"You... you're... Kallen."
The woman before Otto was none other than the Saintess of Schicksal, the one he had longed for for five hundred years: Kallen Kaslana.
Though Otto saw the goddess he dreamed of day and night, reason told him: this was impossible. Kallen was dead. But his body's instinct screamed at him: this was Kallen. A living Kallen Kaslana.
"What's wrong, big inventor? You look kinda off."
Even though his mind hadn't caught up, Otto instinctively replied to Kallen, "Nothing, Kallen. I just spaced out a bit."
Kallen was a little puzzled why Otto had suddenly frozen, but she didn't dwell on it.
"Big inventor, today's my big happy day. Why do you seem a little down?"
Otto snapped back to reality at her words. He looked at his clothes, recalled the system's punishment—"randomly attend a wedding in some identity"—and took in his own suit and Kallen's wedding dress. He had no idea why his suit was green, but that didn't matter!
What mattered was the wedding. The wedding dress on Kallen. The suit on himself. Wasn't that obvious enough?
At that thought, Otto instantly understood his role. Without a doubt, his identity was—the groom!
Beyond the surprise, Otto felt nothing but gratitude toward the Livestream Room. He'd thought it was a punishment, but instead, not only had he met the Kallen he yearned for, he was about to marry her. This was... absolutely amazing!
Otto suddenly felt the urge to drill his temple with his middle finger.
"Big inventor, the wedding's about to start. Go up on stage and get ready—you're the leading man today, after all."
Leading... leading man! So I, Otto, really am the groom!
"Alright, Kallen. I'll give you the most perfect wedding."
"I'm counting on you, big inventor."
Cool Tea! (A fancy transition.)
In the blink of an eye, Otto was standing on the altar. The seats in the hall were packed with wedding guests.
The viewers in the Livestream Room looked at the attendees and couldn't help but complain.
[Lumine: What the heck is this? Why do all these people just have the character "伟" on their faces?]
[Amber: Over there, there are some cabbages and yellow, red, and pink rabbits.]
[Theresa: Those aren't rabbits. Those are Homu, Herta Spicy, and Homae. As for the cabbages... they look like Ai-chan.]
[Ai-chan: Ai-chan is not a cabbage! Ai-chan is the Hyperion's number one idol, not some cabbage!]
[Kiana: So those two things on your head aren't cabbages?!]
[Ai-chan: Of course not! They're proof that Ai-chan is the Hyperion's top idol!]
[Fu Hua: Those red-feathered chickens... are they Red Kite?]
Otto didn't care what the crowd looked like. To him, aside from Kallen, everyone else might as well be cabbages.
Just then, a voice rang out from outside the door.
"The bride is here!"
The hall's doors swung open, and slowly walking in was Kallen, holding Theresa's hand.
Kallen stepped gracefully onto the altar.
Bathed in the light, she seemed to glow from within.
The guests around them showered her with praise.
"The bride is so beautiful."
"Absolutely stunning."
"And she has this untouchable aura about her."
"So the Saintess is finally getting married."
"I wonder who the bride is so lucky to marry such a gorgeous wife..."
Otto listened to their compliments and nodded in agreement. "Mm-hmm, that's right. Kallen is that beautiful, that perfect, that untouchable... Wait. Marry? Bride?"
Otto suddenly froze. A pink figure flashed through his mind...
No, I'm overthinking it. That pink-furred fox couldn't possibly be here. I must have misheard. They must have said groom.
Otto had just convinced himself it was a mistake and was about to face the wedding in top form when—
Another shout came from outside.
"The other bride has arrived."
Otto turned his head stiffly. Walking toward him was a pink-haired woman, also in a wedding dress. But unlike ordinary people, she had a pair of fox ears on her head.
"Ya... e... Sakura." Otto gritted out the name through clenched teeth.
That's right. The newcomer was the Miko of Yae Village—Yae Sakura.
[Kevin: Sakura... No. You're not her.]
[Gray Serpent: Greetings, Your Grace!]
[Theresa: Wait, Kaslana? Kiana, is he also a member of your family? I've never heard of him.]
[Kiana: Auntie, I don't know either. I grew up with just my deadbeat dad, so I don't even know who's in the Kaslana Family.]
[Kevin: I am just Kevin. The Kaslana name means nothing to me.]
[Otto: Hold on a second. @System, aren't I the groom? What's with this pink-haired fox?]
[System (′?ω?)?: I never said you were the groom.]
[Otto: Then what's my role...]
[System: The wedding officiant.]
[Otto: Then this wedding is...]
[System: That's right, just as you guessed. This is Kallen and Yae Sakura's wedding.]
[Otto: ...]
[Theresa: For Grandpa, this must be the harshest punishment possible.]
Otto stared at the two people on the altar gazing lovingly at each other, then looked down at his own outfit, dyed green from head to toe. How could he not understand what this meant!
In his eyes, Yae Sakura's smile seemed to say to him, "Hey~ if it isn't the number one Green One?"
Wait, that wasn't just seeming. Yae Sakura really did shoot him a provocative look from an angle invisible to Kallen and the guests.
Otto was so furious he nearly passed out on the spot. I will never let that pink-haired fox have her way, he thought.
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