LIGHTNOVELONLINE Book 4 Epilogue-2: The Wedding
Volume 4 Epilogue-2: The Wedding
「 That's amazing! A child of Kuu-neesama! A new fire fox will be born!」
The fire foxes had been saved after escaping to Erucy and receiving help from the villagers, but they had always feared that their species would become extinct.
A new life, and especially the child of the chief, Kuu, was a cause for great celebration.
「 However, I must be away for a while. So, I have a favor to ask of you, Yukino. Please protect Kuu .」
「 Yeah, Yukino will do her best. Yukino will protect Kuu-neesama no matter what, even if the imperial soldiers come or a hero arrives. Yukino will protect her at any cost .」
Seeing her determination, I could rest easy. Although I don’t want her to risk her life.
「 Thank you, big sister .」
「 Big sister?」
「 Yes, I want you to take care of Kuu's child as well. Would you be the big sister to the child who's about to be born? I can trust Yukino with this .」
「 Leave it to Yukino, Cyril-niisama. Yukino will raise Kuu-sama's child into a top-notch fire fox warrior. Kuu-neesama's way is too lenient, so Yukino will use the stricter Rera method .」
「…Isn't that still a bit premature?」
Since we learned that Kuu might be pregnant, Yukino's training had been entrusted to Rera, Kuu's master.
Kuu's training had been quite Spartan, but what kind of torture was Rera’s training for it to be considered "lenient"?
「 Shall we go now?」
「 Yes, Cyril-niisama .」
Yukino reached out her hand, and I took it, letting her lead the way.
At the exit of the village chief's house, Lucy and Kuu were waiting in wedding dresses.
Both of them had surprisingly light makeup on. But more than anything else,
「 Both of you look so beautiful .」
In pure white silk dresses, the two of them were incredibly stunning. The dresses themselves were very simple, with minimal decorations. However, the simplicity highlighted the meticulous craftsmanship, the use of the finest silk, and, above all, the charm of the two women wearing them.
Surely, if you looked at the dresses individually, there might be better ones. But when Lucy and Kuu wore them, there was no dress in this world as beautiful.
I couldn't help but be amazed by the skill of the owner of Erin's clothing store.
「 Cyril looks handsome too. Is that the ceremonial outfit passed down in the elf village?」
「 It suits you well. But why didn't Cyril-kun get his outfit tailored at Erin's too?」
Kuu's question was somewhat justified. The ancestral outfit I was wearing was made of a mysterious material I didn't even understand, so it wouldn't deteriorate. Still, it lacked some flair. It would have been better to have it tailored in Erin's for the wedding.
However, the reason I chose to wear this outfit for the wedding wasn't because I was being frugal.
「 My father, the elf chief of two generations ago, wore this outfit for the first time at his wedding and said, ‘Now that I'm the leader, I'll make my wife happy, but I'll also make all of you happy.' I grew up listening to my mother tell me this love story every day. So, it's been my dream since I was a child. To wear this outfit at my wedding and say, ‘I'll make everyone happy .」
It was a dream I had given up on once.
「 Cyril, you're really a romantic .」
「 But I like that about Cyril-kun .」
Lucy and Kuu smiled at me with affectionate eyes.
「 There's something I want to say before the ceremony begins. Lucy, thank you for not giving up on me when I had given up on everything .」
Back when I had given up on everything and was a worthless man, Lucy was the only one who believed in me.
That's why I was able to stand up. And now, Erucy exists because of that.
But that's not all. When I was about to give up, Lucy was always there to push me forward.
「 Kuu, thank you for being with me even though I said I loved you the second most. Thank you for loving this insincere man .」
When Kuu said she loved me, I told her that I loved Lucy the most but also loved Kuu and didn’t want to lose her. She accepted that, and she still loved me.
I'm grateful for that.
She helped me with the rule of Erucy, too. Even after losing her family and friends, she worked hard to support me. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have won the second battle.
Lucy and Kuu, both are the best brides for me.
「 Cyril, thank you too. Thank you for continuing to be you. Because my husband is Cyril, I can be the happiest bride in the world .」
「 I feel the same way. Only Cyril-kun would accept such a troublesome girl like me. I'm thankful to Cyril-kun, not just for myself, but also for all the fire foxes you've helped. Without Cyril-kun, we wouldn't have understood the meaning of our fathers' fight or been able to avenge my brother and the rest of our brethren .」
The three of us naturally embraced each other. It was a gentle hug. Just that was enough to fill our hearts.