After the Marines left, Lia and Adam came to the Guild, which was now a complete mess. In one corner, they found the bouquet, trampled flat, and Lia spoke in irritation.
"Today was such a mess. The Marines at the entrance only just left, and our lovely wedding ended up like this. Damn it! And that old man, Master, still hasn't shown up!"
Lia was still wearing the pure white wedding dress from the ceremony, but it was now stained with dust. Clearly, the day's bustle and worries had left her no time even to change.
Seeing Lia lose her temper, Adam walked over with a smile, took off his formal jacket, and draped it over her shoulders.
"It's chilly at night. Don't catch a cold."
While putting the jacket over Lia, Adam slipped his wandering hands around her slender waist.
Lia instinctively wanted to pull away, but remembering that she was now Adam's wife, she stayed still and let him hold her, though her cheeks were still flushed with shyness.
Adam slowly rested his head in the crook of her neck and spoke fondly.
"Don't be angry, Lia. Today's wedding was still a success, wasn't it? At least nothing went wrong before you tossed the bouquet."
At Adam's words, Lia naturally leaned her head back against him, but she still pouted and spoke with lingering dissatisfaction.
"Master never came in the end."
Adam smiled at her words, gently tucked a stray lock of hair from her forehead behind her ear, and spoke softly.
"Master did come. That big battle on Island 27 must have been his doing. You know how the Marines feel about him now. He didn't show himself because he didn't want to drag us into it. Ari just ran over and said he'd found a lot