"Cover Serial · Shiryu of the Rain Arc 1 · 'Promotion and Marriage, Double Happiness'"
"From early morning onward, visitors had come in an endless stream. After finally seeing off a batch of colleagues who had come to congratulate him, Shiryu wearily sprawled on the sofa, lit a cigar, gazed leisurely out the window, and contentedly blew out smoke rings."
"Starting today, I'm a Marine Headquarters colonel. How ridiculous. Those idiots think becoming a colonel barely a year after graduation is impressive? They've clearly never seen a real monster..."
"Compared to that bastard Noah, what did this little achievement of mine even amount to?"
"Shiryu shook his head. Just as he was about to stub out his cigar, someone knocked on the door. He hurriedly got up to answer it. It was the mailman. Opening the letter, he found it was from his girlfriend, who had returned home to visit family. She excitedly wrote that her parents had agreed to their marriage and planned to accompany her to the G-6 Branch this time to preside over and attend their wedding."
"Hahahaha, fantastic!" Shiryu couldn't help bursting into laughter. In his excitement, he grabbed the mailman and planted a heavy kiss on his cheek before thanking him and shutting the door, leaving the young mailman standing there in utter bewilderment...
Creak.
After pushing open the door, Noah first made a shushing gesture to Shiya behind him. Then he carefully poked half his head inside and glanced around the living room.
The dining table was empty. A lavish breakfast covered the table, already nearly cold, and nobody had touched their chopsticks.
In the corner of the sofa, Bell-mère sat curled up like a kitten with her knees hugged to her chest, silently saying nothing. Dad and Mom sat on either side