My beautiful brides, Sophia, Maria, and Marnie stepped forward, onto the red carpet laid down.
Sophia’s wedding dress was apparently called a Princess Line. It was a showy dress with a traditional design, but it suited Sophia well.
Maria wore a mini wedding dress. It was perfect for the very lively and cute Maria.
And Marnie was wearing a mature dress that was fit from the bust to the waist, and hem extends into a tailfin-like hem known as the Mermaid Line.
The guests from Yggurle Kingdom were awestruck as they watched the three walk down the isle. Perhaps because they were seeing newborn, low ranking, and high ranking Spirits happily flying around.
Before long, the guests aside from the Elves were gasping inadvertently.
Even without being able to see the Spirits, they could still see the faint light emitted by the Spirits.
It’s strange, but after creating church which could be called a cathedral with no exaggeration, the inside of this church became the place overflowing with Goddess Norn’s presence inside the entire Sanctuary even if it wasn’t intended. It might be easier to understand if it’s called a strong power spot.
Perhaps as a result of this, it had become possible for even those who weren’t Elves to see the Spirit lights so easily inside the the church.
As the Spirits’ mood rose, faint lights flickered, creating a whimsical scenery. Lights danced around the stained glass depicting the Great Spirits which covered the entire church.
As the music played, I received Sophia, Maria, and Marnie from their bridal escorts.
Dante-san, Papeck-san, and Doganbo-san returned to their respective seats, and Undine began to offer us words of congratulation solemnly, yet it echoed to every corner of the church.
「To those who gather here on this auspicious day. We the Great Spirits acknowledge the matrimony of Takumi, the protector of the Spirit Tree and the custodian of the Sanctuary, with Sophia von Sylphide, Maria, and Marnie who support him before Goddess Norm.」
The wedding ceremonies in this world had no wedding vows. Undine said that if the Great Spirits acknowledged a marriage then the whole world would also acknowledge it.
The music we could hear in the church changed into something I didn’t recognize. It was probably a musical arrangement made by our orchestral band with Akane.
The Sanctuary Spirits matched to the beat of the music. Then they began to fly all around the church as if dancing.
「The matrimony between Takumi Iruma, Sophia Von Silphide, Maria, Marnie was acknowledged by Goddess Norn.」
The moment Undine said so, light gathered on Goddess Norn’s statue, and when I hurriedly looked behind me, It felt like I could see Goddess Norn’s, who had sent me to this world, smiling figure.
I could feel both Undine and the Great Spirits as well as Goddess Norn’s presence. A small voice startled him.
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A youth who wandered into my city from a rural village.
In no time at all, the seemingly unreliable youth had distributed various conveniences in my territory and singlehandedly enriched my territory, become the trigger for a war on the continent a few years alter, created the Sanctuary in the Savage lands which no one could claim, as well as made it possible to develop the Savage Lands.
That youth’s wedding was being conducted in the Sanctuary. As such, it wasn’t strange for me to personally attend the wedding of a commoner. It was the same for Earl Rockford whose daughter he had saved. On the contrary, from our country, the King himself was present, and even the Prime Minister came. The King and Prime Minister from our ally, Lomaria Kingdom, were also in attendance. Perhaps they want to be connected to the Sanctuary even if only slight. The King of the Elven nation, Yggurle Kingdom, personally attending was a given.
We were amazed by the building made for our accommodation, but on the day of the wedding, the church built in the center of the Sanctuary had us jaw dropped. It was far more impressive than the Genesis Church in the Royal Capital. That thought became even stronger when we went in.
Did they paint on the glass? The glass was so expensive that it couldn’t be used on the windows of a commoner’s house, but…… the glass walls drawn with the Great Spirits and natural scenery covered the church. It was as though we came into a dream world.
When the boy wearing formal attire appeared in front of Goddess Norn’s statue and the Great Spirits manifested behind him, the officials of Yggurle Kingdom cried and offered prayers.
When the Great Spirits of their respective elements gathered, the residents of the Sanctuary began playing instruments I have never seen before.
With music I’ve never heard playing in the background, the three brides walked down the red carpet towards the place the youth was waiting at.
What happened then? Weren’t faint lights of all colors beginning to fly around? It was as if it was conveying how it couldn’t help but be happy. Could these be the light of the Spirits?
From the Elves’ reaction, it was likely that the Spirits were dancing around inside this church.
There, the beautiful Elf Sophia-dono who was wearing a pure white dress never before seen in any party in the Kingdom, the beautiful Maria-dono who was overflowing with cuteness, and the Marnie-dono who had a mature feminine beauty were walking towards the front where the boy was.
The three who had been escorting them returned to their seats. Sophia-dono’s father, and… isn’t that Dwarf who should have been a blacksmith in Volton? So he was in the Sanctuary? And the last one was Papeck, huh……
One of the Great Spirits accepted the marriage between Iruma-dono and the three brides, and when she openly declared them to be married, light began to gather in Goddess Norn’s statue.