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“You should get ready, it’s about time for you to go out there!” I told the two occupants, as I rushed into the waiting room.
“I see… it’s already this late, is it?”
“For some reason, my heart won’t stop racing.”

It felt like this was the first time I saw those two nervous. Normally, the bride and groom would meet their families during the preparation time, but neither of them had any relatives left, so that part was omitted.

“What were you talking about earlier?”
“Stories from our past.”
“Exactly, like what I always loved about Parasuna…”
“Hang on… Uruto…”

I see, so they had more than enough time to flirt and make out. Precisely how two people about to be married should be.

“But the truth is, the two of us have worked so hard for so long… this wedding feels like a ‘we finally made it’ moment.”
“He’s right.”

I only heard pieces about how their romance started. I knew they went through hardship and Bacchus told me that Parasuna was originally Uruto’s slave, and that she was the reason he went and erased the concept of slavery from this country.

“A lot of it is thanks to you, Alim,” Uruto said.
“Precisely. You brought us back to life, and now you keep the public busy, so we can take a break.”

True enough, little old me¹ went and took their jobs… but from their perspective, this was apparently a good thing. In exchange, I got busy… though I did manage to schedule things well, so it wasn’t a huge issue.

“That’s the reason you had a large influence on us getting to the point of marriage.”

Hearing that felt a bit awkward. Mika and me starting our relationship was also thanks to someone else – Lord Jizou in our case – so that was probably a commonality we had.

This should be a good time to ask about their proposal.

“Which of you did propose again?”
“It was me,” Uruto replied.
“Heh-heh… how did you do it?”

Uruto and Parasuna looked at each other bashfully. It felt as if her red eyes turned even redder.

“We were on a date. And at the end of it, when we had dinner in the city’s highest-class restaurant, I proposed to her.”
“That day was also the anniversary of when we first met. On that very day, more than 10 years ago, I arrived at Uruto’s home².”

Huh, so he proposed on an anniversary? I might do that too when I pop the question with Mika. I guess in this world, this would the day we reunited, and on Earth, the one we returned.

“The two of you went on a date? Somehow, I can’t imagine that,” I said honestly.

Truthfully, it was hard for me to picture a scene with them flirting. It was generally difficult to imagine the daily lives of celebrities.

“Why, just so you know it, we were quite lovey-dovey on the day he proposed. We watched a play, and while we did that, he kept petting my head… and we kissed during the kiss scene. Doing the latter was a huge fad at the time.”
“Hang on… Parasuna…”

Caressing someone’s head for a long time and kissing while watching a play did sound like what Mika and I did. I only heard that from Shuu, but Rir apparently also liked it when he patted her head. Maybe being fond of having one’s head caressed by the one you cared about, was a common trait among beastfolk.

Hang on, Mika is human. I should try it with Rose the next time she visits.

“That sounds nice…”
“Doesn’t it? And once we were back home, after dispelling the illusion so my real ears were back, he-” Parasuna continued excitedly.
“L-Let’s leave it at that, alright…?” Uruto stopped her, while scratching his cheek in apparent embarrassment.

I was curious what he did with her ears, but he likely just gently caressed them like Shuu did with Rir’s, so I didn’t pursue it further.

“…As Uruto said, let’s leave it at that.”
“Phew.”
“Stop worrying, it’s not like I told her how we took a bath together.”
“Whaaaaaaaaaaa-!?”

This time, Uruto’s face turned red.

Taking a bath together… do all couples do that? Kanata and Sakura probably haven’t gone that far yet. And Ruin and his friends neither.

“You’re cute in that regard, Uruto.”
“He sure is.”
“Hah…”

It was funny how timidly they acted when their secrets were exposed. I was sure they went further… though I kept that part to myself.

“In any case, Uruto and I do plenty of flirting.”
“Ha-ha-ha… yes, we do. That’s how it is.”

It was a bit cringy to see a couple act this intimate, but it did put a smile on my face, so I had no complaints.

Oh… we’re genuinely running out of time now.

“It is time now, so I’ll return to the hall.”
“You’re right. Thank you for everything.”
“It’s your big moment! Make it memorable!”
“Yes!”

I left the room. The moment I did, I spied the two sharing a tight embrace. They looked truly happy.

Now… I’ll need to give it my all, too. Well, to be honest, everything is ready, so I shouldn’t have much to do.

1. In the original Alim uses the フシ personal pronoun, which is normally used by old people. This might be intentional or an error, it’s always so hard to tell with the author. Here, I translated it as if it was intentional.
2. So, they were 12 or younger when they met, and she was already slave back then. Talk about dark…

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