"What is Miss Kochou thinking about? So engrossed," Amane gently tidied Shinobu's pure white Shirumuku, looking tenderly at her. Seeing her staring blankly at herself in the mirror, she softly asked.
"..." Looking at her unfamiliar reflection in the mirror, Shinobu raised a hand to lightly caress her cheek, then pursed her vibrantly red lips. After a moment, Shinobu lowered her head slightly and smiled.
"It's just... I can't quite believe it..."
"I just feel it doesn't suit me..."
Amane raised a hand and placed it on Shinobu's shoulders, comforting her.
"It suits you very well, Miss Kochou."
"Wasn't Yoizumi's reaction that day obvious enough?"
That day... a month ago, the Butterfly Mansion received a special gift from Ubuyashiki, personally delivered by the Ubuyashiki couple.
"Shinobu, Yoizumi, congratulations, I am happy for you," Kagaya's gentle face held a soft smile, and his tender tone was filled with blessings.
"This is a gift from Amane and me to you both, please accept it."
Only after Shinobu opened it did she discover that inside was a wedding outfit... "Clothes?" Yoizumi picked up the black Montsuki Haori Hakama, held it up against himself, and found it fit perfectly.
Kagaya smiled and patted Yoizumi's shoulder, speaking softly.
"Yoizumi, try it on and see if anything needs altering."
"Amane." Kagaya then looked at his wife and nodded to her.
Shinobu stared blankly as Yoizumi and the Master left, then exchanged glances with Madam Amane, who offered Shinobu a gentle smile.
"Miss Kochou, you should try it on too."
Touching the wonderfully soft fabric in her hands, and seeing its snow-white color, Shinobu's butterfly hair ornament was removed from the back of her head, and her shoulder-length hair fell loose.
It wasn't until the Shirumuku's hood cast a shadow over her that Shinobu blinked in a daze.
The door behind her opened. Shinobu turned to look, only to see Yoizumi suddenly freeze in place, his sapphire blue eyes staring unblinkingly at her.
"Is it strange?" Shinobu stood up and walked over to Yoizumi, asking in a low voice.
The next second, Yoizumi smiled and took Shinobu's hand, his eyes full of affection, and his clear, mellow voice filled with joy.
"Shinobu... you're so beautiful."
Back to the present.
"Yes..." Shinobu covered her lips and chuckled softly, feeling less nervous all of a sudden.
"Time's up, Yoizumi should be here to pick you up," Amane smoothed out the last wrinkle on Shinobu's dress and said with a smile.
Shinobu stood up, quietly waiting for Yoizumi's arrival.
The steady footsteps grew from distant to near, until a shadow appeared at the doorway. A familiar voice, more familiar than any other, passed through the door crack into the ears of the two people inside.
"Shinobu."
"I've come to pick you up."
The door was pushed open, and the light from outside streamed in. Yoizumi stood with his back to the light, completely enveloped by the sun. A beautiful halo of light crowned his golden hair, and his clear sapphire blue eyes gently looked at his beloved.
His right hand slowly rose and extended towards Shinobu. Yoizumi revealed a faint smile.
Shinobu placed her hands on her abdomen and walked step by step towards Yoizumi. She smiled as she looked at Yoizumi's unusual hairstyle; his golden, shaggy hair, which usually covered his eyebrows, was now combed up, revealing his forehead.
Paired with Yoizumi's indifferent expression, it actually created a very distant image, but it was Shinobu standing before him, and those sapphire blue eyes held nothing but gentle warmth.
She gently placed her hand in Yoizumi's palm, then watched as Yoizumi slowly and easily enveloped her hand.
Yoizumi bent down slightly, leaning closer, looking intently at Shinobu before him, his brows and the corners of his lips rising uncontrollably.
"Shinobu, you're so beautiful."
It's that phrase again... Shinobu raised a hand and poked Yoizumi's close face, her soft voice tinged with helplessness.
"Don't you have any other thoughts?"
Yoizumi's gaze paused slightly as he thought seriously. Then... Shinobu watched Yoizumi's face draw closer and closer, followed by the sensation of being kissed on the cheek.
"I like it."
Yoizumi straightened up, smiling.
"..." Shinobu blushed and turned her head, just catching Madam Amane's smile. She shyly tightened her fingers and mumbled.
"Idiot..."
"Shinobu, let's go," Yoizumi chuckled, pulling Shinobu's hand as they walked out of the room... "This time, it's me, the God of Flashiness, who will officiate the wedding!"
"Today will undoubtedly be an incredibly flashy wedding."
Uzui Tengen raised an eyebrow as he saw the two figures appear in the distance.
These two are incredibly flashy today too!
"So... let's welcome the bride and groom~"
"With a flashy entrance!"
On the path paved with countless flowers, petals occasionally showered down from above. Yoizumi and Shinobu walked hand in hand, accompanied by many blessings.
Three little girls, acting as flower girls, vigorously scattered flowers into the air. A pair of hands suddenly took over a flower basket, and Kocho looked up to see it was Zenitsu.
"Kocho, I'll help you," Zenitsu said with a smile, though he always threw the flowers with great force.
Does he really have to be so efficient!
They only announced it a month ago, and now they're getting married... Be happy, you bastard, Big Brother Yoizumi!
Waaah... "Little Shinobu! So beautiful!" Mitsuri waved and shouted loudly.
"Miss Kochou and Mr. Yoizumi are very well-matched," Tamayo observed the newlywed couple and said to Yushiro beside her.
"Right, Yushiro."
"...Yes." Of course, Yushiro could never say anything to contradict Lady Tamayo when facing her.
Uzui Tengen patted Yoizumi's shoulder.
"No matter when, you're always incredibly flashy~"
"If you don't understand anything, just ask me..."
"After all, I'm a flashy man with three wives!"
Before Yoizumi could answer, Shinobu spoke softly first.
"Please do not speak casually with Yoizumi, Mr. Uzui."
Facing Shinobu's forced smile, Uzui Tengen shrugged, helplessly raised his hands, and his unreliable voice feigned exaggeration.
"Oh dear, oh dear~ How scary, how scary~"
"Shinobu isn't scary," Yoizumi articulated word by word as soon as Uzui Tengen finished speaking.
"..." This time, Uzui Tengen was completely speechless.
He cleared his throat with a light cough; the ceremony had to continue. He had prepared his words for so long, and he hadn't been able to finish them last time, so he absolutely had to finish them this time!
"Ahem... Alright."
"Then Yoizumi, do you..."
"I do," Yoizumi's eyes were fixed on Shinobu, and he answered without hesitation.
"..."
Are one or both of them doing this on purpose!
Uzui Tengen's eye twitched as he thought this.
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