Because... it had succeeded...
Divine power began to take effect. The vows of eternal love the two elders had made in their youth echoed in their ears once more.
I miss you, yet I could never say it aloud.
I wasn't worthy of her, but for her sake, I was willing to become a better version of myself...
Please, God of Marriage! I really like him, I like him so much! Please bless me and let him notice me. I want to be with you forever. Even if the days ahead are hard, as long as you are there, that will be enough. Meanwhile, on another short bridge, the elderly Sachiko knelt there, seemingly recalling the past...
Memories from before she had resolved to die.
Of course, she could not die, because Fu Hua and Kaguya were watching her from nearby. Worried that something might happen, after she left, Fu Hua had brought Princess Kaguya along to protect her in secret...
At that moment, Fu Hua and Kaguya looked around curiously as the sound of a bell rang through the night sky.
Even Fu Hua and Kaguya could not see it: every red thread of fate in the mountains and forests instantly lit up at the summons of the God of Marriage's divine power.
The old woman, lost in her memories, raised her head and saw the face she had missed so deeply in her heart.
At that moment, she felt as though she had returned to her youth, to the time when she and the person she loved had made a wish before the shrine of the God of Marriage.
Unstoppable memories surged forth. The next moment... with red threads as bridges and red threads as roads, before Kaguya and Fu Hua's astonished eyes, Sachiko was carried away by