The weather in June has become a bit hot.
Especially when he was wearing heavy clothes that wrapped him tightly, Hisana felt that every breath he took was a little sticky.
If there weren't so many people watching around her, she would have pulled open the collar of her dress to get some air.
'Are there too many people around? When will it end? Can we still have lunch?'
Hisana kept his head slightly lowered throughout the whole process, feeling the countless gazes around him, like a puppet on strings, letting others manipulate him, feeling uncomfortable all over.
I don't know how much time passed like this, but the chatter of the surrounding crowd seemed to have become much quieter.
Hisana was curious and wanted to raise his head to see what was going on.
"Coming."
Nene's soft words made Hisana immediately give up the thought of raising his head secretly. His head was now buried even lower, as if it was being pressed into his chest.
He tightened the palms in his sleeves, subconsciously clenched them, and sweated nervously. He was a little overwhelmed, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.
Hisana mechanically stretched out his palm, letting the other person hold it in his palm, and clearly feeling the lines on the other person's palm.
She found that the other person's palm was very broad and thick, with thick calluses. Judging from the degree of hardening of the calluses, they should have been there for a long time.
He is obviously the king of a country, but he doesn't look like a pampered person at all. Instead, he often does some hard physical work.
Thinking that the other party also has the identity of a ninja, Hisana can understand it again.
If you are a ninja, you probably have to exercise very hard every day.
Maybe you have to practice hard until very late the day before your wedding.
'Oops, I seem to have forgotten to wash my hands after breakfast. Is there any peculiar smell?'
Suddenly, Hisana thought of something, and his body suddenly stiffened.
And she seems to have forgotten to brush her teeth after eating. Will she be disliked when she kisses afterward?
'By the way, did I take a shower last night? Did I change into a clean set of underwear?'
All kinds of messy thoughts poured into Hisana's brain at this moment, leaving her brain blank and unable to think about anything.
"Relax, don't exert too much force, your body is too stiff."
A strange male voice with some doubts sounded in Hisana's ears.
Hisana It was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw. His heartstrings, which were tense to the extreme, slowly relaxed, and his fingers that were clenched with force slowly relaxed.
Yayoi lowered his head and glanced at this girl, who was about the same height as Kicho. She looked like an ostrich with her head lowered throughout, giving people a sense of being honest and easy to bully.
But that's all it looks like.
Yayoi glanced at the palm held by the girl, and could feel a slight sting coming from there.
If he hadn't warned her just now, she might have broken the bones in his hand.
The girl is very strong. Even without the Chakra or the reinforced Taijutsu, she can easily break a steel bar several centimeters thick with her bare hands.
Chakra's power is probably on a supernormal level, and the incredible vitality bred in his body is more powerful than many Uzumaki Clan ninjas.
Thinking of the Uzumaki Clan's introduction to her, the other party also learned a lot of powerful Sealing Jutsu, and even special Ninjutsu such as Barrier Ninjutsu and Sensory Ninjutsu.
This makes Yayoi very satisfied.
If possible, he doesn't want his woman to be just a vase for displaying and looking exquisite and beautiful.
Feeling Hisana's body slow down, Yayoi easily guided her into the shrine, which was the wedding scene.
Because this was not his first experience, Yayoi followed the instructions of the shrine staff with a calm expression.
As General of the Land of Night, he doesn't need to deliberately understand these, there will naturally be someone to handle everything properly for him.
Ceremonies such as blessings and declarations are almost unchanged from the last time I married Kicho, except that the name was partially changed.
Judging from the scale of the wedding, it was only lower than Kicho. However, the time it took was just as long. From busy day to dark, this grand wedding finally came to an end.
Arriving at General's Residence, Outer Court's banquet has been prepared, but this has nothing to do with Hisana as the heroine.
With the support of Nene and Hao, she began to move towards Inner Court.
Before entering, Hisana raised his head and glanced at the tall and thick courtyard wall in front of him. It seemed that this was the dividing line, forming two sealed spaces between the inside and the outside.
Moreover, the color of the courtyard wall tends to be dark, which is different from the solemn and peaceful atmosphere of Uzumaki Shrine. The atmosphere here coexists with majesty and solemnity, giving people a vague sense of great oppression.
It seems that what you are about to enter is not a place to live, but a dark abyss that can swallow everything.
Hisana couldn't help but feel her heart beat, and she felt uneasy inside. She wouldn't have to stay in a place like this until her death, would she?
However, it is too late to regret now.
She was now the general's concubine, and she could no longer act like a little girl like she did in the family.
"Is this Master Hisana? Please come with me."
Aoi stood at the entrance of the junction of Inner Court and Outer Court.
She was arranged here by Kicho to lead Hisana and others into Inner Court smoothly.
Although the environment of Inner Court of the General's Residence is not as complex as that of Outer Court, it is the living area of the general and his family. If there is no acquaintance to guide you, it is easy to get lost in it.
Not to mention, if you walk around in Inner Court in unfamiliar situations, you can easily trigger something dangerous.
As Puppeteer, the master of Yayoi has buried many dangerous and hidden mechanisms in Inner Court.
Inner Court is both a living area and a war fortress that can operate efficiently when necessary.
"Master Hisana, please go inside and rest."
Aoi took Hisana and the three of them to a courtyard of Inner Court.
A tall mahogany torii stands at the entrance of the courtyard. Inside, there are artificial picturesque landscapes and stone lanterns placed on the ground for lighting.
Some strange artificially carved boulders are also wrapped with white ropes.
The layout here can be regarded as a reduced shrine.
Hisana Seeing the familiar scenery of the shrine, I felt a sense of intimacy and warmth in my heart.
For the first time, for the first time, I felt some close affection for my husband, whom I had never met before coming to Land of Night.
This carefully decorated shrine courtyard was obviously built for her.
For her who has lived in Uzumaki Shrine all year round, there is no place where she feels more at ease and relaxed than this place.
Maybe her future life here will not be as bad as she imagined.
Under the leadership of Kui, Hisana entered the master bedroom in the courtyard.
As a maid and bodyguard, Hagi also walked in and carefully checked the layout of the room. After confirming that there were no problems, she followed Aoi out of the room, leaving Hisana alone.
As the footsteps faded away, Hisana took a deep breath and reluctantly knelt down on the tatami in a standard posture. She tried her best to maintain this posture even if there were no unobtrusive sights around her.
It was so quiet in the room that you could hear even her own gentle breathing.
Hisana lowered his head, glanced secretly to the side, and muttered with some disappointment:
"Why is there nothing here..."
She only ate a little in the morning, and not even a piece of food after that.
Coupled with the complicated and lengthy wedding ceremonies during the day, she was exhausted.
Just when she was thinking wildly, the sound of opening the door made her body tremble, and she quickly straightened her body and held her breath.
Her posture now is even more standard than when she usually listens to the master of the shrine explaining the Sealing Jutsu course.
As the footsteps got closer and closer, until a shadow covered her whole body, Hisana was covered in cold sweat and her eyes were trembling uneasily.
The strong impact that burst out from nowhere caused her brain to suffocate due to lack of oxygen. A pair of palms grabbed the hakama skirt of the miko uniform and squeezed it tightly.
'What should we do next? I remember Nene-chan said this morning that we should...'
Hisana tried his best to recall what Nene said in the morning. He said that at this time, he only needs to lie down flat, and then let the other party move and he is done.
So, Hisana lay down facing backward.
He seemed to be ashamed to see people, his eyes were tightly closed and his eyelids were trembling.
"Come on, come on!"
After saying that, she closed her mouth and turned her head to one side, with a look of death on her face.
"..."
Yayoi I originally wanted to say something, but when I saw the girl put on such a strange and weird posture when she didn't agree with her, I didn't know what to say for a while.
So he coughed.
"Although this kind of thing is very tempting, you must be hungry. Do you want to eat something first?"
"Is there anything to eat?"
Hisana suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight from the floor, and saw the food box Yayoi was carrying in his right hand, and his stomach growled.
"The portion is not a lot, but it should be enough to fill your stomach."
Yayoi sat down across from him, put down the food box, and opened the lid. Inside was still steaming food, mostly pasta that could fill his stomach quickly.
"Thank you, I'm going to start!"
Seeing so much food placed in front of him, the hungry Hisana forgot what it meant to be shy and began to eat without hesitation.
This food is a lot for ordinary people, but for this girl with an amazing appetite, it may not even be enough to fill the gap between her teeth.
Fortunately, after eating, Hisana didn't ask for more. He just burped symbolically to show that he was full.
"That... I've eaten..."
Hisana's eyesight was a little wandering and he didn't dare to look directly.
He turned back into an ostrich, blushing and lowering his head, as if there was something worthy of attention on the floor.
"It doesn't matter, just leave the rest to me."
"Yes, yes... By the way, clothes! Do you want the clothes on your body..."
Hisana no longer knew what he was talking about, and his attitude of timidity, expectation, fear and entanglement was completely displayed in front of Yayoi.
Yayoi glanced at the red and white miko costume worn by Hisana, which was covered with a long cherry-pink gradient chihaya dress with red ribbons woven in many places.
Paired with the golden crown worn on her long red hair, an elegant and beautiful ancient charm comes across.
"No, it's better to dress."
Hisana was immediately ashamed.
He actually asked a miko to wear a miko uniform inside a shrine... does this really prevent her from going to hell in the future?
(My family's car hasn't been driven for a long time, and I don't know if it can be driven on the highway. I heard that highway inspections have been stricter recently...)