182 – 58. Conclusion (2)
“Whoa…” .”
Judah looked at her in the mirror and smoothed her collar.
When she looked in the mirror, she was so gorgeous that she thought she looked a little too much.
Her hair pulled back by the servant’s hand, her robes sparkling with golden embroidery, etc.
It was awkward for her at first, but she somehow got used to it.
But once upon a time, her tense mind did not calm down at all.
“Are you nervous?”
Elijah, who had been fixing her hair next to her, approached and asked.
Judah could barely calm her heart as she looked at her.
Her braided hair and prettier makeup than usual were so beautiful that I couldn’t help but smile.
She was so touched that she was my bride.
“I feel nervous for some reason. She has no reason to be nervous….”
“Don’t worry. I’m with you.”
“Miss, aren’t you nervous?”
“Me? Umm. “It’s not like it can’t be done at all.”
Elijah naturally hugged Judah’s waist.
With her free hand, she straightens Judas’s collar and adjusts her necklace.
An artifact with a golden jewel.
Only she can strip it.
I really like it.
“I feel more excited and excited.”
“Me too, but….”
“It’s okay. You might be nervous, right? You don’t have to be too nervous. “It won’t take that long to cool down anyway.”
“Yes. All right.”
After finishing her answer, she stands up and naturally kisses her.
Elijah’s moist lips felt new every time she touched them.
And today, Elijah smelled strongly of her cosmetics.
Not too much, just the right amount.
The scent made Judah’s body more nervous in a different way.
At that time, the cloth that had been set up as a partition was lifted and someone approached the two of them.
Black hair with a little red at the ends.
It was Maria dressed in an elegant and noble red dress.
Today, her role was to help her stand as Elijah’s biological mother.
“Be awkward….”
Maria felt awkward wearing extravagant clothes.
She actually felt uncomfortable walking.
But Elijah smiled as he looked at Mary.
“It suits you well.”
“So, so?”
She was embarrassed, but now she finally took a closer look at Elijah.
My daughter is beautifully dressed in a white dress.
She realized that she had already become a full-fledged adult.
Today is the day the daughter gets married.
I was already on the verge of tears.
“Ellie suits you better. “It looks very nice, pretty.”
“Thank you, Mom.”
Maria saw the man next to her daughter smiling brightly.
She was just a kid when I first saw her, but she soon became a trustworthy man worthy of entrusting Elijah to her.
“Judas looks really good too. Huh.”
“Ah, thank you….”
Actually, Judas felt a little awkward with Mary.
Although she didn’t even talk to him often, she became her mother-in-law overnight.
Still, she answered with a smile.
This was also something I just had to gradually get used to.
With Elijah.
“Now it’s time to enter.”
The gatekeeper carefully announced.
Judas goes out first, followed by Elijah, holding Mary’s hand.
“I will go first.”
Judas said.
Elijah kissed him briefly on the lips and smiled.
“I’ll follow you in a moment.”
*
Judas stood at the door.
A huge entrance door leading to the corridor of the Temple of the Sun.
The temple knights shouted loudly from beyond.
“His Majesty the Emperor and the State Secretary are entering!”
The heavy door opened slowly.
Light and applause flew into the wide open space as if welcoming.
Judas slowly advanced beyond it.
She walked on a white carpet along the long aisle.
She smiled lightly at her congratulatory guests and waved her hand in greeting.
As it was the emperor’s wedding, the applause was loud yet strangely restrained.
Judas, who had gone halfway across her carpet, turned around after her.
Just then, the cheers became more intense, and she welcomed the bride.
A woman enters gracefully, holding Maria’s hand.
She was Elijah, now his bride and wife.
After only a few steps, Elijah and Mary stopped.
Now it was time for her to let Elijah go.
Maria was saddened by the feeling of her hand leaving her own.
This is a strange thing.
It’s not like we’re breaking up forever.
Elijah lightly hugged Mary.
“Mom. Thank you.”
“… I am more grateful to my mom. “For growing up like this.”
“I’ll just leave.”
“… Yes, Ellie.”
Elijah turned to Judah.
Dressing her up makes her stand out.
She lightly approached him, her trusty companion.
Those golden eyes smiled happily and waited.
As she gets closer, she naturally walks with her arms crossed.
No words are needed.
If you look at each other and smile, you already understand each other.
The new couple walked the carpet arm in arm.
The applause and cheers of the celebrants grew louder.
In the meantime, someone mischievously whistled loudly.
It was Richard’s doing.
“Please stay calm!”
Dylan scolded next to me.
It means to keep your body in shape.
“Why man? “I want to congratulate you!”
“Listen to me!”
Judah found the two bickering and laughed because it was funny.
She was so nervous just now that she felt like a fool, but her mind relaxed.
Beside the two, several of their fellow guards clapped and congratulated them warmly.
One by one, I thought over their names.
Richard, Dylan, Lindell, Argon, Feline, Dyke, Esmo, Jerry, Hador, Gauss, Nils.
We have been together ever since we first entered the training center.
Perhaps she has been with him for as long as Elijah.
Even if you don’t say it, they are colleagues who you can sometimes relate to and trust and rely on.
Shylock was also sitting in the corner of the same table.
When we made eye contact, he smiled leisurely and lowered his head.
Judah chuckled without realizing it.
‘Now, as a national secretary, are they being treated like superiors?’
Judas also greeted me appropriately with his eyes.
Similarly, Gawain was sitting at the same table.
Gawain and Judas, whose eyes were red and moist, made eye contact.
Gawain tried to pretend he knew by raising his hand, but he put it down and pretended like nothing happened, and eventually he waved his hand again and pretended he knew.
The subtle smile on her face was full of admiration.
Judah looked at that and laughed out loud a little without realizing it.
Beside him, Shylock was looking at Gawain as if he could not stop him.
The Empress Dowager’s seat was prepared right next to it.
A safe place close to the Royal Guard.
Before we knew it, Maria had sat down in her seat and was wiping away her tears with her handkerchief.
When Judah and her eyes met, she smiled embarrassedly and then nodded.
Judas also nodded and then looked at the other table.
She was very easy to find because the guests she invited were usually sitting in a row and close by.
This was the table where Eurydice, Orphee, and Hermis sat.
When her eyes met, Judas slightly nodded his head to greet her.
They also made eye contact and quietly greeted each other by waving their hands or nodding their heads.
“Where are you looking?”
Then Elijah asked her secretly.
Judas looked back at her in surprise.
“Oh, it’s no big deal. Just say hello to my guests….”
“Hmm.”
While Judah was looking at her guests one by one, Elijah was only looking at Judah.
She continued to make sure that Maria had found her place.
Among the guests, there was no one I was particularly happy to see or wanted to see.
There is no need or need to be polite.
I am from this empire.
No, he rose to the highest position in all of humanity.
He has become a person who has taken possession of something that transcends simply human-level power.
So she did what she wanted, and that was to see Judas.
She enjoyed just watching, and was also curious about what he was seeing.
He followed the gaze, but he couldn’t stay for long.
There wasn’t enough time to focus on Judas.
I didn’t like the fact that he was focusing on other people.
But he wasn’t even worried.
In the end, he was by his side, and he was sure that he would stay forever.
The only exception is when he looks at other women.
If this has to be done for unavoidable reasons, only 1 second can be allowed.
No more than that.
“Well, I understand. Just a greeting. “But from now on, you’ll have to look at me more.”
Judah just laughed at his innocent complaint.
If something is cute, anything can be forgiven.
“I will keep this in mind.”
The guests walked along the walled corridor, and the two soon arrived at what could be considered the end of the street.
The road stretched further, but the number of seats filled by the audience was just that.
The two could have gone further, but they stopped first.
No matter how uninterested Elijah was in the guests, it did not mean that she would not observe even the bare minimum of courtesy.
She stopped and said with a smile, still leaning on Judah’s arms.
“First of all, I would like to say thank you to everyone who took the time to attend this event and congratulate us. Please understand that due to the large number of people, we cannot call each person by name or greet them face to face. “I realized today that my personal fortune is so good.”
A few guests burst into light laughter as they tactfully asked for understanding.
Elijah also smiled kindly.
It was a feeling I felt for the first time in my life.
She was never comfortable when she always stood in front of others as a noble person.
It wasn’t very uncomfortable.
I was just tired and bothered.
It was an unwanted obligation.
I recited the lines I had always thought of appropriately, checked the reactions, and led the remarks.
It was a place with a clear purpose. Always.
But it is different now.
There is no purpose, and there is no need to look at anyone’s reaction.
You don’t have to be wary of your enemies, and you don’t have to protect your allies.
You can just put your mind at ease and say hello.
It is not simply the influence of his rise to the position of world leader.
This person next to me.
Because of this man who crossed his arms and completely surrendered his body heat, his heart felt as light as a feather and as peaceful as a cloud.
Unlike in the past, when I always lived with the thorns in my body as a defense mechanism, I now have peace of mind.
Looking at her grown child, Maria smiled happily but also wiped away tears with her handkerchief.
“I hope you enjoy it to your heart’s content. “We will provide as much food, music, and whatever you want for the three weeks that the ceremony takes place.”
The emperor’s wedding is an event and festival in itself.
Therefore, it does not end in a short period of time.
“If you need to vacate your seat or leave, you are free to do so at any time. As if I were here freely. Oh, I apologize if there are any guests who watched me and did not attend freely.”
Speech filled with gentle wit.
Natural laughter spreads among people.
Judah also noticed the change in Elijah.
Originally, Elijah’s speaking skills were not this generous and gentle.
Although her words seemed soft, there was always a thorn hidden in them.
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Or, she was just pretending to be gentle.
She always led the conversation, while at the same time taking a step back from the conversation to view and weigh her situation as a whole.
She has never lightened the mood like this.
Except when she talks to herself.
But now I can feel her consideration for others.
Not excessive, just the right level of generosity.
I could not bear to think that it was I who gave her peace of mind.
She just felt that Elijah had grown.
Elijah’s greeting has ended.
Finally, it was the bride and groom’s turn to hand out rings to each other.
Judah and Elijah handed each other a box containing a ring.
When you open it, there are rings that look the same, just different sizes.
Ivory and gold.
This is a ring in which two colors are intertwined.
The ivory ring, which was originally an artifact worn by Elijah, was disassembled and a new one was made for this wedding.
Judah first put her ring on Elijah’s left ring finger.
A ring that still functions as an artifact.
It exchanges her coordinates with her own necklace at all times, allowing her Elijah to summon herself at any time.
It became proof of marriage.
Next, Elijah slowly slipped her ring onto Judah’s left ring finger.
I somehow liked this moment of holding his hand and inserting her finger deeply into her ring, so I moved a little slowly.
Finally, a ring was placed on his finger.
Elijah stroked those thick fingers and smiled happily.
Now, finally, it has become perfect.
“Judas.”
Instead of answering her, Judah called her to her station.
“Lady.”
There is a saying that has been endured for a long time.
I thought that if I brought it up too hastily, my sincerity would be lightened.
I don’t think it will be able to fully reach you if you convey it in a hurry.
I thought it would be a burden if I spoke freely.
Those words that I unintentionally saved because I was scared and worried alone.
Elijah probably feels the same way, but she wants to speak first.
I couldn’t stand it anymore.
We shared this with each other when we experienced the second tragedy, but it felt like we were sharing this for the first time as the situation had changed a lot since then.
As expected, I was embarrassed and unfamiliar to say it, but I still gathered courage.
“I love you.”
At that moment, Elijah felt the illusion that the world was moving slowly.
She knew.
What is he trying to say?
Because he was trying to say the same thing.
However, she never expected how she felt when she heard it in person.
It was as if I was vividly experiencing the scene of a new world being born.
The voice that comes from the parted lips reaches out to the world.
An explosion that starts from a small point.
Uncontrollable expansion.
The countless possibilities of life sparkle within the unfolding space and time.
A new universe was just born through his mouth and voice.
The master of the universe was Elijah, but he was also Judah.
The other is an external object that can never be reached.
It is impossible for language, which is just a symbol, to fully convey the idea.
But Elijah just felt a complete emotion through Judah’s language.
It seeps into my heart slowly but deeply.
A moment that seemed like eternity.
All my senses were vivid.
The sound of people applauding.
The warm wind of the early summer temple passes by my face.
The warmth of joined hands.
Light like the flowing moon.
Judah’s face smiling somewhat embarrassedly at himself.
The vibration of the heart pounding violently on the chest.
The colors encompassing the world are clearly distinguished.
At this moment, Elijah felt satisfied as if he had become one with the world.
With just that one being, Elijah understood the universe and fell into the comfort of being understood by the universe.
The corners of her mouth naturally rise.
I smile, but tears flow from my eyes.
Across the eternity we passed together, I barely reply.
“… I love you too.”
She lifts her heel, reaching for his hand.
As if that was a signal, Juda naturally lowered her head.
Her face gets closer.
You can tell even if you close your eyes.
Her lips lightly collide, gently overlapping, touching each other deeply.
While many people were celebrating, Elijah and Judah were kissing for a long time.
