World Teacher E-Book

Koichi Neko

• Herausgeber: WS
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Serie: World Teacher
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Seitenzahl: 340

Beschreibung

Sirius continues his adventure, this time meeting new friends and foes alike.

The “Magic School Arc” commences here!

Sirius, one of the most competent special agents in his world, is transported to a brand new one after death, where he resolves himself to leave behind those who follow his teachings, taking two young Silver Wolves under his wing to accomplish this goal.

After living for 10 years in their home, Sirius and company finally leave his place of birth in order to enroll into Elysion’s Magic School.

Their magical mastery is already above average, which makes it difficult for them to not make many eyes be placed on them once they arrive. This doesn’t mean all that attention is good, though, as both Nobles and Professors alike decide to keep a closer eye on them.

For this same reason, a new young woman decides to rely on Sirius and the siblings to voice her problems: Lise. What will their repercussions of their meeting be?!

“I care about how you feel regarding this matter, Lise, nothing else. Leave it all to me, okay?”

Be ready to embark in a faster-paced Magic School Arc, filled with intense fights and new personalities!

Leseprobe

Contents

Prologue

Chapter One: Clear Skies after a Rainy Day

Chapter Two: Aiming to Go to School

Chapter Three: New Friends

Epilogue

Copyright

Guide

Contents

Start of Content

Prologue

The Jeweled Turtle is a magical creature that resembles a normal turtle. The key difference, however, is that its shell is completely covered in stones and other mineral ores, resulting in said shell becoming harder than steel itself. Though it is a mighty beast, around ten times bigger than I, its hard and heavy shell makes it extremely slow. Therefore, running away from it is quite the easy task.

The reason countless adventurers seek this beast, and some die trying, is because of the jewels that are on this very shell of the beast. Those who manage to get their hands on them end up wealthy, as they can sell them at a very high price in any marketplace. Acquiring them is no easy task however, as the Jeweled Turtle has an insane amount of magic and physical resistances, as well as immense raw power, able to subdue even the most veteran adventurers.

The reason I’m talking about this beast in the first place is because, well, we’re fighting it right now.

“Here I go! ‘Air Shot!’” shouts Emilia as she emits a translucent sphere of wind from her hand. The sphere slightly grazes the beast’s shell, chipping it a little bit, but it’s not enough to do a considerable amount of damage. Though air magic is effective against smaller rocks, we’re fighting against a titanic boulder here.

“Attack its tentacles now!” I shouted to her.

“Roger! ‘Air Slash!’”

Though the Jeweled Turtle is slow, it’s such a fearsome beast because the gigantic shell is supported by a myriad of tentacles. Each of them possesses a will of its own, and all are capable of ripping a person apart. Fortunately, these tentacles aren’t made of stone like the shell, so Emilia’s Air Slash should be good enough to cut them apart.

“You’re doing great. Keep distracting it, okay?”

As I relay commands to Emilia atop a nearby uphill overseeing the entire battle, I draw a summoning circle. What I’m doing right now is a basic earth-type spell, one that requires this summoning circle to be drawn out with a liquid, obtained by mixing some herbs and minerals together. The spell is used to manipulate the landscape. By infusing mana into the summoning circle, I can create holes in the ground big enough for me to fit inside them. All we need to do now is lay a trap for the beast, and that’ll be the end of it.

“The preparations are ready, Emilia!”

“Got it!”

Emilia has done her job of enraging the beast, and she’s now leading it towards where I am as I ordered her. Once it approaches, I take cover, and just when the beast is right above the holes I made…

“Cut off all of its tentacles now!”

“Roger that! ‘Air Slash!’” shouts Emilia, letting out a barrage of spells, slicing the remaining tentacles off the beast.

“Well done! Here comes the second part!”

Once I make sure that she’s cut off all of the tentacles, I direct some mana through the “String” spell I inserted into the holes, triggering a chain of explosions, and making it so the beast falls on its back, defeated. Since the beast is now on its back, I doubt it’ll be strong enough to right itself on its own.

“Whoa… how did you do that? This thing’s gigantic…”

“When I made the holes before, I set up an ‘Impact’ spell within them.”

Using what I’d learned in my previous life, I made a replica of a mine. In this particular case, I’m pretty sure that even tanks would’ve been obliterated by it. If I just left the holes be, eventually they would’ve exploded, but I needed a way to control the timing of the explosions, so I used a ”String” spell to direct mana through the holes, making it so whenever I infused mana into the string itself, it would trigger the “Impact” spells whenever I would want.

Considering I placed the holes on the side of the hill I am on, the beast had to climb it. Gravity worked in my favor and helped the explosions force it to fall backwards, and on its shell.

“I got youuuuuuuuu!” shouts Leus as he pounces on the beast, its belly facing upwards.

The weakness of the Jeweled Turtle happens to be in its exposed belly, where its heart is located. Leus doesn’t think twice: the moment he sees an opening, he rushes towards it and stabs a red zone at the center of its belly with his sword, which I assume is its heart.

“Wait, whaaaaat?!” he shouts in surprise—he only managed to stab the heart with half of his sword. He had failed to consider that even the belly of the beast is hard. The pain of being stabbed sends the beast into a frenzy, and it starts thrashing uncontrollably, making Leus grab his sword so he doesn’t get sent flying.

“Leus, let go of the sword!”

“But I just need to push it in a little further to kill it!”

Normally, the beast would be able to get back up without any issues, but thanks to Emilia cutting all of its tentacles it can’t, or at least, it shouldn’t be able to for the time being. Unfortunately, we don’t have all the time in the world, as these tentacles regenerate themselves quite quickly. That’s why I’m desperately trying to get Leus to retreat. If I don’t he could get caught and crushed by the beast when it flips over.

“You’re being overconfident! Retreat now!”

“Hngh!”

Leus finally understands the gravity of the situation, so he quickly lets go of the sword. At the same time, I use “Air Step” to position myself above the beast, and as I look down on it, I concentrate mana on the palm of my hand, visualizing a grenade launcher as I do it.

“Do me a favor and stay still for me. ‘Launcher!’”

The sphere of magical energy impacts slams into the beast, which stuns it for a few moments. I wasn’t trying to deal massive damage, but instead wanted to buy time to use my signature move.

“‘Magnum!’”

I manage to point the shots of this second spell from my fingertips right above the hilt of Leus’ blade, pushing it deeper and deeper towards the beast’s heart. Once it reaches it, the beast unleashes a blood-curdling scream, along with its tentacles visibly stretching in pain. Right after that, the beast stops moving altogether.

“H-Have we done it?”

“Are you hurt, Leus?” asks Emilia as she rushes towards Leus, but suddenly…

“...Wait, kyah?!”

The beast starts moving once more, extending its tentacles and grabbing Emilia, who was beside it when it happened, lifting her up in the air.

“Emilia!” I shout, as I kick the air heading towards her. I use the sword Dii gave to me to cut the tentacles binding her, causing her to fall from their grasp. Fortunately, I was able to catch her before she hit the ground. As I do that, I use “Impact” on Leus’ sword shoved into the beast’s heart once more. This time, it sinks even deeper, causing the beast to completely halt its movements once again, this time for good.

I land back on the ground near Leus’ location while holding his sister, and use my “Search” skill to make sure the turtle is completely dead.

“Are you okay, Sis?!”

“Yeah, I’m fine. Thank you, Lord Sirius.”

“Though I am glad that everyone came out of this safely, I assume you both know what I’m about to tell you, yes?” I say, with an upset tone while giving them a nasty look, making the siblings cast their gazes downward in shame.

“Yes. I lowered my guard before making sure the target had been properly killed.”

“Honestly, I lost my focus too.”

“So long as you both understand, I suppose that will do for now. Anything else you’d like to mention, Leus?”

While pouncing on the turtle to pierce its heart wasn’t the worst choice, I still don’t think trying to finish the job while the beast was trying to thrash him was a good idea. I understand that he could’ve pushed into it a little more to finish the job, but if he kept his grip on the sword while the beast was thrashing about, he could’ve pulled it out, and that would’ve caused a disaster. That’s why I told him to let go of it, but he took a while to obey my command.

“Yeah, I’m sorry for not listening to you. I was just so close to finishing it that I, well…”

“I’m not angry because you didn’t immediately react to what I told you to do.”

Though it is true that not listening to what I ordered him to do was an issue, the real problem is that he didn’t take the initiative and required me to order him to react, and that’s not how I’ve been training him. I’m far more concerned about his poor decision-making skills.

Leus needs to understand that he was not the only one fighting something just now. I want him to understand that there shouldn’t be a need for me to tell him that he can’t do something. He should be aware of where he needs improvement and his limits. It is important for him to be able to make snap decisions and rely on his comrades a little more.

I explain to both of them that what I seek is for them to be able to make quick decisions without the need for me to explicitly tell them everything that needs to be done. After my long explanation, both of them nod in understanding, though I’m not sure if they understand the meaning behind my words just yet.

“Basically, this boils down to you being able to make decisions based on what you know you can and can’t do. If there’s someone in front of you that you won’t be able to beat, then I expect you to prioritize getting away from them. Got it?”

“I got it perfectly!”

I’m worried about him turning like Liole and becoming a fighting maniac that doesn’t think about his opponent. I just hope he truly understood what I meant.

“I understand that what I’m explaining to you right now is a difficult concept to grasp in a short period of time, but I expect you to keep it in mind from now on. Understood? Whatever the case, this counts as another learning experience for you both. You both may still be children, but through these battle situations and many blunders you’ll eventually learn how things are done. I have high hopes for the two of you. Also, don’t be afraid of failure. Reflecting on one’s mistakes and looking ahead to the next challenge is what matters in the end.”

“Yes, Sir!” both of them shout at the same time.

I think I’m done grilling them for the day. I should praise them a little to balance things out a bit.

“Both of your moves weren’t bad at all, though. Emilia was able to cast multiple spells without losing her cool, and your leap timing when you jumped to stab the turtle was impeccable, Leus. You two have gotten stronger for sure, and it shows.”

“Really?!”

“Yaaay! Can I have a petting session in return?! Pretty please?!”

I pet both of them, and the siblings wag their tails, visibly pleased.

After that, we head towards the jeweled turtle’s remains and search for whatever gems it had on its shell. Once we take them, Leus jumps on the beast’s belly to retrieve his sword, but the moment he does he shouts.

“Aaaaaaagh! My sword!”

Between the thrashing and my “Magnum” shots, the sword wasn’t able to take the hits, and at some point it broke. Judging by the damage, I’m not sure it can be repaired.

That sword was a gift from Dii when he went to a town near his place to buy some provisions. I remember how happy Leus was when he came back with the sword and gave it to him as a gift. I head over to Leus, on his knees and clearly dejected, and pet him.

“I’m sorry for your loss. Though I don’t think you’ll accept, I’ll allow you to have my sword.”

“...It’s okay, big bro, I don’t really need it. As long as my sword was useful for you to kill the thing, I don’t really care.”

“We’ll both apologize to Dii later. Besides, look at the bright side, these gemstones will give us enough money to get you an even better sword.”

“Really?! Thanks, big bro!”

I didn’t want to say it out loud, but the sword Dii bought for Leus was pretty cheap, and not the greatest weapon out there. I was starting to think that the weapon was a little too flimsy for someone like Leus, who has grown quite strong at this point. It might be for the best that it broke, because now we can look for a more proper weapon for him. While his sword did hold some sentimental value for him, I should be careful the next time something he cherishes is in danger of being broken.

I start checking the shell once more in search of what I was truly looking for, and Emilia, who is on the other side looking as well, seems to find it, as I hear her say “I think I found what you were looking for, Lord Sirius.”

“Nicely done, Emilia,” I answer, as I head towards her and pat her on the head.

I check the place she’s pointing towards, and a golden, glistening gem stuck to the shell. Fortunately, I have my mithril knife handy, so I can easily take the shell apart and get the stone out without any issues.

“Whoa, it’s so beautiful.”

“I think this is the first time I've seen one so big.”

Just to give an idea of how big the stone is, it’s about as big as a rugby ball. It’s a gigantic nugget, and though it is still unprocessed, it glistens without a need for me to even polish it with a cloth.

Though it took some effort, I think today’s training yielded plenty of results. We were able to use Leus’ sixth sense to track the Jeweled Turtle, and thanks to that, we got our hands on a bunch of gems and this large gold nugget.

“Hehehe, I bet Noel and Dii are going to shout in surprise the moment they see these. Let’s go home already, big bro!”

We then make our way back towards the mansion, all while the siblings constantly discuss and imagine how surprised and happy both Dii and Noel will be when they see the stones we retrieved.

Chapter One

Clear Skies after a Rainy Day

“You fought with a Jeweled Turtle?! What did it look like…?”

“I alone wouldn’t have been able to face it. Calling the thing dangerous would be an understatement.”

“Whaaaat?! Y-You’re not hurt or anything like that, right?!”

As we returned to the mansion and explained to everyone what happened, seeing Noel rush towards us with a worried expression on her face made me feel at ease.

“Don’t worry about us. We’re fine, as you can see. Look at what we got out of our fight,” I say, while showing her the many stones we extracted from the turtle’s shell. Dii and Noel both froze in place.

“Wanna hold them?” says Leus.

“Nyaaaah?! Stop this right now! You’re more than aware that I’m a master at breaking plates! Don’t tease me like this!”

She has a point. I don’t want to say it out loud, but it’d be for the best if we didn’t give them to her. I’ll hand them to Dii, who has been an adventurer and probably has more experience handling these kinds of things.

“Well, I’m definitely not an expert, but I’m pretty sure these are very valuable.”

“I knew it. Now the question is, where do we sell all of these…”

These are worth a lot of money, but we need to find the right buyer, otherwise the stones are no good to us. We can’t publicly disclose what we have, otherwise someone could try to rob us or perhaps something even worse. Maybe we should sell this in some town far away from here…?

“Hahaha, how about you allow me to sell these, Lord Sirius?”

“...I assume you’re aware of the danger you’re exposing yourself to by agreeing to do so?”

“I am. Back when I was an adventurer I had a partner who I deeply trusted, and I still trust him to this day.”

After a short explanation, I learned that Dii’s partner eventually became a merchant, and he opened up a business in the same town where Dii travels to buy our supplies.

“He happened to mention to me that he was on the lookout for some rare items to sell, so I’m sure he’ll be overjoyed to have the opportunity to sell these stones.”

“I see. Then let’s hope we can sell these at a high price.”

Considering Dii has never been the best at communicating with others, let alone making friends, if he trusts this man, then I can safely assume that we’re in good hands. Hopefully things go well and I can stop worrying about the school’s tuition expenses. Actually, speaking of which, I should probably mention another topic that has me somewhat worried, just in case.

“Disregarding the stones for a moment, have you had a chance to look into that other matter I asked about, Dii?”

“Wha—?!” shouts Dii as he places his hand over one of his pockets—that’s where he’s keeping it, no doubt.

“What are you talking about?”

“You asked Dii to do something for you?” asks Noel.

“Well, err…” says Dii, seemingly at a loss for words.

Both Noel and Leus ask about what’s going on, unaware of the situation, so I should probably explain it to them. Instead of doing that, though, everyone looks at Dii, who is finally being cornered and seems to have resigned himself due to lack of options. All I want is for him to stop running away from his feelings.

“Dii, remember my mother’s words.”

“Lord Sirius…”

Dii then slowly nods, and with a serious look on his face puts his hand into the pocket, pulling out the ring, and then taking Noel’s left hand, putting the ring in one of her fingers.

“Whoa… this is a beautiful ring! You’re giving it to me?”

“N-Noel!”

“Yes?”

Dii takes a deep breath and then takes both of Noel’s hands, looks at her in the eyes, and…

“Will you… will you marry me?!”

“...Whaaaaaat?!”

Yes! He finally proposed to her!

“Ah! Um, you… want to marry me…?”

“Yes, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and only you, Noel!”

“B-But I’m a demi-human, and… and just a slave…”

“That doesn’t matter. You’re the woman I love, Noel. I want you to stay smiling by my side, so please… give me your answer!”

“...Yes! I… I want to become your wife too, Dii!” shouts Noel, while smiling and hugging Dii, the two then locked in a mutual embrace.

Dii has harbored these feelings for her for a long time, but after more than ten years, these two are finally together.

“Congratulations, you two.”

“You’re finally together, big sis Noel! Big bro Dii!”

“Congratulations to you both! I’m so happy right now!”

“Lord Sirius, everyone… thanks!”

“Thanks…”

Can you see us from heaven, Mother? We are still sad that you’re no longer with us, but I hope you can rest peacefully knowing that we’re still smiling and laughing down here.

As the two of them continued their embrace, the siblings and I showered them with applause, overjoyed by this latest development. We have dinner shortly after, and, well…

“Tehehe… Dii…”

“Noel…”

…They sat on the sofa next to each other and kept murmuring their names with their gazes locked on each other.

I should let them be in their little world for the time being. With how long this has been going on, it’s understandable that they may want to make up for lost time. Meanwhile, Emilia is watching them, her eyes gleaming.

“Haah, they look so lovely together… Hopefully Lord Sirius and I will eventually look like them, and—I mean! There’s no way that’d happen! I’m nothing but his pupil, after all! The fact that I can remain by his side is good enough for me, either way. However, if one day he could hold me in his arms, I…”

Looks like she’s in a world of her own, as well. I walk over towards her, heave a long sigh, and pat her on the head, bringing her back to reality.

“Wha—?! Hehehe… Lord Sirius…”

“Welcome back to reality. Also, to the two love birds, if I could have your attention for one second…”

“Huh?! I-I profusely apologize, Lord Sirius!” shouts Dii.

“Tehehe…”

Noel doesn’t seem to have snapped out of it just yet. Hopefully she comes back to reality once I start talking… hopefully.

“I was thinking of holding your wedding ceremony tomorrow.”

“Wedding ceremony?!” Dii, Noel, and Emilia suddenly cry out loud at the same time. Looks like Noel is finally back.

“There’s no need for such a thing, my Lord! As long as Noel stays by my side, I wouldn’t ask for anything else!”

“Y-Yes, exactly! There’s no need for you to go so far for us, and…”

“It’ll be a small ceremony for those of us living here only, so there will be no need to spend an outrageous amount of money, don’t worry.”

After how long the two of them have made us wait for this, I’d like to celebrate their love as best as I can. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event.

“Let’s do that, big sis Noel! Big bro Dii!”

“Yeah! I’d like to celebrate for you two as well!”

“Whether we have your approval or not, we’re going to prepare the wedding anyway. All you have to do is wait for us to finish said preparations.”

I was hoping to keep these wedding preparations a secret, but this is a small mansion, and we all live together here, so Dii or Noel would’ve found us out eventually. I had a feeling that we probably should be forthcoming in the end. That way, they can tell us what they’d prefer to have in this celebration and we can make it even more special for them.

Upon hearing that we will celebrate it no matter what, both Dii and Noel smile and nod.

“Thank you so much, Lord Sirius!” both shout at the same time.

I suppose the celebration itself will be my wedding present for them.

For the rest of the night, we spend a bunch of hours talking about the wedding and how it should be done. We wake up early the next morning and assign roles to each other, so we know who will be responsible for what.

“Just as we discussed yesterday, Emilia and Noel will take care of the wedding dress. Leus will procure the ingredients for the food, while Dii and I will be on cooking duty.”

“Okay!” everyone shouts at the same time.

“With regards to the design of the dress I gave to the two of you, there’s no need to follow the plans to the letter if you believe it will be too difficult to make. Understood?”

“No need to worry! I’ll be able to make something today for sure!”

“Indeed! Miss Erina taught us everything we’d need to succeed!”

Yesterday, I gave Emilia and Noel a rough sketch of a wedding dress design I remember seeing in a magazine back in my old life, telling them to use that as a reference for Noel’s dress.

“Also, Leus, if something happens, be sure to come back here immediately. Got it?”

“Leave it to me, big bro!”

The forest around this area should be like Leus’ backyard by now. He must know it like the back of his hand, so it should be safe to leave him to his own devices.

Once those three begin their assignments, Dii and I head towards the kitchen to begin our own preparations.

“Let’s get started with the cooking, then.”

“I’ll be sure to make sure I understand everything,” says Dii while pulling out a notebook and a pencil, his expectant gaze watching my every move.

He’s probably caught on by now that I’m going to make a new dish, and is planning on taking notes so he can do it himself. When it comes to cooking recipes, he always wants more and more of them; his curiosity never sated.

“We’ll have to leave the main dish for when Leus returns though, because we need the bird in order to cook it. Let’s start with the cake first and go from there.”

“A cake?! You will make a dish that only the nobility can enjoy for our wedding, my Lord?!”

“I don’t think the cake you’ve envisioned and the one that I’m going to make are the same thing, so don’t worry about it too much.”

Apparently, the cakes they make around here are more of a status symbol than things you eat. As far as I’m aware, they’re created with a bread dough base, kneading sugar into it and adding some fruits to the dough before baking it, which results in a rather bland taste. Nobility tends to stack these circular cakes one over the other, creating these gigantic towers that signal their status of superiority over the others.

Obviously, that’s not what I’m aiming for here. What I plan to do is make a cake that resembles more the ones that were made in my own world. This can be done using a sponge dough with eggs, butter, and other basic ingredients, some whipped cream (that I’ve been able to emulate recently), topped off with some fruits and berries for flavor.

“Okay, so first things first, you gotta mix these ingredients into a single dough, then we’ll bake it all in the metallic box with the circle inside.”

As I explain to Dii the process of making a cake, I create the dough and place it into a cake mold, followed by placing it into a steel box beside us. Though it sticks out like a sore thumb, this is a special box that I asked Dii to get for us in town. Within it, there’s a special magic circle I drew. When mana is infused into it, the circle ignites itself and emanates heat within the area where it has been drawn, acting like the equivalent of an oven.

“This is the part you must be most careful about, so remember well what I’m doing right now… okay, it should be fine like this. Next…”

“Big bro! I got the bird and the berries you asked me to fetch for you!”

Just as we’ve finished making the sponge for the cake and I’ve taught Dii how to make whipped cream, Leus returns with everything we need to finish the plates.

“Good work, Leus, but… I think you went overboard with what you got. There’s too much food…”

“But we’re talking about big sis Noel’s and big bro Dii’s wedding here! I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if there wasn’t enough food to celebrate!”

The reason I’m scolding him right now is because his bag is absolutely brimming with berries, and he’s holding a total of six duck-like birds in both of his hands. There’s enough food for ten people here, not for five. Hell, there might be enough for fifteen people. Maybe I should’ve been more specific with the quantity of food I wanted, but I wasn’t expecting Leus to do all of this. I’ll be sure to remember this the next time I ask him to do something by himself, so I don’t leave him to rely on his instincts.

Leus’ excess of food forces us to find a way to preserve the excess amount he brought, which ends up taking quite a bit of time, far more than I’d expected once he returned with the ingredients.

Whatever the case, once night arrived, the living room was already arranged in a way so we could hold the wedding ceremony there.

We’ve set up a podium on which I can stand as the priest. To fulfill this role, I’m wearing a long robe, while Dii has decided to wear some flashy clothes for the occasion as well. He’s clearly restless though, as we both wait for Noel to enter. Leus, now aware of Dii’s nervousness, gazes upon him with a shocked expression and approaches him in an attempt to calm him down.

“Big bro Dii, you gotta take it easy. Big sis Noel isn’t gonna go anywhere, you know?”

“I know, okay? Try and understand how I’m feeling right now…”

I can understand his nervousness. It’s his wedding, after all. Whatever the case, the door eventually opens, and the first one that appears is Noel wearing her wedding dress.

“I’m sorry for making you guys wait! The main heroine has appeared on stage!” says Emilia, with a smile on her face. She’s holding hands with Noel.

The wedding dress Noel is wearing is the culmination of my mother’s teachings: the lace fastens the dress, and the dress has a few ornaments as well. Considering they made it in a single day, I’d say this is a fantastic effort, and it looks absolutely beautiful.

Without saying a single word, Noel slowly approaches Dii, and once she stands before him, she smiles.

“So, how do I look? Am I… beautiful?”

“Of course you are,” says Dii, while opening his eyes like plates and staring into Noel—he’s completely entranced by her.

Emilia takes a few steps back, and after that, both Dii and Noel face me with a serious look on their faces. Looking at them like this is making me tear up a little bit. I feel like a father whose daughter is getting married today, but this isn’t the time to be sentimental. I must do my job.

“Well then, I suppose it is high time to start the wedding ceremony.”

“Yes,” both answer at the same time.

Weddings in this world aren’t much different from the ones in the world I used to live in, at least when it comes to nobility. Family members and friends are invited, so the two who are getting married recite their vows, and then hold a party to celebrate. When it comes to commoners having weddings, things are rather different, and wedding ceremonies can take many forms, just like the one we’re having right now.

“Since we haven’t decided how we’re going to do the ceremony just yet, would you two allow me to do it in the way I know?”

“Since you were the one who proposed the idea of having the ceremony, I’ll leave everything to you, Lord Sirius.”

“I’m fine with that as well.”

“Thanks. Then I’ll need you both to answer some questions of mine.”

I remember that back in the other world I had to pretend to be a priest in an undercover mission. I never would’ve expected to act like an actual priest after that, though. Anyways, I clear my throat and turn around, look up as if I was facing heaven itself, and start the ceremony.

“To the Lord above, Dimas and Noel stand before us, ready to join together in holy matrimony in front of us all. We beg you to watch over the ceremony and accept their vows.”

I then turn around to face the happy couple, who are looking at me very seriously, clearly tense.

“First, to the bridegroom Dimas. Do you take Noel to be yours in holy matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her, so long as you both shall live?”

“I… I do!”

“Now to the bride Noel. Do you take Dimas to be yours in holy matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him, so long as you both shall live?”

“...Yes, I do!”

“Do you both vow to devote yourselves to each other?”

“We do!” both answer at the same time.

“Now if the bridegroom could please place the ring on the bride’s finger. Here…” I say while handling the ring to Dii.

Normally in my previous life there had to be two rings, one for each person, but in the end, Dii was only able to procure one, so we had to account for that. I was a little worried about how he’d be able to handle this part, but after a lot of trembling, Dii manages to eventually place the ring on Noel’s finger.

“...I’ll do my best to make you happy, Noel.”

“No. We will do our best to make each other happy. Understood?”

“Yeah.”

That was a nice exchange of extra vows. That makes it easier for me to finish the ceremony.

“Then in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. You may now kiss the bride.”

“What?!” both shout at the same time, shocked.

I know it’s embarrassing, but it’s part of the ceremony, so hopefully they follow through, because otherwise this’ll get awkward. I look at Dii indirectly, telling him that he needs to step up here and that he has no choice. After a moment of hesitation, he turns, faces Noel, and takes her by the shoulders, stealing a kiss from her.

“Kyaaaah!”

“Whoaaaaa!”

These two are being so dramatic. Normally I’d just tell them to shut it, but we’re in front of people who are pretty much our family and in closed doors, so I’ll let this pass for the time being.

“You have declared your consent before God himself. May the Lord in His providence strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. That God has joined, man must not separate. Amen. Okay everyone, a round of applause for the couple!”

“Congratulations!” the siblings shout at the same time while clapping their hearts out with a smile.

“Thanks, everyone.”

“Everyone, I… I’m so happy right now! Thanks! I truly mean it!”

And thus, the small wedding ceremony ended.

For a moment, in one of the empty seats, I felt the presence of my mother clapping as well, as she congratulated the happy couple.

After the short ceremony, we hold the party. When you think about it, however, we’re just the same five people that normally live in this mansion, so it might be better to think of it as a luxurious dinner.

Noel changed her clothes back to her maid costume before dinner, I assume because eating with a wedding dress wouldn’t be very enjoyable.

“Hmmm! This bird meat is so tender and tasty. I love it!”

We prepared one of the many birds Leus brought in question like I would a roasted turkey in my own world. Normally these would be eaten during Thanksgiving, but I thought that it’d suit a celebration better, and the bird in question tastes better than turkey, so why not?

“The dress looked so nice on you big sis Noel, why did you change clothes already?”

“I wouldn’t want to dirty the dress that I’ve been working so hard for this great day, Emi. You know what I mean?”

“You have a point. Whatever the case, I’m super happy for you, big sis Noel!”

“Mhm, and I thank you again for it. Having you, Leus, and Lord Sirius watch over us while Dii and I exchanged our vows was great, and I couldn’t have asked for anything else. I’m the happiest woman alive right now.”

Noel and the siblings are eating like there’s no tomorrow, but in the middle of the feast, Emilia stops eating and tilts her head, looking like she just remembered something.

“Wait, but aren’t you and Dii married already? Why haven’t you changed how you address him?”

“Well, you’re right there. Hm, I suppose now I should probably call him… dear! Don’t you think that Lord Sirius’ cooking today is as impressive as usual?”

“Hmphgagh!”

Dii had been eating his share quietly, right until Noel called him “dear” and he almost choked on his food. Dii has always been very innocent, and once she decided to call him that, it must’ve really helped cement the reality of his new situation. Seeing his reaction, Noel grins.

“Okay, dear, open your mouth wide…!”

“Hey, Noel…” I tell her, worried about Dii.

Noel sticks out a fork with some of the bird towards Dii, waiting for him to open his mouth, to which he responds by eating the food from the fork without any issues.

“Hehehe, I’m so happy right now…”

Both of them enter into their own little world once more, filling the room with sugary undertones. Emilia looks at them expectantly, her eyes gleaming, while Leus looks overall confused. Meanwhile, I leave them be, because I really don’t mind them doing that kind of stuff in front of us as long as they’re happy.

“Hey, big bro, is it just me or does it feel like talking to them, or even approaching them would be difficult right now?”

“Considering how happy they look, the best we can do at the moment is just watch over them.”

“If you say so. For some reason I’m getting chills down my spine too…”

Given that Leus has always been someone particularly sensitive to what’s going on around him, maybe he can sense the lovey-dovey aura surrounding those two.

“It’s so great to see big sis so happy… aww man, I wish I can be like her some day…”

Emilia gazes at them for a moment, and then looks at her own fork, which has a piece of bird on it as well, which prompts her to, for some reason, start talking to herself. “No… I can’t! I’m just his pupil! That’d be wrong of me. But I could do it to return the favor to him, and… no, I can’t! I just can’t!”

Though she’s having some sort of internal struggle, Emilia still points her fork towards me. Oh well, I should tell her to have a little more restraint, but I end up eating the bird meat on her fork anyway, so I won’t say anything.

“Haah… I’m so happy right now…” Emilia says as she sees me eat from her fork.

“Wait, my sis is giving me the same vibes as those two now. I’m getting more chills down my spine. What does this all mean?”

“You’ll probably understand when you’re older… maybe.”

“What do you mean by maybe?!”

What I mean is that you’re a little bit of an airhead, Leus, and maybe you won’t get it even after growing up.

Leaving that moment aside, once we’re done having the main course, we jump straight to the wedding cake. The sponge has gotten a little tougher since we made it that morning, but I’m pretty sure the cake came out nicely.

Noel and the siblings look at the cake, and the moment they do, they notice the cream ornaments, which make their eyes gleam expectantly. Actually, cutting the cake is part of a wedding, right? Though Noel might have changed her clothes, I think we still have time to have her and Dii cut it.

“Th-This is a cake?! It looks completely different from the ones nobles tend to have!”

“Whoa, it has such beautiful patterns. How did you guys do it?”

“You’re amazing, big bro!”

…They’re too excited to be able to do anything correctly. Oh well, I suppose we can ignore who cuts the cake.

“I don’t think it’s the best out there, but I can assure everyone the taste is good.”

“Yaaaay!” Noel, Leus, and Emilia shout at the same time.

Since Noel and Dii are the stars of the show, we left bigger portions of cake to them. Once we all had our servings, I started eating, and everyone else followed suit.

“Whoa! This is so sweet and tasty! I love it!”

“Itph pho gooph, phig phro!” Leus tries to say while he has his mouth full.

“I never knew that a cake could be this sweet and delicious!”

“...Incredible.”

Personally I think the cream didn’t come out as nicely as I would’ve liked, but everyone’s praising this as if it was the best thing they've had so far. Oh well, at least it’s decent.

“Dear! Please tell me that you—!”

“I made sure I understood the recipe. We’ll be able to make it again some other time.”

“You’re the best, dear!”

They treat each other pretty much the same as before they were married. That seems like it should be obvious, since they’ve known each other for years at this point. I think they’ll be a long-lasting couple for sure.

The party continued late into the night. There was one last thing that we prepared, and obviously we wouldn’t forget that.