Chapter 148: The Wedding (2) (1/2)
Chapter 148: The Wedding (2)
“In the name of God, whether I’m happy or sad, whether I’m poor or rich, I promise to cherish, respect, and love each other…”
Even as he was listening to the priest officiating, Milton couldn’t focus He was distracted by his brides on his left and right side and could only think one thing
Faster, faster, come on, FASTER’
Milton was desperate for this wedding to end It had been a long and solitary life
“As your evidence of love, the groom may kiss his two brides”
“Finally…”
Milton had unconsciously spoken out loud He refocused and looked at his two brides He lifted Queen Leila’s veil first and looked into her eyes
“Are you nervous, dear?”
Milton responded in an even softer voice to her whispered question
“No”
It was a lie He was so nervous he was afraid he would kiss her on the nose instead, but Milton regained his senses and gently pressed his lips onto Queen Leila’s He lost hiently lifted his head It would becoer
Then, he turned to lift Sophia’s veil Unlike Queen Leila, who had been very calm, Sophia’s face was full of shyness
“……”
She had closed her eyes tightly and aiting for Milton to handle everything Finding her so lovable, Milton pressed his lips against hers and again lost himself in the softness and the war from the kiss
“In the name of God, the three of you areto the priest’s declaration, all the forratulations, My Lord”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty
“Congratulations, Lady Sophia”
The people’s congratulations continued to pour in and Milton thought it was finally over However, even if the wedding was finished, so else still had to be done; there were a lot of official things to get through that day I was the ceremony to become a Grand Duke
Queen Leila took off her veil, put on her crown and stood in front of Milton Standing next to her was an attendant holding an impressive coronet and scepter that had been prepared in advance Queen Leila began to speak solemnly
“Kneel before me, Marquis Milton Forrest”
“Yes, Your Majesty”
Milton knelt This was reet her in the manner of subject and monarch She spoke to him as she placed the coronet on his head
“In the naitiive ht, Marquis Milton Forrest the title of Grand Duke, a rank that is equal to mine, the queen”
“I swear to uphold all my duties with my life, Your Majesty”
When Milton stood up with the coronet on his head and the scepter in his hand, a loud cheer roared fro live His Highness, Grand Duke Forrest!”
“Long live the Lester Kingdom!”
A lot of the people were sincerely happy, but they couldn’t be happier than Sansen and Thomas, who had been a part of the Forrest Estate froeneration Sansen and Thomas watched with tears in their eyes
‘My Lord, are you watching? The young ht, nohat it rets
One-by-one, Milton called up those who hadthe war: Jerome Taker, Randol Sabian, Rick Storie, Toreat contributions during the war and Milton was personally presenting rewards to each of the with his estate while Randol Sabian was given the title of Count with his own estate as well To Rick Stories, Toave a reward of 5,000 Gold and the title of Viscount He also gave Max the title of Viscount for having taken good care of the territory while he had been gone as well as the position of Chief Administrator of the Grand Duke’s Estate
Just as all these events were finished, Milton received an unexpected e
[The level of the Monarch has risen]
[You have officially acquired the title of a es from territory to country]
It had been a while since his level went up Milton immediately pulled up his status
[Grand Duke Milton Forrest]
Lord LV 5
Strength — 89Command — 90
Intellect — 84 Politics — 77
Loyalty — 100
Special Traits — Monarch’s Dignity, Hero’s Halo, Strategy
Monarch’s Dignity LV 3: Your presence alone instills faith in allies and strikes fear into eneh apt reward and punish support and respect from the people Even if an unreasonable policy is established, public support is not lost On the battlefield, it can becoy LV 5: Excellent ability to discern the overall floar
‘Nothing’s changed significantly coed from Marquis to Grand Duke and the overall stats went up a bit, so did the level of the special traits But it was a pity that his Strength was still at 89
‘I feel like I’ a Master…’
Currently, Milton was at the top level of an Expert It felt like a thin as blocking Milton, but he couldn’t get over it Since there were cases where so their lifeti for Milton When he had consulted with Jerome, Milton had been told that the more he obsessed with it, the harder it would become and that he should first be at peace with it However, during this war, he had learned that Siegfried was a Master, so how could he be at peace?
‘If possible, I must become a Master by the next war Whatever it takes…’