Hades, who had been eating the fruit, to glance at her.

“Who was it that said they couldn’t eat desert food because it was disgusting?”

Hades had a knack for saying things that upset people.

A normal person might have offered her some, saying, ‘Do you want to eat some?’ But he just started eating the fruit in front of her, as if to show off.

The sound of the fruit tearing more chewy than an orange, the juice flowing, and the exotic, tart fragrance was making her head spin with hunger.

‘Come to think of it, when did I last eat?’

A loud growling noise erupted from her stomach.

“It seems a strange bird has entered the garden. It’s a cry I’ve never heard before.”

Hades spoke playfully after hearing the sound from Latifa’s stomach. Latifa, still dizzy, glared at him, annoyed.

“Did you bring me here to make fun of me?”

Only then did Hades chuckle, taking out another fruit and beginning to peel it.

“I can’t just feed you anything, so I had to check if it was ripe first.”

He skillfully peeled the fruit and handed it to her.

‘This orange looks unripe. Won’t it be really sour?’

She could imagine herself making a sour face as she ate the fruit, and Hades laughing at her. Latifa looked at him with trembling eyes.

“Eat.”

“Isn’t it unripe?”

“It’s ripe.”

“It doesn’t seem like it.”

“It is.”

“I know that it needs to turn orange to become sweet. This is an orange, isn’t it?”

“You’re so suspicious. Well, I understand, since you almost got poisoned.”

Hades grinned and popped a piece of fruit into his mouth, his expression not changing at all.

‘Isn’t it sour?’

Seeing his calm demeanor, Latifa courageously tore a piece from the fruit in his hand. The tangy smell already made her mouth water.

“I told you before. The fruits of the Grand Bazaar are different from the empire’s. I’m glad to serve you myself.”
Hades urged Latifa to try the fruit quickly, and eventually, with her eyes tightly closed, she put the fruit in her mouth. Then she gave a small exclamation at the taste of the fruit she had never tasted before in her life.

“Ah!”

‘It’s really delicious!’

It was so sweet that it couldn’t be compared to any fruit Latifa had eaten until now.

‘Yummy! What is this? Sweeter than an orange and fresher than an apple! The slight bitterness at the end is even more addictive……!’

Latifa grabbed the fruit in his hand, forgetting her manners. It was irresistible.

She didn’t know how long she had been unconscious for days, but it had been a long time since she had eaten real food, and all she remembered before losing consciousness was continuous vomiting.

But such fresh and sweet juice.

‘It’s cheating to be so delicious……!’

Feeling happiness in the melting sweetness, Latifa continued to put the fruit in her mouth.

“Do you trust what I say now?”

“No, I didn’t deliberately disbelieve. I’ve never eaten an orange of this color before.”

“This is a pomelo, different from an orange.”

“Pomel……o?”

“The desert climate is hot, and all the fruits are sweet and dazzling to the point of paralyzing the tongue. Moreover, this is Caleb’s private property. Even a small pomelo, if it’s not the best quality, won’t be brought in.”

Latifa looked at him while putting fruit in her mouth absentmindedly. He was peeling another pomelo skin and placed it next to her.

“Latifa.”

“Yes?”

“Now that you’ve become my Frau, you have to trust me completely.”

“…….”

“I told you I have many enemies here. Many people will try to negotiate with you while offering you sweet things to bring me down. I can’t stop that.”

‘What can I do that people will flock to me?’

Latifa nodded a bit carelessly as she listened to the story.

“But remember this. The only one who has the ability to give you the sweetest thing is me, Hades Caleb.”

‘If you say it once more, I’ll get a scab in my ear.’

Tired of his relentless selfpraising, Latifa agreed and kept eating the fruit.

“Is there no more to eat?”