Marriage

“Hiyaaaat!”

Jupiter charges forward with a mighty shout.

Watching Jupiter, I sat down on a large rock nearby.

After swinging her sword and taking care of the monsters for a while, Jupiter turned her head and tilted it.

“Blood Demon King-isiyeo! Why are you just resting like that!”

“Wanna come over here for a sec?”

“Hmm…?”

The reason I met Jupiter today wasn’t really to farm like this.

It was because I had a very important story to tell her.

Jupiter, who had come closer, bounced over and plopped down next to me.

“Is there something you want to say?”

“Yeah.”

“Alright. If you have any worries, tell me anything.”

“I’m getting married.”

“That’s… huh…?”

Jupiter, who had been nodding at my calmly spoken words, opens her mouth blankly.

Judging by her reaction, she seems quite surprised, but is the fact that I’m getting married that surprising?

I tilted my head and asked Jupiter.

“Why are you so surprised?”

“W-Well, isn’t it obvious! Who’s the partner! Who is the partner!”

“Helena, Sohee-yang.”

“Huuuuh…!”

I tilted my head at Jupiter’s reaction.

It was because she seemed more shocked by the fact that my marriage partner was Sohee than by the fact that I was getting married.

“What’s wrong?”

“Are you… alright?”

“Alright? Me?”

“Yes. Have you hurt your head recently or something?”

“No. I’m perfectly fine?”

Did I hurt my head? Why is she asking that all of a sudden?

I was in perfectly good health.

Thanks to the exercise I recently started, I’ve gained a lot of stamina and I’m very healthy.

“Umm… umm…”

“So, I was wondering. I’d like you to come to my wedding too.”

The reason I met Jupiter today was none other than to invite her to the wedding.

My social circle, which consisted only of playing Deron throughout my school days, is so narrow.

I could count the number of people I could call friends on one hand, which meant that the number of people I could send wedding invitations to was limited.

I hadn’t made the invitations yet, but I wanted to tell my best friend, Jupiter, about this happy news in advance.

“Wedding… are you holding it in Korea?”

“Yeah.”

“I can go… but are you happy?”

“Are you asking the obvious? Don’t I look happy?”

I answered Jupiter with a bright smile.

Filled with the feelings I feel when I’m with Sohee.

Jupiter, who had been wearing a serious expression at my answer, just nodded blankly.

“You certainly… look happy…”

“Right? So can you come?”

“First, the exact date…”

“Ah. That’s…”

***

Time passed very quickly.

In an unchanging daily life, I was playing Deron when I saw the wedding invitation that Sohee brought and exclaimed in admiration.

“Oh…”

A simple yet luxurious appearance.

An antique gold engraving seemed to wrap around the pure white exterior, creating a wonderful pattern.

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We’re getting married.

We will continue our unchanging love for a thousand years.

Seo Hayeon & Lee Sohee

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“Did Sohee write this?”

“I didn’t think it would be good if it was too long.”

“Heok…”

A thousand years of love.

I avoided Sohee’s gaze and touched my cheek.

It was so embarrassing that it was hot and flushed.

S-So from now on, I have to send these invitations to other people?

I swallowed hard and hugged the pure white invitation tightly.

I had already told Jupiter and other close friends about the marriage, but now that the real invitation was out, I felt strangely embarrassed.

Is it because I’m really getting married now?

I naturally sat on Sohee’s lap and shook my head.

“How many guests are you inviting?”

“As many as you want.”

“I-Is it okay to invite all my classmates?”

“If you want.”

“U-Umm…”

I shook my head at Sohee’s answer.

How wide is the place where we’re going to have the wedding that she’s so confident?

“Hey… why did we get married so late?”

Come to think of it, it was a little strange.

We started living together right after graduating from high school.

Considering my relationship with Sohee, which was no different from a married couple, no one would have thought it strange if I had been dragged to the wedding hall on the day we started living together.

Sohee, who received my question, smiled lightly and stroked my hair.

“The building wasn’t finished.”

“Finished…?”

“Yeah. I was building a building to hold the wedding.”

“Wow…”

Are you saying that you were building a building just for the wedding?

I wouldn’t have been able to believe it easily if someone else had said this.

But the one who brought up this story is none other than Sohee.

I couldn’t help but believe it.

“Does setting the wedding date mean the building is finished?”

“Yeah.”

Sohee answered my question, took out her cell phone, and started showing me the pictures inside.

The neat exterior of the building is visible from the outside.

The overall shape looked like a temple that only appeared in games.

No, this is a temple.

I rubbed my eyes and zoomed in on the picture.

The seal of the Sun God engraved on the outer wall of the building and the large statue placed near the temple clearly depicted the Sun God Solaris.

“This…!”

“Do you like it?”

“Isn’t this, isn’t this a Deron screenshot?”

I shouted in excitement.

I couldn’t help but react that way.

I turned the picture to the side with trembling fingers.

The interior photos of the completed building also looked no different from the Solaris Temple.

It looked like I had gone into the game and taken a screenshot.

But this wasn’t inside the game.

“I was worried about what kind of place would be good for a long time. So I just decided to make one.”

“Euutt…”

I bowed my head and wiggled my toes.

A ticklish sensation spreads throughout my body.

“Heeut…”

My body starts to react even though Sohee hasn’t touched me.

My legs tremble and my heart pounds violently.

My languidly melting body slumped in Sohee’s arms.

“Do you like it that much?”

“I like it… I like it…”

I like it so much.

She built a temple of the Sun God for me.

Just for the wedding.

How many people wouldn’t be moved by this fact?

I mumbled and buried my face in Sohee’s arms.

***

I sent out wedding invitations to many people and waited for the wedding date to arrive.

I sent wedding invitations to the guild members who had been with me, and I also sent wedding invitations to Arthur, whom I had befriended in Deron.

I sent wedding invitations to countless people. Of course, the situation was bound to spread by word of mouth.

The Deron Gallery, which is inseparable from me, also noticed my marriage.

The reaction is quite hot.

How many people wouldn’t react to the fact that the owner and idol of the gallery is getting married?

Even on the day of the wedding, the Deron Gallery was burning hot with my story.

[Deron Online Gallery]

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[Blood Demon King’s armpit service is over…][21]

(Screenshot of Yeon’s character’s armpit zoomed in)

Who’s the gallery owner now?

[Comments]

[Isn’t she everyone’s idol now…?]

ㄴ[Yeah, she’s being sold off today…]

ㄴ[No!!! My armpit!!!!]

ㄴ[kekekeke]

[It was a happy time, even though it was short…]

ㄴ[Real…]

[Are screenshots not going to be uploaded anymore?]

ㄴ[I don’t think so? I didn’t say I was quitting the game]

ㄴ[Isn’t it because you’re going to have a baby and won’t have time to play games?]

ㄴ[I’m not having a baby…]

ㄴ[Huh?]

ㄴ[Your marriage partner is also a woman]

ㄴ[Heok….kekekekekeke]

ㄴ[Why do you think I can’t have a baby? How advanced is technology these days?]

ㄴ[Isn’t it a problem even if you have a baby? I don’t think you’ll be able to feed the babies milk…]

[Where are you having the wedding?]

ㄴ[I don’t know, I just know it’s today]

ㄴ[I envy those who were invited…]

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“Hey. Are you ready?”

“Heok…!”

I quickly hid my cell phone behind my back at the sudden voice.

When I looked up, Harang, dressed in a black suit, was standing crookedly.

“What. When did you get here?”

“Just now… why aren’t you wearing your dress?”

“No…”

At Harang’s words, I pouted my lips and looked at the prepared dress.

I told Sohee that I wanted to wear a tailcoat instead of a wedding dress and even got a confirmation.

But that promise was not kept on the day of the wedding.

It was the one day that Sohee, who had never lied to me, lied.

“Hurry up and put it on. It’s almost time to enter.”

“Uhh…”

I nodded at Harang’s words and checked the time.

It was definitely almost time to enter the wedding hall.

Harang nodded at my answer and left the waiting room.

The time to hold the ceremony is approaching, and Sohee is nowhere to be seen.

In the end, I had no choice but to wear the pure white dress.

A small sulk can be seen on my face, which has been painted with light makeup.

I gently touched the pure white ribbon on my chest and shook my head.

This one had the best reaction out of all the dresses, so it seems like she chose this dress in the end.

I didn’t particularly dislike it either.

Just… just….

Aigoo…

I sighed and shook my head.

It’s almost time to enter.

“Are you ready?”

When all the preparations were finished, Harang came back and asked.

I nodded and fiddled with the D.R. worn on my wrist.

“I’m done.”

“Let’s go.”

I looked at Harang’s outstretched hand, nodded, took her hand, and started moving together.

As soon as I left the waiting room, I suddenly heard cheers and the BGM of Deron’s capital city.

I tilted my head, wondering what was going on, and Harang explained.

“Sohee entered first.”

“Huh…? What? Isn’t the order reversed?”

“You still…”

Isn’t it natural for the groom to enter first?

I let go of Harang’s hand and ran forward.

I arrived at the door of the wedding hall.

When I looked inside through the slightly open door, Sohee, no, Helena, was walking forward.

The red magician’s figure is formed by a blurry hologram.

The red flames flowing out with each step scattered faintly, creating a beautiful sight.

“Wow…”

While I was blankly admiring, the hologram that made up Helena’s figure scattered into the sky with intensely burning flames.

What was left in its place was not Helena, but Sohee.

Sohee, dressed in a black tuxedo, opened her closed eyes and walked forward.

“Who came up with this production?”

“S-Sohee…”

“Amazing…”

I nodded in response to Harang’s words.

How long has it been?

Finally, the time came for me to enter.

[Bride’s entrance!]

The tightly closed door of the temple opens.

I manipulated the D.R. worn on my arm to summon Deron’s Blood Demon King.

Paaaat-

Particles of pure white light cover my body and begin to form a familiar figure.

Horns sprout from my head and black demon wings appear behind my back.

Pure white armor was formed over the pure white dress.

The tension decreases as I become familiar with the appearance.

I accept the gazes flying from all directions with familiarity.

“Go get ’em.”

With Harang’s last words, I started walking forward.

At the same time, the unique BGM of the Solaris Temple began to flow.

The feeling of sunlight flowing serenely and sacredly.

I look around as I walk.

Familiar faces that came into view.

When I had passed about half of the seemingly long virgin road.

The blurry hologram covering my body began to scatter with crimson lightning.

Pajijik-!

Deron’s Blood Demon King disappeared, and what was left in its place was Seo Hayeon, wearing a pure white dress.

I make eye contact with Sohee, who was standing in front of me.

Her expression looked happier than ever.

Looking at that smile, I also smiled happily.