Chapter 98 (1/2)

Tafel stood in front of a mirror with her arms out to the sides. Prim stood behind her, fussing over the white wedding dress that clung to Tafel’s body. She smoothed out the cloth on Tafel’s torso before she stood up straight and smiled.

“You look beautiful,” Prim said as she circled around the demon lord. “I always knew I would help you wear a wedding dress, but I never would’ve thought that you’d be the demon lord. Your mother must be proud.”

“You think so?” Tafel asked as she twisted from side to side, observing the dress ripple in the mirror.

“I know so,” Prim said with a nod as she reached for the veil hanging on the rack next to her. “I bet your father would be proud too if he was still around.”

Tafel snorted. “Yeah, if he wasn’t busy torturing people,” Tafel said and rolled her eyes.

“Don’t snort. It’s not ladylike,” Prim said and combed Tafel’s hair before setting the veil on her head. “I watched your father grow up; In fact, I was his etiquette teacher. He wasn’t always evil or maybe he was, but just really good at hiding it.” She sighed.

Tafel frowned as Prim slapped away her hand when she tried to adjust the veil in front of her face. “Can we not talk about him?” Tafel asked. “I hardly even remember him.”

“Of course.” The two fell silent as Prim adjusted the white veil.

“Wear these,” Prim said and placed a pair of light-purple heels in front of Tafel. She nodded as Tafel followed her orders. “You look great.”

“Thanks, Prim,” Tafel said as she took a few steps, “for everything.”

Prim chuckled. “Just doing my job,” she said with a smile. “I’ll teach your children too when the time comes. I bet you two would make cute babies.”

Tafel’s face flushed. “You don’t care that he’s a human?” she asked, avoiding Prim’s eyes.

“Ah,” Prim said with an exhale. “I’ve seen too many things to be shocked by a human marrying a demon.”

“Honestly, I thought you’d be more against this marriage,” Tafel said and lowered her head.

“Why? Because I’m an etiquette teacher?”

“Well, yes. But you’re also kind of old,” Tafel said. Prim glared at her. “Old-fashioned, old-fashioned. Not old.” Tafel fidgeted and clasped her hands.

“Cheeky brat,” Prim said and sighed. “Haa. Time really does fly. It seems like only yesterday when I was helping your mother change your diapers.”

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“Are you sure this is right?” Vur asked as he tilted his head and looked in the mirror. Rella and Bella hovered in the air behind him. They were grinning from ear to ear with red faces.

“Of course! Of course!” Bella said while gasping. “Trust us! There’s no way we’d make a fool out of our king, right?”

Rella burst out laughing as tears streamed down her cheeks. “You look beautiful, Vur. Absolutely stunning,” she said as she rolled around in the air.

Vur frowned. “I’m pretty sure the bride is the one that’s supposed to wear the dress,” Vur said with a frown. He glanced at the frilly, white dress adorning his body.

“No, no,” Bella said and shook her head. “That’s for olden times only! We’re entering a new era. Everyone knows that the groom also wears a dress. The books you’ve been reading are way toooo old.”

“Right,” Rella said and nodded. Her body shook as she gasped for air. “Now you just have to wear this wig and everything will be perfect!” She held up a bright-red wig with shoulder-length hair.

“I refuse,” Vur said and crossed his arms over his chest. “I think my hair is an appropriate length.”

Rella let out a sigh as she dropped the wig. “Well, I’ll take what I can get,” she said and grinned. “Let me trim some edges and apply some hairpins.”

“And this dress won’t be complete until you have breasts,” Bella said with a nod. “I can illusion those up for you. And here, these heels totally match your outfit.”