There was one thing I overlooked.
That was the fact that there are no doctors available on the continent at this time.
Hades looked at me several times and flashed a sly smile.
“They say they can’t come because they have their own patients, and it was impossible to persuade them further.”
“You did well.”
I nodded.
For the sake of the doctors or Donoban, it wasn’t good to force them to work.
In other words, what we needed to target was…
“Those newly graduated doctors pouring into the market after just completing their education.”
Being in the countryside doesn’t necessarily mean they are idle. On the contrary, due to the scarcity of doctors, many may not be able to leave the village.
The problem is that there are the most novice doctors in the capital.
But since the demand for doctors is soaring in the capital, we needed to look elsewhere.
“Do we really need doctors?”
I raised my head.
Could Hades possibly mean…
“Even the priests can perform healing to a great extent. In areas where there is no trust unlike with doctors, they receive considerable respect. If we can bring them in…”
“They will realize I’m the Demon King.”
I could sense the endlessly ominous energy emanating from Hades, not that I would say anything. But the priests who don’t know him well might think that way too.
Hades looked straight at me.
“Of course, I can’t convince them alone. We need a saint.”
“…Are you telling me to persuade them?”
Hades nodded.
“There seems to be no other way, no matter how much I think about it.”
I pondered for a moment.
There was some logic to what Hades said. Even though I could feel an energy completely opposite to divine power from him, if, as a saint, I enveloped him…
‘I might be able to convince them a bit.’
But there was one hitch.
The High Priest.
“There’s one condition.”
“What is it?”
“Try to focus on areas as far away from the capital as possible.”
“I was planning to do that anyway.”
Hades nodded reluctantly.
“I don’t want to run into that annoying brat.”
I stared at Hades. Why did he dislike the High Priest so much?
But for now, finding priests who could help Donoban was more urgent than finding out what Hades thought about other people.
I took Hades’s hand.
“Where should we start?”
“So… you’ve come to take us to Donoban? Directly from His Excellency the Grand Duke?”
Fortunately, the first reaction wasn’t too bad.
“Yes.”
I nodded.
“As you can see, His Excellency the Grand Duke is currently under a curse, gaining divine power and possessing the power to counteract it. However, that doesn’t mean he harbors evil intentions. If you go to Donoban, I promise the best treatment.”
The rural priest stared at me intently.
“Who are you?”
“I am…”
I pursed my lips. What should I say? Calling myself the saint of Donoban didn’t feel right, and yet, to be considered an ordinary saint, I felt like I needed to show something.
‘What should I say to persuade this person?’
That’s when it happened.
Hades suddenly pulled me into his embrace.
“My fiancee.”
The face of the priest brightened.
“Oh, I see! You’re engaged!”
Uh, what?
“We’ll go with peace of mind. His Excellency the future Grand Duke guarantees it, so we must go.”
I gave Hades a meaningful look.
‘No, don’t say anything that could be misunderstood!’
Hades seemed to ignore my lips completely.
The problem arose again in the next moment.
This time, the priest was considerably powerful in divine power, so he quickly recognized that I was a saint. However, he found Hades’ aura suspicious and hesitated to leave.
In the end, I had to convince him that Hades posed no threat at all.
“If His Excellency has harbored evil intentions against the priests, why would I be by his side?”
“There could be something sinister.”
The priest replied nonchalantly.
“Just because you’re a saint doesn’t mean your heart is as virtuous as a saint’s. It’s the same for me.”
He jingled a relic in his hand. The relic, adorned with various jewels, looked more expensive than its actual power.
“But one thing seems certain.”
“…What are you talking about?”
The priest looked at me and smirked. There was a hint of sadness in his face.
“You won’t be able to stay by his side forever, Sister.”
“…”
I didn’t say anything. The priest had precisely attacked the point I feared the most.
How long could I stay by Hades’ side?
To say it would be a lifetime, as a Demon King, Hades’ power was too overwhelming.
The situation where I didn’t know when and how I would be influenced by that power.
In the end, I had to give up persuading the priest and return to Donoban.
“The priest… Not a bad result.”
“Yes.”
That evening, I responded absentmindedly to Hades’ words. Although it should be something to be happy about, I didn’t feel anything.
Rather, I felt numb.
Hades cautiously examined my complexion.
“What’s wrong?”
“…It’s because of what I heard earlier.”
Instead of avoiding it, I decided to be straightforward.
“How long can I stay by Hades’ side?”
“Forever.”
Hades seemed to have no hesitation.
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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