113 – Marriage (Complete)
A holy kingdom dyed in white everywhere. Shael and I were walking together on a place that was like a white drawing paper.
The destination was a wedding hall that I had seen after attending a blessing meeting before. It was also a place where Sael and I would bond more closely today.
Seongguk hated us because of Clie’s atrocities, but thanks to the wealth of the wealthy Azbel family, we were able to rent a wedding venue.
The rumors spread by Clie have faded away more than before.
‘Anyway, the important thing is that today is the wedding day with Shael.’
When I recalled the fact that I had been reminded of several times, I smiled broadly.
I’m at this level, but what kind of expression does the shy Shael make?
She must be making a silly face. She turned her head to look at Shael for a definitive answer.
However, my prediction was not correct.
Shael said she wasn’t making a silly face, she was pouting her lips like there was something wrong.
“What is it?”
“It must be late. You better go.”
It was an alumni answer. There was quite a bit of time left before the ceremony started in the first place. Because I purposely left early to spend time together before the ceremony.
The wedding hall was still being prepared by the family members.
So there was something strange about Sael’s words.
“At a glance, it is obvious that he is hiding something.”
“Oh, no.”
As I turned her head towards Sael, Sael blocked my way as if trying to cover something in her.
Of course, with Shael’s small body, I couldn’t block my vision.
In my eyes, there was already a stone statue that Shael had been trying not to see.
A statue of the goddess of love. She was the goddess statue he saw when he and Sael came to the blessing meeting.
Come to think of it, Shael suddenly urged me to repeat her confession in front of the statue of the Goddess.
After recalling that memory of her, I could understand why Shael was trying to hide her goddess statue.
‘There was a legend that if you confess in front of the Goddess statue, your love will last forever.’
It was a legend I saw in a book I read before coming to the Holy Kingdom.
There was a reason why Shael was ready to shame her and demanded that she confess again.
That’s probably why he’s covering the statue of the goddess now.
“Looks like you’re covering the goddess statue.”
Shael shook her head. Looking at the reaction, it seemed that my expectations were clearly met.
She couldn’t just blow the opportunity to tease Shael, so she opened her mouth.
“There is a legend that a lover who confesses in front of that goddess statue will never be broken.”
“I’m good.”
As he realized I already knew about the legend, Shael glared at me. I stroked Shael’s head a few times and didn’t stop walking.
As time passed, I saw a large tree. Like the statue of the Goddess, it was a tree I had seen before.
‘I hung my wish on a very tall tree branch.’
Shael had written his wish on two pieces of memo. I still remember it vividly.
“Do you remember hanging a wish?”
“Of course it is me.”
“Is it your wish to be able to start a family together?”
It was a wish written on a note hanging from a tree. To explain further, it’s not what Shael wrote, but what I wrote.
“How can you do that!”
But looking at Sael’s reaction, it seems that it was also written on Sael’s memo.
I could see Shael’s blushing cheeks, so I could tell.
‘So Sael wrote the same wish as me.’
Of course, Shael wrote down one more page. Still, she decided not to look into it.
Let’s save the rest for future enjoyment.
I tried to ignore Shael who was stabbing me in the back and headed towards her destination.
Soon, a huge wedding hall crowded with familiar people caught my eye.
The members of the Azbel family and the Baslet family greeted Sael and my love by blessing them.
The preparations for the wedding hall were complete.
After spending some time for Shael, who wanted a long hug in the middle, there was not much time left until the guests arrived.
We went into the ceremony hall together, calming our trembling hearts as much as possible.
* * *
I took a deep breath and stared at the mirror. He carefully inspected his whole body, worried about whether there was any dust on it.
Once, everything was fine except for the beating heart that I couldn’t control.
“I’m so nervous.”
“Boss, you will be fine. I have to leave the waiting room soon…”
I couldn’t hear the butler’s words any more. Her thoughts about Shael had indiscriminately blocked her ears.
Is Sael okay?
You must be more nervous than me. Still, you’ll be smiling brightly.
In my mind, I pictured a nervous Shael. I missed Shael even before my imagination was complete.
This was severe enough. It wasn’t long before she broke up with Shael.
At that time, the signal that the preparations were over came. I forcibly pulled my still motionless body.
The wedding hall finally entered. Even though the silence was maintained, it seemed that people were also sending out shouts of blessing.
I could see the wizards of the Azbel family feeling warm magic, and the swordsmen of the Baslet family feeling the heat.
I turned my head and looked at them all. The glaring warmth felt from them seemed to be transmitted to me.
When my wandering gaze reached the celebrant, his mouth opened.
After a while, I saw Shael walking with Duke Jespen.
Shael’s dress. As soon as I saw this, my heart, which had been pounding with tension, stiffened for an instant.
Shael was so beautiful. Beautiful as usual. The current Shael was prettier and more elegant than ever before.
A noble spirit and a sharp will can be felt in the gait. Now I see that Sael is quite aristocratic.
When she came to her senses, Sael was already in front of me. She almost gave her a hug. Because I felt that Shael, who was looking at me, was so cute.
Duke Jespen, standing next to Sael, smiled.
“The best lover in the empire.”
“⋯Thank you.”
“I won’t say anything long. Do you believe that you will live a good life even if you don’t say anything?”
That was a moving statement. However, Duke Jespen seemed to stop talking for a long time because he was nervous.
Why do you think Duke Jespen is more nervous than me?
Thanks to that, I was able to calm my trembling body a bit. He thanked Duke Jespen and held Shael’s hand.
I felt Sael’s warmth. I could feel the warm support from Duke Jespen’s gaze, and not only that, but everyone at the wedding hall was sending fervent blessings.
She felt her warmth with her whole body and took Shael’s hand. In front of the Bishop of Seongguk who officiated, we stopped moving forward.
The officiant opened his mouth. He said something The obvious good words followed.
Even though it was clear that it was disrespectful to the bishop of the Holy Land who had come to officiate.
My ears couldn’t take those words. The reason was that all my nerves were on Shael.
That seemed to be the case for Sael as well.
As if Sael was trying to say something, he sent a warm look.
ㅡ Why don’t you concentrate!
I was able to interpret Sael’s words even if I couldn’t hear him.
ㅡIsn’t it the same for you?
I also told Shael what he couldn’t hear.
I could see Shael frowning slightly, as if it had been conveyed intact.
ㅡYour face is red. I think you’re really nervous.
—-That’s what I want to say.
We had several more conversations that we could understand without telling them.
Until then, the words of the officiant could not be heard properly. The beating of the heart could be heard louder than the voice of the officiant.
This must have been the same for Sael.
“⋯Kiss⋯⋯.”
And finally, I was able to hear the words of the celebrant. To be exact, I only heard one word.
I knew at least that it was time for Sael and I to kiss each other.
She turned her head towards Shael. Shael was already looking at me and raising his head.
At some point, Shael’s and mine were touching. Only then did the tense body calm down, and the trembling hands became calm.
My hearing, which had been inaudible except for the sound of my heart, had become so sensitive that I could even hear the flow of air, and even more warm heat enveloped my body.
A sweet and hot kiss. A lovely kiss that will fill the pure white holy kingdom with the love of Shael and I, full of colors.
It was an infinitely long, satisfying kiss.
* * *
Repetition of happy daily life.
Shael and I were eating dessert together. Across from him sat Duke Jespen.
In front of Duke Jespen, there was one dessert as Sael had allocated, and in front of Sael and me, there were piles of desserts.
Isn’t this too much?
Duke Jespen, who was thrilled that Sael had given up a piece of dessert, could only feel desolate.
Then Shael handed me a cupcake and she said.
“This is delicious. Try it.”
It was as Sael said. In my opinion, these cupcakes were quite delicious.
I also held out one of Sael’s favorite cookies and held it out to him.
Shael took the cookie into her mouth. Shael munching on the cookies as if to savor the sweetness.
Then Shael frowned at her and shook her body.
“Oops…”
There was no way Sael would hate my cookies. In other words, she meant that something was wrong with Sael.
I calmed down and patted Shael on the back. If he was looking after Sael, Duke Jespen would have rushed to get the Azbel family doctor right away.
However, Duke Jespen kept his mouth open with his eyes wide open.
“Ho, maybe…!”
Duke Jespen’s astonishment. That astonishment was transferred to me before I knew it. The reason was that some kind of speculation came to mind.
‘Couldn’t it be a child?’
But that couldn’t be the case. Because Sael and I had put off our family plans.
Except for the first time that Shael had driven her to be safe, she had been on birth control.
“Wow!”
But, as if denying my thoughts at once, Sael’s nausea came again.
I didn’t have time to think further. When he came to his senses, the Azbel family doctor brought by Duke Jespen had already arrived.
The results came quickly.
“Go, as the head of the household said, you have a child!”
It was an occasion where everyone in the Azbel family would faint.
* * *
I was sitting on the sofa and looking at Shael’s belly. I couldn’t believe that there was a small life in that small place.
I’m about to have a child.
To finally be able to see Ruel.
I laughed at the happy fact. The family plans that I had planned in advance have been disrupted, but what about it?
The important thing was that I became a father.
There was just one thing I was curious about. As I had planned, I avoided having children as much as possible.
‘But why did I have a child?’
It’s a very happy thing. The corners of my mouth were still hanging over my ears. What I was curious about was what I was curious about.
I asked Shael to know the answer.
“I am very happy. Haven’t you used magic tools lately to avoid having children?”
Shael nodded her head. Certainly, we used magic tools.
“Ah, maybe the magic tools were strange. It would be a good idea to check it in case you need to use it again someday.”
Shael, who had tilted her head, opened her mouth.
“The magic tools are fine?”
So you’re saying that I misused the magic tool?
Shael opened her mouth for me, who was suspicious.
“It must have happened on the first day.”
“The first day⋯⋯.”
My memories are fresh. That night when I drank wine and got tangled up in shame and lost control.
Still, he maintained his reason. It was because Sael had confirmed that it was a safe day.
“Didn’t you say it was a safe day?”
“Right.”
Then I have a question. Seeing Shael nodding her head even now, it wasn’t that she was playing a lie.
“What the hell…?”
When I raised my question, Shael changed her expression.
The first thing you see is a bewildered look.
The smirk at the corners of her mouth was enchanting, and the hands stroking her belly looked lovely.
“It was a safe day to have children.”
Sael was proud of her, but she was brazen enough to say such a thing.
I cherished Shael and looked back at the memories of her.
ㅡ A bitch like a dog.
A swear word he spat out towards the cold villain. However, ironically, a promise to rehabilitate her wicked woman was engraved in it.
But now I see that she was a woman like a fox. Not a dog bitch.
If you don’t, you can’t be this pretty, and you can’t be cute. It wouldn’t even be cute.
“I’m sorry.”
She looked down to tease Shael. However, Shael was already asleep.
Isn’t that too much?
Still, it was Sael-like, so it didn’t matter. Rather, I liked Shael’s shamelessness and was lovable.
I felt the wind passing by. I got up to close the window. It wouldn’t work if Sael caught a cold.
Out of the window, I could see the horizon stretching far and wide.
The stars fixed at the top were loftily emitting light.
Even though it was far away, the starlight coming through the window felt even.
The starlight enveloped us. As if blessing the birth of a new life.
Drreuk.
The window was closed. Nevertheless, the starlight filled the room with a happy atmosphere.
I hugged Shael who was lying on the bed and closed her eyes.
It seemed that the countless warmth we felt at the wedding hall was still covering our bodies.
They were warmth that would never be lost.
In the future, whenever I look back on the warmth of that time, happy memories will come to my mind.
So, eternal and endless happiness will be with us in the future.
You will have a family full of happiness, and sometimes you will have trivial arguments, but in the end you will laugh and talk.
I was sure.