Although Shade was worried about being late, the three highly professional maids kept strict control of the timing. Not only did Tifa demonstrate to Winnie her skill at quickly getting Shade ready, but Tifa and Matilda even left themselves time to wash up again and apply lipstick.
Of course, going from cold to hot so quickly could easily make someone catch a cold. Although Shade was in excellent health, the thoughtful maids still told him that if he felt unwell afterward, he could come find them again. But that was a matter for later.
After making sure there were no suspicious traces left on him, Shade hurried back to the ceremony venue with Winnie. The two maids smiled as they bid him farewell, then returned to the Radiance Messenger first through the Teleportation Gate.
Although they had only been gone for twenty minutes, the entire venue had become completely different from before.
The snow surface had been cleared away, revealing the ancient brickwork beneath, which had then been covered with lush green turf. Flowers and leafy branches wound around the silver railings, while thumb-sized semi-elemental summons—the Little Elves—danced among the blossoms.
Starlight glittered overhead, and a distinctive scent of Ice and Snow mingled with warmth drifted through the air. The elven orchestra had already begun playing, and the music they performed truly transformed into visible golden notes that floated one after another toward the starry sky.
Most of the guests attending the ceremony had changed clothes and taken their seats. Those without seats gathered in twos and threes by the railings, conversing quietly.
The chosen elf girls acted as maids at this moment, guiding guests or offering other assistance on this night before dawn. Although the elf guards could not defeat most of the people seated here, they still stood