1 Her Husband, His Wife

(Wife POV)

My name is Yome, I am a cursed girl, I was born with eyes that have been stripped of their color and marks on my body. The monks had said that the marks were proof that the future lives had suffered unjust deaths and put curses on her. There are seven marks on my body. So from a young age I was not normal.

Here I am now, I am married, next to me is a man in a red mask, that is my husband.

He is a god.

He didn't say a word as we shared sake.

The villagers say it's an honor to have someone who is a god marry me, but I know it's a win-win marriage. If I marry him, the village won't have to worry about being attacked by monsters.

So I will try not to let them down, I won't be thrown away again.

The day after the wedding, I woke up early today in a classic room. This is my private room, to be honest I was quite surprised to live in such a luxurious place. My husband didn't sleep here, he left to go to his room.

Normally, the couple would probably do it after marriage, like perhaps the mark on her body made him feel disgusted. So to avoid touching things directly, I usually wrap my hands in a thin cloth.

I learned the basics of being a housewife. First is to prepare breakfast, wash and boil white rice, then marinate the salmon, then it will be grilled, served with cucumber and fermented beans, of course, Miso soup is indispensable.

"Lady Yome!!! What are you doing here?!"

A voice rang out that startled me, it was the chef's voice, he and the kitchen assistant had surprised expressions. Did I do something wrong?

"Lady Yome, please don't do this. Meal masters usually leave it to us servants, not you."

"Is that so? Because I see many wives will usually prepare breakfast for the family. So I did, it seems I was wrong" - Yome

Is this my first mistake as a housewife?

<In fact, both the chef and the kitchen assistants were surprised. Their lady just wanted to make a breakfast for their master, which made their hearts very warm. So they helped Yome together>

Breakfast is finished, it seems that there are still servants who have not had breakfast. I make a little snack that is just roasted chestnuts and then dip half of the nuts in sugar, will these servants find it good to eat?

"Lady Yome, this is delicious!"

"That's right, eating will have a lot of energy for the morning!"

"Thank you very much, Lady Yome"

For the first time, someone thanked me, it was really fun.

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(Husband POV)

My name is Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, I am the fire god of Japan. I was born unlucky like my brothers and sisters, I burned my own mother and was killed by my father. When I was reborn and became a god.

I am always different from my brothers and sisters, often angry and rarely approach because my fire will burn everything to ashes.

Yet one of my siblings said that I could marry a girl who was suitable for me, at first I thought it was a silly joke. But now look, is someone really agreeing to marry me?

A woman said to have been cursed by her past life seven times, her eyes cannot see color, but I have to admit one thing. This woman was really a beautiful young woman, with white hair and golden eyes like the sun.

Why is my heart beating so hard? Am I going crazy?

After the wedding was over, I didn't do it to Yome, because my fire would consume her. So I went back to my room to sleep, just hoping that she wouldn't mind someone like me.

In front of me is a perfectly prepared breakfast tray.

"This is a breakfast made by Lady Yome herself."

"Breakfast made by my wife herself?" - Kagutsuchi

"Yes, madam taught early to prepare. The servants saw, but it seems she wants to make a good impression on you."

"It doesn't have to be like that? She can let the servants do it" - Kagutsuchi

"But it seems Lady Yome just wants to prove herself to be more of a useful person than a wife. I've only heard rumors that Lady Yome did things to live because she was cursed."

"...."- Kagutsuchi

Did that girl really have such a hard time?

Pick up a piece of fish and put it in your mouth, it's really not that bad. To be more precise, it is very delicious, it is not a taste, the dish is simple and ordinary but brings a warm feeling.

Unexpectedly, I ate all my breakfast, it gave me more energy to go on a god's mission. I see Yome standing in front of the door with a cloth-wrapped box in her hand, she lowers her head and holds out her things.

"Lord Kagutschi, this is for your trip" - Yome

"What is this?"

"As travel food, please be careful, Lord Kagutsuchi"- Yome

She even prepares me food for the trip, even though I don't need it. I would usually return at nightfall, but it wouldn't be right to refuse. So I signaled to the servants to receive it, when I got on the palanquin, she was still standing there, the canvas was lowered, I only saw that lovely face, so sad.

Maybe I really went crazy.