#Side Story: Harem Marriage Strategy (5)
“Now you just have to tell Luna.”
Now I told everyone except Luna.
The only person left was Luna.
I sat in the lab and looked toward the door.
If you leave this door and walk a short distance, there is a laboratory where Luna is located.
However, the closer you are, the more difficult it is to approach.
I and Luna see each other every day.
I was worried about how to talk about it because I saw it on a daily basis.
“It’s a bit much to say so lightly… …. However, to suddenly gain weight…….”
I thought deeply.
How can I speak without feeling awkward?
I couldn’t come up with any good ideas like I did with other people.
Luna’s only hobby is studying magic.
I didn’t have any hobbies like I usually do.
If you were to ask what you like, would you say you like eating?
Although Luna is good at eating anything, when she eats something delicious, she looks happier than usual.
“Would you like to find a good restaurant?”
If you stay still, you won’t get any good thoughts.
So, I decided to move around and search for them one by one.
If you find a restaurant first and look around, you might come up with something.
***
“What happened…?” ….”
Luna waited for a day after hearing her rumor.
She didn’t even go to see Rudy’s face, she just stayed in her lab alone.
But Rudy did not come.
“Something…… Something must be wrong, right?”
Rudy was a perfectionist in terms of work, but he was often sloppy in everyday life.
This time too, Rudy forgot and didn’t tell himself…….
Jump up!
“That can’t be possible!!!”
Luna got up from her seat.
How could she forget something like this?
Of course, there was a misunderstanding here.
Rudy didn’t know that the rumor had spread that she was engaged to everyone else.
This happened because she had not yet officially announced her marriage, and she had not been dating anyone else.
“Huh… ….”
Luna was alone and in a depressed state.
Knock knock.
“Luna?”
“Who are you?”
“This is the maid Siriel. “She received a call at her front door saying that an acquaintance of hers had come.”
“Acquaintance?”
“They said it was Rika-sama and Ena-sama…….”
Luna opened her door wide, her eyes wide.
“Oh, I’m an acquaintance! “Where are you now?”
Luna quickly ran out the front door.
Luna’s best friends Rika and Ena were there.
“Rika! Ena!”
“Luna! Long time no see!!!”
“Luna, you haven’t changed at all.”
I saw Rika and Ena at the graduation ceremony, but it’s actually been a year since I last spent time with them.
“How’s everyone doing!”
Ena smiled and responded to these words.
“I went to the place where I originally interned.”
“Ah~! Toward the researcher?”
Ena’s attire was a robe that ordinary scholars would wear.
Ena has always had an aptitude for being a researcher, and she became a researcher at the Academy’s Alchemy Department.
“Rika and you?”
“I’m just traveling~. “I behaved like that at the Academy, so I need to take some time off.”
“Ugh. How difficult is it to get a job arranged by the academy? …. “I just go back to where I interned.”
“Heng! I can’t spend my youth in a place like that! “I’m going to have more fun as an unemployed person!”
“Ahahahaha……. “I like it because it’s like Rika.”
Luna laughed awkwardly at the conversation between Rika and Ena.
“More than that.”
“That’s right! Luna!”
The two looked at Luna and a light lit in her eyes.
“”What happened with Rudy?””
The two spoke at the same time as if they had decided in advance.
“Isn’t the news about Rudy’s marriage popular these days?”
“That’s right. “I came because of that too.”
“… ….”
Luna slowly looked at the two, and then she started crying.
And she said.
“…… “What should I do?”
***
After Luna guided Rika and Ena to her reception room, she chatted.
From how you are these days to why you came here.
In a way, the reason Rika and Ena came was natural.
The story of Rudy’s marriage is already famous among nobles.
She had come running after hearing the news.
“I didn’t say anything to you?”
Rika and Ena looked dumbfounded after hearing Luna tell her everything.
“What! Where can you find such a thing! Rudy, where is that guy now? I’ll go right away…… !”
“Rika, wait a minute.”
Ena thought deeply while stopping Rika from going on a rampage.
“But something strange is, why didn’t I tell you anything?”
In response to Ena’s question, Luna quietly opened her mouth.
“…… I do not know either.”
Luna’s onslaught of affection didn’t just happen for a day or two.
Rudy doesn’t answer for that, and she tries to marry other people.
It was the strangest fact.
“As far as I know, Rudy isn’t that bad of a guy.”
“That’s right… ….”
“I may be a bit tactless, but that doesn’t mean I am tactless enough to end up in a situation like this.”
“That’s right… ….”
“I think there is some misunderstanding?”
Luna also guessed it to some extent.
“So the rumor is wrong?”
“I don’t think so. “If it were truly a false rumor, the imperial family or the Persian marquis would not remain silent.”
“Then…” … ?”
“First of all, I think you are in a very disadvantageous and urgent situation.”
It was like a thunderbolt.
“As expected, I… ….”
“But!”
As Luna began to cry and become frustrated, Ena stretched out her hand.
“It’s also important that it’s not over yet.”
“…… “It’s not over?”
“Rudy didn’t confess to you, but that doesn’t mean she rejected you.”
If Rudy really didn’t like Luna, she would have said she was sorry before that.
However, Rudy did not do that.
It was said that Luna still had potential.
“Then Luna, student! “What should you do in this situation!”
Luna tilted her head at Ena’s sudden question.
“Well, what should I do?”
At that time, Rika raised her hand.
“Teacher Ena! “That’s correct!”
“Yes! Student Rika! “Answer!”
“The correct answer is for Luna to approach first!”
Ena smiled at Rika’s answer.
“Did you hear Luna?”
Luna quietly bit her lip.
If you stay still, nothing changes.
She can’t wait forever for Rudy’s answer.
Be courageous and approach first… ….
“…… “I will speak first.”
***
The next day.
“Luna?”
Luna went straight to Rudy’s office.
“Rudy, Rudy! Won’t you eat with me? Tonight…… !”
“Oh, it just turned out well.”
“…… Yes?”
“I already found a good restaurant. Do you want to go there?”
“Uh, uh! Joe, good. What am I… ….”
“Okay, then let’s meet in front of the magic tower after work today. Are you fine?”
“Uh, yes!”
Luna was a little taken aback by Rudy’s suggestion.
She originally thought Luna would take her Rudy to a restaurant she recognized.
She tried to proceed with her plan by going to a cozy store recommended by Ena and Rika, but Rudy made a sudden suggestion and she nodded her head.
This happened because Luna, due to her personality, did not know how to refuse her offer.
But the plan wasn’t completely off, so there wasn’t a big problem.
Because the restaurant wasn’t important anyway.
Time passed quickly and it was time to leave work.
“Uh, is Luna here? “Have you finished your work?”
“I’ve done everything…… !”
It was a lie, Luna couldn’t do anything during her working hours.
There was no way things could get out of hand before such a big event.
I just opened and closed the closet on one side of the lab repeatedly.
“Shall we go then?”
“Yes!”
Luna answered and smoothed her clothes.
The clothes she was wearing was a dress she had thought about several times during her working hours.
It was a dress I had saved to wear for important occasions, so it felt uncomfortable because I hadn’t tried it on a few times.
Of course, the current situation was also contributing to this inconvenience.
I have to confess to Rudy today.
So, she was constantly tweaking her clothes to make herself look as pretty as possible.
“Okay, here we are.”
As she adjusted her clothes and thought about various things, she arrived at the restaurant Rudy had mentioned.
“This is…” ….”
This is one of the most delicious restaurants in the empire.
It was very famous, with all high-ranking nobles giving it high praise.
“Woah, I thought this place was really expensive? It’s hard to make a reservation…….”
“It’s okay. “I already made a reservation, so money is no problem.”
“Well, still…” ….”
Rudy smiled and pushed Luna’s back.
“Let’s go in. “It will be past the reservation time.”
“Uh, uh… ….”
Luna was pushed by Rudy and entered her restaurant.
“Wow… ….”
Luna let out an exclamation.
All the furniture inside gleamed as if they were made of gold, and the soups and salads were arranged so neatly that it was almost a shame to eat them.
“Hey, can I eat this? “It looks like you shouldn’t touch it?”
Rudy made a funny face as she messed up the food on her plate and put it in her mouth.
“Wow, it’s so delicious?”
“Gulp…” ….”
Luna swallowed her drool at the sight of Rudy like that.
It was definitely a beautifully decorated dish, but it looked very appetizing.
Luna closed her eyes tightly and touched her soup first.
“…… !”
A savory taste and a subtle mushroom aroma that fills your mouth at just the right temperature.
The small piece of meat on top of the soup doubled the taste of the soup.
As soon as Luna ate one spoonful, she began to eat the soup hungrily.
Rudy asked Luna.
“Is it delicious?”
“Wow!”
Luna put food in her mouth and nodded her head.
“I will prepare the next dish.”
As soon as the dishes were emptied, dishes were served one after another.
“Mmm~~~!”
Luna ate the food with an ecstatic expression, as if it was so delicious, and Rudy smiled happily as he looked at her.
Just like that, the two finished eating.
“Did you eat well?”
“Yes, I’m full…” ….”
Luna smiled happily and rubbed her stomach.
Then Luna realized why she was here and what she should do.
‘Ah… ….’
Luna tried to at least mention something about marriage while she was eating.
But the meal was already over.
I was so caught up in eating that time passed.
‘You idiot!’
Luna internally blamed herself and cried.
When Luna showed her anxious expression, Rudy tilted her head.
“Luna, what’s going on?”
“Oh, no! Never mind… ….”
I saw that she was clearly satisfied with her meal, but why was she doing that?
“Ha.Ha. “Rudy, isn’t the weather nice?”
It was strange.
Watching the weather in a room without a single window?
It became clear to me when I saw that he was talking as stiffly as a machine.
Why is he doing this? ….
Rudy put his hand into her pocket and touched the ring he had prepared in advance.
Isn’t today the day? … ,
When Luna’s condition didn’t seem to be good, there was no benefit to her trying.
“Ha. Under.”
Luna just smiled awkwardly, wondering if she knew what Rudy was thinking.
‘Well, I’ve finished eating now…’ ….’
Rudy looked at Luna’s cleanly emptied bowl and prepared to see her slowly wake up.
“Shall we go now?”
“Go, go? “Where?”
“I have to go home. “I’ve finished eating, but I can’t even sit down.”
“Oh, no!”
Luna said, jumping up from her seat.
Rudy looked at her with a puzzled look on his face.
Luna noticed what she had done and she quickly dealt with the situation.
“Lu, just like Rudy said, what’s the use of sitting down… …. Okay, let’s go somewhere else. Huh! “Somewhere else!”
“Somewhere else?”
There was a place that Rudy had decided on where to go later.
She originally planned to give her ring at that location, but she planned to give it on a different day, so she couldn’t go to the place she originally planned to go.
After thinking for a moment, Rudy looked at Luna and smiled.
“Then shall we take a walk outside?”
After Luna and Rudy finished paying, they went outside.
The two walked down the street quietly.
It was already evening and the streets were dark, but the moonlight was bright so there was no problem walking down the streets.
While walking like that, the two were thinking about different things.
‘What should I do? What do we do.’
Luna was thinking of creating a good situation in her own way, but there was no way she could come up with a good solution in this situation.
Rudy looked at her with concern on her face.
‘…… ‘Why is Luna like that?’
Luna squirms with an anxious face.
He didn’t even look at her face properly, and she didn’t even open her mouth.
However, Rudy could not understand the current situation.
She had never spread rumors that she was marrying other people, so it was impossible to think that the news had reached her Luna’s ears.
‘She’s walking because Luna wanted to…’ ….’
She seemed happy to send Luna back to her home for now.
I don’t know why, but he seemed anxious.
“Luna?”
“Uh, huh!”
“The wind is getting colder, shall we go in now?”
“Do you want to go back? Why? What’s going on?”
“No, that’s not it… ….”
At that time, Luna thought.
‘Rudy was going back to her house… ….’
Will Yuni, Rie, and Astina be waiting for me when I get home?
Everyone probably enjoyed their meal.
So, is Rudy eating twice? Misunderstandings led to misunderstandings, and Luna became increasingly confused.
And.
“Luna?”
“Ugh… …. Town… ….”
I started crying like chicken sh*t.
“Lu, Luna. Why… ….”
“Hwaaah!!!”
Luna, overcome with emotion, burst into tears.
This situation is also very sad, and it breaks her heart to think that Rudy is living a newlywed life without her.
“Rudiy!! “Don’t abandon me!!!”
Luna ran towards Rudy, shedding tears.
“Huh, huh?”
Rudy was embarrassed by this situation, and she suddenly looked at Luna in her arms.
I don’t know what happened to her, but she hugged Luna and patted her on the back.
“Ugh… …. Ugh… ….”
“It’s okay. Because it’s okay… ….”
After patting her back, Luna slowly stopped crying.
“Shall we sit down first?”
Rudy slowly led Luna, who was covered in tears, towards her bench. She
And she made Luna sit on her bench and she herself squatted in front of him.
“What happened today? “You said you were anxious from the moment we met.”
“Oh, no. There is no such thing…… Wow. There wasn’t…….”
“Really? “Then can you tell me why she cried?”
Luna looked at her Rudy in front of her.
He was looking at himself with her pure eyes.
She even cried like this, but she couldn’t stand here.
“…… “I heard a rumor.”
Luna began to explain quietly.
She asked herself why she cried.
What did she hear?
“There are already rumors… ….”
Rudy listened to her whole story and let out a sigh.
“I’m sorry… …. I’m alone…….”
Hearing those words, Rudy shook his head and spoke firmly.
“No, it’s not Luna’s fault. Rather, it’s my fault. “I should have checked to see if such rumors were spreading.”
After hearing everything, I understood why Luna did that.
In that case, she had no reason to postpone work.
Rudy put his hand into her pocket, and a small ring came out of her pocket.
“I’m sorry. “I was too late.”
“This…” ….”
“I tried to speak in a better place and at a better time. “I think it’s too late, so I’ll give it to you now.”
Rudy carefully held Luna’s hand.
“Can I take it? If it’s because I cried…….”
“Do you really think I’ll ask you to marry me just because I cried?”
“I’m a crybaby…… I can’t always be as confident as Riena or Astina…….”
“That’s Luna. “I like Luna like that.”
“Her face is a mess now…….”
Rudy made her smile and lifted her hand to wipe away her tears.
“It’s a mess. “It’s just so pretty.”
At those words, Luna pursed her lips.
“Wow… ….”
“Why are you crying again?”
Rudy said and put her ring on Luna’s hand.
And she said.
“I love you.”
When Luna heard her words, she swallowed her cries that were about to come out.
And she said.
“Well, me too…… I love you.”
It was a confession full of twists and turns.
Still, the results were all good, and Rudy’s confession operation came to an end.
***
“Hmm.”
Cromwell, the host standing in front, cleared his throat and called Rudy.
“Groom, Rudy Astria.”
“Yes.”
“Will you love your brides forever?”
“Yes, I will love you.”
Cromwell turned his head and looked at the priests next to him.
“Bride, Lievon Listonia.”
“…… Yes.”
“Bride, Unipon Listonia.”
“Yes~.”
“Bride, Astina Persia.”
“Yes.”
“Bride, Luna Railer.”
“Yes, yes!”
Cromwell called all the brides and smiled.
For some reason, I felt like I was sending my sons and daughters off to get married.
Cromwell said, feeling so sentimental.
“Will you love your groom, Rudy Astria, forever?”
Everyone wearing a white wedding dress looked at Rudy next to them.
His husband, Rudy Astria, wearing a black suit…….
Rudy laughed at everyone, and everyone responded to the host’s words.
“”Yes, I will love you forever.””
“Then, here we all declare that we have become husband and wife.”
With Cromwell’s declaration, applause and cheers erupted at the wedding hall.
But no one standing in front heard anything like that.
We just looked at each other in front of us.
Rudy smiled at everyone and opened her mouth once again.
“I will love you forever.”