“What is it?”Grand Duke Kapmen lifted his eyebrows and took the bottle to inspect it.“A love potion…”“What?”“It came in as a birthday gift, and the note said it was a love potion.”He frowned even deeper.“I don’t believe it’s true. And I’m uncomfortable because it was sent anonymously.”I thought I looked foolish for keeping it, so I added that I expected no benefit from it. But there was no change in Grand Duke Kapmen’s expression.“But it’s a gift, so I don’t want to throw it away. If you don’t mind, can you confirm whether it’s harmful or not?”With slightly dismissive look, Kapmen said something completely unexpected.“I don’t know if this is harmful, but these potions are on the black market. It works to some extent.”“I’ve never heard of this potion before…”“Even if it’s only distributed on the black market, it’s a genuine drug.”Grand Duke Kapmen seemed quite interested, and he said “Wait” then shook the bottle. After that, he opened the lid and smelled it. After a few inspections, he spoke in a noncommittal tone.“It seems to have some effectiveness.”“Then if someone drinks this…?”“They will fall in love with the first person they see. Well, it’s not exactly love, but it gives them the physical symptoms of love—the heart beats faster, the face turns red…hmmm, and so on.”I burst into laughter because it was so strange. Was the love potion given to me not out of malice, but out of pity that I lost Sovieshu to Rashta?Grand Duke Kapmen briefly glanced at me before continuing.“You can use it on Emperor Sovieshu if you wish. Just make sure that the first person he sees is you.”“!”I was taken aback, and he shrugged as if he hadn’t said anything strange. I smiled awkwardly and gave a murmured agreement.It hurt my pride to attract Sovieshu’s attention, and frankly speaking, I couldn’t trust the potion itself. Grand Duke Kapmen assured me that it was alright, but there had to be a reason why I never heard of it. Besides, a simple sniff test couldn’t give that much information…Did my face show signs of disbelief? When I reached out to take the bottle back, Kapmen pulled it possessively back towards him. “You don’t believe me…” he said, then opened the cap.“I’ll prove to you the results.”“No, you don’t have to—”“I have the antidote.”“The antidote?”Before I could ask why he had something like that, Grand Duke looked at me and took a sip. My eyes met his in surprise.The door suddenly opened and someone came in.“Empress?”