“Marriage…?”
“Yes.”
As Lina sighed, she echoed his words. Her mind was dizzy with the sudden situation.
‘Bellige and I…?’
Bellige gently covered his hand over Lina’s, which was tightly gripping the hem of his robe, with a serious expression. Then, in his usual calm voice, he reassured her trembling.
“Of course, it might not be pleasant to suddenly marry without any preparation, but right now, there’s no other option.”
He knew it too well—the significance of the one and only wedding in a woman’s life.
Moreover, Lina, having lived as a commoner, had just begun to step into society. Because of that, she wanted to host the most beautiful wedding that everyone would envy. However…
‘There is no other way.’
Becoming the Duchess as soon as possible.
That was the best way for Bellige to protect her.
Lina looked down at Bellige’s hand covering hers.
The warmth that gently embraced Lina’s cold hand due to the low temperature of the autumn night. That warmth faintly covered her heart.
After a short contemplation, during which she let go of the hem she had been holding tightly, the dress fabric, freed from her hands, swayed.
“No.”
Soon, Lina held Bellige’s hand that had covered hers.
In no time, a new tremor could be felt in her now calm voice.
“I can’t help but agree.”
To become your wife.
There was no romanticism about the wedding. She hadn’t even imagined that she could get married in the first place.
‘What surprised me was just…’
Just that this man truly became hers, and she became his.
Living as the beloved man’s wife. It was like a dream that could happen only in a fairy tale.
Taking a deep breath again, Lina stared into Bellige’s clear eyes.
“As long as you are here, Duke. I didn’t care if you were originally a poor farmer from the countryside.”
Lina whispered, pressing her forehead against Bellige’s forehead. Bellige quietly responded.
“…Yes.”
It was a short answer, but to Lina, his words sounded weighty.
She could understand.
He probably felt the same way as her, regardless of how she looked. He must have loved her.
Smiling softly at Lina’s words, Bellige, who had been holding back, now grabbed her hand and hurriedly walked into the temple.
Then, seeing the suddenly appearing duke, the surprised priest approached us.
“Duke…! How did you come here at this hour…?”
As the young priest, who still looked young, spoke, the duke whispered something to Moore, and his face turned pale.
“This way, please.”
Then he guided us to a small chapel.
“Currently, other places are under repair, and there’s no other chapel available for immediate use. Would it be acceptable for you to use this chapel?”
“It’s fine.”
“Then, please wait a moment. I will bring the officiating priest and Father Cork who will assist.”
The priest cautiously spoke, glancing at Bellige.
It was only natural since this place was meant to be the venue for the Duke’s wedding, and although it had a slightly worn-out feel, it was still appropriate.
As Lina wandered around the small chapel, she asked Bellige.
“But can we suddenly have a wedding like this?”
“Originally, no.”
Bellige smiled slightly, looking at Lina.
“But I can.”
“What?”
“For now, my donation to this temple is not small. Besides, the temple and the Fermannes family have had a deep connection for a long time, so they can grant this kind of favor.”
In the past, the Fermannes family was a lineage that produced holy knights.
Therefore, the Fermannes family had formed a deep bond with the temple for a long time. Of course, continuous donations played a significant role, but…
“I asked the officiating priest and Father Cork to officiate the wedding.”
“As for the witness, are you talking about Father Cork, whom you mentioned earlier?”
Similar to the engagement ceremony, noble weddings required a witness of noble rank, at least a viscount or higher.
A wedding without a witness wouldn’t be recognized as a legitimate wedding, and it could lead to later challenges of its validity.
‘But if the witness is a priest, could it be a problem later?’
Certainly, among the conditions for a witness, the most important one was the status of the witness.
Even if they were priests, in the Empire, only witnesses of noble status, apart from noble society, were recognized.
Perhaps noticing Lina’s worried gaze, the Duke spoke.
“He is the younger son of Viscount Cork, now raised to the position of a viscount himself.”
Occasionally, those with deep religious devotion chose to become priests and live their lives as servants of the divine.
Even in cases where they had a title, as long as the title wasn’t stripped away, they could continue to live as priests. It seemed that Father Cork was one of those people.
“That’s a relief.”
With a sigh of relief, Lina breathed out as if she could finally relax. Now they just had to wait for the priest and officiating priest to arrive.
Suddenly, Bellige began to look around.
“What’s the matter? Do you need to find something?”
What could the Duke possibly be looking for in the chapel? Lina was about to chuckle when he spoke.
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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