I Received The Holy Sword By Dawn Delivery (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 7
Using the account books to prove the Head Maid’s guilt and dismissing the fraudulent doctor and servants who had aided her—
Giselle handled all of it in just two days.
‘She truly lives up to being a heroine candidate.’
How could someone grow this fast? Lucena watched Giselle change day by day and couldn’t help but marvel.
On the seventh day since staying at the Golden Earldom,
a warning letter arrived from Saint Military Academy regarding her unexcused absences.
The yellowed paper sternly stated that further unexcused absences would result in expulsion.
‘Should I head to the military academy first?’
It was a school that would put her on easy street if she just endured six more months—definitely not a bad option.
She could help the trusting Golden siblings, and somehow she felt compelled to return there.
‘At the academy, I might uncover the secrets of this body.’
Lucena dressed in the academy cadet uniform to return.
The neat navy-blue uniform, similar to a royal guard’s dress uniform, suited Lucena’s short platinum hair perfectly.
‘It’s a cliché, but clothes really do make the wings.’
While waiting for Giselle in the reception room, Lucena glanced at her reflection in a decorative wall mirror.
Her short hair made her appearance lean toward androgynous youth rather than a delicate lady, yet undeniably beautiful.
Just then, Perta and Giselle entered the reception room.
“The cadet uniform suits you well, Lucena.”
Perta, wearing a large ribbon tie over a lace shirt, beamed with fresh, ethereal beauty.
Since replacing incense candles with proper medicine, Perta’s condition had improved within days, and now he could even move about on his own.
“Thank you so much, Lucena. You’ve saved my life and the Golden Earldom.”
He tightly grasped Lucena’s hand and gazed at her with deep affection.
How could a man be so ethereally beautiful? Lucena admired Perta’s lily-like charm while listening to what came next.
“I’m going to reclaim my position as head of the household from my uncle. Once I become the head, the first thing I’ll do is remove your name from our family register as an adopted son. I want you to join our house… through another way.”
“Another way?”
Lucena tilted her head in confusion. Perta, flustered, suddenly blushed bright red.
The golden-haired youth’s bewildered expression held a charm that tugged at the heartstrings of anyone watching.
“I—I’ll become even more impressive! So when you come of age, I’ll definitely….”
Perta bit his red lip hard, unable to finish his sentence.
Watching this, Giselle muttered, “Honestly, what a useless older brother,” and pulled Lucena’s hand from Perta’s grasp.
“Thank you, Lucena. Without you, I couldn’t have accomplished anything.”
“I didn’t even do anything.”
“You promised to stay by my side. Without those words, I wouldn’t have changed. I never would’ve found the courage to be courageous.”
Courage to be courageous. Lucena repeated the phrase silently and chuckled softly. Now that she thought about it—
Ironically, courage itself required courage.
Some gained it through the recoil of hitting rock bottom, but others, like Giselle, rose because someone stood beside them.
For a brief moment, Lucena felt proud to have been that support.
She hoped Giselle—so dear—would never fall into despair and darkness as Lucena had glimpsed in the dungeon.
“Take this, Lucena.”
Giselle handed her a square document case.
Opening the clasp revealed simple stationery, textbooks, and a bottle filled with thick, red liquid.
A small sticker on the glass bottle read ‘Gender Juice.’
“What’s this juice, Giselle?”
“Something you absolutely must drink.”
“Huh?”
“It tastes awful, so drink it once you arrive. Last time, you drank it too early and threw up in the carriage.”
Giselle then handed Lucena a pouch made of red velvet. Inside the fist-sized pouch glittered a heap of gold coins.
“I sold the jewels we found in the dungeon that day. I heard cadets nowadays bring at least this much pocket money when enrolling.”
“This is too much, Giselle. If you give this to me, you’ll…”
Lucena glanced around. Though the newly hired maids moved briskly, the earldom’s interior still looked shabby.
Despite such circumstances, Giselle had prioritized her. Touched by this heroine-like kindness, Lucena’s heart warmed.
“Don’t worry, Lucena. Once we clear out the dungeon, more hidden treasures will probably surface. We’re actually doing quite well.”
Giselle shrugged and smiled brightly.
“While you graduate safely, Perta and I will work hard to become wonderful people worthy of you. Will you look forward to that?”
“Giselle…”
“I’ll write to you, Lucena. If you don’t reply… I’ll be really… upset.”
Giselle’s eyes, demanding a response, held unusual intensity.
Lucena resolved then and there—no matter how busy she got, she’d always reply to Giselle’s letters—and stepped out of the estate.
[This is the timeline separator]From the Golden territory near the capital to the military academy took half a day.
Lucena rode in a modified cargo carriage with an arched canopy.
Though the Golden family owned an elegant four-wheeled carriage straight out of a film, Giselle had placed Lucena in one open on all sides.
〈Lucena hates confined spaces—just as much as I hate being alone.〉
Indeed, there was no sense of stuffiness. Lucena stretched her stiff limbs and gazed beyond the carriage.
Above the sunset-lit streets, wooden signposts dotted the landscape.
The carriage followed the direction pointed by a wooden placard engraved with ‘Saint Military Academy.’
‘We’re almost there, aren’t we?’
The carriage crossed a vast open square known as ‘Honor Plaza.’
Guards stood sternly around a central altar, as if responding to some incident.
Radiating from the plaza, streets brimmed with shops and eateries.
Following the northern road upward, Saint Military Academy soon came into view.
Ancient college buildings of brown brick.
Immaculately kept gardens and sprawling campus grounds.
Groups of cadets in tidy uniforms, gathered in threes and fives, deep in discussion.
Every scene exuded discipline, elegance, and intellect.
‘But it’s strange—why do I only see male students? Is it because it’s a military academy?’
After stepping down from the carriage, Lucena stretched her neck, scanning busily inside the gate. Yet no matter how hard she looked, not a single female student appeared.
Puzzled for a long while, Lucena finally realized the reason upon reading the gate’s signboard.
Saint Military Academy—cradle of imperial male education.
Male education meant… it was an all-boys school? So this body had lived in an all-boys dormitory!
Now she understood why Giselle had always said “adopted son” rather than “adopted daughter.”
Even her short hair was because of this.
‘How did I survive over two years in a place like this?’
No matter how wealthy it made her, the risk had been enormous.
Hiding her gender in dorm life couldn’t have been easy. No wonder she’d fled back home, claiming to drop out.
‘I’ll just give up and return to the Golden Earldom.’
How could she know what might happen within six months?
Just as Lucena quickly made up her mind to turn back,
“I sense sacred energy here! It’s definitely nearby!”
A commotion erupted from a distance.
Lucena, standing before the academy gate, turned toward the noise.
Guards were inspecting the area with mana-detecting devices.
“Does this mean the Holy Sword thief is nearby?”
“Seems so. They say an immense holy aura was detected around here.”
Holy Sword thief? If it’s the Holy Sword…
Lucena held her breath and clutched her pendant tightly. She had a feeling she’d be mistaken for the thief—again.
“But will Her Majesty really execute the Holy Sword thief?”
“Probably. Stealing an imperial treasure is a grave offense.”
Lucena covered her mouth with both hands. What should she do? If caught now, it’d surely be a death ending.
‘I can’t die so pointlessly right after arriving in this world!’
She immediately spun around and strode in the opposite direction. Yet soldiers kept appearing from every alley, making escape routes impossible to find.
Panicking and pacing in place, Lucena suddenly heard the Holy Sword’s voice echo in her mind.
「Shall I guide you along the optimal path for your survival?」
‘What? You could’ve spoken to me earlier!’
「I can initiate contact with my master in special circumstances.」
‘Then guide me quickly!’
「Turn around and move 75 meters. Enter Saint Military Academy.」
‘What? That’s an all-boys school! How can I, a girl, go in there?’
「An ally is also estimated to be inside. You have four minutes before capture.」
‘But I have to live in the dorms! Even with an ally, hiding that I’m a girl will be impossible.’
「Drink the Gender Juice in your bag. Capture in three minutes and twenty seconds.」
‘Gender Juice…’
Lucena pulled the juice bottle from the bundle Giselle had given her.
She’d been instructed to drink it upon arrival anyway.
Inside the glass bottle swirled a thick, red liquid resembling blended tomatoes—exactly as described, repulsively unappetizing.
‘So drinking this turns me into a boy?’
「Yes. You don’t exactly look feminine now, but it’ll make you more convincing. The soldiers have detected a prominent holy aura. Your escape window is shortening. Capture in twenty-eight seconds.」
‘What?’
Lucena turned around.
“A massive holy aura just spiked right here!”
The soldiers holding detection devices began walking toward Lucena.
‘Damn it! Talking to Vizbi must’ve amplified my aura.’
At this point, it was do-or-die!
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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