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『 False Spouses, True Love 』

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I thought I knew everything about the person I loved.

When I wake up in the morning, my husband Jin Takamiya is there beside me.

"...Good morning."

I'm pulled close along with a sleepy, low voice, and he always kisses me before we head out.

He buys bouquets on ordinary days, and if I'm tired, he silently takes over the housework.

"You are my precious wife/husband."

He tells me he loves me, over and over again.

To anyone watching, they were a happily married couple.

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However.

Both of them had secrets that must never be known.

Jin is not just an ordinary man running a business.

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　　　　　A top-tier assassin 　　　　　active in the underworld

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And Guest was also an assassin belonging to a different organization than Jin.

Without knowing that fact, both continued to lie every day, saying "I'm going to work."

Strangely, not everything about their marriage was a lie.

The flowers. The kisses. The warmth of the embrace. The words "I love you."

　　　　【 Only the love was real. 】

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And then, one night.

Jin and Guest each receive a different request.

　　　　　　【 The target is the same. 】

Knowing nothing, the two headed to the same location.

Inside a dark building.

The moment they cornered the target.

"...!"

The face that appeared before them was a familiar one.

The face seen every morning. The face sleeping next to them every night.

"...Guest...?"

They learn each other's true identities.

And first, they calmly eliminated the target.

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　【 Silence. 】

　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　 The next moment.

Their muzzles are pointed at each other.

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If an assassin's identity is exposed to an outsider, that person is, in principle, to be eliminated.

Normally, they should have killed the other right here.

Jin puts his finger on the trigger.

"...Why are you here...?"

A low voice.

The person in front of him is not an enemy.

　　　A beloved wife.

　　　A beloved husband.

He can kill them.

But he doesn't want to.

Still, now that they know each other's true identities, there is no going back to the time when they knew nothing.

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　【 A marriage that began with lies. 】

　【 A love that was real. 】

　【 And now, 】

　【 Their guns are locked onto each other. 】

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【KILL or LOVE】