“First, before we make any plans, let’s figure that out first.”
“What’s that?”
“The number of people who will attend the wedding.”
I felt this was more important than other things. When we were getting married mattered, but more crucial was how many people would show up.
If it were an ordinary wedding, just calling parents and a few acquaintances would suffice, but we weren’t doing things that way.
To be precise, Kyle wasn’t.
“Are we going to make it a big event like your Coming-of-Age Ceremony, or keep it small?”
As I spoke, I predicted his answer. After all, Kyle loved to flaunt our relationship a bit.
Sometimes, he couldn’t help but want to brag about being with me.
“It’s going to be big, obviously.”
“Oh, really?”
“Well, a wedding only happens once in a lifetime. I want it to be extravagant.”
“To show off by inviting a ton of people?”
“Yep.”
As expected.
Of course… I didn’t really have any bad feelings about it right now. It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing after all. Doing it properly seemed like it would leave no regrets.
Maybe it would be better to go all out rather than keep it simple and regret it later, just like Kyle said.
Anything excessive was better than being lacking.
“Then we’ll do that, but what about the other nobles? Should we send out invitations one by one?”
I wasn’t too familiar with that topic. After all, I wasn’t a noble.
“Hmm… We just need to invite a few nobles we’re friendly with. The rest… well, it will spread by word of mouth anyway.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, just sending letters to those we know from the nobles we’ve met before, just that many.”
The families I could think of weren’t that many. Maybe just Oldenburg or White?
Even though Kyle was a noble, he didn’t have many close relationships compared to others.
Sure, I had made efforts before to help Kyle get friendly with other nobles… but it really hadn’t borne fruit.
Looking back at it, Kyle’s attempts to show interest in other girls were a huge minus!
“Okay, let’s go with that. What about the venue? Are we having it outdoors?”
Since northern weddings usually were like that. It would be cold for me, but since we were in the north, it seemed right to adhere to local customs.
Though it might not be the actual town, there’s a saying about following local laws in Rome.
“Nope. We’re having it at the Grand Shrine.”
“…Huh?”
Grand Shrine? Why is that suddenly brought up?
Most people held weddings outdoors. That was the tradition of the north, so it was common to do so.
But suddenly choosing the Grand Shrine?
I just couldn’t understand it in that moment.
“Well, the Grand Shrine was built primarily for my marriage to Sophia.”
“…What?”
“When I saw the Borusia Cathedral before, I thought I should build the Grand Shrine with that intention from the start.”
“Um….”
I really hadn’t expected that. Kyle had never mentioned this before.
Until now, he had insisted that the Grand Shrine was primarily for the people of the north.
The territory residents needed a proper place to gather for prayers or religious events since there hadn’t been one.
So, he had said it was built for that reason!
“Why bring this up now?”
I felt a bit annoyed. Of course I would be a little angry for him finally dropping this important piece of info!
“Well, until now, there hadn’t really been any discussion about the Grand Shrine.”
“Still, it would have been nice to know a bit sooner…!”
“Isn’t it better than mentioning it during the wedding?”
“That’s… true.”
If he’d said that during the ceremony, I might really have decked Kyle!
“So, if we’re having it at the Grand Shrine… it means we’re doing it in a capital style, right?”
“Yep, we’ll skip the traditional attire and just go with a wedding dress and a regular tuxedo.”
“Got it.”
A tuxedo-clad Kyle, huh? Honestly, that didn’t sound bad.
In fact, I thought it would suit him perfectly. I remembered while changing clothes last time that formal wear really did look great on him.
If he wore a tuxedo, it’d surely look fantastic.
As for my wedding dress… let’s just leave that aside for now.
“By the way, is it normal to get married this quickly?”
“…No idea.”
“I guess that’s true… But I’m genuinely curious. Do other couples usually get married after a few months?”
Neither Kyle nor I knew. Our relationship was the first for both of us.
We didn’t have anyone around us who was dating.
Honestly, I had thoughts that getting married so soon might be a bit too early for us.
After all, Kyle and I had only been dating for about four to five months.
“Still, getting married isn’t bad.”
“That’s good enough for me.”
Kyle and I shared some smiles as we talked.
It wasn’t the most detailed plan, but it felt good to at least establish a framework.
Besides… we couldn’t decide everything alone.
There was the schedule to consider.
Not just us, but everyone else too.
Mom wanted a while to not get involved, and the other nobles were indeed a class that really had schedules.
In fact, I thought it wouldn’t be a problem to just call Mom over.
*
“Hmm…”
“Sophia, why do you look like that all of a sudden?”
“Oh, I was just reminded of something from the book I read last time.”
Kyle and I were passing the time, processing documents in the library.
Since I wasn’t well-versed in politics, most of my work mostly revolved around budget-related documents.
The truly important papers were probably all handled by Kyle or the Eristirol Duke.
I hardly had the time for that.
“Um… I’ll tell you about it later. I don’t think it’s the right time to talk about it now.”
“…?”
Kyle reacted with a foolish expression, but it was unavoidable.
Bringing up topics like pregnancy or children while working was a bit much.
Besides, the answer to that thought was pretty much already settled.
Of course, if I had a child, it would definitely have a little hint of succubus blood in it.
That was just natural.
No matter how fantastical this world was, pregnancy and childbirth wouldn’t really be that different from what I knew.
Sure, there’s dominant and recessive genes, but it was clear that the succubus traits would manifest.
“Anyway! Let’s focus on other babies first!”
Thinking about it kinda made me embarrassed.
What was I worrying about having children when I wasn’t even married yet?
“More importantly, let’s have lunch soon. It’s not like the Duke is calling us again today, right?”
“I doubt it, right? He called us yesterday; I don’t think he’d do so again today.”
“That makes sense. The Duke seems to dislike being a bother, after all.”
Lately, for reasons I didn’t entirely understand, Kyle had been talking quite a bit with the Duke.
Maybe it was because he was getting married soon, plus the Duke had mentioned he would be out and about again.
So that was probably it.
Either way, I was sure they wouldn’t steal Kyle away from me today.
I wanted to have lunch together, but if he suddenly had to eat with the Duke… that would be a little irritating.
Of course, considering who he was, I couldn’t really complain about it.
“Kyle, do you have more work left?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m all done already… um….”
Somehow, I had finished my work before him. I had completed it slightly faster than I’d thought.
Thanks to that, unlike Kyle, who had work to do, I found myself with nothing left to do.
I shifted my seat right next to Kyle. Normally, I sat across from him for efficiency, but now that I was done, I figured it was fine.
“Is it alright if I sit next to you?”
“Of course. Honestly, it’s even better when you sit next to me.”
“That would be inconvenient while working! I mean, I might bump my arm on you while using the pen, or it would be awkward moving the completed documents.”
Anyway, I sat next to Kyle. He was still seriously focusing on the documents while answering me.
It was a bit disappointing that he wasn’t looking at me while I sat next to him, but I understood, given he was working.
After all, seeing that stack of paperwork, he would probably finish it in about ten minutes.
“Hmm…”
“Why are you acting like that again?”
“No, I just want to hold hands or be close like that… but I feel like it might distract you. So I’m holding back.”
“….”
“Um, well… we are dating, right? Isn’t that a thing we can do?!”
“You’re not embarrassed saying that, considering you always call me out for saying embarrassing things… it seems like you’re rather good at this too.”
“I’m not!”
Where was that embarrassing?
Honestly, my response just felt normal; the embarrassing stuff was what Kyle sometimes said, right?
What I said was just playful teasing.
If not, then no big deal.
“Finish your work quickly. It’s awkward being next to you on the right.”
“Got it. Just think about what you want for lunch while I take a moment.”
“Fine, you hurry and finish reading your documents.”
I should have just sat on the left from the beginning. Of course, I could go sit left now, but…
That felt a bit bothersome.
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