It's been almost six months since King Ludwig II returned home.
　Hercule has entered its thirty-seventh spring.

　He is now thirty-seven years old.
　The lifespan of an elf is about 200 years, so he is less than a quarter of the way through his life.

　Her spirituality is maturing at a reasonable rate.

　Carolina is the same age as Hercule, so she is thirty-seven.
　Scheherazade is the same age, so she's thirty-seven.
　Lunalie is one year older than both of them, so she is thirty-eight.

　Nia is thirty-one.
　Alicia is twenty-nine.
　Sonia is twenty-four.

　Sonia is 24.

　Nia has been relatively calm since she turned thirty,......, but she seems to be taking the fact that she is over thirty very seriously.

　Sonia seems to be taking advantage of the fact that she is the youngest of Hercule's beloved wives, and often agitates Alicia, who is only five years older than herself.
　Perhaps she has forgotten that she will be the same age in the future, or perhaps she believes that she will be the youngest even if that happens.

　Considering Sonia's slightly absent-minded personality, the former is probably the case.

　Not to mention Carolina, Scheherazade, Lunalie, and Alicia, who are the eldest of the Elves, Nia is a demon whose lifespan is unknown (but certainly long-lived), and Sonia is a high-ranking warbeast.
　Sonia is a high-ranking warbeast, and her physical age has not changed much since she reached her mid-twenties.

　As for Hercule's children, Carolina's child, Constantina, is now seven years old, and Lunalie's child, Jupiter, is now three years old.

　Lunalie is very happy to have a baby boy.

　Under such circumstances, Hercule welcomed a new wife today.

"What do you think?　Mr. Hercule.
"It looks good on you, Cecilia.

　Hercule praised Cecilia, who wore a white wedding dress.
　The dress emphasized her pure white skin, long slender limbs, shimmering silver hair, and beautiful round lines, making her look extremely beautiful.

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　She married late compared to the other women.
　However, it was Cecilia who was to blame, since Hercule himself had been courting Cecilia for a long time, and she had been refusing him.

"Mr. Hercule?
What's wrong?
...... Are you thinking of something rude?

　I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it.
　It seems that age is not only a bad thing to mention to a woman, but also a bad thing to think about.

I was so taken aback by your beauty. I've been thinking about ...... this evening.
"Kyu, what are you suddenly saying? ...... You're insolent. Insolence!

　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'd like to know what you think.
"...... wedding night?
"The first night of our marriage. Am I wrong?

　Cecilia stared at him, and Hercule nodded his head.
　There is nothing wrong with that.
　It's not her virginity, but it's her wedding night.

　By the way, Cecilia seems to be planning to wear a veil, even though she is not a virgin.
　This is the same path taken by both Carolina and Scheherazade.

　Since Hercule's object has already passed through it many times, there is no piece of membrane left, but there is no way to prove it.
　Cecilia is not a virgin until she is observed.

　In other words, she is Schrodinger's virgin.

"Your Imperial Majesty, Your Highness. ...... It is time for you to go.

　It was Nia who announced this to Hercule and Cecilia.
　She was dressed in a dignified military uniform, as she intended to attend as a soldier.

　Nia glanced once at Cecilia's chest and frowned in annoyance.
　Cecilia, on the other hand, had a big smile on her face.

'...... Cecilia. I'm older than you. You'll have to remember that.
"Yes, I'll keep that in mind. Senior.

　If it were Nia, she would have said a few more sarcastic things to Cecilia, but today she was celebrating, so she quickly backed off.

"So, shall we go? Cecilia.
"Yes!




　The venue for the wedding was the former capital of the Lemurian Empire. 　
　Lemuria, the eternal city.

　During the past year, Lemuria, Fulling, and the Church of Messiah had restored the city to a certain extent, and it was fully equipped to hold a wedding.

　Naturally, this location had been chosen in consideration of Cecilia's position as a princess maiden.
　Therefore, it was as if Hercule had made a concession.

　However, holding the wedding in Lemuria also had a great advantage for Hercule.

　This is evident from the faces of the attendees of this wedding.
　First of all, of course, the vassals of the Lemurian Empire. 　
　Then there were the queens of the Lemurian Empire's vassal states - Lunalie, Alicia, and Sonia.

　In addition, there was the prince of Tretum, an ally of the Lemurian Empire.
　In addition, there are diplomats from the southern messianic kingdoms of Nuba and the Shuien clan of Balbar.

　The King and Crown Prince of the Fullerling Kingdom (Empire), and the leading lords.
　The King of Edelna, who was recently forced to convert from Western to Orthodox Christianity under pressure from both Lemuria and Fullering.



　Then there were the Archbishops (Papal Prefects) and Archbishops (Hime-Priestess Prefects) of the Messianic Orthodox Church.
　And the presidents of the huge congregations.

　Each of these forces had their own agendas, but ......
　Most of them were influential figures in the western world, and all of them were undoubtedly believers in Messianic orthodoxy.

"...... Do you both swear an eternal covenant to the Lord?

　Archbishop Kronos of the Patriarchate of Lemuria, who was in charge of the proceedings, asked Hercule and Cecilia.
　They nodded in unison and said, "I swear.

　The rings are exchanged: ......
　They kissed each other in vow.

　This moment.
　At this moment.

　The highest authority and the highest power in the western world were powerfully united, and the powers that be approved.
　With this ceremony, the Lemurian Empire succeeded in cutting off the gloom behind it.

　The Great Unity of the Western Messianic World.
　Through his marriage to Cecilia, Hercule sent a powerful message to the pagan and heretical ...... world, namely the Kingdom of Phallus.



　However, ...... many historians have focused on a different point than what Hercule intended.
　Three things are important.

　All of the people gathered here were prominent figures in the Western world.
　And all of them believed in Messianic orthodoxy.
　Finally, that these powerful people are divided into three major factions: Lemuria, Fulling, and the Church of Messiah.


　Until now, Messianism has been divided into four major factions.
　Orthodox, Eastern, Western, and Achaean.
　Until recently, the orthodox faction was divided between the Papal faction and the High Priestess faction.
　The Kingdom of Edelna, the Kingdom of Cerda, and several other kingdoms had a certain influence.

　But now, only the orthodox Messianists existed here.
　And many of them have merged into the forces of Lemuria or Fulling.

　So ......
　At least the leaders of the western world, if not the general populace, were united by Messianic orthodoxy.
　What this means is that the hegemony of Messianic Orthodoxy in the western world has been established.
　No other sects had the means to make a comeback.

　Over the next hundred, two hundred, five hundred, and a thousand years, Messianic Orthodoxy would slowly spread from top to bottom.
　It will expand to cover the other heretical and pagan forces.
　It would paint the western world in the color of Messianic Orthodoxy.

　The world painted by the Messianic Orthodoxy was geographically divided into the Lemurian Empire, whose political sphere of influence stretched from the eastern part of the northern continent to the northern part of the southern continent and the Kingdom of Tretum in the westernmost part of the northern continent, and the Kingdom of Albion, the Kingdom of Scardina, and the Kingdom of the Kingdom of the West, which stretched from the southern tip of the northern continent to the interior and the north, and from there to the sea. The Lemurian Empire was divided by the Fullerling Kingdom, whose political sphere of influence stretched from the southern tip of the northern continent to the interior and north, and from there to the sea.

　The Messianic Church, which straddled the two worlds, united them.



　Hence, later historians have given this wedding this meaning.

"The Victory of Messianic Orthodoxy".

　And ......

The Expansion of the Western World and the Establishment of a New Order.

　Finally, ......

"The end of antiquity, the beginning of the Middle Ages.

　and .