Chapter 1031 – 1031. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into A Baron’S Family
The moment Yuria entered the wedding hall, everyone’s eyes were on her. It was only natural. She was the protagonist of this place, and she was more beautiful than anyone else. Even Kyle, who had been raving, stared blankly at Yuria.
Yuria slowly walked towards me. Her steps on the virgin road were light and relaxed.
I stepped forward to the platform and extended my hand to her. Yuria smiled brightly and took my hand. Together, we ascended onto the platform.
The officiant, Elena, watched us with a disgruntled expression. However, she didn’t ruin the wedding. Even if she didn’t want to do it, Elena was one to do her job properly.
“Congratulations on your marriage. Marriage life is… something I, who am unmarried, can’t comment on. Well, you two will manage well on your own. Let’s move on to the next part. Bride, Yuria Grace, do you pledge to love and respect the groom, Eugene Pruker?”
“I do.”
Yuria’s answer came out immediately, without the slightest hesitation. She wasn’t lying either. She always loved and respected me more than anyone else.
“Groom, Eugene Pruker, do you pledge to love and respect the bride, Yuria Grace?”
“I do.”
What else could I say other than this answer?
It was just a part of the wedding process. A mere formality. Even while thinking that, I strangely felt my heart flutter.
“I see. Then kiss already. You’ve done it so many times, you must be used to it, right?”
I almost laughed at Elena’s nonchalant voice. I glanced at Yuria’s expression. Yuria didn’t seem to care about Elena’s attitude at all.
I faced Yuria and kissed her. Our lips slowly touched. Of course, we intertwined our tongues. However, since it was a wedding, we did it tamely. Looking at Yuria’s moist lips, I stepped back with a hint of regret.
“Ugh! Ughhh! Ugh!”
I turned my head at the irritating noise. The restrained Kyle was raving again. I took this opportunity to hug Yuria tightly.
“Ah…”
Along with Yuria’s small reaction, I heard teasing sounds from the surrounding guests. It was only natural that Kyle would have a major outburst.
“Get off her. What are you doing at a sacred wedding? And groom, don’t subtly touch the bride’s butt.”
“I didn’t touch it.”
I grumbled and took my hand off her butt. If I hadn’t suppressed my desires with Elena’s illusion magic, I might have pounced on Yuria right there.
After that, the wedding proceeded like a normal one. There was a congratulatory song by the maids, and the young maids scattered flower petals.
Then, Elena handed me a small, luxurious box.
It wasn’t a ring. Yuria was already wearing a ring. It was the ring I had given her before. I had never seen that ring come off Yuria’s finger.
I slowly opened the box. Inside, a small, blue gem was placed elegantly.
“That is…”
“It’s the Dragon Lord’s heart. Yuria. This wedding is just a rehearsal. The real wedding… we have to do it outside, right?”
“……”
I was nervous. It would be a disaster if Yuria didn’t follow my intentions here. I didn’t want her to turn into the mad Yuria again.
“Yes, Master. We should go outside.”
Yuria smiled. I was relieved that she didn’t reject the Dragon Lord’s heart.
“You don’t have to call me Master.”
“Calling you Groom doesn’t sound bad either. But… I think I’m most comfortable calling you Master. Other titles can come later…”
I picked up the Dragon Lord’s heart. It looked like a blue gem, and its texture was as hard as a gem.
I brought the gem to Yuria’s mouth. Yuria’s cherry-like lips parted, and I placed the blue gem inside. The gem, resting on her tongue, melted and was absorbed into her body.
It was over.
The power of the heart would be absorbed by her.
‘…What is it? Why isn’t it going outside the mental world? Didn’t it go out immediately in the original story?’
I was panicking when Elena spoke nonchalantly.
“Look at that sky. It’s collapsing from the edge. In an hour? This mental world will completely collapse in that time.”
As Elena said, the sky was slowly collapsing from the edge. Beyond the collapsing sky, there was nothing.
The reason it wasn’t collapsing immediately was probably because this mental world wasn’t made up of just Yuria. I couldn’t think of any other reason.
‘There’s something that bothers me a little… That demon brat that Baron Glbet mentioned. Bitsole, was it? That bastard hasn’t shown up until the end. If his personality is as Baron Glbet said, it’s understandable, but…’
Maybe. He might show up at the very end to ruin everything. There’s nothing more foolish than trusting a demon. I didn’t let my guard down until the very end.
After that, it was the wedding reception, the meal. A wedding meal was naturally a buffet. However, Yuria and I had a hard time focusing on the meal. Many people came to greet us. Even though they were fake, and this wedding would end in vain, Yuria and I didn’t ignore them and responded to them.
“Congratulations on your wedding.”
“You’re a well-matched couple.”
“I pray that the blessing of the Goddess Serion will be upon you.”
Lastly, Yuria and I approached Kyle. We left him restrained but loosened his mouth.
“Eugene!!! That spot you’re in! That spot is mine! Yuria should be by my side!!”
“That’s just your wishful thinking. Yuria is by my side. Now, and in the future.”
Yuria grabbed my left arm and linked her arm with mine. The restrained Kyle looked up at us. His face contorted.
“No! This isn’t it! It’s all fake! Look over there! The sky is collapsing! This world is all fake!”
“This world and those people might be fake, but we’re real. No matter how much you deny it, it won’t change.”
“Umm… Master…”
Yuria and I kissed in front of Kyle. It was a deep kiss, with the sound of our tongues and saliva mixing audibly.
“Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!”
Kyle let out a scream-like sound.
“We’re going to get married in the real world too, so please take care of us, Kyle hyung.”
“Please take care of us, brother-in-law.”
“No!! No!!!! Yuria!! You…!”
The world was gradually disappearing. At the center of it was Yuria. Elena, Baron Glbet, and Terius had already disappeared. I kissed Yuria until this mental world completely disappeared.
•••
I returned to reality.
I massaged my stiff shoulders and got up. It seemed I had been lying on the floor.
“Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!”
Kyle was raving again. However, he was restrained, so all he could do was shout.
“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you, Eugene Pruker!!”
It was Terius. Like Kyle, he was restrained. A cripple without arms, yet he burned with hatred for me. He was famous as a berserker, right? It was laughable. What was this guy?
I walked over, intending to kick Terius in the head. Then, I paused, feeling the power in my body overflowing more than usual.
Energy was rising from my stomach.
‘…This is… similar to the energy I felt when I saw the Dragon Lord’s heart. Could it be that I absorbed the Dragon Lord’s heart?!’
My expression hardened instantly. I had barely managed to feed the heart to Yuria. But because of the variable that occurred at the end, Yuria wouldn’t reach the Grand Master level? That was the worst.
I turned my body sharply and looked for Yuria. Yuria was sitting cross-legged on the floor. She had her eyes closed and was concentrating. Dark shadows quietly rotated around her. The energy I felt from her was the energy of the Dragon Lord’s heart. At least 30 times more energy than I had.
‘…I see. What I had was just a part of it. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be enough to affect Yuria.’
The plan was proceeding.
The reason the energy of the Dragon Lord’s heart entered my body was probably because of the kiss I had with Yuria in the mental world.
A lucky chance had come to me. I was currently at the highest level of Aura Expert. If I didn’t miss this opportunity and seized it… I could reach the level of Master.
I rubbed my stomach. I could feel the energy of the Dragon Lord’s heart. I had to absorb it before the energy disappeared like Yuria’s.
“Elena, I’m sorry, but can you take care of the cleanup?”
“Hmm. It’s not a difficult task. But what are you going to do with this guy?”
Elena said, looking at the floor. There was a strange rat at Elena’s feet. It was less than 50cm in size, with the body and head of a mouse, two pairs of fly wings on its back, and a black tail in the shape of a cross.
Such a monster didn’t exist, so its identity must be a demon. The only demon around here was one. The demon of desire, Bitsole.
“Squeak, squeak… Hey, Elena, was it? Why don’t you make a contract with me? You seem to be an illusionist… My power would suit you very well. I can stimulate people’s desires and emotions. I can even see the desires of the target. You can use that power too.”
Certainly, the power of desire would be helpful to Elena. But Elena didn’t seem to have the slightest interest in the demon’s power. No, beyond that, Elena was furious. The demon’s offer itself was an insult to her.
“There are things I hate. Demons, gods, spirits… I hate guys like you, and I don’t want your power at all.”
Elena put strength into her foot.
“Kkyaaaaaaak…”
Bitsole writhed in pain.
“Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!! Yuria!!!!!!”
“Eugene!! I’ll kill you and save Nepia!! I’ll kill you, Eugene!!”
“Hehehehe… It’s all meaningless. It’s meaningless… I want to die… I wish someone would kill me…”
Kyle, Terius, and Baron Glbet went berserk. Bitsole had used his power. It was a troublesome power, as it was invisible and had no presence.
‘I’m fine. There’s no surging lust… Unlike in the mental world, my mind is absolutely working properly.’
If I was okay, Yuria would be okay too.
The only one I was worried about was Elena, but she was perfectly controlling her desires and emotions, so she wasn’t shaken at all. However, the power in her foot was getting stronger and stronger. At this rate, the demon would be crushed to death.
“Elena! Stop!”
“I stopped.”
That was after two of the demon’s wings had been ripped off before she said that. He wasn’t dead, so that was good.
“For now, don’t kill the demon. There’s a place where they keep demons locked up and tortured. I’m thinking of putting him there.”
“Ah. That place? It’s a terrible place. I understand. I’ll put this demon there. I’ll put the rest in prison too.”
“Do that, thank you.”
“You’re going to stay here, I see.”
“Yuria is like this, so I have to watch over her. And I need some time too.”
Even if I wasn’t here, no one would dare to touch Yuria. There were no people around here, and the monsters and creatures had already been wiped out once. Even if there were any, the shadows around Yuria wouldn’t stay still.
“My remaining summoning time is about 3 days. I’ll use the rest of that time as I wish. It’s okay, right?”
“Do as you wish. Just don’t cause too much trouble.”
“Do you think I’m you? I’m just going to rest quietly, so don’t worry.”
Blue butterflies fluttered around Elena. When Elena snapped her fingers, Kyle, Terius, Baron Glbet, and Bitsole all disappeared. And finally, Elena disappeared as well.
Now, only Yuria and I remained here.
I sat cross-legged a little away from Yuria. It was time to aim for the level of Aura Master.
