Deadline Is Raining in the Status Window - Chapter 189

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Perfect. Now there’s not a single problem with my wedding. The weather is brilliantly clear, and in the distance, Reina Letem, who’s overseeing security for the ceremony, is arriving right on schedule. For some reason, she’s wheeled in a handcart laden with alcohol and appetizers.
“There’s food and drink at the venue already.”
“That won’t be enough. I need to stake out my portion in advance.”
How much does she plan to drink at someone else’s wedding? I’d told her the ceremony would wrap up around afternoon and we’d disperse, but Reina shook her head firmly and insisted it absolutely wouldn’t end by then.
“Why not?”
“Why do you think?”
“I don’t know.”
“Ugh, you thick-headed bastard.”
Why do you keep calling people thick-headed? It’s a wedding, so I’ll let it slide, you little punk.
I instructed the Neftis Direct Guard Team to keep a careful eye on Reina’s alcohol and food, then checked the time. Once the ceremony begins, Reina will definitely slip into the crowd to watch, and that’s when a gap in security will open up. The Sung King will probably be aiming for that exact moment.
“E-Evan!”
Now that everyone who was coming had arrived, I figured it was time to try on this thing called a wedding dress. Kanna, who’d bounced across the rooftop like an angel girl, landed right in front of me. She’d apparently used mana to bound here recklessly—covered in dust and looking like a dog that had been walked for five hours—and she apologized to me with tears glistening in her eyes.
“I-I’m sorry, I was away on a request, and I only heard about Evan’s wedding y-yesterday!”
“Don’t worry. I only sent the telegram yesterday too. It’s fate that you received the invitation yesterday.”
“I d-don’t have a wedding gift, and I w-wasn’t prepared at all, sob!”
Don’t cry. Today is a good day, isn’t it? Even if I’m getting married, our friendship is eternal. And why would you not have a gift? You’ve brought something this wonderful.
“The fact that you came, Kanna, is what makes me happiest. I don’t need a gift.”
“E-Evan!”
Kanna burst into full tears, so I had to embrace her and soothe her gently. At least I hadn’t changed into the wedding dress yet. I’d be taking plenty of photos in that today.
“B-but I look like this…”
“Go see my siblings. I’ll give you a bridesmaid dress.”
“Okay!”
She seemed to perk up a bit. I wracked my brain hard for three minutes and finally managed to recall the name of one of my siblings, then shouted it loudly.
“Rael Neftis!”
“Yes, Sister! I’m coming right now!”
I wonder what this one does with their time. Whenever I call their name while I’m home, they come bounding out immediately.
I entrusted Kanna’s grooming to Rael and had them practice catching the bouquet. I’d been planning to toss it to one of my siblings, but since Kanna came, it’s only right to give it to her.
“Well then, I’m off to put on the wedding dress!”
“Th-the wedding dress! I c-can’t wait to see it, Evan!”
“Sister! Father has stationed photographers at every corner! No matter where you stand, it’ll look like a painting, but please strike a pose now and then!”
Understood. I nodded and headed toward the Bride’s Waiting Room.
The dress Ronell had prepared for me had a slightly classical design with puffy sleeves and a voluminous skirt. I think Princess Diana wore something similar. Anyway, after always wearing black dresses tailored to match Cecilia, seeing myself in white made my face look so much brighter and fresher—I loved it.
“You’re beautiful! Beautiful, Miss Neftis!”
“I already know that. Try a different compliment.”
“But the goddess of beauty herself has descended here, and no words but ‘beautiful’ will come out!”
That’s also true. I was quite pleased with the flattery, so I tossed her a large sapphire I’d been planning to use for adornment. Ronell quickly caught it, slipped it into an inner pocket, and then spread out the long hemline, proudly showing off the densely packed cubic zirconia. She said it took her all day to sew those on.
“For the hair, an updo would be best, wouldn’t it?”
“Well, I need to show off my beautiful neckline.”
I put effort into accessories and styling, but kept my makeup simple with just some color. With a face like sculpture, I didn’t need contouring, and my skin—so flawless that a needle wouldn’t leave a mark—gleamed as if pores didn’t exist. I was the epitome of transformation.
“You crazy girl! Apet’s like a drugged chick and what do we do about it!”
“Actually, that works out perfectly. I’ll just drag her along while she’s out of it.”
Besides, I’m getting married now, so stop calling me that. I scolded the Information Chief and took the well-dressed Apet’s hand, heading toward the wedding venue. Finally, the long-awaited wedding march!
The orchestra in the Central Hall, renovated at a cost of hundreds of millions, played a majestic wedding march. The moment I appeared, every guest stood and applauded. I confidently walked down the red carpet, holding the dazed Apet’s hand. Among my siblings serving as bridesmaids and helpers, I spotted Kanna. That redhead already drinking over there had to be Reina. I’d sent Sera to the Singer’s Waiting Room because I didn’t want to see her face, but I’d received word she’d arrived anyway.
“M-Mitchell, my daughter, waaah!”
Father was sobbing next to Mother, who maintained her composure. Still, seeing him console her while crying showed they had a good relationship. It was worth calling that detestable Duchess Neftis. Father seemed happier than I’d ever seen him.
“Wait! I object to this marriage!”
Suddenly, the orchestra’s music shifted genres. An urgent melody like a villain’s entrance began playing, but I could tell this was all orchestrated. Most tellingly, the person shouting their objection was one of my siblings. The little one in a Sung King cosplay began to sing.
“Aah! That one is mine! This marriage cannot be, glory to my blade!”
I’ll say it again—one of my siblings started singing. Several of my other siblings removed their bridesmaid dresses and changed into priesthood robes, adding harmonies beside the Sung King cosplay sibling, while yet more of my siblings gathered around me dancing and chanting, “Give us the blade, give us the blade.”
So this was what they’d been preparing when they said they were planning something together.
“No one can stop this marriage!”
Since my siblings had prepared this, I might as well play along. I grabbed the practice sword they handed me and entrusted Apet to my siblings. Cheers erupted from the audience.
“Mitchell Neftis has drawn her blade!”
“The Eldest Daughter of Neftis has drawn her blade!”
“Once the gears begin to turn, they cannot stop!”
My siblings kept singing, as I’ve emphasized. The orchestra played battle music in time with them, and I decided to move around a bit so as not to disappoint my siblings’ efforts.
“Absolute Freeze!”
As I cast the spell, ice pillars rose up around the venue, creating an environment perfect for a battle stage. Of course, I controlled it carefully so no one would be hurt—my magic was simply beautiful.
“Ooooh!”
“They say the Eldest Daughter of Neftis inherited her mother’s magical bloodline strongly, and it’s true indeed.”
It seemed House Neftis’s stock had risen thanks to this performance. All the guests Father had invited were major figures in politics and business. Perhaps he’d encouraged my siblings to put on this show to demonstrate House Neftis’s bright future. Father was clever.
“Receive my blade! Most Beautiful in All the Land!”
The sibling in Sung King cosplay rushed at me, shouting their scripted line. Their preparation was commendable, but I needed to make a correction. After exchanging a few blows with my costumed sibling, I leaped high, did a somersault in mid-air, and tapped their head with the flat of my blade. I’d wondered why the skirt was so long—it must have been designed to show movement well during combat. As I moved quickly, it fluttered like an afterimage.
“Wrong. I am the Most Beautiful in All the Land.”
At my words, Father and my siblings screamed and chanted “Most Beautiful in All the Land” after me. As my family made a commotion, the guests joined in chanting it too, and while everyone praised my beauty, I performed a few more impressive moves and slashed my Sung King cosplay sibling diagonally.
“Kyaaaah!”
My sibling cried out dramatically, left me with words to be happy with Apet, then made a thud sound. As I raised my blade, bright music suggesting a happy ending played throughout the venue.
“That concludes the pre-wedding performance from House Neftis’s eldest son through—”
“—the seventeenth daughter!”
Did another younger sister appear while I was away? I could have sworn there were only fifteen before.
Anyway, when my siblings took their bows, people applauded and the wedding march played again. What wonderful children—truly a wedding I’d remember for life.
“Now I understand where and how you came from, seeing your family.”
As I stood before the Department Head Professor with Apet, he made a joke in his opening remarks. He was always handsome, but today his face practically gleamed. It seemed more than one person had their eye on this attractive middle-aged man—the seats behind Father and the Duchess Neftis were entirely occupied by noblewomen.
“First, I consider it a great honor to preside over the wedding of Evan Laef. You didn’t list me as your attending professor, yet here you are asking me to be your officiant.”
The Professor’s remarks were hitting hard today. When the Common Professor grinned, several people laughed, and the noblewomen in the front rows made breathless sounds of admiration. This well-built, charming middle-aged professor’s relaxed smile was truly bad for the heart.
“Evan!”
Just as the Professor was about to begin the formal ceremony, a familiar voice came from the entrance of the venue.
When I turned my head, Gerth stood there with an excited expression on his face. He was breathless, as though he had run all the way from Ilam, yet he no longer bore that grimy, disheveled appearance from before. Though his body was exhausted, his spirit remained unburdened by stress.

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