“Even if we were friends since childhood, it doesn’t erase the difference in status.”
Hazan answered, folding his eyes gracefully.
Since Gart, the Duke, didn’t expect to be asked about his name, Hazan was doing his best not to show any signs of embarrassment.
Before coming here, everyone had created pseudonyms. However, the people of Kuran had no interest in anyone other than Kite. They all thought and treated them only as Duke Ferimont and his subordinates. There was no need to use the pseudonyms they had created, and naturally, those names faded from their minds.
“Nevertheless, I am curious about your name. We’ve been running into each other quite often by chance, and you can’t just keep calling me ‘aide,’ can you?”
“Hahaha, you’re good at jokes. And it seems like you can keep not knowing my name. We don’t have to meet that often.”
Gart frowned at Hazan’s exaggerated laughter.
“We have met quite often, haven’t we? I’ve heard the names when passing by each other, but I didn’t pay attention, and it slipped my mind. I was indifferent. I apologize now and will be more careful not to make such mistakes in the future.”
After saying that much, it was hard to stay silent and endure.
Hazan tried to recall the name he had created but couldn’t remember at all. However, he couldn’t just make up any name. Since they had borrowed identities from Ellab before entering Kuran and submitted an entrance report, if they were to be checked, they would be exposed immediately.
“Oh, I am…”
“Hazan? What are you doing there? Who came?”
Rafael’s call from the second floor caught Hazan off guard, who was forcing a smile.
“So, your name is Hazan. Well then, what’s your last name?”
“Oh, no. That was just a nickname we made up when we were kids. The formal name is…”
At that moment, Rafael, who had approached, sensed that something was wrong and quickly intervened.
He looked at Duke Gart and his subordinates standing like shadows behind him, then said, “What brings you here at this hour? Or rather, it seems like you visit here more often than the Duke’s residence?”
“It turned out like this. I came to see if you enjoyed the masquerade party. But waiting for the Duke made me realize that I don’t know the names of the aides. So, I was asking.”
“Now you’re curious about our names?”
Rafael twisted his lips with a mocking tone.
“I don’t know why suddenly you became curious about our names, but let me tell you. This is Tucker Greer, and I am Benson Tennant.”
As Rafael smilingly extended his hand, Gart, too, shook hands while smiling.
“Now we have officially exchanged greetings. I am Duke Gart Kua.”
While they were exchanging greetings, Kite, now dressed comfortably, came down from the second floor and asked, “What’s going on?”
“Gart Duke has come, sir.”
Hazan, who intended to speak informally as usual, quickly changed his tone.
Everything suddenly became nerve-wracking when Duke Gart started questioning them.
Kite, crossing the hall, spoke with a stern tone and a fixed expression.
“Gart Duke comes whenever there’s a chance. Is he monitoring us?”
“That’s not possible. It was a party to celebrate the successful trade deal, wasn’t it? You suggested the masquerade party yourself, so I was curious why you returned so early. I thought I’d come and see if there were any inconveniences.”
“There’s nothing like that. I just came back because I got tired.”
“On the Queen’s birthday, it’s also a gesture of greeting. Shouldn’t you offer greetings and gifts?”
Kite’s eyes became intense.
“I already conveyed my greetings, and as for the gift, I allowed you to host the grand party you’ve been wishing for. Isn’t that enough?”
Nodding as if acknowledging the logic, Duke Gart, with a thoughtful expression, asked, “But, by the way.”
“Yes?”
“Even though I, as the right-hand man of Duke Kuran, have a standing in the kingdom comparable to Vander Jaha, you’ve never let me into the mansion. You always keep me standing in front of the entrance, and it’s becoming disheartening.”
Looking at Duke Gart, who was now quite sociable compared to before, Kite raised an eyebrow with a chilly smile.
“Should I treat someone who comes without notice, invading as they please, with hospitality? If you’re upset, it seems more like my side has the right to be.”
Kite’s tone changed.
Until now, they had somehow been treating him as a guest, but now it was a warning that they wouldn’t do so anymore.
“I am aware that I am being rude. Let me be honest. Ferros Guild and everyone in the mansion are under our surveillance.”
“Was that a secret?”
“Of course, it wasn’t a secret, but it seemed like you forgot. Anyway, as an outsider, basic surveillance has been conducted. But from now on, the intensity of that surveillance will change. When you leave the mansion, always expect my subordinates to check you.”
“Why did the intensity of surveillance change?”
“Because of frequent contact with those plotting treason.”
Kite, as if hearing something for the first time, raised an eyebrow.
“Treason?”
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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