In response to Kate’s words, Allen tilted his head in apparent confusion.
“Are these really the guys?”
“Yes, especially this man. I thought he looked tacky because his clothes were too coordinated with his hair color.”
“Ah.”
This was an unexpected situation.
It meant that aside from these two, there were others who had targeted Alicia.
While Allen intended to interrogate these guys properly, since they weren’t caught in the act of attacking and arresting, he cautiously asked Kate to secure a witness.
“By the way, would you be willing to testify about this matter?”
“… If needed.”
As Kate replied hesitantly, Allen chuckled.
“Thank you for your cooperation. Then, may I ask for one more favor while you’re helping?”
While Allen had been joking earlier, his tone became serious, causing Kate’s eyes to flicker with unease.
It seemed that the situation was not completely under control yet, and Kate began to worry.
“Yes? What is it?”
“There are more guys collapsed inside. I’m short-handed, so could you please call the security patrol passing by?”
“… What?”
“I’d appreciate it. Thank you very much for your active and voluntary cooperation.”
Kate, looking bewildered, nodded after a moment of hesitation.
“Well, then, excuse me for my work.”
After leaving a word of thanks, Allen tried to jump back into the Greenwall maze in the garden. However, he hesitated and turned back to Kate.
“Hey, I momentarily forgot because I lack experience in these matters.”
“?”
“Your name?”
“…Kate O’Brien.”
“Ah, Miss O’Brien. I’ll contact you later.”
“Sure.”
Watching Allen’s retreating figure, Kate eventually let out a bitter laugh.
She felt frustrated about receiving such treatment, as if she were a subordinate to the supervisor.
“Ugh.”
“Oh, right.”
As one of the men that Allen had abandoned groaned, startled Kate quickly left the spot to call the security patrol.
“Count? What’s happening?”
“Oh, Ross. Sorry, but could you lend me a room?”
Fortunately, as soon as Eric entered the palace, he encountered Ross, William’s aide, in the corridor.
“Please come this way. We have a room prepared for emergencies.”
Ross took the lead and walked down the corridor. When he opened the door to a room near the end of the corridor, Eric entered while carrying Alicia.
Ross didn’t follow but cautiously asked from outside the door, “It seems that Lord Lancaster is in pain. Are you okay? Should I call for the palace physician?”
“No, I’m fine. There’s no injury, and she’s just sleeping now.”
“Oh, then just in case, I’ll call for the palace physician tomorrow morning.”
“Sure, I appreciate it.”
“Then, I’ll leave now.”
After leaving a thank-you, Ross looked at Alicia in Eric’s arms and closed the door.
Listening to the sound of the door closing, Eric gently placed Alicia on the bed and made her comfortable.
He also carefully covered her with a blanket.
“Sigh.”
Sitting on the chair beside Alicia, Eric looked at her sleeping face.
Alicia, with her peaceful expression, was still sleeping soundly, murmuring softly.
Even in her sleep, her face looked remarkably innocent compared to a while ago.
‘Really oblivious to others.’
Eric chuckled and lightly touched Alicia’s nose with his finger.
Whether she felt his touch even in her sleep, Alicia’s eyebrows slightly furrowed and then quickly relaxed.
Looking at Alicia’s sleeping face, Eric leaned back in the chair.
‘What was that strange energy?’
It was a different sensation from when he first entered the Greenwall maze with Alicia.
It felt like a precarious touch, as if crossing a shaky bridge, dangerous yet intriguing.
‘Perhaps it’s because of the Zero Knights lately that I’m sensitive to this side.’
But even so, it was absurd to feel such a sensation from Alicia.
Sighing, Eric closed his eyes, and outside the window behind him, a blue butterfly fluttered in the moonlight.
“Did you have a good time?”
The man, who had originally looked neat when the party began but now wore his black robe again, asked the man with a red ring.
“Oh, you’re back? What’s with that robe again?”
“It’s good for hiding.”
“Tastes differ.”
The man in the black robe asked his subordinate with a dry voice, “How was it?”
“It was excellent.”
The man with the red ring smiled satisfactorily.
“As expected, blood is something you can’t ignore.”
“Blood?”
The subordinate asked in confusion, but the man just laughed without answering.
At the same time, the red ring he wore shone more brightly than the last time.
“Oh, but didn’t you mention something?”
“Something? Oh, I did.”
“But who did you talk to and about what?”
The man with the red ring stared at his subordinate and smirked.
“Do you still not know? Haven’t you noticed?”
“?
“Hmm, it seems you don’t remember. Well, it has been a long time.”
With a smile, the man with the red ring turned around and placed his hand on the balcony.
“The moon is exceptionally bright.”
“Why are you suddenly talking about the moon?”
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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