Whirl
Her dress hem painted dark, beautiful waves. And between them.
Whoosh!
A fireball flew in. Its speed was astonishing, but.
‘This opponent is not good.’
In front of Xiou, an ice shield taller than his stature was erected. Before its cold temperature, the ambitious fireball was extinguished like a lamp.
Crack crack crack!
Simultaneously, ice shards shaped like beast fangs flew towards Eunha, whipping through the air.
However, Eunha lightly avoided all of them, mumbling expressionlessly.
“You can’t hurt me by hiding behind the shield.”
In her flat, monotonous tone, there was no sign of impatience.
However, Xiou, standing behind the shield, was no different. He calmly watched the ground.
The ice shield hit by the fireball was slowly melting, and droplets of water fell one by one. The last drop plopped into the puddle on the floor, and in that moment
Ssssssssss
As if imbued with a soul, a stream of water sprang up and reached out to Eunha in an instant.
“……!”
Water? Not ice?
She reflexively spat fire, but it extinguished lifelessly like a candle in front of a fire extinguisher. Unlike the simply flying ice shards, this was tremendous force.
Darn, Eunha belatedly clicked her tongue and quickly kicked off the ground to leap into the air when
Throb
A momentary headache made her body wobble. The snakelike stream of water didn’t miss the fleeting opportunity and coiled around Eunha’s neck in an instant.
‘Damn……!’
By the time she realized it, it was already too late. Of all times, a headache now. Moreover, able to control water as well.
She had been careless. She had become too accustomed to the beasttype monsters inside the gate. Her increasingly ailing body also contributed.
The youth in front of her was definitely strong. Perhaps, out of all the enemies Eunha had faced so far.
But that didn’t mean she couldn’t win. This was merely a mistake born from complacency.
The stream of water became a thick rope, mercilessly strangling Eunha’s neck. Without a chance to pull away, it swelled and began to block Eunha’s mouth and nose.
‘I can’t breathe……!’
Bubbles foamed and escaped through her tightly closed lips.
Is this how I die? The thought loomed distantly.
Death by suffocation or drowning. She had never thought her death would take such a form. By human hands? Even a tragedy couldn’t be so tragic.
In her clouding mind, the cold tombstone of her mother appeared.
Eunha.
Eunha.
Time to go to school.
Eunha…….
…….
Ding.
[The divine beast ‘Cat Wandering in Darkness’ looks at you with anxious eyes.] [Sister, ───don’t.] [Deep concern flits through the golden eyes.]Her vision gradually blurs.
[The divine beast ‘Cat Wandering in Darkness’ begins to glow brightly.] [Congratulations! You have acquired ‘Black──’ of ‘──ah─!’]Her face completely covered in water, it was now impossible to read the text.
‘More…… this, is.’
The very moment Eunha tightly closed her eyes
Something cold touched her forehead.
Splash!
Suddenly, her entire field of vision was stained black. The water that had been blocking her eyes, nose, and mouth disappeared, and she could breathe again.
‘……What’s happening?’
She opened and closed her eyes. It was still pitch dark.
Only the message window floating before her eyes could be read clearly.
[You have achieved the hidden achievement ‘Wear the Five Black Treasures’.] [Achievement rewards are given.] [ Loading ]‘……Achievement? Reward?’
A flustered Eunha began to feel her body and face. It didn’t take her long to realize she was wearing a cold metal object on her head.
The fifth item.
Without a doubt, she was sure this longsought fifth item was it.
‘The cat…… had it?’
A wave of disillusionment swept over her at the tail end of her lingering questions.
[Congratulations! You have acquired the title ‘Princess of Black Flame’. Will you use it now? ▶ Yes / No]No, she first needed to assess the current situation. She didn’t know what effect the title had, but she had to grasp at straws to subdue the formidable enemy in front of her.
Without hesitation, Eunha placed her finger on the ‘Yes’ button.
Ding.
[You are using the title ‘Princess of Black Flame’.]Then another message window overlaid atop the first one.
[Your unique ability evolves.]
[Flame(火焰) ▶ Black Flame(黑焰)]
With that, the darkness that was enveloping the galaxy vanished in an instant, like a receding tide.
“……You.”
Siwoo, whose face had unknowingly changed, came into view.
“Where did you disappear to?”
Instead of answering, Eun Ha touched her head. The cold touch of the tiara was vividly conveyed to her fingertips. It seemed that what just happened was not an illusion after all.
Pop!
Without even opening her palm, flames were summoned from her shoulders. She only needed to wish for it.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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