episode_0099
by fnovelpiaIt probably came to fruition about three weeks ago.
It is assumed that after the Christmas date, when he was so sweet with Ruina that all his regular schedules were sucked in…
When Seong-ah went out with Ruina, the pregnancy test she had bought, saying it would be good to have just in case, showed two lines.
Of course, I was dumbfounded for a while.
But time never waited for me after my accident.
When the time came, Seong-ah returned home and my secret was quickly spread to my parents, and because I had to tell my workplace about it in order to deal with it, I became known to everyone in an instant as a prospective father.
So, I took an emergency leave and went down to my parents’ house with Ruina for the first time in a long time.
My parents, smiling brightly, sat next to me as I sat rigidly in front of them.
“Okay, honey. Is Sunghoon giving you a hard time?”
“Yes. You are doing a great job♡”
It was Ruina who answered brightly to her mother’s sweet voice.
“A beautiful girl like this is our daughter-in-law. I guess I have to live long to see this… … .”
My father was muttering while pretending to wipe away his tears.
““So.””
My parents opened their mouths at the same time.
“When will you be getting married?”
The questions that followed from my mother were, as I expected, exactly as I had expected.
* * *
It’s been a little over two months since I introduced Ruina to my whole family.
I was sitting stiffly in my seat, wearing a tuxedo and light makeup.
“Wow~ Our Jo Seong-hoon got married after thinking about it.”
The owner of the sarcastic voice was his coworker, Kyung-tae. Next to him was his academy classmate, the Explosion Hero, Blaze of the Island Flower. Si-eun was smiling.
“I saw Yuri first and she was so pretty.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah, Mom. Straighten your shoulders and stand tall. Isn’t today the most wonderful day?”
Kyungtae patted my bent back hard. Thanks to him, I felt the tension in my whole body slightly ease up.
“Hahaha. Congratulations, Handler.”
“Congratulations on your wedding. Hehe.”
The next people to speak to me were the pro heroes I had a connection with. They were Draconius and Glacia.
“, thank you… … .”
“I heard that you haven’t been able to play Hero for a while due to personal reasons. I didn’t know it would be such a happy occasion. Honestly, I’m surprised.”
I was surprised too.
I couldn’t help but laugh along with Draconius’s laughter.
“It’s been about 2 to 3 months, right?”
“Yes. Maybe… … .”
The period that Glacia spoke of with a thick smile was the period of Ruina’s pregnancy.
Of course, Ruina planned to give birth to the new life that came about by chance. It was for her own complex reasons, such as not wanting to kill anyone with her own hands and becoming a mother.
“It’s a good thing I ate before Yuri got too full. Seonghoon.”
“Haha… … .”
The corners of Si-eun’s lips slightly raised at her seemingly comforting words.
Ruina probably doesn’t care, but it is a noble wedding that only happens once in a lifetime.
I thought that now, when the signs of pregnancy were less obvious, was the best time, so after consulting with my parents, we decided to have the ceremony as soon as possible. Should I say that I was lucky?
“Was Yuri nervous too?”
“You were so bright and cheerful when I saw you earlier?”
When I heard Kyungtae’s answer, I thought it was a little unreasonable.
How can I be so cheerful when I’m so nervous?
“You said you wanted to be alone for a while just now, so I guess you might be a bit nervous.”
Draconius’s deep voice followed, tilting his head slowly.
“Alone?”
“Yes. He said he wanted to be quiet for about 10 minutes. So I haven’t been able to say hello yet.”
Ruina, who was dressed up in a wedding dress, suddenly wanted to be alone. The thought that I had just thought was unreasonable was canceled. In fact, she might have the same tension as I do.
Anyway, I ended up here. I just wanted to meet my beautiful girlfriend at the wedding hall soon.
* * *
The bridal waiting room was luxuriously lit up with white lights. There, the main character of the day was sitting on a chair with her hands clasped together.
A flowing wedding dress that covers her belly that hasn’t swelled up yet. Teardrop earrings that are incomparably more gorgeous than the earrings she’s been wearing. And bridal makeup that elevates her appearance.
Today, Ruina was spending time alone with her eyes closed before the happiest ceremony she had ever been granted.
On the way, her acquaintances came to see her, but Ruina did not let them in.
Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t see my acquaintances on purpose. Rather, I was avoiding them because there were people I wanted to see right now.
“You kept me waiting. Ruina.”
“You’re late. Masquerade.”
A white shadow entered the waiting room at some point.
The Masked Hero, Masquerade, appeared in front of Ruina in his usual form.
Only then did Ruina open her eyes, blow air on her cheek, and make a cute expression.
“You’re so shameless.”
Masquerade turned his head slightly and put a small apple in his mouth.
Ruina burst into laughter at the stiff appearance.
“Thank you for coming, sis. And for doing such a dangerous favor that could expose our relationship.”
“It doesn’t matter. I’ll do anything for you.”
“He’s overdoing it again. I wonder if he’s an old-fashioned hero.”
“Hahahaha.”
Masquerade, who had been laughing heartily, finally reached out to his helmet mask.
As the compressed air escaped with a squeak, the helmet that had been connected to the rider’s suit was removed.
Soon, the face of Ruina’s sister, known only to a very few people, with identification number RF-24, was revealed.
Her usually expressionless face had a brighter smile than usual.
“Marriage. Congratulations. My only sister. 35.”
“Yeah. Thank you, 24 Sister. Really. Really thank you… … .”
Masked hero.
RF-24 did not say anything else. He gave today’s main character, RF-35, a loving hug.
* * *
Who would have thought that I would be standing here as the main character?
Because my body moved on its own as I had practiced in the rehearsal, most of the content of the ceremony had evaporated from my mind.
All I remember is that after walking through the crowd of guests who gave me their congratulations and blessings, my wife appeared in pure white holding a bouquet and looked so beautiful.
By the time reality began to set in, Ruina, already in her wedding dress, was there, linking arms with me, thanking everyone.
“Then I will take a picture. Relatives and guests, please come up here.”
At the words of the photographer who would capture our memories, our relatives, including our family, approached the stage.
On the other hand, the bride’s side, who has no family…
“Hey, oppa… . I know it’s a huge nuisance to ask now… .”
My younger sister Seong-ah, who was standing next to me, whispered in my ear.
The direction that Seong-ah glanced at. On the stage where the bride’s relatives were supposed to stand, there were people standing in a row who, no matter how you looked at them, did not look like relatives.
They were men who all wore black suits and had a toughness like agents in a movie.
“New Sister. Are you by any chance connected to some scary organization or something… … ?”
Seong-ah’s question was perfectly valid.
Of course, those black-suited people are the Strategic Crisis Response Team. They have a deep connection with Ruina, so they came here with Team Leader Jang Se-hee, who had taken off her maid outfit and returned to her suit after a long time.
But their appearance was enough to cause misunderstandings.
I guess I’ll have to explain this to my parents and relatives right after the ceremony is over…
“That’s why I told you to wear some bright clothes… … .”
“I’m sorry. There are various circumstances here… … .”
Next to me, I could see Ruina’s sharp expression as she was scolding Team Leader Jang Se-hee.
Whether their team leader got scolded or not, the black-suited men simply maintained their blunt faces like totems.
By the way, he has a blunt face. It would have been better if the blunt man who made me the hero handler who started everything was here too.
“Are we all here?”
It was the moment when the photographer asked us a question before taking the picture.
“Just a moment. This is the bride’s family.”
A familiar male voice was heard behind the photographer.
“Oops.”
“Ah… .”
Ruina and I both sighed at the same time.
Because the man who brought us together was standing there with a faint smile on his face.
“It’s so late.”
“I’m sorry about this.”
In response to Ruina’s loud voice, Inspector Itae-seok threw a light apology.
“But the girl holding my hand─.”
“Your child is short, so would you please stand in the front row?”
“Yes~!”
Ruina’s subsequent questions were buried in the photographer’s request that was immediately heard and the girl’s bright voice answering.
A small girl who came with Inspector Itaeseok. She stood right next to Ruina, looked back at me, and winked, smiling silently.
[I am honored that you came in person]
“Ha, haha… … .”
I let out a hollow laugh and bowed my head in gratitude to the hero of the battery who had first appeared in the world.
“Okay, let’s start filming! Everyone, please smile!”
The photographer’s shout followed.
Soon, a bright strobe flash illuminated the happiest moment in Ruina and I’s lives.
* * *
After all the filming was over, a group of women of similar age gathered behind Ruina.
The bride’s final event. It was to catch the bouquet that the bride threw high into the sky.
“I thought you wouldn’t be interested in this kind of thing, but surprisingly.”
“Haha. Marriageable age comes to everyone.”
Next to Han Si-eun, who was fully prepared, was her senior and fellow hero, Glacia, smiling leisurely.
“Even if you are my sister, I will never give in?”
“… … … … .”
Her lover looks at Han Si-eun, who is burning with a sense of victory. Yoo Kyung-tae is watching the scene from slightly behind her.
“Then throw it~?”
Ruina’s declaration.
The women clash shoulders and engage in a tense fight to catch the bouquet.
“Eight!!”
Then the bride forcefully threw the bouquet behind her head.
“Huh?”
“Oh my… … .”
But maybe it’s because I gave it too much power.
The bouquet whizzed past the heads of the women who had gathered to receive it… … .
“Huh?”
As if it had been planned, it fell right into Yoo Kyung-tae’s arms.
“Uh… …? Can I receive this… … ?”
When Yoo Kyung-tae suddenly receives a bouquet and is slightly flustered.
“Give it to me right now!!”
“You don’t have to give it to me just because I’m your lover!?”
“Wait a minute!? Everyone’s faces are scary!!? And Sieun, isn’t it okay for me to take it!!?”
It was immediately after that that hunters targeting the bouquet rushed towards Yoo Kyung-tae, who was facing the fear of being a woman.
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