Chills ran down my back.
I knew the owner of the voice even before I turned around.
There was only one person who could confidently enter the report of Donovan Castle.
Duke Hades Croitner.
The one who had reached the highest class in the inspector’s profession, the Grand Sword Master.
The mastermind who turned Donovan Castle into the most infamous map in Leodel.
He might not be a rampaging murderer yet since he hadn’t degenerated, but his cold nature would remain the same.
A dry, emotionless voice continued.
“Put down the holy sword. I might spare your life at least.”
“…….”
It’s not that I didn’t consider surrendering the holy sword and running away.
But if I gave the holy sword back to Hades, the curse would proceed, and I would surely die.
The holy sword wasn’t eliminating the curse itself, just preventing its activation.
On the other hand, if I don’t give back the holy sword…
I would probably die at the hands of Hades?
If I were incredibly lucky, maybe not.
The decision was quick.
“……I can’t do that.”
“Really?”
Hades’s voice carried a tone as if he found it amusing.
“If you wish to die, I won’t stop you.”
I didn’t wait for Hades’s words to end and ran forward, hugging Denesor.
The giant sword was as light as a feather, making it possible.
Naturally, the distance between the outside and the door grew farther, but at least I could avoid having the holy sword taken or killed by Hades.
“Heh.”
Hades made a strange noise.
“Want to play hide and seek?”
His genuinely puzzled tone made my heart jump, as if it would leap out of my mouth.
“I can’t do that.”
I frantically looked around. If I jumped around in Hades’s stronghold, the report room, I would be caught in no time.
If only there’s a way to survive…!
‘There it is!’
Luckily, there was just one space where I could hide in the report room.
The narrow gap between two pillars that often earned mocking comments like ‘There’s space behind the pillar’ from users.
If I hid in that gap, Hades wouldn’t even realize a person was there and might search for another target, making it the perfect place to hide a character in a critical condition.
I couldn’t be happier about what I had only perceived as a flaw in the system.
I quickly found the pillars I was looking for and hurriedly squeezed into the gap.
Here, he wouldn’t notice my existence.
If I’m lucky, Hades might think I ran outside the report room and leave.
But the relief was momentary.
In just a few minutes, the sound of his footsteps was getting closer.
Afraid my breathing would give me away, I covered my mouth and nose with one hand and held Denesor with the other, shaking violently.
‘Pass by, please pass by. Please… please, just pass by!’
But that luck did not come to me.
Hades had come right next to the pillar I was hiding behind.
When his breath was close enough to be heard.
I clenched the Rosario.
My life or death hinged on this moment.
“Setoon!”
I cried out desperately.
“Setoon! Setoon!”
The Rosario glowed faintly.
“Musuuh…….”
As Hades’s voice slowed down, I leaped from the ‘gap’ and ran toward the entrance.
As expected, it was a slight slowdown, but it was enough to escape his grasp.
So, for just a moment to slip away.
Surely Hades, who must have been pursuing me, had already arrived at the entrance and was guarding the door that led out.
The pale moonlight was cast on his face.
‘……He’s more handsome in person.’
Despite the lifethreatening situation, a foolish thought passed through my head.
Hades Croitner was a man who seemed to embody a winter’s night.
Cold yet beautiful.
His face, as though chiseled from ice, was perfect yet cold, without a trace of mercy.
Strength poured into the hand that grasped Denesor.
The sword that had brought about terrible disaster in the game was now my only hope.
Hades laughed softly.
“Do you think that sword is something you can handle?”
I swallowed hard.
Hades was right.
According to the setting, Denesor was a weapon that could only be used by swordsmen.
Characters who were not swordsmen, even if they had Denesor in hand, could not actually swing it.
Hades’s face softened as I hesitated.
“It seems like someone has bribed you to come here. It’s not too late. Just hand it over to me obediently, and you can leave the castle without a scratch.”
A faint sympathy, unperceived in the game, was visible in his voice.
I swallowed hard.
Yes, the Hades before me was not the horrifying evil spirit from the game.
Hades before losing all family and patrons to those coveting the holy sword.
Not Hades, who had lost his humanity and became a cruel avenging ghost; if only I could persuade him a little…!
A desperate cry seemed to reach the sky.
A small bell rang, and golden letters floated on his chest.
10 (Cause of irritation)
State Description: You are nothing more to him than an annoying existence. Maybe there’s room for improvement if you try hard?
I opened my eyes wide.
The numbers I had often seen in the game were none other than favorability ratings.
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.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
