Congratulations, Mr. Ferris!

"Oh, my God, you are so beautiful!

"d*mn it, my Lady Ferris...

Give it up, we've known for years, haven't we?

"You're beautiful, Miss Éclat!

"Yes, I'm sure Lord Levin in heaven would be pleased.

"'No, that's not it!'

　Amidst all sorts of cheers, me, Ferris and Ekla line up in front of this statue of the Founder of the War Vest. There, we pledge our love, but the image of the Beast King, who is itching to get things going, enters the edge of my vision. How much do I expect it?

　What can you say about the dragons who came to see Ekla's wedding, too? I'm sure Levin is happy in heaven too, maybe.

'Hmmm, it's beautiful, Ekla.

　In the bride's seat, of course, Hilde is sitting alongside the Beast King and his family. My family is at the groom's table. My fiancé and his family will not be attending the wedding. It's because they have to prepare for other ceremonies, and when it's over, they'll have to go to the run-walker this time.

　So at the groom's table will be my parents and my sister Chrysia, who is four years old this year. And my brother Wont will be representing the Lanwalker realm.

　All the kings of the world will be there, except for my parents, the Beast King. If we invited too many, the wedding would be too big for one of them. Instead, the wedding in Lanwalker has been oversized.

''So now we will have a duel in the land of the beastmen, as is customary!　Contestants forward!

　Huh, I guess the time has finally come. I reluctantly go up to the arena, which is shaped like a circle. In front of me is the figure of the Beast King with a smile on his face that he can't contain his enjoyment.

　At first I thought it was just this tradition, but after listening to the story, part of me understood. The Beastman Kingdom is a country that respects the strong.

　It would be no good if the husband is weaker than the father in such a country, so I'll protect your daughter instead of your father-in-law!　He says the tradition was started to prove that this is the case and to make his daughter feel safe and secure in her marriage.

　They say that losing to her father doesn't make the marriage go away, but if it's too bad, her fiancé will run out of love for her. It seems to be a rare occurrence.

　However.

'Hahahahaha!　I've been looking forward to this moment, Lord Ray!

　........This person just genuinely wants to fight me. He's smiling happily as if he were a child given a toy.

''The only rule is weapons, no magic, only flesh and blood combat. It will be until your opponent gets out of this circular field or passes out. Any objections?

　Me and the Beast King both shake their heads. You want me to fight based on status and skill alone? When I look at the Beast King, he's gushing out a killing spirit unlike before. This is serious.

''Then........begin!

　When the signal for the start of the judges, the Beast King steps in with a momentum that crushes the ground. I catch it with my left hand and intercept it with my right arm as it strikes me. At the same time, I grab the Beast King's clothes with my right hand. As it is, I put my foot on it and slam it to the ground.

ーーgahaha!

　The Beast King was hit hard from the back, causing the breath of his lungs to leak out. The impact of the hit causes the roundhouse to crack around the spot where I hit it.

　But I don't care, I raise my right arm and swing it down at once. The Beast King avoids it by standing upside down on the spot. As it is, he gets away from me.

　I quickly close the distance between us. From there, it became just a fistfight with no martial arts or anything else.

　The fist with the Beast King's emotions riding on it scraped my cheek, and I hit him in return. The Beast King is probably smiling a huge smile. I'm probably smiling too.

　There isn't any such thing as a circular field anymore. But that doesn't stop me and the Beast King from hitting each other. The people around us had already stopped cheering and were watching with bated breath.

　When I'm beating up with the Beast King, it's as if I can feel his feelings even though we aren't exchanging words. ''Take care of my daughter.

　She's a precious daughter that I tried to protect even if I had to give up my own dominant arm. I've never been told this before, but the Beast King must be worried about her all the time. Now that I've become a father after giving birth to Aren and Elene, I can understand.

　That's why I also hit the Beast King with a vow of 'I'll definitely protect you'.

　In the end, the Beast King's right hand gouges into my left cheek and my right hand into the Beast King's left cheek. I stiffened in that state for a few seconds, and the one who fell first was the Beast King.

　However, I was pretty tough on him too. No matter how high your status is, you can't become strong that easily, even your heart. I could feel his power as a father, which was not visible in his status.

　The beastmen around him must have been able to feel the Beast King's thoughts, and they were shedding tears. Naturally, so did Ferris. Ferris is also covering his face with his hands and shedding tears.

''Beast King no, father-in-law, I'll make Ferris happy for sure. Please rest assured.

　I swore an oath to the statue of my ancestors and the Beast King as I healed the wound of the unconscious Beast King.

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'It's a day to celebrate!　All of you, drink and make some noise!

"Uh-oh!

　The beastmen look up the cup in their hands at once at the call of the Beast King. It's a wedding today, so all the food and drinks will be provided by the state. And then the drinking contest and the gluttony contest started right away. Even a brawl began.

"....This is amazing.

'Hmm, I've missed it. It's been a long time since we've had a national celebration.

　Ferris seems to be used to it. Well, I guess I've seen Ferris born in this country before. Ekla, who sits on the opposite side of my Ferris, opens her small mouth in surprise at the sudden commotion.

''That's ... amazing.''

　Yeah, I feel exactly the same way.

　Before I knew it, the Beast King and the others got mixed in with the drinking contest, and for some reason I was invited to join them. However, I can't get drunk at all due to my constitution, so before I knew it, I was surrounded by a scene of dead bodies.

　However, both Ferris and Ekla seemed to be enjoying themselves. Thus, the banquet known as the wedding lasted until the next morning.