370 - - 12-20 Weddings
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"Jin, thanks for waiting."
It was almost nine o'clock when Saki finally showed up, having finished her preparations.
Aru and Reiko were with her.
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"Thank you for sending Reiko. Thank you very much.
Saki now had combed her shaggy hair and was wearing a lavender, or rather blue-purple dress.
Her body was slim, or perhaps a little too slim, but the simple A-line dress suited her well.
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She wore a hair ornament in the shape of a flower in her hair. And of course, she was wearing glasses.
"Wow, you look different."
"It's embarrassing to be told so to my face."
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Saki's cheeks were unusually stained.
Just then, Reinhardt's butler, Claude, arrives.
"Jin-sama, Saki-sama, we are here to see you."
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Claude, dressed in his black butler's uniform, bowed to them.
I'm going in my carriage, is that all right with you?
"Yes, of course. Yes, of course.
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Jin went to Randall's house in his own carriage and Saki went to Randall's house in Claude's carriage.
Claude did not say anything about the fact that Jin's carriage was pulling another cart. He must have realized something from their trip together.
"Is this the congratulation from Jin-sama?"
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After arriving at Randall's house, Jin gave the bed and the bedding to Claude. Claude ordered his servant to bring them into the house.
The door of the Randalls' house was wide enough to carry them in comfortably, but Jin reminded himself that next time he would make the bed and futon in an assembled form (if he could find one).
"Here, I'll take this.
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Saki held out a small box in her hand.
"Thank you, Saki."
Claude takes it as well. The gifts are gathered in a room where the bride and groom can take their time after the ceremony.
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"...... and this was entrusted to me by someone."
Jin holds out a package of mascot dolls entrusted to him by Elsa.
"Someone, is it?"
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Claude accepts it, and Jin says,
"Yes. It's from someone who knows Reinhardt and who can't show his face here."
"Is that so?"
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Claude seemed to sense something and took the package into his room.
Claude and the other servants were to unpack the gifts and check their contents. This would be a precaution in case there were any dangerous items in them.
"Jin-sama, Saki-sama, please wait here.
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They were ushered into the waiting room. There were many people in attendance, some of whom were familiar faces.
It seemed that the date of the wedding had been decided and prepared for a long time. It seems that the date of this wedding had been decided and prepared for a long time.
"Oh, Mr. Jin, it's been a while.
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The man who greeted me like that was Mateus Geist von Rialger, a friend of Reinhardt's and the brother of the bride, Bertsche.
And next to him was...
"Saki, is that you? You look different!"
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Fritz Randall von Grosch. Erza's brother and Reinhardt's cousin.
"Hello, Fritz. It's been a long time. I heard you were out of the country.
"Yes, I'm here today as a representative of a branch of the family."
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Fritz's smile has no trace of the ruggedness it once had.
"Jin-dono, is it? I apologize for the other day.
Fritz turns to Jin and even says these words. It was as if he had literally changed. Jin was surprised at the change, since he had not seen him since the seduce was lifted.
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"...... I wish Elsa had been here too."
"Mister Fritz,...... no, this is not the kind of topic we should be discussing here."
Saki was about to ask a question at one point, but perhaps sensing the place, she stopped in mid-sentence. She asked Matheus in her place.
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"It's been a long time, Matheus. How is your wife?
"Yes, thanks to you. But Saki, you look different. You look so different from when you used to play with us.
Saki, a childhood friend of Reinhardt, is also a childhood friend of Matheus.
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"Hmmm, I heard that women can change anything with makeup. It was my sister who taught me makeup in the first place.
"Berthe? I see. So what's that thing you're wearing on your face?
"Yes, yes, I was wondering the same thing."
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Fritz joins the conversation.
"This? They're called glasses, and Jin made them for me to help me see better. Thanks to it, I can see things more clearly now.
Hearing this, Matheus turns to Jin.
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"Jin-dono, this is the same kind of tool as the microscope, isn't it?"
Jin nodded and was about to say something when...
"Ladies and gentlemen, the bride and groom are ready. Please come in.
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The head butler of the Randall family came and announced the start of the wedding ceremony.
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The wedding ceremony in the Shoro Kingdom style is not a Shinto ceremony.
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The church has fallen because of the decline of religion due to the magical wars, and there is no god to follow. There are several paths that people can take in such a situation, but here in the Shoro Kingdom, they have settled on the form of <
In other words, they report their marriage to their ancestors.
As symbols of <
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In the case of the Randall family, it is a stone tablet engraved with the family crest. It sat in a quiet room at the far end of the mansion, which could be called a back room.
The crest engraved on the white marble-like stone, about 3 meters high and 2 meters wide, was two lions facing each other (or so it seemed to Jin).
On the reverse side are the names of all his ancestors.
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"We hereby announce the marriage of Reinhard Randall von Adamas, fourth son of the Randall family, and Belce Geist von Scarlett, eldest daughter of the Geist family.
In front of them, Reinhard and Bertje report their marriage with their respective parents, both dressed in white.
Both are dressed in white. "Berthe Geist von Scarlett vows to become Berthe Randall von Scarlett today and from this moment on.
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Witness Christoph Bardet von Tharnat, I have indeed witnessed this."
Jin looked like a priest, but it seemed that he was a witness, and that he was supposed to be present at all weddings of nobles.
Most of them were deputies sent by higher nobles, but Christophe had been sent by the Emperor himself. This is quite an honor.
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Jin was in the very back of the room, listening to Saki.
"It's quite solemn, isn't it?"
Saki muttered in a low voice so that the others could not hear her.
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"I think Reinhardt has a good eye for Miss Bertsche. I am sure she will be able to support Reinhardt in the future.
There was a hint of sadness in her voice. Jin could not find words to say to her. Still, he opens his mouth to say something.
"Saki, you are ......."
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"Shh, the bride and groom are coming through!"
The couple, who had exchanged wedding vows in front of the tablet, were now walking through the pews, accompanied by their parents.
The guests applaud and congratulate them.
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"Congratulations, Reinhard! "Congratulations, Reinhard.
"Congratulations to Miss Bertsche, may your new life together be filled with happiness.
Jin and Saki also applauded and offered their congratulations.
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The bride and groom then left the room, leaving the two alone for a while. In the meantime, the guests moved to the party room, which is called a wedding banquet on earth.
The hall was the venue of the party. Before the bride and groom, Wolfgang, Reinhard's father, came to the hall and greeted the guests.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for attending the wedding of Count Randall's fourth son, Reinhardt, and Count Geist's eldest daughter, Belce.
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Isolde, the mother, took over and continued.
My son Reinhard is now a full-fledged man. I would like to ask for your continued support in the future.
Both parents bowed.
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The parents of Bertsche said the same words, and when they finished, the bride and groom entered the room in new attire.
This time they were not dressed in white, but in ornate ceremonial attire.
"I heard that helping each other to change clothes is the first time you and your wife have done it as husband and wife."
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Saki, who was standing next to Jin, told us in a whisper.
As the bride and groom take their seats, the Countess Randall calls out to them.
"Reinhard and Bertsche, congratulations! I have a gift for you. I give you the village of Kurtz, here in the west of Banne.
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Karcz is a small village between Eksi, ruled by Georg Randall, Elsa's father, and here in Banne.
There was a round of applause. Reinhard was now also a lord, albeit a very small one.
"I humbly accept, sir.
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I will do my best, sir."
Reinhard and Bertsche bowed deeply.
The hall was once again filled with applause.
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