Otome Game Mob Villain

Chapter 303

Me and Fara, dressed in white kimono, the bride and groom's attire, were led outside the main palace.

There, my father, Mel, King Elias and all the royal family were present.

Looking around, I see that there is a heavy security presence, and everywhere I look, the soldiers of Renalute are keeping a sharp eye on us.

At that moment, King Elias and his father, who had noticed me, approached me.

'My son-in-law, and Fara, you look great.'

"'Thank you, Your Majesty. .'

When I and Fara bailed in response to his words, King Elias continued.

'Hmm, and unlike when we were confirming the arrangements, I'm a little more formal because of my position and the situation."

'I am aware of that. And I grew up surrounded by strong knights in my home territory of Bardia, so I'm used to it, don't worry."

Then I looked at my father and smiled at him and he smiled back at me.

Father, who was standing next to King Elias, twitches his eyebrows when he hears my words.

King Elias, who saw the exchange, began to laugh heartily.

'Ha ha ha. Well, that's something I can rely on.'

'Rid, you always have one extra word."

Father shook his head in a small way, while King Elias laughed happily.

Thanks to the relaxed atmosphere between them, the tension in the place relaxes a little.

At the same time, Fara next to him whispered.

'I see that the knights of the ...... Bardia territory are all strong-looking. I too am looking forward to meeting them now.'

'Haha...... well, some of them are really scary, but they're all very kind.'

I replied to Farah with a little chuckle, and she giggled and smiled.

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Afterwards, we rode in a prepared carriage to the front of the shrine where the ceremony was to be held.

When we disembarked from the carriage, we were surrounded by soldiers of the Renarte army and members of the nobility.

From the front of the shrine to the grounds of the shrine, there is a path guarded by the military, and if you look closely, it seems that the townspeople of Renalute have also come to watch from a little further away.

The people of Renarte may consider our ceremony to be a little bit of a festival.

'The crowds are huge."

'It's a royal marriage, so it seems the whole country is paying attention."

As Fara replies in a whisper, the people involved get off their carriages and line up in front of the shrine, with King Elias leading the way.

In front of the shrine, a male dark elf priest and two priestesses were waiting for them.

When we reached the shrine, they took the lead, followed by me and Farah.

As we proceeded into the precincts, we noticed that the Renalute nobles were looking at us with curiosity as we entered the shrine amidst heavy security.

I realise that although it is a ceremony for me and Farah, the convinced expressions on the faces of the nobles must be the purpose of the ceremony.

The last time I visited Renalute, 'Norris Tamuska' and his faction opposed my marriage to Farah.

They did too much to prevent me from marrying Farah.

As a result, most of them were purged and condemned, and the openness in Renalute has improved a lot.

However, even so, there are still many things to think about for the noble families who are aware of the fact that Renalute became an imperial dependency through a secret agreement.

The fact that I, as a son-in-law, will hold a ceremony with Fara in Renalute will probably lead to the lowering of the drinking water of the royal families.

At that time, Fara, walking quietly next to me, glanced at me and whispered

'Master Rid, .......'

'Yes, what is it?'

When I responded in a whisper, Farah smiled smugly.

'I am sincerely happy to be able to hold a ceremony like this with you, Master Rid, no matter what your aims and machinations may be. I've been looking forward to it."

'...... yes, me too. Let's have fun together today, shall we?

"Yes, !"

The two of us, after speaking in a whisper, put on a big smile without worrying about the curious eyes of the royalty and proceeded to the main shrine.

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As soon as I stepped into the main hall to enter, a familiar and distinctive sound began to echo through the main hall.

Since it was not playing during the confirmation of the arrangements, I was so surprised that I looked in the direction where the sound was coming from.

There were people dressed in magnificent attire and playing musical instruments.

"Master Rid, what's wrong? Perhaps it was a tone you didn't like?'

'Oh, no, no. 'No, no, I think it's a beautiful, mysterious sound. I was just surprised because I had never heard it before. Ha ha ha .......'

I answer Farah's question with a wry smile.

As expected, I can't say I was surprised by the same tone as 'Gagaku', can I?

Then, Fara gave a happy smile.

'Good. I like this tone because it's mysterious."

'I see. I was a little surprised, but I like this tone too.'

When I replied with a smile, she turned her head down as if to hide her embarrassment.

Perhaps her ears are moving now, but it's a pity that she can't see them move because she is wearing a white kimono.

Eventually, as we proceed through the main hall, we reach a place where there are seats reserved for relatives and those who are particularly close to the family.

There are father and Mel from the Bardia family.

In addition, Chris, who is closely related to the Bardia family, took his seat.

And in the row of seats for the Bardia family, an unfamiliar man of Imperial nobility sits quietly.

He is a messenger from the Empire who arrived in Renalute last night and is good friends with my father.

I only heard about this earlier today, though.

It seems that it was already known politically, of course, including to King Elias.

The men from the nobility seem to have participated with their father in confirming the arrangements since this morning, and there seems to be no confusion about the movement of the ceremony.

Soon after all the people involved are seated in the main hall, the Shinto priest and priestess take the lead and the ceremony proceeds.

In the solemn atmosphere, the dark elf, the head priestess, said in a quiet voice: "Now then, we will perform the 'Sanzen no Ritual'.

At the same time, the priestesses in attendance prepare three large, medium and small sake cups and sacred wine.

The ceremony is also known as the 'sanzan-no-kudo' ceremony.

The miko pours the sacred wine into small cups for the groom, bride and groom.

Next, the bride, groom and bridegroom drink from a medium cup.

Finally, the groom, bride and bridegroom drink from the large cups in that order.

The rule is that the sake poured into each cup must be consumed in three mouthfuls.

Fara and I carry out this ritual with everyone watching us.

The small cup represents the past, the middle cup the present and the large cup the future.

When the ceremony is over, the next step is to say the vows, and then the bride and groom are ready to marry.

In other words, Fara and I pledge to live together as husband and wife in front of everyone and the gods.

Fara and I stood up on the spot and read out the vows together.

"We have decided that today is an excellent day, and we respectfully perform the marriage ceremony in the presence of God. From now on, you are bound together as husband and wife, and for a thousand and eight thousand lifetimes you will believe in each other, and you will help each other in harmony and without disobedience to the ways of matrimony. Together therefore, you shall help each other, not to disobey the ways of matrimony, to honour our ancestors and to ensure the prosperity of our children, and hereby pledge to remain unchanged throughout your lives."

When finished, we sat there smiling at each other.

Somehow, when I put it into words, I realise once again that I'm getting married to Farah.

I know that the politics between countries are very strong, but I still vowed to protect and love her from the moment I heard about the marriage proposal.

That feeling hasn't changed.

As the ceremony progressed, my feelings grew stronger and I whispered in a voice that only Fara could hear.

'I love you, I love you, Fara.

'⁉ Ha, yes,...... I also love you.'

Fara seemed surprised by the sudden words and answered me with a blush on her face and a roll of her eyes.

With a smile on my face, I continued to speak.

'I'm sorry for the suddenness of the situation. But I really wanted to tell you here."

'No, no, thanks. ...... Thank you.'

When she said that, she turned her head down.

I was smiling at Fara like that.

The ceremony then proceeded smoothly, with a miko dance for our blessing and the prosperity of both families.

At the end of the ceremony, the , a dark elf, announced the end of the ceremony.

We got up on the spot and moved in line after him, just as we had done when we came to the main hall.

Thus, the ceremony was over and the place was moved to the main hall where the reception was to take place.