Black Iron Magician

Chapter 257 Wedding Ceremony

The ceremony is proceeding normally and smoothly than Chinatsu had imagined. Although she’s wary of some of the guests, there’s no trouble other than Haruna being kidnapped by Alezel.

(Haruna is in the kitchen as usual. Maybe I’m worrying too much?)

This wedding ceremony is fully supported by the Quitet Company. She’s also told by her master, Nell, that a number of professionals would be dispatched on the day to support the wedding. The people who lead her from the waiting room to the church are handsome men she had never seen before in Adelheit.

「This way.」

「Yes, thank you….」

She tries not to forget the name and face of the person she met once, so it’s natural that she thought so. They aren’t humans in the first place. After all, they are high-ranking vampire escorts lent by the third rank of the Great Eight Demons.

(I’m worried.)

She doesn’t know that fact, but she intuitively feels that something is off with them. She has a premonition that something terrible is going to happen behind the scenes when everything seems to be going smoothly.

「Chinatsu-san, this way desuwa!」

「This way….」

It seems that Therese and Weerel had arrived at the church first. Chinatsu responded to them by waving her hand, and then she sat next to them.

「Oh, are you not with Haruna-san?」

「It seems that she’s supervising the cooking until the last minute. She said that she would be here on time, so I think she should be here soon――」

「I-I made it in time!」

「――It looks like she’s here.」

It seems that Haruna came to the church hurriedly. Her hair that was messed by Alezel was fixed, and she’s wearing her dress properly. Chinatsu feels a little impressed.

「Haruna, this way.」

「Haa, I managed to make it in time~. With the cooking~」

「Eh, you meant that?」

What kind of cooking process could exhaust Haruna to this extent even with that number of people? The questions about behind the scenes are endless.

「Changing into your cooking clothes, and then changing back into your dress, you’ve been very busy, huh.」

「Ehehe~. But, changing clothes wasn’t that hard. Lily-senpai was helping me change clothes in a flash after all.」

「A-As expected of Lily-san in the Great Eight Demons mode. I couldn’t see her, so she was doing that behind the scenes….」

It seems that she’s acting as a top-notch dresser today. Since she was lazing around to her heart’s content, she seems to have enough battery.

After a while later, it’s finally time for the bride and groom to enter. In the Adelheit marriage, it’s decided that Deris and Nell will enter the church at the same time. However, what kind of irony that Joseph is playing the role of the officiant? But then, the person himself is desperate to impress Weerel.

「Please be quiet. Now, the groom Deris and the bride Nell will enter.」

When Daganov shouted from the door at the back of the church, everyone became quiet. After looking around to confirm the situation, Daganov put his hand on the door and began to open it slowly. At the same time, Lily, who unnoticedly has been sitting in front of the church’s pipe organ, started to play the keyboard. Haruna and Chinatsu don’t know about it, but she plays a song that’s considered a standard wedding song in this world.

「Waaah…!」

「Beautiful…!」

Admiration sight was leaked unconsciously. It wasn’t just the two of them, but everyone felt the same. Of course, it’s Nell in her wedding dress that drew all the attention. Nell’s pure white dress emphasized her femininity as a bride, a complete change from her usual light armor. Her bountiful chest is accompanied by a vibrant corsage, and her blonde hair is decorated in the same way. Both men and women are fascinated by the gentle expression on her face, which those who know Nell had never seen, combined with her beauty.

On the other hand, no one directed their gaze at Deris, who was entering with Nell side by side with their arms linked. Deris is wearing a bridegroom-like tuxedo that has a high class feel, but the comparison this time is too far surpassed it. For those who know Deris well, the mere fact that he’s dressed in white is unusual enough for him to be teased, but everyone is fascinated by Nell, so that’s unlikely to happen. Deris has complicated feelings that he feels saved and also feels defeated.

Deris and Nell walk slowly on the aisle, with everyone’s eyes mainly on Nell. After passing by the Great Eight Demons, who are probably sitting somewhere, and Haruna and the girls, the two reached the inner part of the church where Joseph is waiting and stopped there.

(… I never thought you would put me in the role of an officiant. What are you planning?)

(Cost reduction)

(Ha?)

(I said, it’s for cost reduction. We’ve spent too much money on the honeymoon and the ceremony. I didn’t want to keep relying on Nell, so I thought of cutting whatever I could cut. I was surprised that you accepted it for free when I asked Weerel through Haru. Also, don’t use magic to send telepathy. It’s giving me goosebumps that we are talking while smiling at each other!)

(Hmph, just say whatever you want. In the end, you are destined to be dominated by Nell. Welcome to the graveyard of life. I will personally sing a requiem for you! Fuhahaha, you are going to have a hard time from now on!)

The two stay silent while smiling. At first glance, their expressions remain calm. But behind their masks, their faces are like hannya and satan.

「「…… Haaah?」」

「Hey, your voices are leaking, you know? *Smile*」

The bones in Deris’s crossed arm creaked as Nell began to unleash a fierce pressure that only Joseph in front of her could feel. While everyone was admiring Nell, only Deris and Joseph felt a clear sense of fear. Although they didn’t give each other any particular signal, Deris and Joseph stopped their fight as if they were in agreement. After that, the ceremony went on as if nothing had happened, and the moment for the kiss of oath finally approached.

「T-Then, may God bless the two of them as the newest couple in this world. If you have any objections to this wonderful start, please say it here now. …… There’s none? Everyone, let’s――」

「――That marriage, I object it!」

The entrance door of the church was opened with a bang. Most of the guests were terribly surprised at the unexpected objection, while a few rulers were excited. Even Chinatsu thought something like, ‘Oohh!’, to this drama-like development.

「Eh, M-Muno-san…!?」

The person who jumped into Haruna’s eyes was Muno Surmeni. He’s a knight who’s the same generation as Canon, a subordinate of Nell, and a young man who adored Nell more than anyone else. He’s holding a white glove in his hand, and anyone can naturally understand what it means.

「I thought I had managed to come to terms with it… but, I don’t want to lie about my feelings! Deris-dono, please duel with me to decide who’s the suitable man for Leader, no, for Nell――」

He said those words straightforwardly and gallantly. Muno must have decided to come to this place after he made a firm resolution. But for some reason, there was a vase floating right above his head, and it fell straight down when he was talking.

As a result, the vase splendidly hit Muno’s head and he fainted immediately. Then, a high-ranking vampire employee caught the falling Muno’s body and the shattered vase fragments in the air. As soon as the cleaning was completed, Muno was taken out of the church. Not a single trash fell to the aisle, and the church regained its silence.

「Officiant, please continue. The previous objection has been withdrawn, you know?」

「……Cough, is there anyone else who has any objections?」

「「「「「………」」」」」

There’s no way someone would object.