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After Story. Wedding Ceremony Arc: What Was Entrusted

"Congratulations〜, Ferris-sama〜!"

"Kyahー, you are gorgeous!"

"Shitt, my Ferris-sama is......"

"Give it up; it's something you'd already known since a few years ago, right?"

『You are beautiful, Eclat-sama!』

『Eeh, the Levine-sama in heavens is probably happy as well』

『『『Nah, not a chance!』』』

In the middle of the various audible cheers, Ferris, Eclat and I line up before the Worvest's founder's statue. Over there, we pledge our love, but the figure of a tremendously eager and excited Beast King enters the corner of my eye. How much is he looking forward to it.

The dragons that came to see Eclat's wedding ceremony as well; what are you saying. Levine-san should be happy for us as well in the heavens, probably.

"Fufu, you are beautiful, Eclat"

In the bride's seats, naturally, Hilde-san is sitting beside the Beast King and company. In the groom's seats are my family. My fiancées won't participate in the wedding ceremony. It's because there are preparations for the other ceremonies as well, and even if it's over, there's the ceremony at Runwalker next.

Hence, the ones in the groom's seats are both my parents along with my younger sister, Krisha, 4 years old this year. And Vont-aniue as the representative of Runwalker March.

The rulers of the respective countries other than the Beast King, the parent, didn't come either. A single round of wedding ceremony will end up becoming too big if we call too many people after all. The wedding ceremony at Runwalker has become something extra-large in exchange.

"Well then, we will have a Beast Country customary duel from here on out! Participants to the front!"

Haa, this time ended up coming at last huh. I reluctantly get up to the arena that's in the shape of a circle. Before my eyes is the figure of the Beast King who shows a smile that says he can't completely hold back his anticipation.

I initially thought, 'the hell is with this custom', but there are parts I can understand as well after hearing about it. The Beast Country is a country that respects the strong.

Because 'the husband can't be weaker than the father of such a country, right', it's said that what was started for the sake of proving, 'I will protect father-in-law-san's daughter in father-in-law-san's place!', and letting them marry their daughter off without worry, is this custom.

It seems the talk about marriage won't be nulled even if you lose to the father, but your fiancée will apparently fall out of love with you if it's too horrible. It seems it rarely ever happens though.

However

"Kuhahahaa! I'd been looking forward to this time, you know, Lei-dono!"

......this person just purely wants to fight me. He's smiling happily as though a child who's given a toy.

"The rule is that it will be a bare-knuckle-only fight with no weapons, no magic. It will go until either the other party gets down from this round platform, or loses consciousness. Any objection?"

Both the Beast King and I shake our heads. 'Fight with just your status and skills' huh. I look at the Beast King, and unlike just now, he's gushing killing intent. He sure is serious huh.

"Well then......begin!"

Along with the referee's start signal, the Beast King steps forward at me with a force that crushes the ground. He punches over at me with his right arm, and I catch and restrain it with my left hand. At the same time, I grab the Beast King's shirt with my right hand. I carry on to trip and slam him onto the ground.

"ーーgahah!" 

The Beast King, who received a powerful blow on his back, exhales the air in his lungs. The round platform cracks centring around the place I slammed him with the impact of the slam.

But, I swing my right arm up without bothering and swing down in one go. The Beast King dodges by doing a handstand at that spot. He ends up taking distance from me as it is.

I close the distance right away. From there, it turned into a plain-and-simple fistfight with no martial arts or whatnot.

When the fist that carried the Beast King's feelings gouges my cheek, I punch the Beast King as well in return. The Beast King is probably smiling with a tremendous smile. I suppose I'm probably smiling as well.

The 'round platform' thing is already gone. Even so, neither the Beast King nor I stop the fistfight. Cheers were already no longer audible in the vicinity either, and they were holding their breaths and watching over us.

When I'm fistfighting with Beast King, even though we're not exchanging words, it's as though his feelings are conveying to me. 『I'm counting my daughter on you』.

It's his precious daughter that he tried to protect, even if it meant throwing away his own dominant arm. It'd never been said until now, but the Beast King is probably also worried the whole time. I can understand now that I've been blessed with Allen and Elene and have become a father.

That's why, I also punch the Beast King with the vow that 『I'll definitely protect her』.

At the end, the Beast King's right hand gouges into my left cheek, and my right hand gouges into the Beast King's left cheek. After freezing in that state for a few seconds, the one who collapsed first was the Beast King.

However, it was quite tough for me as well. As high as my status may be, it's not that easy for even my heart to become strong. His power as a father, not visible in the status, conveyed to me.

The Beast King's feelings probably conveyed to the Beastfolks around as well; they're crying. Ferris as well naturally. Ferris is covering her with her hands and crying as well.

"Beast King......no, father-in-law-san, I will definitely make Ferris happy. So please do not worry"

While treating the wounds of the unconscious Beast King, I vowed to the ancestor's statue and the Beast King.

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"Today is a day for celebration! Everybody, drink up and make some noise!"

『UOOoooooo!』

The Beastfolks raise the cup they hold in their hands all at once at a single sentence of the Beast King. It looks like the country provides for all the food and alcohol since today is the wedding ceremony. And then a drinking competition, and a eating contest started immediately. A brawl even ended up starting.

"......this, sure is amazing huh"

"Fufu, how nostalgic. A celebration involving the entire country rarely ever happens, so it has been a while since I've seen it"

Ferris looks accustomed to it. Well, I guess Ferris, who was born in this country, had seen it before huh. Eclat, who's sitting on the opposite side of my Ferris, is opening her small mouth in surprise at the sudden ruckus.

"......it's amazing huh"

Aah, I have the exact same thoughts as well.

Before we knew it, the Beast King and company joined in the drinking competition as well, and I was also invited for some reason. However, since I can't get drunk at all, maybe because of my disposition, it's a sight of heaps of corpses around me when I realise.

But, both Ferris and Eclat seemed to be having fun. Like this, the banquet in the name of a wedding ceremony continued until the next morning.