During her time as the Kaleta ambassador, Loo, even if there was no information, tried to gather whatever she could and adapt to Perseta by looking through more than ten newspapers every morning. Nowadays, she continued this habit consistently.

Now she could easily tell which newspaper sided with the emperor and which one with the Eastern nobility. She, too, was becoming more and more like a Shalea person.

So, she immediately understood that this provocative Empress competition, making a lot of noise in the newspapers, was gradually turning into a fight between the existing Eastern nobility and the emerging nobility.

In the East, they thoroughly covered the trends of Eastern noble young ladies, leaving out Loo, while in regions outside the East, they speculated on who would compete with Loo.

When she unfolded the newspaper, unwanted information came pouring in. In this situation, there was no way the parties involved wouldn’t know.

“I’m sorry you had to see that.”

Loo, who got all the answers by just trying once to see when he might propose, shook her head with a satisfied look.

“It’s not your fault.”

“No, I should have done more in advance. I was aware, but I should have explained to you in advance. I’m sorry. I’ll take them down.”

Even though Lady Godio had criticized the emperor, it seemed like it was time to stop enduring it. If Loo felt so uncomfortable that she had to poke at him, he had nothing to say. They needed to move on. However, Loo, as if she didn’t understand, asked with a perplexed expression.

“Why?”

Hayden calmly observed Loo’s expression.

“Why are you like that? You said it’s not time to intervene yet. You already have a plan, Your Majesty.”

“Loo’s plan and my plan seem to have slightly different definitions.”

He smiled slightly awkwardly and hugged her tighter. The scent of her, young and soft, which could only be smelled when she was approached without any gaps, filled his nose.

Hayden was ready to give her anything. Even if he was criticized for ruining the country for falling in love with a woman, it didn’t matter. He had never regretted surviving by just looking at her. She always made sure he had no regrets.

“Political plans are just for them to bicker among themselves. My plan is to propose to you at the best possible time, a proposal that you can’t refuse.”

For a man who was distracted only by love, the one he cared about was naturally the beneficiary of that love. Anything else, he didn’t care about. As long as Loo was safe and happy, holding onto her and shaking her was enough.

Hayden knew for sure that he would never forget today. He would never forget Loo, who looked at him with a perfect face, turned his insides upside down at once, acted modestly, but in the end, he would never forget Loo, whose stomach hurt because of the Empress competition.

In the end, he would never forget Loo, who cared about him.

“Even if that’s the case, I hope you don’t feel burdened. I know you don’t have plans to do it right away.”

Hayden took a step back. What mattered to her was probably her duties and revenge. He was used to Loo, who prioritized her life over her lover.

He loved her for looking back at herself first, and while doing that, it was annoying that Carlos got so much attention.

“And…”

He didn’t want to admit it, but he stated an unavoidable fact.

“In Loo’s eyes, if I still seem a bit distant, I can just wait. Your plans are all set, Your Majesty.”

“Far away?”

“Psychological distance. I’ve loved you for a long time, but since you haven’t, I can wait.”

“Oh. Until you believe?”

Completely believing. Loo tilted her head, then smiled.

“I believe. You asked me to believe in my headache, and although that’s not a very valid answer from my perspective.”

Hayden, who already knew that, looked at Loo as if measuring her and then smiled.
“Still, you believe?”

“Yeah. So say it again. That I’m allowing you to convince me this much.”

It was a very disrespectful word to the emperor, but he laughed brightly and buried his face in Loo’s shoulder like a child. The heart that had been quiet all along, thinking it had lost its function, danced wildly in front of Loo. And that was good.

“Headache… is.”

“Yeah.”

Loo nodded as she looked down at him.

“I can handle that.”

Since that wasn’t the answer Loo was hoping for, Hayden avoided eye contact.

“Pain, or the cause?”

“…Pain.”

The man, who felt sorry for not solving the cause, hid his face in her arms.

“The cause?”

“That’s too far away.”

Hayden’s hand had somehow reached the recently massaged pelvic area. Well, it was too far to massage all the way from the pelvis to the head.

“When we get closer, we have to solve it then. Until then, I’ll take care of the pain.”

“If you’re going to hurt instead of me, it’s not okay.”

Instead of answering, he kept hugging her waist and digging in. Loo raised her eyebrows as she felt the pain.

“Huh?”

“Loo is so small like this, and I’m big, so I can roughly handle it. Ouch.”

“Ouch!”