The masked man stretched out his finger towards Latil after stuttering a few times.

“Why, why, why did you take my pants…!”

This audacious man couldn’t comprehend what was happening. He had appeared suddenly to show that presumptuous woman her place.

He was hit in the head, hit again, and then passed out. When he woke up… As he stuttered, Latil waved her hand.

“Calm down. You didn’t take off the mask.”

“You took off my pants!”

He couldn’t just grope over his pants. This masked man was wearing pants that clung tightly to his legs. So if he wanted to search his pants, he would have to grope his legs. He didn’t want to do that.

“Just calm down and take deep breaths for 5 minutes.”

“Am I calm right now? Give me back my pants!”

No matter how loud he screamed, Latil ignored him and searched his pants. The masked man grumbled in a hoarse voice.

“Do you know who I am doing this? Do you think you can get away with this?”

While brushing off his pants from bottom to top, Latil casually asked.

“Who are you?”

“I’m the Emperor’s closest aide.”

“!”

Latil was unexpectedly caught off guard by the man’s confident statement. Coughing, Latil looked at the masked man, incredulous.

“Whose closest aide?”

“The Emperor’s.”

Latil reached out and pulled off the man’s mask. Could it be really my closest aide? Even if there were people who could be called my closest aides… there were only a few servants.

“No way.”

He was a stranger. A face she was seeing for the first time. Although he was handsome, he was a complete stranger. There was no one like him among her closest aides.

So this man. What is this? Is he impersonating my name now?

Latil, incredulous, smacked the man’s forehead with the mask she had taken off him, then continued to search his pants, smirking.

“You look handsome. Are you sure you’re not a consort of the Emperor?”

“…That’s correct!”

He’s really ridiculous. When the man unexpectedly agreed, Latil was taken aback and pointed at him with her chin.

“Where’s the lie? Besides, if you’re claiming to be the Emperor’s consort, you have to be that good!”

However, the man continued to stick to the lie he had established.

“The Emperor doesn’t like such a gloomy face.”

At that, Tasir tightened his grip on the reins from the driver’s seat, but the clueless man once again sold the Emperor’s name.

“Does the Emperor’s taste seem that low?”

Isn’t this guy doing this knowing who I am? Is he doing this on purpose?

Latil, whose taste had been insulted in an instant, hit the man’s head again with the mask, upset.

“Why are you hitting me again!”

“Take another hit!”

Even when Latil hit him one more time, the man grinded his teeth in anger.

“If you touch me, the Emperor will be angry.”

“Bring him. Bring him. Let’s see his anger!”

When this potential criminal continued to sell her name, Latil finally exploded.

If this man sells the Emperor’s name so easily, this must not be the first time. He must be a repeat offender who consistently sells her name.

As Latil hit the man here and there with the mask, the man who had been grinding his teeth eventually cringed.

“Dear, we must go!”

It was only after Tasir called from the driver’s seat that Latil stopped hitting the man and quickly finished searching his pants.

And the moment something wrinkled got caught in her hand. Latil smiled.

‘It’s here.’

As expected. The man had hidden the map in his pants. When Latil tore the lining of the pants forcefully, a stiff paper that had been spread out as much as possible and put between the linings appeared.

‘Is it very valuable to do this much?’

Normally, wouldn’t they roll it up and put it in a box or something? Anyway, it was fortunate that the effort was worthwhile.

“Dear!”

As Tasir called from outside again, Latil put the map in her bosom and looked at the man. He was still sticking to the wall and watching Latil as if he was on guard.

“Who are you? Who is trying to stop me?”

Latil playfully gave the man his mask back and revealed her true identity with a smirk.

“I am the Emperor.”

Of course, she only said that knowing he would never believe her.

“What nonsense. Who are you? Are you from Jao’s side?”

As expected, the man didn’t believe her. He merely assumed that Latil was mocking him for using the Emperor’s name.

‘But who is Jao? Is he a member of this man’s enemy faction? Or is he from the same faction but they’re on bad terms?’

“Hey!”

Suddenly, Tasir called out to Latil again. His voice was urgent. Although there was still much Latil wanted to find out, she had no choice but to exit through the window.

‘It’s okay. I remember his face. I can investigate later.’

As Latil emerged, Tasir urged her to hurry.

“We have to go now!”

Only when she stepped outside did Latil understand why Tasir had been calling her repeatedly. A group was rushing towards them at a distance, riding horses at great speed.

“They must be the subordinates of the auction house manager!”

“Let’s go.”

However, just as they were about to run…