What lay beyond the end of the ocean? More endless sea, or perhaps someone's home.
Watching the rolling waves, Torikaze felt both body and mind being healed.
"Coming out to slack off when there's nothing to do is pretty nice. If I stayed cooped up in Konoha any longer, I'd get sick from boredom."
Nawaki, who had been helping the workers look over the blueprints, came to Torikaze's side. "Shishou, it's almost finished, but why am I getting more and more nervous?"
Torikaze glanced at him. "Kid, you're about to get married. What are you nervous about? Don't tell me you're thinking of backing out!"
Torikaze said this very quietly, mainly because he was afraid the others might hear.
Nawaki hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, no! I don't mean to back out! I'm just feeling nervous for no reason. Shishou, you really scared me."
Torikaze and Nawaki both patted their chests. "You're the one who scared me. So many people put so much effort into building this wedding venue—if you back out now, I'll definitely beat you up."
Nawaki raised his hands defensively, though he was smiling. "All right, I'll figure out a way to get over it myself. It's just that this feeling is really hard to explain."
Seeing that he was not joking, Torikaze became serious as well. "I figure you're just too nervous because the wedding is getting close."
"Since you've already decided to spend your life with Tomoko, you should pull yourself together. Otherwise, she'll be surrounded by your negative energy all day."
Nawaki thought seriously after hearing that. "This probably doesn't count as negative energy, right? I just haven't figured out how to be a husband yet. I don't know whether I can handle that role well."
Seeing that this was what he was