When she straightened her upper body and looked, Klein was drooping one shoulder as if it was dislocated, and he regained his color and called out, “Your Majesty.”

Latil scowled.

“Why are you here?”

Klein explained while rubbing his aching arm with his other hand.

“I sat next to you because I wanted to rest while massaging your legs. You were tired and fell asleep resting on my shoulder.”

Klein, who was smiling brightly, belatedly realized that he was rubbing his arm and quietly put his hand down.

Then, when Latil looked at him with narrowed eyes, he lied with a very dissatisfied voice and laughed clearly.

“Your Majesty’s head is light.”

“Should I rest more then?”

Latil was so naughty that she stuck to his arm on purpose, and Klein screamed inwardly.

“It’s good to be close like this. Isn’t it, Klein? Do you like it too?”

But when Latil clung tightly to Klein’s arm without letting go, Klein’s screams became even louder.

It seems like a cramp.

“Our Klein’s arms are so strong.”

“Why aren’t you answering, Klein? Huh?”

Latil even rubbed Klein’s arm up and down.

“I massaged your legs, so should I massage your arm like this?”

But Klein was already out of his mind. Unable to control his expression, he just opened his mouth and writhed, and Latil finally let go of his arm and made a surprised sound with a sly voice.

“Oh my, Klein! You have a cramp in your arm? It looks strong, but it’s surprisingly fragile?”

When Klein glared at her resentfully, Latil finally smiled broadly and said,

“I can’t rely on our Klein anymore. The arm is weak.”

“Your Majesty!”

“The regent is strong. Even if I have a cramp, I can treat it myself.”

“That’s too much!”

“What’s too much? I’m just stating a fact.”

“Just because it’s a fact doesn’t mean you can say it like that!”

“So you do admit it’s a fact. Got it. I’ll be careful.”

“That’s not what I mean……!”

Klein, who was about to refute angrily, sensed a presence and closed his mouth. Latil also stopped teasing Klein and said, “Come in.”

As soon as the words ended, a few people came inside.

Klein saw a few people and turned his head to the side in a bad mood. When Latil visited him after a long time, Seranut took Latil away twice. He still felt bad when he saw Seranut because of that.

Sernut didn’t particularly acknowledge Klein either.

“Your Majesty, Tasir has caught the attackers.”

However, the winner of this silent fight was Seranut.

Klein’s expression hardened at the news that Tasir had made a merit.

On the other hand, Latil got up with a blush.

“Really? Tasir is really great in this area.”

Klein, who had been of no help since the fake emperor incident, felt as if those words were directed at him and his shoulders drooped.

Of course, he knew in his head that Latil was not pointing at him. However, feelings didn’t always move in the direction instructed by the head.

If there was one thing fortunate for Klein, it was that Latil, if not others, easily read Klein’s inner feelings.

“Klein.”

As Klein rapidly lost confidence, Latil, who was about to leave, turned around and called him.

“Yes……”

“Thank you for being my pillow. The thing about your arm not being strong is just a joke. Your arm is the best.”

When Latil gave a thumbs up, Klein blinked for a moment.

However, just with those words, he seemed to brim with energy, instantly rising to stick close by Latil’s side.

“Shall I support you?”

Then, as if realizing his own ‘oops’, he shuddered, not showing any sign of his numb arm.

Internally clicking her tongue, Latil just smiled and said it was fine.

‘Unclench your cramped arm…’

“As soon as the attack failed, he immediately fled.”

Without any delay, Tasir explained as soon as Latil arrived at the room where she had apprehended the criminal. He would talk about all sorts of things when it was just the two of them. However, when they were in a place filled with people, he was surprisingly tightlipped.

“Where did you catch him?”

While moving her hand behind the chair, Latil approached the bound criminal and asked.

“Outside the capital. He was running away like a madman.”

At Tasir’s response, the criminal’s eyes darkened in terror. Although she didn’t know how he had been caught, it appeared that something unpleasant had happened in the process.

‘Well. He must have been scared when he was released and then recaptured by the assassins.’

“He is easily frightened, but surprisingly tightlipped. He won’t open his mouth, even if he is threatened with his life and told to spill everything he knows.”

“It seems there’s something he fears more than losing his life.”

“Perhaps the lives of his family, something like that?”

Latil shrugged her shoulders and gave orders to Tasir, his subordinates, the guards, and even to the servants.

“Now I will investigate, so please leave.”

The guards recalled the servant who had watched the network while Latil was buying time with the burning log, and they exchanged glances.

Some of the guards wondered if Latil was going to interrogate him in that same manner again, while others anticipated that this time it would be a real interrogation, since the previous one had been a distraction.

However, none of them dared to disobey the Emperor’s command to satisfy their curiosity.

“Do I also have to leave?”

Using the layout of the harem to his advantage, Tasir tried to stick close to Latil, but she met his cheek with a kiss and steadily pushed him out the door.

As Tasir regretfully left, Latil waved to him cheerfully. However, the moment she closed the door and turned around…

Latil was smiling with a different atmosphere than before.

“I’m glad you’re easily frightened.”

Speaking as she would to a friend, Latil approached the criminal bound to the chair, draped her arm over his shoulder, and gently tapped his cheek.

“Let’s take a careful look at why you tried to kill my man. Hmm?”