Evening time, at the Duke’s mansion.
After Kay finished his report on ‘Rembrandt’ and ‘Francis Ford’ and left.
Arthur, left alone in the office, was looking down at several reports that Kay had left behind.
“……”
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“This is a list of soldiers omitted from the compensation for poor supply.”
“This is a record of war bonuses and survivor’s pensions. It also includes the types of people who have applied for relief due to ambiguous cases.”
“We are still listening to whether there are people who have not received them or unjust cases, or overpayments. It seems it will take a bit more time, but I will bring more as the investigation progresses.”
Taking the report, he nodded shortly with a smile.
“Good work.”
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“……”
Arthur quietly stared at the cover of the report.
【 List of war heroes’ bonus payments, survivors’ pensions, and omissions 】
……It’s probably something similar written on it.
In his blurred vision, the words were only perceived in unreadable forms.
He quietly closed and opened his eyes.
And leaned his body against the back of the chair.
“……”
I can’t put it off any longer.
Arthur looked impassively at the ceiling.
Until a couple of months ago.
If he focused the aura in his eyes, he could somehow read.
But now.
His vision was irreversibly gone, beyond the help of aura.
“……”
Still, except for the Crown Prince who knew about the side effects of the aura, none of his subordinates had yet noticed that he had lost his sight.
Because nobody could imagine that he, who shows astonishing physical abilities and dynamic vision by riding a horse and wielding a sword, was blind.
“……”
He could just know the existence of obstacles and the shape of things.
There were many parts that could be compensated with sensitive hearing.
But it wasn’t sight.
Above all, the big problem was that he could no longer read letters.
In a situation where he had to compete with Julius for political power over the family’s leadership, it was a weakness that should not be exposed.
“……”
Arthur quietly moved his fingertips on the report.
“……”
I thought there was a little more left.
It came quicker than expected.
“……Are you injured?”
Arthur thought blandly.
They won’t find out about my vision problem.
With such a loophole.
It wasn’t a wish, but a belief based on experience.
“……”
He honestly thought his subordinates would quickly find out when he lost his vision.
However.
Tristan, who spent most of the day with him and closely assisted him.
Kay, who always had conversations about documents with him.
And Lucan with beastlike instincts.
None of them noticed that Arthur, who had been close to them for over two months, had lost his sight.
Only the Crown Prince, who was the only one who knew he was using the aura precariously enough to be difficult to avoid his real name, noticed that he had lost his sight.
And that was only after testing him several times sharply pretending not to.
Arthur silently rubbed his eyes with his hand raised.
“……”
Although it could not be avoided, and he did not regret it……
The situation was precarious.
If the Duke knew I was blind, he would happily talk about it around the neighborhood, pretend to sympathize and protect me, and try to put me under his feet.
Then I would be excluded from the eyes of sympathy.
The leadership of the family would be in the hands of ‘Duke Julius’, and after that, it would belong to ‘Christina’.
Then I won’t be able to do as I intended for the soldiers below me and Julius’s villagers.
Even if it was found out that I lost my sight someday.
After firmly holding the leadership of the family.
It had to be after he entrusted the affairs of the fief to those he could trust.
“……”
Arthur lowered the hand that covered his eyes and looked back at the unreadable report.
After rescuing the Crown Prince, after the victory.
There was not much paperwork to look at on the way back to his homeland.
He could have asked Kay and Tristan.
He could also pass it with context and intuition.
And the Crown Prince, who knew he was blind, didn’t give him any paperwork.
But now the Crown Prince has gone.
He, who is blind, is alone.
And the affairs of the mansion and the fief began to pile onto Arthur.
The affairs of the CommanderinChief.
Noncombat merchants and poor supply cases.
Legal advice related to the marriage contract.
And these documents……
He couldn’t avoid it any longer.
Even to avoid being discovered by the Duke.
He had to tell his most trusted people now.
To protect himself.
“……”
They must be distressed because of us. Tristan.
Still, he must know. It would be courteous to tell him myself, rather than let him find out through other routes.
Kevrant would be startled. Still, he could realistically get a lot of help.
Lucan would get angry. His temper is hard to deal with… it would be troublesome if he misspoke in his excitement.
Anyway, if the duke finds out, it would be hard to take over the leadership of the family.
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 🙂
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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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