While showing the actual katana and making fine adjustments to suit Selene, about ten minutes passed.
『Fuu… fuu… Is this good?』
『It took quite a while…』
『Even though it has been ages, to have such detailed requests…』
「Yes! This is perfect! Thank you very much!!」
Selene answered the ancestors with a beaming face, holding the odachi. The now much weaker orbs flickered.
『It is about time…』
『Seems so. Be happy, both of you.』
『Descendant, support your husband well. And you, partner, support your wife well.』
「Yes!」「Leave it to me.」
With those words, the ancestors returned to the shrine. Gradually, the glow of the surrounding gems faded. Only silence remained.
「Shall we go back?」
「Ah, yes.」
I held out my left hand. Selene clung to it, and we walked together.
When we stepped outside, the elder was sitting on a nearby rock, gazing at the sky.
「Sorry to keep you waiting.」
「Oh, it took a while.」
「Yes, but we got the finest masterpiece!」
「Then let us return. Preparations should be ready by now.」
「True. I am already hungry.」
「I am starving too!」
We headed back to the village with light steps. The wedding feast awaited us.
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「Then let us begin the wedding ceremony of Selene Lancil, the new village chief, and Kaminagi Yuuki.」
Selene and I were seated on a raised platform like a banquet stage.
「………………」
Next to me, Selene, now changed into her outfit, had frozen solid like a statue.
Looking at her beside me, I recalled what had happened just an hour earlier.
When we returned to the village, Selene was whisked away by the village aunties, and I was taken by the elders. We were both dressed in traditional ethnic clothing.
「All right, groom. Sit here～」
「Understood. I do not know any of the customs. Will that be okay?」
The elders guiding me on the platform looked puzzled.
「Customs? There are no strict ones. Just give the toast signal from that seat.」
「Exactly. Mine was casual too.」
「Unless the wife wants something specific, it is basically just that.」
「I see. Then I should be fine.」
「Relax and enjoy～」
With that, the elders went down.
About thirty minutes later, Selene arrived in similar ethnic clothing with intricate embroidery.
Her outfit looked like a dancer’s yet was incredibly beautiful.
It was a halter neck that covered from chest to stomach but exposed the sides. Fabric wrapped her waist with various embroideries, the same patterns were on my clothes too. On her forehead was a luxurious version of the frontlet I had seen before.
「Auu～ Yuuki-san, please do not stare so much～」
「Ah, sorry. You are so beautiful I was surprised.」
At those words, Selene turned bright red and fell silent.
「He said beautiful, he said beautiful, he said beautiful… (mutter mutter)」
I glanced at the muttering Selene while waiting. Soon almost everyone was seated.
「Then let us begin the wedding ceremony of Selene Lancil, the new village chief, and Kaminagi Yuuki.」
「First, the groom, Kaminagi Yuuki, give the signal for the toast.」
Everyone held their cups or mugs. I looked around and raised my glass.
「Cheers.」
At my words, cheers erupted as everyone began drinking. This alcohol is strong…
「Selene, you okay? This drink is pretty strong…」
「Nn nn… pfua～ Delicious!」
Selene gulped it down boldly and let out a satisfied breath. She had an impressive way of drinking.
「You seem fine. Are you good with alcohol, Selene?」
「Yes! This sake is made in our village. This one is probably around thirty years old.」
「Amazing… How do you know that?」
「Yes. In this village, there is a custom of drinking sake made in the year your parents were born at the child’s wedding. So, my parents were born roughly thirty years ago.」
Selene was sixteen, and they probably married around the same age, so it was about thirty-five years old… Impressive.
As we talked, dishes made from the dragonfish I had caught earlier were brought out by Sere-san.
「Waa! My favorite pie stew!」
「It is tradition to serve what the bride loves. There is plenty, so eat a lot.」
「Yay!」
Selene happily dug into the fresh food.
「Kaminagi-san.」
Sere-san called to me.
「What is it?」
「I am sorry for my rude words yesterday and this morning. I only knew the shy, quiet Selene, so I was very surprised when she returned.」
「It is fine. Suddenly appearing and having your daughter call a man master would make anyone wary. I would act rudely too if someone like that showed up.」
「Thank you. I am glad you say that.」
「Also, after the wedding… tonight or tomorrow is fine, but I would like to talk with you and Lerey-san…」
「Understood. We will both join you then.」
With that, Sere-san bowed and went back to fetch more dishes.
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Author desu!
Yes, unexpectedly, the wedding started with Selene!
Random note: Selene’s village has about 300 people. Main industries are agriculture and sake brewing.
They sell sake made once a year to merchants for foreign currency.
Merchants rarely come, and they are mostly self-sufficient, so money is only used in emergencies.
The forest where the carbuncles live is quite large. Centered on the shrine from the previous chapter, there is an emergency evacuation village used during disasters.
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