episode_0590

Along with the cheers, numerous familiar faces come into view.

Here and there, I saw friends and seniors and juniors I met at the academy, including members of the warrior party.

Of course, more than half of the guests were nobles related to the Blackwood Duke family, whom I did not know.

‘Still, it seems like everyone who received the invitation came.’

I thought it would come naturally since the warrior party members told me about it themselves. I also told the tea party girls about it about two weeks ago.

It was difficult to deliver it directly to Mireef, so I sent it to the Academy by mail, and fortunately, it seems to have been delivered well.

I could see everyone, from Natalie Lilia, who was the loudest and most enthusiastic congratulatory speaker, to Miriff, who was silently clapping her hands while looking at me from the back row of guests.

“Release, congratulations on your wedding!”

“Senior Release!! Congratulations on your wedding!!”

… But it’s a little embarrassing to go like this while being held like this.

Since it seemed like Jeongjak-dan had no intention of letting go once he started hugging her, it seems like it will continue like this.

‘I don’t feel that bad.’

Since it’s a once in a lifetime wedding, it’s not a bad thing if it’s a little different from others.

Among those guests, one of them will soon be getting married to three women at the same time, and compared to them, I’m a nobleman.

In the meantime, Harold, Dan’s father, came up to us, grabbed his shoulder, and spoke quietly.

“Congratulations on your wedding, son.”

“Thank you, Father.”

“I’m a new baby. Please take good care of my bad son in the future too.”

“Yes, yes… . Thank you… .”

It’s a bit odd to be greeted by Harold while being held like this.

“Edan Gongja has grown up so much and is even getting married… Mom is so touched… .”

“… You come this way.”

“Ah, okay, just a moment, Mr. Harold… . I, I, as Ethan’s new mother… .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

… Does that crazy bitch have to be like that even on a day like this to feel better?

Besides, even if she is a princess, she won’t be able to get away with this crazy thing like acting as Thanasia in front of Harold.

Still, thanks to Mezlen, I came to my senses. If it had been a dream, I would have woken up at that point without a doubt, but since I didn’t wake up, it definitely wasn’t a dream.

“Then, then, next, the groom and bride’s vows… .”

Although there were some minor issues here and there, the wedding ceremony went off without any major problems.

Dietmeier, who was now in the MC’s seat and conducting the wedding, took the bride and groom’s vows, carefully accepted the bouquet that Isabel had handed me, and prepared for the ‘bouquet toss’, the flower of the wedding.

“Guests who wish to receive the bride’s bouquet, please come forward!”

… The truth is that this kind of thing is done by deciding in advance who will receive it.

But it seemed like none of the people I had close enough to give bouquets to had any intention of receiving them.

It doesn’t matter since Lilia is already married to Karam, Lizzie doesn’t have anyone she can call a lover, and Natalie still doesn’t know Thomas’s feelings.

Agnes also only got engaged a little while ago and has no intention of getting married yet. She is also the type of person who doesn’t like being in a place like this and being the center of attention.

So naturally, I ended up telling it to the girls I was less familiar with, and that was the trio of heroines from the warrior party who were glaring at me with tense eyes.

“, Marriage with the warrior… .”

“Warrior… .”

“… … .”

Since all three of them will be having a joint wedding anyway, I don’t think it will have much meaning.

I think we already talked about making everyone an equal wife without setting an order.

Although they were three people who gave meaning to useless things, they pretended not to know and just threw a bouquet of flowers into the air because they didn’t want to break the cycle of mourning.

… I guess any one of the three of them will catch it, right? It’s not exactly my fault whoever catches it.

-Whew!

“… … !!”

“… … !!”

“… … !!”

As the bouquet of flowers flew into the air, three women jumped up.

It seemed as if Seraphine, who had the best physical ability, was grabbing Silena’s arm, but Silena was right next to her and pulling her, and the bouquet of roses fell down in vain, perhaps because of her interference.

Silena’s hand, which was trying to reach out with the other hand, was stopped by Seraphine’s left arm, and thanks to that, the bouquet that had hit Silena’s hand and flew away moved towards Serista.

“Ugh, ahhh… ?!”

A once-in-a-lifetime chance to receive the bouquet alone, without any distractions.

At that moment, when it seemed as if she was being held in Serista’s arms, both of her hands were stretched out into the air.

-Pfft!

… For some reason, the bouquet, which was floating instead of catching, drew a parabola once.

-Bam.

“… … What is it?”

A little way away, I fell on the lap of Agnes, who was attending my wedding with Antonio.

“The owner of the bouquet is Agnes Elizabeth Blaze!”

“I,I don’t need… .”

“Please give everyone a big round of applause to congratulate…!”

-Clap clap clap clap clap clap… .

Dietmeyer pushed ahead despite Agnes’ flustered face.

It seemed like he wanted to finish throwing the bouquet in a hurry. The princess, the saint, and the shrine maiden looked quite ugly, and if they had to decide who among the people of the underworld was the master, it would only cause more trouble for them.

“Congratulations, Agnes! Are you now marrying Prince Antonio?!”

“Ah, no…! This, this is invalid… .”

Three people with expressions of holding back laughter and expressions of emptiness. Natalie, who talks on and on without any sense of direction until the end, Antonio with a strange smile, and Agnes with a bright red face in denial.

The noisy wedding ceremony between me and Edan came to an end, with the party of warriors still looking their best.

⁎⁎⁎

A year has passed since the wedding, which went off without any particular problems, although there were various minor incidents.

I was spending time on the terrace, feeling the chilly autumn breeze in the late morning.

My second son, Kenneth, suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and cried for food. I had just breastfed him and put him back to sleep.

I thought about naming her Lili Dan, but that sounded too strange, so I ended up with a safe boy’s name. Just looking at the sound of the name, it sounds like a demon hunter’s name.

I still have dreams often. The whole thing about Ethan and I dating and getting married was actually a dream, just a maid girl’s fantasy.

One night, I was lost in thought and looking up at the stars when I heard my husband’s voice calling me from behind.

“Release.”

“Are you awake, Ethan?”

“It wasn’t Lilith who woke me up, it was Kennis. You always have a hard time.”

“… Well, I don’t do academy courses at the same time. It’s better than before.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

It’s already been a year since Ethan and I got married, so maybe it’s because I feel like I’ve fully become Ethan’s wife and a mother of two children.

I carefully pulled out a story from the distant past that I had kept in my heart.

“Ethan.”

“Yeah, release.”

“Actually, when Ethan woke up from the curse, I didn’t know I would become like this.”

“… I guess so. At that time, Lilith was just a commoner maid, and I was the only son of the Blackwood family. ”

“No, not that one.”

“… Huh?”

“I really hated him. At that time, Ethan… had all the characteristics of a person I dislike. ”

“… … .”

“Fat, short, dirty, rude… and back then, I hated children who threw tantrums the most.”

“Oh, I see… .”

Ethan’s expression hardened bitterly as he was suddenly hit with a fact.

I’m sure he knows that too. How ugly he looked back then.

I now know that it was because he had a dark and stressful past, so it wasn’t to the extent that it was unconsidered… but anyway, that was when he wasn’t yelling at me.

“If he had grown up like that, even if he was the emperor and not the duke, he would have run away. Even if it meant dying.”

“… Yeah.”

“So, thank you, Edan, for growing up so well. If it weren’t for the way you showed me, I would have lived my whole life not knowing what love was.”

… If it weren’t for Dan, I would never have thought about dating a man and getting married.

Just as I was saved by Ethan’s existence, I too was saved by Ethan’s existence.

“The Luminor Academy’s “The Foolish Prince” no longer exists. Likewise, “The Foolish Maid Lilith” also no longer exists.

All that’s left are “The Next Duke of Blackwood, Ethan” and “The Next Duchess of Blackwood, Lilith.”

Although there were many troubles and misunderstandings on the way to this point, the fact that he and I somehow reached a happy ending remains unchanged.

Perhaps, among the countless world lines of the 『Luminor Academies』, this world I am in may be the only future where Lilith can be happy.

“To let Lilith know that I love her, I will continue to be cool in the future.”

“I don’t really care now. I don’t really care if I go back to being a pot-bellied pig like I used to. As long as it doesn’t get too messy. I’ve already had two kids, so I’m afraid I’ll run away now. ”

“… Well. I think I’ll feel safe if I give birth to at least five children. That way, I won’t be able to run away holding them in my arms. ”

“Are you thinking of making a hero party with only kids?”

“Just kidding. In fact, just the two of them are enough.”

One daughter and one son.

If we give birth to more children here, the Blackwood family will become a troublesome family with unnecessary troubles caused by succession disputes.

In the first place, I had no intention of having more children, and it meant that I would have to suffer for several years each time I gave birth or raised a child.

The second time was a little more bearable than the first time, but it still hurt.

“Ethan.”

“… Yeah.”

“It’s a bit new, but I will continue to ask for your help in the future.”

“… Okay, please take care of me too, Release.”

A relationship between two people that would never have continued if things had gone as planned.

Under the moonlight that we had been looking at together for some time, we quietly became one.

I became the maid of the bastard prince. -End-