59 Chapter 9 1 : Marriages, numbers 1, 2, and 3 (1/2)

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, as wedding dresses were fitted and sewn, the script was made and then revised several times, and the venue was prepared. On the big day, Haru was the first to walk the aisle, her snow-white strapless wedding dress hanging from her ample and well displayed bosom, the golden lace at the hem reaching down to her knees, with a gap in the back for her furiously wagging tail to poke out of. The nobles watching from their prepared seats must have been quite jealous of me, but that mattered not a bit. Levia was in a sapphire blue dress that tightly hugged her body, with an open back for her royal blue wings to extend from and then wrap tightly around her as well, such that they looked like a part of the design. After a few minutes, I walked the same path that Haru did, my silvery white backless and strapless dress hugging my own curves, my wings and horns hidden, of course.

”Dearly beloved and those of importance, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of two souls. We... you know what, you've all heard this a hundred times, and I don't wish to use the usual script due to the recent controversy regarding the church, so I'll skip to the vows” (Levia)

That got a laugh from the audience, and several people had a look of relief at the fact that the ceremony was going to take far less time than they were expecting.

”Haruveritat, of the white wolf tribe, do you swear to honor and value your partner upon your name, title, and the divine beast of your family?” (Levia)

”Under the watchful guidance of the Bone Wolf, I shall honor this oath so long as I live, on my name as the third princess, Haruveritat el Isala” (Haru)

As Haru's tail wagged up a storm, Levia turned to face me.

”And do you swear to honor and value Haruveritat, upon your own name, title, and the divine beast of your own family?” (Levia)

”Under the guidance of the Formless Warbeast, I shall honor this oath so long as I live, on my name as the Demon Lord Miryuu Maou” (Ryuu)

Just as planned, I flared my wings as the majority of the venue erupted into chaos. Well, that second part wasn't planned, but it was expected. The uproar was mostly silenced when Haru just lunged and kissed me, her hands stroking my wings for a second before they moved to my back. After that, her father took over, making a big speech.

”So what if she's the Demon Lord? She's someone I know and trust, someone who's done many great deeds for the human lands, and who Haru knows and loves. I've known who she was since I first met her a year ago, and it didn't affect my perception of her much at all. If you'd like, you could consider this to be a political marriage between our two lands, and one that had both parties grow to love one another. It's not that far from the truth, honestly, but even so...” (King)

Several minutes later, people had returned to their seats, and we got back on track... which was basically just Levia making one last joke of the entire process:

”You may now kiss the bride... wait, which is the bride and which the... hmm... two brides... uh... you may now kiss one another?” (Levia)

”We kinda already did to get the crowd under control a bit, remember?” (Ryuu)