It has been ten days since I -Kuromiya Haine- have come to Rudras Metropolis.
I am now here for a completely different reason than the time I arrived here.
We had come here to prepare for battle, prepared for the possible arrival of the Demon Lord.
We actually suffered from a hard battle, but it wasn’t a battle with the Demon Lord, it was because of a battle called preparations for the wedding.
In this time when there was only ten days before the wedding, they understood that the preparations were not proceeding to an extent they didn’t expect.
The reason was because of the workaholic levels of Juo and the current head that is Shiva.
Moreover, the people in question think that being buried in work is natural, so it was truly troublesome to drag them out and make them participate in the preparations of the wedding.
Of course, the preparation itself is being done by specialists of the trade, but there will be things that only Shiva and Juo themselve can decide on, so they have to participate as well.
Hyue was the one who dragged Juo out, and I -an outsider- dragged Shiva out.
“Aniue-sama obediently hears what Haine-dono says after all.” (Hyue)
Hyue said as if that were a matter of fact.
And so, when we received requests of support from the ones in charge of the preparations, we would look for Shiva. It is not as if he is always shut in his office, there are times when he leaves to do inspections and visits, so it was common to search for him and drag him back.
In the free time, Karen-san, Doraha, and I enjoyed touring Rudras Metropolis, and in no time at all, the day came.
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Day of the wedding.
The festive mood of Rudras Metropolis, that has been enveloping the whole city since ten days back, was now at its highest peak.
Everyone was already so high in excitement that I felt as if deaths might even appear from all that.
Well, celebrations are kind of like that, so it should be okay as long as they are careful.
And so…
“It is great to see you here. Can you please show me your invitation? …Yes, yes. Then, please head to the ceremony hall. This is the pamphlet. There’s precautions you have to take written in it, so please read them before the ceremony begins.” (Haine)
For some reason, I am doing receptionist work.
It is not as if I am not thinking ‘why?’, but I do understand that we are lacking in personnel, so it can’t be helped.
“At the time of leaving, we will be giving out a commemorative present, so please do come to accept it….. Well then, enjoy the ceremony.” (Haine)
Even so, I have attended a good number of guests and am beginning to gain some leeway.
“Haine-san!!” (Karen)
And when I was doing this, Doraha and Karen-san approached me.
The girls had dressed themselves to participate in the wedding ceremony and looked like high-class ladies.
“Do you want to go to where the bride is before the ceremony begins?” (Karen)
Is what she said.
It is apparently okay to leave my reception job, so I headed to the waiting room of the bride with Karen-san.
And what about the groom, you ask? Who cares.
****
When we arrived at the waiting room, there was already quite the density of people there.
“Juo! Congratulations on your marriage!!”
“I have come to celebrate.”
“Ya can now make babies with yer head held high up. Make sure to do it like crazy tonight.”
The ones surrounding the pure white Juo-san were women that were around their twenties.
When looking only at that, it would be a simple group of friends having a pleasant talk, but when looking at it carefully, the members of it are quite the big deal.
Previous fire hero, Abi Kyouka-san; previous water hero, Ra Sarasa-san; previous earth hero, Iemon Yoneko-san.
And the bride Juo-san is basically the previous wind hero, so it would be a gathering of the previous hero team.
“Ah…so you girls were also invited to the wedding?” (Haine)
When I ask, they made a cheerful expression befitting of this great day.
“Of course. We have to stand witness to the best day in the life of my friend, or it would bring to shame my name as a previous hero!” (Kyouka)
Kyouka-san declares.
She had received a heavy wound from the fight with Michael, but it looks like she has completely recovered.
“We did receive a polite invitation after all. No matter the case, this is the wedding of the Wind Founder, so the other churches sending envoys to celebrate this is a matter of course. If I am the one to go, it would be two birds with one stone.” (Sarasa)
Sarasa-san says with a big proud face.
“I have left Sasae-chan defend the fort~. Those girls been leaving and having us defend the fort all the time lately, so this be the time for us ta spread our wings.” (Yoneko)
Yoneko-san says with a bright smile.
Hearing this pained the ears of Karen-san as the previous light hero was still missing and, even with that, she was out in another nation.
“Ha…haha…” (Haine)
I could only make a bitter laugh.
“Well, even if we didn’t have anyone ta protect the fort in our absence, we would have still come here today.” (Yoneko)
“That’s right. We have to celebrate the important day of our important friend after all.” (Sarasa)
“Juo-san is a comrade that fought in the same team as us. We have to share the happiness with everyone.” (Kyouka)
Is what the three said in good will.
“Everyone…!” (Juo)
Hearing this, Juo was teary.
“I am glad that I participated in the hero match…! To think I would be able to meet such great friends as you all…! I will treasure these connections the rest of my life…!” (Juo)
“Yeah, go ahead and do that. Of course, second to your groom, that is.” (Kyouka)
“No need to throw the bouquet at us. We are already married after all.” (Sarasa)
“I want everyone ta have babies, so that my children can get more friends~.” (Yoneko)
Everyone speaks out their mind as they hug.
…What a sight.
When they were first introduced, the previous heroes hated each other’s guts so much, but now, none of that is left.
I am surprised how humans can have such sudden changes, or more like, there’s nothing difficult when humans get along with each other.
As I thought…
“This is proof that the world is changing. Even humans and monsters are beginning to get along with each other! It is obvious that heroes would get along as well!!” (Karen)
Karen-san was incredibly moved.
In this heartwarming view, something disturbing caught my eye.
A gaze that was peeking from the small opening of the door.