Everyone offered their blessings for 02 and Hiro's marriage. Even Ichigo, though furious at first, was able to calmly wish them well after venting all night.
"Congratulations, Hiro."
"Ah, yeah, thanks..."
Hiro looked somewhat flustered as he faced Ichigo.
"Um... thank you, Ichigo..."
"You're welcome. It's what I should do. We're friends, after all..."
Ichigo smiled faintly at the flustered Hiro.
"Well then, I should go decorate the wedding venue."
With that, Ichigo turned and left. Hiro remained where he was, watching her retreating figure with a complicated expression...
How should he put it? This was youth.
The wedding venue was a wooden building at the edge of town. Naturally, since it had not been maintained for years, it was already half-collapsed. But for Fang Zheng, it only took a wave of his wand to restore the church to pristine condition.
The boys were mainly responsible for cleaning and moving tables, chairs, and furniture, while the girls decorated the venue and made a wedding dress for 02. They found relatively intact bedsheets and curtains in the abandoned main houses and made 02 a very simple gown. Mirai and Ichigo even made a bouquet of paper flowers.
Of course, Fang Zheng handled the entire wedding himself. As he put it, he wanted these children to experience how humans used to hold weddings.
Thus, two days later, everything was ready, and the wedding was finally about to begin.
"This is so exciting."
Standing at the church entrance, Mirai looked around excitedly, while Pure Number curiously watched Hiro—who was wearing a reasonably clean and neat formal outfit, except...
"Hiro, what's that thing on your chest?"
Pure Number looked at the large red flower pinned to Hiro's chest and asked curiously. Hearing her question, Hiro scratched his head awkwardly.
"Ah, X said it's a