Side Story Chapter 123 - Engagement Ceremony (1)

Side Story Chapter 123 - Engagement Ceremony (1)

The next day arrived after Oh Kang-Woo and the others defeated Akart’s retainers. He was brimming with joy after checking the time and seeing that it was November 9th, 8:01 AM.

“Huehuehuehuehue!!! It’s happening!! It’s finally happening!!!”

‘I’m getting married!!!’

“Shut the fuck up!!!”

Bash!

Cha Yeon-Joo, who had been sleeping next to him, sprang up and kicked him on the butt.

“Kurgh!” grunted Kang-Woo as he was blown out of bed.

“What’s the commotion so early in the morning?!” shouted Yeon-Joo as she glared at Kang-Woo.

“Hehehe.”

Kang-Woo’s smile did not disappear despite being kicked out of bed and sprawled on the floor.

“Wh-What? You’re creeping me out.”

“I told you yesterday what we were gonna do today, didn’t I?”

Kang-Woo returned home after defeating Akart’s retainers and told his lovers about the engagement ceremony, just like he had done on the first day of the time loop.

“Huh? What did you tell... Oh.” Yeon-Joo slowly recounted her memories and her cheeks turned as red as her hair. She mumbled in disbelief, “S-So that wasn’t... a dream.”

Kang-Woo sprang up from the floor and hugged Yeon-Joo to shower her cheek with kisses.

“Hehe! We’re getting married today!!!”

“G-Get the fuck off me!!! I-It’s an engagement, not a wedding!!”

“Same thing!!”

Their life was no different from that of married couples already; they just had yet to hold a wedding ceremony.

“A-Ahem! Anyway, get off!” Yeon-Joo coughed and pushed Kang-Woo away with her long legs. She averted her gaze from him and twisted her red hair around her fingers as she asked, “S-So, when’s the ceremony?”

“As soon as the dresses arrive.”

“And when is that?”

“I have no idea.”

However, since it would arrive today, it would be here by evening at the latest.

“Really? Mmm... then let’s hold it in the evening.”

“Hehe, why? Isn’t it better to hold it earlier?”

“Sheesh... this is why your François had to be socially distanced for ten millennia.”

‘That ultimate was uncalled for.’

“Women need time to get ready. You following?”

“Ohhh.”

It made perfect sense for some reason.

“Then let’s hold it at 8 PM. Oh, and where should we hold it?” Kang-Woo asked.

“Where?”

“Yeah. Hehe, just let me know and I’ll make it happen.”

There were some places where having a ceremony on the day of would be difficult but it wasn’t anything Kang-Woo’s money and power could solve.

“Hmm...” Yeon-Joo pondered as she stroked her chin.

Just then, the door opened and Han Seol-Ah entered.

“I think it’s fine to do it here,” she replied.

“Huh?”

“At home?”

Kang-Woo and Yeon-Joo stared at Seol-Ah; they did not even have their home in mind.

“But isn’t having an engagement ceremony at home a bit lackluster?”

Kang-Woo thought they should have it somewhere more romantic and extravagant.

“Fufu, this place is the most romantic and extravagant to me.” Seol-Ah smiled as she approached the bed. She gently held Kang-Woo’s hand and continued, “I’m fine with holding it wherever you want, but... I’d rather hold it here, the place filled with the most precious memories I have with you.”

“You’re making me cry.” Only Seol-Ah could say something so loving. Kang-Woo couldn’t hold back his tears. “DARLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!”

“M-My. Oh, Kang-Woo.”

Seol-Ah hugged the bawling Kang-Woo back as she giggled. The softness wrapped around him.

“But I can’t be the one to decide that on my own. What do you think, Yeon-Joo?” asked Seol-Ah as she turned to Yeon-Joo.

Yeon-Joo smirked and lightly conked Kang-Woo’s head.

“It’d be weird to hold it anywhere else when he’s acting like this, right? Besides, it’s a hassle to hold it anywhere else.”

In the past, she would have rather held such an important event at a five-star hotel or an ultra-luxury cruise ship, but she gradually grew to find such luxuries a bother.

“Oh? Am I seeing the maturity of a woman in her thirties in you, Yeon-Joo?”

“The fuck you say? That’s great from a manchild who was crying like a baby in Seol-Ah’s arms.”

“Okay. Have a safe trip, Darling.”

Kang-Woo kissed his wives at the front door like a stay-at-home husband sending off his wife to work and turned around to go back into the house.

“Right then, I might as well clean this place up.”

Since they decided to hold the engagement ceremony at home, he wanted the place to be spotless. As he was cleaning the giant house, Echidna swung open the front door while carrying a large box.

Wham!

“KANG-WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

The wedding dresses they had been waiting for had arrived at last.

***

“Holy... fuck...”

Kang-Woo was wide-eyed. His clenched fists trembled and he could barely breathe. His heart felt like it was about to burst.

“Wh-What do you think, Kang-Woo...?”

There was an angel manifested in front of him. It was a fallen angel to be more exact, but it was an angel nonetheless.

“WR—”

“Don’t screech like a weirdo again, dammit.” Yeon-Joo stepped on Kang-Woo’s foot just as he was about to let his impulse take over. She turned her head away with her cheeks dyed bright red and asked, “A-Ahem. So, what do you think? Fuck... it’s embarrassing as hell now that I’m wearing it.”

“Hmm, so humans wear things like this when they get engaged?” Lilith slightly raised the hem of her dress and winked at Kang-Woo. “Fufu, what do you think, my king?”

Kang-Woo fell to his knees, unable to endure the raging current of emotions inside him. It was 8 PM, and the shock of seeing his three lovers lined up in front of him in wedding dresses took his breath away. Their dresses were breathtaking enough but seeing them in a different hairstyle than usual as well as the makeup amplified their beauty even more.

“WR—”

“I told you not to do that.”

“WRY—”

“The fuck?”

“Wry— yyy— ryy, wryry.”

Kang-Woo convulsed madly. The recoil of being forced to suppress his bursting emotions was tearing him apart from the inside.

“Wr—wryy, wr—ryyyryy.”

“Hey, hey!! Oh Kang-Woo!!! Pull yourself together!!”

Kang-Woo’s eyes rolled backward as his limbs twisted.

“NOOOOO!!!” Yeon-Joo pulled on her hair which she had taken time to get done and stomped her foot. She sighed as if she had given up and said, “Haaa... fine. You do you.”

“WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!” Kang-Woo jumped toward the three women in tears. “WAAAAAAAAAAHHH! FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!! I’M SO GLAD I’M ALIVE!!”

“Argh, fuck! Hey! You’re messing up our dresses!!”

“I’m glad to see you love it.”

“Fufu, there’s no stopping you, my king.”

Kang-Woo pulled himself away from them slightly after letting out his emotions.

He shouted with all his heart, “Believe me when I say this, you guys are the most beautiful in the universe right now!! For real!! I can swear to every fucking god!”

The three women smiled in satisfaction.

‘Finally.’

Tears trickled down Kang-Woo’s cheeks. He had waited ten millennia for this moment.

‘Finally... I’m finally getting married—!!!’

He danced in joy.

“Oh right, Kang-Woo. Do you know of this tradition?” Seol-Ah asked.

“Hm? What tradition?”

Kang-Woo stopped dancing and turned to Seol-Ah wide-eyed. She was holding a piece of paper with something written on it.

“The couples fill out and sign premarital contracts these days.”

“Really? Sounds pretty hardcore.”

“Hohoho. I thought it was interesting, so I tried writing one out.”

“Hehe. You’re making me curious.”

Kang-Woo took the contract Seol-Ah handed him and read through it.

“Hehe. I think at least ten... no, twenty rounds a day is mandatory.”

“...”

‘Rounds of what?’

“Okay~ all it needs is a thumbprint right here, Kang-Woo ❤”

Seol-Ah smiled as she pressed Kang-Woo’s thumb into red stamp ink.

Riiing!

The chime of the System rang in his head and a blue message window appeared in front of him.

[Are you sure you want this marriage?]

‘Shut the fuck up, please.’