Klein felt that not leaving immediately after the vows had been his second-greatest mistake—the greatest had been instinctively reaching out to catch the bouquet when Miss Daly deliberately threw it at him.
It had to be said that weddings in this world were remarkably similar to Western weddings from his previous life. After catching the bouquet, while the bride and groom drank glass after glass of what might already have been plain water and oolong tea, he found himself surrounded at the once-cheerful banquet by a swarm of aunties led by Rozanne.
Among them were familiar Night Watchers as well as ordinary people who had merely come to join the fun. Yet they seemed to possess an extraordinary passion for watching others get married, constantly crowding around him and Leonard to ask when they would marry, where they would marry, and whether they needed help. For a moment, even the lavish dishes on the table no longer seemed quite so appetizing.
Although Leonard was also being pestered to the point of helplessness, seeing the embarrassed expression on Klein's face in women's clothing suddenly made him feel as though he was not suffering quite so badly.
Sure enough, one needed comparison in life to feel happiness.
Yet amid the lively wedding banquet, no one noticed that in a corner, a young man dressed in mysterious formal attire contentedly closed a not particularly thick hardcover book. Written on its cover was its title—
"Chronicles of the Mysterious Descent"
Below the title was a subtitle:
~The Path of the Supreme Pillar~
"Celebrate, for Mr. Fool has just experienced a turning point in his life. What will the story be from here on? Oh, the next part of the story is still too early for everyone."
Snap! With the soft sound of pages closing,