July. Preparations for the wedding were proceeding in an orderly fashion.
A festive atmosphere filled Xunzhen City. Master Linley, the elder brother of the new Head of State Wharton, the dean of the Magic Academy, and a genius grand magus!
He was about to marry the eldest daughter of the Ryan Clan of the Yulan Empire, and the news had long since spread throughout the city.
One joyous occasion had barely ended in the Xunzhen Republic Empire before another arrived, and the entire city was immersed in celebration.
But the most exhausted person was neither the groom, Linley, nor the bride, Delia-it was Victor.
As the interior minister of the Xunzhen Republic Empire, every matter, great or small, passed through his hands. For an occasion as important as a wedding, he wished he could personally oversee every detail.
"The flowers? Have the flowers been ordered? Has that shipment of purple cloud orchids from the Magical Beast Mountain Range arrived?"
"The murals on the banquet hall's dome still need three more coats of color. Tell the craftsmen to pick up the pace! If they fall behind schedule, I'll have their heads-no, I'll make them work overtime!"
"Check the guest list again! How many people are coming from the Ryan Clan in the Yulan Empire? Have the invitations to the other great empires been delivered? Don't let anything go wrong!"
With dark circles under both eyes, Victor rushed back and forth through Xunzhen City, his feet flying, a string of junior errand runners carrying files trailing behind him. When a subordinate urged him to rest, he shot back, "Rest? Master Linley is getting married! And you want me to rest?"
The two people at the heart of it all-Linley and Delia-were, instead, the most relaxed.
The two often strolled side by side