Chapter 266 – Wedding (4)
The preparations for the wedding were going on very secretly. It was because the wedding was a big event in the family, and at the same time, it was an event on the subtle line of not wanting to attract too much attention from outsiders.
The interest that had risen sharply since the last Lee Hyeon-woo Hunter terror incident was going in like the cherry blossoms withering after spring. A wedding with five brides was like throwing a torch at dry wood, enough to rekindle waning interest.
“Hey, there was talk about you getting married?”
Now, despite not saying anything like this, my friend was asking me questions about rumors. The place is a drinking party. Meat was being cooked on the round table, and a clear sound resounded in the soju glass. My friend had his hand on my shoulder and his eyes were twinkling.
Friends gossip is such a fun way to gossip.
I couldn’t help but smile at him and nod his head.
“I want to have a small wedding with my family.”
One groom. 5 brides. Even if five couples got married at the same time, if the local newspaper published the wedding in this way and went around the neighborhood, what would come back was not cheers, but excessive attention and useless scandals.
So we decided not to invite anyone except our family to the wedding, and we decided to set up the wedding venue in a place that is not easily accessible. When I said that, my friend clicked his tongue and replied: It was fortunate that he had an understanding look on his face, even though he was sorry.
“Okay? Then what can you do? I’ll send you a congratulatory money later, so post your account in the chat room.”
“Ah, thank you so much. Give me 5 million.”
“Hey, Mr. Where do I get that money?”
“What kind of coin are you this time? It was rumored that it was a jackpot.”
When I brought up the coin, my friend raised the corners of his mouth and shrugged his shoulders as if he were shaking to the beat of a club. And with a condescending look on his face, he said:
“Ah, this… Where else did the rumors come from? I am investing again. Uh?”
“If you make money, stop and take it out dude.”
When another friend next to me said so, the friend stubbornly shook her head and replied,
“Not yet. Yet. Uh? Wait and see You guys, I’ll cook you a full course.”
“Let me see if you ask me to lend you money.”
“Hey.”
On one side of the table, Jun-seok was holding a cup and sipping a drink. Another friend sitting next to him saw Jun-seok drinking and said with a chuckle.
“Hey, look at this bastard holding it with both hands when picking up a soju glass. Oh, that’s crazy. Hey, what kind of man drinks like that? My sister doesn’t drink like that either.”
“Uh? Mi-I’m sorry!”
Jun-seok reflexively said that and tried to strike a pose, then shook his head again and tapped the soju glass. We couldn’t help but stare at Junseok with serious faces. A coin jackpot friend said after seeing Junseok’s subtle pose.
“Hey, where the hell are you going to take it off?”
“Ugh! I am Junseok. The eldest son, the eldest son.”
“Oh, are you the eldest son? You should be good at streaming monitoring, I’ll take a picture of you.”
“Hey hey hey.”
We laughed and stopped our friends. Junseok smiled and said:
“Ah, these days I keep getting that… What you do on the air comes out in real life.”
“Ah, it sucks. Really.”
When another friend pretended to be disgusted and said that, Jun-seok poured soju and said.
“Hey, hey. Isn’t this a joke? Even doing that is fun. Uh? Fuck I think I’m really fucked up.”
But we couldn’t understand his troubles. I was dumbfounded and said this.
“Hey, hit me then. You can just lintel again.”
“… I’ll give you a lot of money and I’ll try for two more years.”
When Jun-seok said so without pretending to be worried, the friend who was wrapping the meat in lettuce shook his head and said,
“Is that bastard going to Thailand soon?”
“Hey! Hey, hey, let’s stop talking weird, hey, our Suhyeon is getting married, let’s just have a toast to celebrate. Now, cheers!”
“Cheers!”
Glasses collide. Brilliant. It felt like my heart was beating strangely. Dense smoke rose from the droplets splashed from the soju glass and hit the fire. One of my friends made a fuss about the oil spattered on his clothes, and we laughed at the sight, then started talking about nonsensical topics again.
*****
“Wow, it’s pretty here.”
We also set up a [Prototype field] On Virgin Road, and we gathered together to look at the wedding hall. It was because the Almighty needed the machine’s help to hold a wedding march.
An orange chandelier on the ceiling radiated light like a decoration in an art gallery. The wedding hall chairs were arranged in a gentle curve, and a red carpet was spread in the middle. From the entrance of the wedding hall, a field of prototypes wrapped in cardboard boxes and dismantled was slowly entering.
The iron bars attached to the windows exquisitely blocked the light, giving off a unique atmosphere. I could see the port through the window.
This building was originally used as a filming location for indie movies or music videos, but the wedding hall was rented only on certain days when there were no shootings. Since the location was an island away from the city, we rented this place under an assumed name and planned to enjoy the wedding ceremony freely with our families.
While watching while blocking the front of Virgin Road, we parted ways when we heard the bustle of the staff. When I saw the moving box in the middle, I felt really strange. Seong Ha-yeon took my hand and asked.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Money.”
Seong Ha-yeon looked at me with a puzzled expression and said,
“What is that.”
“The cost of bringing electricity and stuff here is no joke. Should I say that this is meaningless because the bank account drops in one shot?”
“All ceremonial occasions are like that. What, do you have any other emotions besides that?”
“It is expressed as having mixed feelings. Commonly?”
“Yes?”
“I feel that way right now. It’s amazing that I’m getting married like this, I’m curious about how I’ll live in the future, and I’m worried about whether I’ll be able to live well.”
“Wouldn’t you like to live somehow? Because our Suhyeon is a person who is good at everything. How many hunters are united, can you really do anything at this level?”
She said and rubbed my back. On the other side, Ichie and Yoojung were chatting about what to wear at the wedding. The two of them were reminded of the fact that they were wearing wedding dresses. Looking to the side, Seong Ha-yeon’s face was also stained red.
[Everyone makes a fuss. You just need to wear a wedding dress or something like that]
[It’s different from what you just wear and what you wear at times like this. Isn’t it?]
[I don’t know.]
Even as the Almighty said that, I could feel my heart beating strangely, as if full of anticipation. I could feel it, so I smiled, and the Almighty got a little annoyed at me, saying that I couldn’t even lie properly.
“Can I put this under the carpet?”
“Yes. Just put it like that.”
We had to spend a lot of money on setting up and dismantling the prototype field. Almighty Emperor did not express this expenditure in words, but a very serious and heartfelt aura came from my heart.
The technical staff seemed puzzled as to why they were installing this equipment. The technician who came to help with the installation this time was also making an expression as if he couldn’t understand why he was installing this at a wedding hall.
I thanked the technician behind the scenes instructing me on the installation.
“It’s quite far away, so thank you for helping me with the installation.”
“Oh no. Well, you don’t have to worry about security. Since this equipment is originally installed in top-secret research facilities, it is very sensitive to security. Someone else requested it and installed it somewhere. Because this story won’t come out. You don’t have to worry too much.”
I knew he was strict about security, but seeing him answer this before I even asked was a little more reassuring. They were calmly assembling the prototype field. Watching the assembly, I felt my heart beating loudly before I knew it.
Ichie said.
“Parents. They say you can’t come.”
I looked at the sky as I brushed the hair of the girl who had come to my side before I knew it.
The blue sky was shining.
They say marriage is the second act of life.
Somehow, I felt that I was closing the curtain on a corner of my youth.
