Chapter 182: Wedding Ceremony I 1/4 (1/2)

Chapter 182: Wedding Ceremony I (1/4)

“What a disaster…” [Ryouma]

After the crowd became excited because of the acting priest’s explosive statement, the preceding part of the ceremony ended…　safely? The bride and the groom went down the altar with their family and those acting as their family members, and we were all about to proceed to the banquet, but before I knew it, I was swept away by the crowd.

I was careless and let my guard down. By the time I realized what was going, I had been taken away like a prey being dragged by a cauldron of vicious raptors to a place away from the bride and the groom. Just when I thought that was it, this time, the guests that couldn’t approach the bride and the groom before appeared. Moreover, because of the blessing of the gods, every one of them was enthusiastic.

They were all in cloud nine, and they clamored over what the gods might have taken a liking to in this wedding, be it the compatibility between the bride and the groom, the dress, the decorations, or even the taste of the food. I was responsible for sculpting the idols of the gods and directing the construction of the altar, so at one point, I too was captured and showered with praises. It was really exhausting.

…Nowadays, even I believe in the gods, but as a former Japanese, I’m really just not as enthusiastic as these people when it comes to religion. Anyhow, putting that aside…

“Thank you. You really saved me there.” [Ryouma]

“You don’t need to thank me for something like this. I was just on my way to get food, after all.” [Ryouma’s Rescuer]

Since it’s her, she probably really was just on her way to get food.

The one who saved me from the crowd of people that kidnapped me was none other than the self-proclaimed Marriage Tie Yui.

She was just like a veteran waitress with the way she filled her hands and arms with plates full of food. She even had a plate balanced atop her head, bringing the total count of plates she had on her to five.

And interestingly enough, there just happened to be an unoccupied table amidst the seemingly inexhaustible crowd of people. She set her plates upon that empty table, seated herself, and then promptly began stuffing her cheeks. There were a lot of people around her, but they didn’t seem to notice her. That’s probably her doing. If I focus, I can sense something akin to a Barrier of Concealment.

…But it’s so thin that it’s hard to notice despite knowing it’s there…

“Why don’t you take a seat? At least, until after all this ruckus calms down.” [Yui]