Since she knew she couldn’t hold him any longer, she ate everything without complaining and sent him off.

Then she complained a lot to Lady Freya, diligently walking around. However, it seemed that Lady Shi Yeonjang, the current lady, had a slightly different opinion.

“Oh, if you become an empress, there will be more administrative work in addition to such affairs.”

Roo scrunched her face at the sudden comment. Ugh.

“I told you in advance, miss. You just need to perform official duties as an empress, keeping noble ladies like me close as servants. It’s not that difficult.”

Since Hayden couldn’t do more than that anyway, Lady Freya said simply.

After all, it was the Perseta Empire and imperial family that had barely returned to normal after 430 years. Everything was up to the new emperor and empress to create.

Moreover, since the empress was a sage, her appearance should be different from the traditional empress of 430 years ago.

“Well……, it’s still not an easy position.”

Since Hayden was becoming upset because he was only concerned with regaining strength, Roo was also paying considerable attention to the position of empress.

“It’s a lifelong job, so I hope there’s some pleasure in it.”

“That will be, miss.”

Lady Freya bowed her head. Shalea Palace was so peaceful that it was hard to believe that a war had erupted and ended just yesterday.

The Perseta nobles outside were afraid to kneel down because the emperor, who created such peace, was terrifying. Roo already knew about it.
Erasing the name of the Calleta Empire and declaring the ‘unification’ of the old Perseta land, the emperor who proclaimed it is a fearsome and cruel person.

Hayden changed his expression immediately upon sensing Roo’s presence, but Roo knew well about his true nature. Someone who spent a long time inside the barrier wouldn’t have the same rationality as others.

And perhaps Roo loved even that aspect of him.

‘Crazy. I shouldn’t be like Siana Bella. Falling for such a man is a disgrace. It’s okay because it’s Hayden.’

Continuing her already severely biased thoughts, Roo came to a rational conclusion.

‘Well, where else can you find a man like Hayden?’

Surely there weren’t two more, and the possibility of Bella and Sia falling for him side by side wasn’t even considered. It wasn’t like that.

Then let’s go crazy about the eldest son in the Genesis family. And that eldest son had to be infatuated with his fiancée even for the sake of world peace.

Thinking about world peace, Roo suddenly felt at ease.

Yeah. Even now, contributing to world peace, there’s no need to feel awkward just because she’s dawdling a bit. She’s already doing her part well.

Satisfied with her realization, Roo strolled through the vast garden attached to the central palace. The garden was so huge that it was perfect for a light walk.

“Since you’ve taken a walk, would you like to rest?”

That wasn’t a bad idea either. Roo read a bunch of piled-up newspapers, magazines, and books, enjoyed the snacks and meals brought in every time, and fell asleep contentedly.

She thought it was really impressive that she could maintain world peace so leisurely.

“Roo?”

When darkness had already fallen, Roo woke up with a start.

Ah, she must have dozed off. Her ears, sensitive to Hayden’s voice coming through the thick door, reacted keenly.

A black shadow appeared near the low light. Ah, it’s time to hurry and finish the day, lying down.

“I’m here.”

She quickly cleared the book that had fallen on her knees and roughly wiped her face. As soon as she heard her voice, Hayden opened the door himself.

The light that had come in briefly disappeared through the door, and a man enveloped in dark shadows smiled.

His attire was loosened, and the tension in his neck, which had been strained during the meeting, was now relaxed.

“Did you sleep?”

“Yeah. I was too peaceful today, but it doesn’t seem like you were.”

Smiling as he surveyed her, Hayden nodded slowly.

The distance between the two narrowed slowly. With a snap, the magnificent golden embroidered cloak of the emperor was casually placed on the sofa.

“It wasn’t fun at all.”

As he unbuttoned his cuffs and approached, still showing signs of drowsiness, Roo laughed.

The cuffs were placed on the table beside her. In an instant, Roo, trapped between the giant door-like man’s arms, brought her face close to his neck. The cool sensation and his scent felt pleasant.

“Shall we do something fun?”

A low voice scratched her ears. Roo, sitting down, just stared at him without saying anything.

“You also didn’t seem to have fun.”

“Yeah. It wasn’t fun.”

With a clinking sound, the cuffs were placed on the table right next to her.

In an instant, Roo, trapped between the giant door-like man’s arms, brought her face close to his neck.