Wuye and Kaguya's wedding was not grand.
To the two of them, everyone in this ancient world was a stranger.
Other than Kotone, no one else was worth caring about, nor did they expect anyone's blessings.
So, at Kaguya's request, Wuye held a wedding meant for them alone.
There was only one witness and guest: Kotone.
"This is wonderful..."
Kotone clasped her hands to her chest, her eyes seeming to shimmer with rippling light.
The scene before her was dreamlike and surreal, filling her with joy, envy, and longing.
At first, she had not understood why Wuye had prepared so many red candles, or why he had asked her to use the finest crimson fabric to tailor red ceremonial attire for them.
Not until she saw this sight before her.
Inside a spacious yet completely sealed hall, countless red candles illuminated the surroundings as brightly as day.
Amid the blazing candlelight, Wuye and Kaguya sat facing each other.
Their red ceremonial garments were not the gaudy, tacky sort of red, but a shade that exuded nobility and understated luxury.
Only faces and temperaments like Wuye's and Kaguya's could truly carry such a color.
"Good thing gourds existed even in this ancient era..."
On a low table between Wuye and Kaguya, who sat facing each other, rested Wuye's favorite wedding ritual item... a gourd split in half and tied together with a red cord.
"I once thought I'd never say such sentimental vows..."
He looked at Kaguya, whose beauty beneath the candlelight was like flawless jade. Her captivating eyes stirred within him the impulse and desire to cherish her for a lifetime.
"Kaguya..."
Wuye gazed at her brightly as countless memories surfaced in his mind.
There was the present Kaguya Otsutsuki, and there was also Kaguya, his future sister. They were