“Swordmaster, is it?”
For a moment, Rosebelia’s mind became cloudy.
What should she say in response?
“Well, that…”
If she were known as a Swordmaster in the Empire, everyone would praise her, but there was also a potential for political exploitation.
That’s why Rosebelia had chosen to quietly walk the path of a knight without explicitly revealing her status as a Swordmaster…
Moreover, she was currently handling the unstable aura, and revealing herself as a Swordmaster at this point would only complicate things further.
“Perhaps you were hiding it from others?”
“At the moment, I’m in a somewhat unstable state. I hope you keep the fact that I am a Swordmaster a secret…”
“If Lady Rosebelia wishes it, then I shall do so.”
Linat responded readily, as if it were a trivial matter.
“Thank you.”
“…I just wanted to ask to be sure. Lady Rosebelia, you were not the one who defeated the monster before the expedition, right?”
Linat asked with one eyebrow slightly raised. Before I could answer, he tilted his head slightly, seemingly contemplating.
“Yes, that wasn’t something I did.”
“I see. After I asked the question, I realized it didn’t make sense. When we first discovered the monster’s corpse, the expedition was moving together, so it couldn’t have been Lady Rosebelia who defeated it…”
“But how did you know I was here?”
It was a steep mountain path that would take a while to descend from the ruins of the temple. I had confirmed that there was no one around, so where did he appear from?
“I was looking for you to move, but I couldn’t see Lady Rosebelia…”
Linat pointed towards the temple ruins with his chin. When I looked down from above, it was quite a daunting height.
Did he jump down like I did?
“Did you jump down by any chance?”
Instead of answering, he awkwardly smiled.
“It seems like I’m causing trouble for the deputy commander throughout the expedition.”
“No, it’s not Lady Rosebelia’s fault…”
Linat seemed about to say something more but closed his lips. His face was filled with a bewildered expression.
Why is he suddenly acting like this?
“Deputy commander, it’s not the time to be doing this here! Everyone is waiting, so let’s go…”
“I also have a request for the deputy commander.”
Linat’s voice came sharply into focus. As he raised his eyes, his gaze seemed a bit stiffer than before.
“What is it?”
“After the expedition is over…”
“Deputy commander! Lady Rosebelia! What are you doing over there!”
In response to the urgent shout, I abruptly raised my head. Conrad was looking down from the temple ruins.
“Now may not be the time to talk about this.”
“No, I’ll tell you after the expedition.”
After letting out a short sigh, Linat stepped onto the path leading to the temple.
What could be the request that makes him act like this?
While I was gazing into space, Linat had distanced himself quite a bit. I promptly followed behind him.
Unknowingly, it had become late at night. Since the place where we pitched the tent was close to the summit of the mountain, the perceived temperature dropped noticeably. I looked at Vanessa, who was asleep with the blanket flipped over, and half-raised my body.
“May I dare say that I like you?”
“……Huh? Well, I…”
“I seem to have confused you, senior. You don’t have to be flustered; I wasn’t trying to hear your answer at the moment.”
Facing Ian, who smiled bitterly, I couldn’t say anything. My mind was as chaotic as he described.
Are you waiting for me? If I don’t go out to meet Ian today, he might think it’s a rejection, right? Maybe he’ll be disappointed. The thought crossed my mind, and a part of my chest tightened.
But accepting Ian’s confession…
Suppressing the stiff sensation in my eyes, I suddenly opened my eyes.
Come to think of it, in my previous life, when I lived as ‘Yoo Jae-eui,’ I had been confessed to by a senior in high school just before the fencing youth national team selection.
If it were someone I had no interest in, I would have flatly rejected them, but he was a senior I quite liked. After much deliberation, I eventually declined and focused on preparing for the competition.
What’s different now from back then? Why am I hesitating to reject him this time?
I did feel more concerned about Ian all of a sudden. However, if I averted my gaze from the problems piling up in front of me…
“No. At least not now…”
The rest of the sentence didn’t flow out, faded away. I gathered a deep breath, sighing heavily. Eventually, I cautiously stepped out of the tent.
I should at least let him know what’s on my mind right now.
How far did I walk away from the camp? Suddenly, I felt a following presence and turned around to see Ian approaching.
“I thought you wouldn’t come out today.”
“I thought you might be waiting.”
In the momentary silence, I noticed his cheek twitching.
“So, you’re planning to reject me after all?”
“I didn’t come out here to reject you… But accepting your feelings… Honestly, I’m not sure about my own feelings either.”
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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