Before the débutante ball began, His Majesty the Emperor had a few words to say.
Beside the Emperor, Ashud was neither more nor less than a child. Next to Ashud stood his aunt and guardian, Grace, and beside them, the imperial family members in a row. Delina recalled the capital engulfed in flames.
Tyrant Ashud.
The image was vivid of him quietly watching after turning the entire capital into a sea of fire. His eyes were void, devoid of any emotion at that moment.
What made him like that?
The people in this place would not know. They couldn’t foresee that the little child before them would one day lead the empire to destruction. But now, all they did was clap with smiling faces.
“To celebrate all the young ladies and young gentlemen who are participating in the débutante ball, I hope you all enjoy this feast.”
With a brief congratulatory speech, Hail raised his glass. It was also a signal for the official start of the feast.
‘Ah, now then…….’
Music filled the banquet hall. The ones who danced the first dance were the young ladies and young gentlemen participating in the débutante ball. The children began to walk out one by one to the center of the hall.
Delina naturally walked among the children, quickly scanning for Jake and Jane.
Fortunately, the two were far away, and Delina, who knew the dance route of the débutante ball, walked to a place where she would not encounter them.
Before she knew it, all the young ladies and young gentlemen were standing in a line. It was a group dance where male and female partners changed according to the rhythm.
‘From the beginning, this song?’
It was a song where partners could be freely changed, and since the rhythm of the song was fast, many people made mistakes.
As expected, the faces of a few children who heard the music turned sour. Unlike other young ladies, Delina, who had practiced dancing for several years, moved her feet to the music with slight tension.
Gradually, her body remembered the dance, and at the same time, leisure returned to Delina’s expression.
‘It’s not bad to this extent…… Huh?’
Several times as partners changed, golden hair appeared close by.
‘Ashud?’
Of course, the identity was Ashud. But the situation around Ashud was a bit special.
‘Why are all their expressions……?’
Ashud was dancing with a straight posture and precise movements as if teaching what the standard of dance was. Considering his age and the fact that he was dancing in the imperial palace hall for the first time, it was flawless. But the problem was with the young ladies dancing with Ashud.
At first, everyone was delighted to dance with Ashud, but that was only for a moment, and the smiles on the young ladies’ faces soon disappeared. The reason was in the young ladies’ poor dancing skills.
“Next.”
“…….”
“Next.”
As soon as they stepped on the tip of his shoe or made a slight mistake in the dance movement, Ashud immediately danced with other young ladies. Some of the young ladies burst into tears at his attitude.
‘Sigh…….’
As the situation was such, the young ladies could not dare approach Ashud. Ashud was soon left alone, and Delina stared at him in astonishment.
‘Whoever doubts he is a future tyrant…….’
Meanwhile, the music changed. This piece required dancing with the first partner until the end, so no young lady approached Ashud. Ashud, who had been quietly looking around, caught Delina’s eye.
“!”
Delina turned her head reflexively, but it was too late. Ashud had quickly approached, and Delina bowed her head.
“I greet Your Royal Highness, the Imperial Grandson.”
“…….”
A few days ago, Ashud had covered his face when they met in the examination room.
So now, Delina could only pretend not to know Ashud. Ashud, seeing Delina like that, hesitated to recognize her, looked around once, and then extended his hand without a word. Anyone could see that he was asking for a dance. Delina swallowed her tears secretly.
“……I’m at your service.”
Soon the dance began, and Delina and Ashud moved, holding each other’s hands.
Fortunately, this piece was also a song that Delina had danced to several times in the past. But since her partner was who he was, Delina paid more attention to each step. As expected, Ashud was excellent even in dance.
The seamless dance of the two people naturally dominated the hall. Some stared at such a dance of the two, entranced. But Delina was desperate not to step on Ashud’s foot.
“Better than the other young ladies who only make mistakes.”
And as if Delina’s dance was unexpected, Ashud spat a word. Thinking it was a compliment, Delina tried to show a natural smile by lifting the corners of her mouth.
“I too was able to progress after making many mistakes. This natural dance is also possible because of that. The other young ladies will also be able to present a better dance later.”
Somehow, Delina vigorously defended the young ladies to maintain a good relationship between the nobles and Ashud. But Ashud’s reaction was cold.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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