The next morning, Irene headed to the temporary maus training camp in the eastern bastion of Esper Castle from early morning. Although Esper Castle originally had a maus training camp, this place was a facility for strictly managing maus that had a high chance of causing problems rather than for training.
However, the maus training camp in the castle was small in scale, with only a few maus. Due to the maus causing a riot, the temporary maus training camp within the territory had to temporarily close its doors. As a result, all the maus that had been staying there moved to the training camp inside the castle, and since the existing maus training camp couldn’t accommodate all of them, they had no choice but to allocate the eastern bastion.
“Can you really do manual labor, Miss?”
Jessie worriedly asked, following Irene.
It was partly because Irene went to Carlos on her own yesterday to make the request, which looked good, and partly because she thought Carlos would skillfully refuse.
But, lo and behold, instead of refusing, he allowed it, and it was a staggering surprise. Jessie couldn’t believe Irene’s words that she got permission, so she even went to Carlos to ask if it was true.
“If it’s not dangerous, I have no intention of stopping you from doing what you want.”
That’s what Carlos said. Although Irene wouldn’t be in danger as long as she wasn’t directly managing the maus, she shouldn’t be stopped from doing simple tasks like cleaning.
Jessie felt frustrated but couldn’t bring herself to say anything to Carlos, so she just kept her feelings to herself.
When Irene said she would wear a comfortable dress rather than a pretty dress since she had to do manual labor, Jessie held her neck.
“It will be very hard for you. Especially considering your health… Wouldn’t it be better to give up now?”
“It’s okay. I’ve done a lot of cleaning at home, so I can do it.”
“…”
She asked hoping Irene would give up, but unfortunately, Irene didn’t respond to her heartfelt wish.
It’s incredible how strong her determination is. Irene made a groaning sound, grabbing her throbbing head.
“Please come in, Miss.”
Upon arriving at the temporarily created maus training camp, the man she saw yesterday welcomed her.
“It must have been a difficult decision. Thank you so much for helping.”
“Oh no, what should I do first?”
When Irene asked as if telling her to do anything, the man laughed softly.
“Come this way.”
As they followed the man, they arrived at a fenced enclosure with a maus inside.
Squatting in the corner, Yomi perked up its ears and rushed to Irene as soon as it saw her.
“Oops.”
When the man opened the fence door, Irene was scooped into Yomi’s arms with a single step.
Somewhat taken aback by Yomi’s intense reaction, Irene, feeling flustered yet finding it adorable, gently stroked Yomi’s soft fur. Meanwhile, Irene glanced at Jessie, who, due to her firm refusal to get close to maus, was assumed to have no intention of doing so.
“…”
Irene thought Jessie would immediately tell her to let go, but Jessie just stared at Yomi with a puzzled expression, not saying anything.
Is it okay for Yomi to be this close?
“Good boy.”
After receiving Jessie’s implicit approval, Irene played with Yomi to her heart’s content.
“The task you’ll be doing today is playing with this little one,” the man said.
“What?”
Thinking she would be given simple tasks, Irene was surprised when an unexpected assignment was given, looking at the man in astonishment.
“I’m not a guide, is it okay for me to take on such an important mission?”
“It’s fine. Yomi is one of the gentle and easily manageable maus. Moreover, it seems like this little one likes you strangely a lot, so I can trust you with him.”
Even if that’s the case, is it okay to leave it in her hands like this?
Irene made a slightly uneasy expression.
After instructing Irene on what to pay attention to when playing with Yomi and giving a few other tips, the man left hastily.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed, Irene looked at Yomi.
Is it really great to be with Irene, or is it just in a good mood? Yomi purred like a cat and rubbed its face against Irene’s hand.
Seeing Yomi like that, Irene felt both happy and uneasy.
She came here to do cleaning and errands, and now she’s tasked with taking care of a maus.
“…I’m not sure if I can do this well.”
Irene murmured to herself while gently patting Yomi’s head.
Jessie, squinting her eyes at Yomi, eventually sighed deeply and shrugged her shoulders.
“Since we decided to do it, we have to. Besides, I knew it would turn out like this from the beginning.”
Irene blinked her eyes widely.
“Really?”
“Of course. There are rumors that you’re the Lord’s lover, and who would dare to assign you menial tasks?”
Moreover, all the guides are underground residents, and since Carlos knows that he is the ruler of the underground world, they couldn’t entrust her with trivial tasks.
So, if Irene works here, she figured she would probably take care of a cute and innocent maus like Yomi, similar to how noble ladies take care of pets.
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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