Chapter 25 – Wedding
Novel Title: 跨越千万星辰 (Across Thousands of Stars)
Author：御小凡 (Yu Xiaofan)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 泽田纲吉 (Sawada Tsunayoshi -MC), 六道骸 (Rokudo Mukuro -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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This summer is extremely hot. When he walked on the road in the afternoon, he felt that the air was steaming him. The advertisements of the summer part for ‘White Lover Platinum Series’ are also broadcast on TV as hotly as the weather.
It was at this time that Tsuna received an invitation from Kyoko.
The bow made of white ribbon is tied on a blue envelope. It looked very beautiful. In the lower right corner, there was fancy writing in English written ‘Wedding Card’. Inside the envelope, there was a white-coloured invitation letter. There was no other pattern decoration except for the hollow lace pattern. It looked elegant and delicate. The notes written in it are about inviting Mr. Tsunayoshi Sawada to attend her wedding.
Tsuna couldn’t tell what he felt when he was handed this invitation card by Ryo-nii.
“To be honest, I thought I would receive invitations from you and Kyoko.” Having said that, Ryo-nii was still smiling heartily. In response, Tsuna also smiled, unconsciously carrying a bit of loneliness.
When he was secretly having a crush on her, he fantasised about many things. Among them was holding Kyoko’s hand and walking with her into the church. Of course, that was just a teenager’s delusion. The reason why this crush is called a crush after all is because it has not been known by anyone. It has always been a secret.
For Kyoko, he admits that he has always had a good impression of her. But this good impression is limited only to the scope of appreciation. It is undeniable that occasionally, it is very exciting. So there must be some remote sensing in the complex emotions that arise in his heart now.
But apart from these, there seems to be no negative emotions at all.
“Speaking of which, the gentleman who passed the level of Ryo-nii’s approval must be a very good person.” Tsuna asked about the other protagonist of the wedding. When he met Kyoko a few months ago, she was still single. How come she is getting married now? This speed is really unexpected.
“It’s her colleague. A college classmate of hers.” Ryo-nii scratched his cheeks, trying to recall all kinds of things about his prospective brother-in-law, “That guy seems to have been pursuing Kyoko since college. But Kyoko only agreed to be with him not long ago, you know?”
That’s true. Unlike men, even after the age of 30, they can be single carelessly. 27 is indeed the age when a woman is anxious to get married. Once the decision is made, it is better to determine the relationship earlier.
Tsuna looked at the calendar. August 26th is this Saturday.
“Okay. I will definitely come on that day.”
Thanks to his work, Tsuna has a lot of formal clothes. The scorching sun outside made him decided to wear a light khaki suit. The texture of the linen blend made it not so hot. Mukuro was waiting for him by the open door. When he saw him coming out fully dressed, he turned his head sideways, “You’re not hot wearing these?”
Tsuna made an exaggerated expression of feeling extremely hot and said with a wry smile, “No way.”
For other people’s wedding ceremonies, you have to dress more formally. While speaking, he looked at the faded jeans and dark green lapel T-shirt that Mukuro was wearing. He was looking too casual. He couldn’t help but ask, “Uh—that’s what you’re wearing?”
Nonetheless, this kid looks good in anything with such a tall figure now.
Mukuro raised the corners of his mouth when he heard the words. He smiled meaningfully, “I’m not an adult. So don’t be so strict with me.”
Tsuna had an intuition saying that Mukuro intentionally bit on the word ‘adult’ very strongly. He was startled and wanted to say something back. But his phone rang a few times and then was cut off. It reminded him that he had to go down soon. A friend of a friend was still waiting for them below.
At this point, Tsuna felt embarrassed. He said he wanted to learn how to drive and he should have already learned it. But he still didn’t go. This time, he obviously went to attend someone else’s wedding but had to ask the bride’s brother to find someone to pick him up…
“I’ve caused you trouble.” Tsuna couldn’t help apologising to the person next to him when he got into the car. The other person really deserved to be Ryo-nii’s friend. He was smiling as heartily as Ryo-nii, “It’s okay. I’m going the same way anyway. There was no detour.”
Tsuna smiled and didn’t know what to say. He was not good at talking to strangers. He thought the next drive would be full of silence. But unexpectedly, this man named Takeshi Yamamoto easily got in touch with him. They talk about the weather, current events and social status. They were not too alienated talking about the issues. The atmosphere turned relaxed and interesting. But at the back, it’s different. The cold scene made Tsuna anxious slightly. Mukuro sits alone in the back seat and has no intention of interjecting at all. Compared with the lively conversation in front, the backside was completely quiet. Only the occasional sound of the game can be heard. It caused Tsuna to unconsciously look at the rear view mirror from time to time, only to see Mukuro looking down and playing with the mobile phone he gave him on his latest birthday.
It’s strange to say that he usually gives Mukuro a lot of pocket money every month. But he has never seen him buy anything for himself. If he didn’t think of giving him a new mobile phone on his birthday, he doesn’t know how long he’ll continue to use the old one. How long do you want to keep that phone that’s been so many years old?
Wait! Could it be that he spent the money at strange places?
Suddenly thinking about this problem, Tsuna, who accidentally turned on the parental mode, became even more worried. So, the conversation with Yamamoto turned into a casual response. Only the mobile phone’s media sound was maintained in the car until they arrived at their destination.
It was a small church in the suburbs.
It’s cool here even without the help of any tools. It is so cool that it was like they were in another world. This was probably thanks to the admirable amount of green from the path leading to the church. The trees on both sides are intertwined and entangled, forming a dome-like green shade above their heads. Even the strong sunlight at noon cannot penetrate through it. Tsuna looked up while walking. The sunlight leaking from the gap moved intermittently with his steps, shining in bright golden halo.
Suddenly, his arm was pulled.
“What are you looking at?” Mukuro asked next to him, with a hint of teasing in his voice, “I’m about to stumble onto you.”
Only then did Tsuna realise that he had strayed from the path unknowingly. He almost hit the plant fence on the side of the road. He was embarrassed to say that the scenery of the sun among the leaves above his head was so beautiful that he forgot to look at the road. So he just expressed a little uncomfortable ‘thank you’ to Mukuro.
“Look. We’re almost there.”
Mukuro’s words distracted his attention. He looked into the distance. The outline of the church has appeared in overlapping green, decorated with white bouquets and ribbons. It showed the difference between today and the past.
When he walked into the church, there were already many people sitting inside. Tsuna unexpectedly saw that Mochida was among them. But the other party didn’t notice him. Because of the recent tense relationship, Tsuna didn’t intend to go up to say hello. So he followed the other two to find a seat in the second row and sat down. Although the wedding has not yet started, probably the church itself has a special temperament that is different from other places. It makes people calm down quickly and even produce emotions higher than excitement. So apart from the occasional whispers, the people in the church were just quietly waiting.
The only person who seemed anxious might be the groom standing in front of the altar.
Wearing a three-piece black suit, he seemed subtly uncomfortable with such a formal attire. With energetic short hair, his facial features are more soft than good-looking. He looks very friendly. On the whole, he gives off a straightforward impression. It gives people the feeling of ‘as expected of an elementary school teacher’.
For him, Tsuna is a complete stranger. To put it bluntly, he didn’t even remember this person’s name. He could only barely remember his surname. This person had never appeared in the communication between Kyoko and Ryo-nii before. But now, this groom who seemed to be airborne made Tsuna, who thought he was their friend, feel a little excluded.
However, perhaps for Kyoko and Ryo-nii, the groom’s sudden appearance in their life was completely unexpected. He really didn’t know what kind of impact it will have on Kyoko to use this kind of hasty efficiency to decide on her life-long events.
“What’s wrong? Your expression looks like you’re in regret.” Mukuro’s light and floating voice rang in his ears. For some reason, it made people think that he was in a good mood.
Regret?
His teenage self in his memory was probably regretful. But the adult self didn’t have any deeper emotions. Tsuna smiled and replied in a low voice, “Just a little bit.”
Raising his eyebrows, Mukuro glanced at him with a half-smile, “Then, for the sake of this holy marriage to go smoothly, you have to hold back when the priest asks if there is any objection.”
At this time, the audience fell silent.
The nervous groom got even more nervous.
Knowing that the wedding was about to begin, Tsuna resumed his sitting posture. And then the whole church was echoed with the familiar wedding march.
Kyoko was handed over to the groom. The bright sunlight outside the window cast from the stained glass sprinkled on her white wedding dress. It is interwoven into beautiful colours. Tsuna’s eyes followed her closely all the time. So he could almost see the silver light shining from her earrings, which made her face fair and clean, like porcelain.
Of course, when the priest said, “The marriage contract is about to be concluded, if there are any facts that hinder their union, please bring it up immediately.” Tsuna did not stand up. He no longer remembers whether the woman in the wedding dress in front of him is the same as he imagined. His eyes are filled with pure blessings from his friend.
But deep down in his heart, there was a vague premonition that he was about to bid farewell to everything.
It was those things that you think were very important to you at a certain time. But they gradually lose their shape over the years. They become dispensable. And they would finally disappear completely.
No matter how intense the relationship was in the past, it will turn into a joke when you get older. This is something that everyone will experience and it is an indispensable process in growing up.
After the bride and groom made a commitment to never leave each other, the priest stroked the bible and said loudly, “Please exchange rings… Now, I declare that the rings will represent the bondage of their vows. Everyone present will witness the beginning of their long-term companionship. Now, the groom may kiss the bride.”
Everyone applauded in this sweet scene and delivered their blessings in a warm way. Then, the groom walked out of the church with the bride. The car that was going to take them to their honeymoon suite had been waiting at the door for a long time. Relatives and friends also stood up to follow. At the first step of the church door, Kyoko stood still, with her back to the crowd.
The women suddenly became lively, pushing forward jokingly. Tsuna, who was walking in front, was bumped by a lady with a strong aroma. He took a step forward obliquely. He lowered his head to find a place to stand when suddenly, a white object fell from the sky in front of him. Before anything, both of his hands had already caught it reflexively.
The people around were still asking one after another, “Where did it..-hey?”
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*Translator’s Note: Tsuna caught the bouquet hahaha. He’s about to become a bride 🤭🤭🤭 -K
Next update: 2023.08.25
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