Chapter 115 – Wedding Ceremony, Sometimes Witch of the Sea

Тhе wеdding day has аrrivеd!

Which meаns it’s todaу.

I wаs thinking, “Whеw, thе Witсh оf the Seа barelу mаde it in timе. I guеss wе’ll hаvе Diz pаrticiрate in thе сеrеmony tоo…”

I wаs feeling all rеlаxed when I got а mеssage from the Anсiеnt Witch saying, ‘She’s herе,’ аnd I nearlу cоllарsеd.

“What the…!? Huh, she сan get hеrе this fаst by seа? Оh, shе’s using magic tо run acrоss the oceаn аt highway sреeds? Whаt the heсk is this…?”

The maritimе seсuritу had already sрottеd hеr, but аpрarentlу, thеу were instаntly tоrn араrt аnd neаrlу сaрsizеd by the massive waves she stirred up.

Engaging the Witch of the Sea at sea is dangerous.

So, the Labyrinth Ministry issued a strict order forbidding any action against the Witch of the Sea.

‘Heyyy, Little Spice, it’s me. I’m with Diz right now, but if the Labyrinth Ministry contacts us, we’ll Geo Seek to that location and intercept.’

“Whoa, thank you so much!”

Even though we’ve become close friends, I still feel terribly sorry for causing them so much trouble.

Because of that idiot Witch among our associates!

Because she deliberately came all the way to Japan!

Because she had to clash with my wedding day!

I’m really, really sorry.

Anyway, I have to focus on properly carrying out my own wedding.

Because it’s a special day for Mashiro, her parents, and my father!

Of course, it’s special for me too.

The sea that day was raging, and navigation was prohibited throughout Tokyo Bay.

The Witch probably intends to claim Tokyo Bay as her territory and launch an attack on me from there.

But!

Where I am now is in the mountains, still in Tokyo but quite far from the sea.

It’s extremely difficult for the Witch to reach me here.

Come to think of it, Witch of the Sea, when you fought Grandma, how did you even make it to Ōtsuki City in Yamanashi Prefecture to fight…?

‘She couldn’t use very powerful magic and got knocked out in one punch right after the Witch of the Mind.’

“Grandma was a real brawler, huh… She took down two Witches bare-knuckled.”

Use magic, use magic.

“Senpai! I-I mean! You!”

Mashiro came to pick me up.

We’re heading to the venue together in the same taxi.

“You don’t have to correct yourself… It’s obvious Mashiro has always been the kouhai type, right?”

“How did you know?”

“The kouhai speech pattern fits you too well. Just go with what feels natural… There’s no point forcing a facade between husband and wife. Eventually, when we have kids, we’ll be calling each other Papa and Mama anyway.”

“I see! …Papa and Mama!? Hyahh—”

Oh, she’s blushing and squirming.

The taxi driver waiting for us is grinning, isn’t he?

“I hear it’s your wedding day. Feel free to be as lovey-dovey as you want. When I got together with my wife, we were absolutely insufferable too.”

“You’re a man of understanding.”

We got in the taxi and headed to the venue.

The rented tuxedo and dress had already arrived.

First, we had the church wedding.

Given my build, a suit looks really good on me.

I appeared at the venue looking sleek, and the attendees let out admiring “oohs.”

They’d never dream this sharply dressed groom transforms into a Magical Girl and charms Listeners into a daze.

Oh, Charaway and the Daikyo family are here too.

I want to wave, but I’ll restrain myself.

My dad is already looking at me with teary eyes.

You sentimental old man…!

Then Mashiro arrived, escorted by her father.

Unlike her usual lively self, she looked every bit the bride—quite beautiful, wouldn’t you say?

The foreign gentleman acting as the priest mumbled something, Mashiro and I exchanged rings, and we kissed.

The one having a church wedding is a Witch.

Hmm, what irony!!

From there, we moved to the reception.

The church was connected to an event hall—one of those multipurpose halls you find one or two of in every town.

Here, we did the cake cutting, Mashiro changed outfits, and we went around the tables as a couple lighting candles.

Later, one of Mashiro’s colleagues came to our table to congratulate us.

“Having such a traditional reception in this day and age is really amazing… You found a great husband! You absolutely must not let him go!!”

“Of course!”

Don’t use kouhai speech while in your wedding dress.

And then.

During a bathroom break, I decided to quickly check the current situation with the Witch of the Sea.

‘She was surprised when I split the sea with my sword. Diz was skating on the sea surface laying mines and taking out Retinue, or using Retinue as stepping stones for multiple leaps to get right up to the Witch’s throat, but man, her defense is tough on the sea!!’

‘I couldn’t sever her head! What a shame… She got away.’

What are these people doing…?

I heard they recorded video, so I’ll ask to see it later.

Anyway, it seems they temporarily succeeded in driving the Witch of the Sea out of Tokyo Bay.

The cruiser the Witch arrived on was cleaved clean in two by Yatagarasu, so she won’t be able to move quickly until she gets new legs.

Incidentally, Yatagarasu, who sank a cruiser in Tokyo Bay, apparently got a bit scolded by the Labyrinth Ministry.

Both of them said they’re coming to the reception.

Thinking it must be tough for them to come all the way here from the sea, I left the bathroom and nearly collapsed again when I saw Yatagarasu and Diz walking right behind me.

“Whoa!! H-how are you already here?”

“Super convenient, Geo Seeker!”

“That’s beyond teleportation…!! Someone who can move via the Otherworld alone is definitely Special Grade Combatant material.”

“Little Spice—congratulations on your marriage.”

“Calling me ‘Little Spice’ while I look like this… Yatagarasu, you’re really something.”

“I know the shape of your soul. Oh, we came properly dressed in formal wear.”

“I stored it in my A-Phone! I’m starving!”

The two joined the latter half of the reception, and thus the wedding proceeded without a single person missing.

Mashiro was beaming with joy the entire time.

A wedding is supposedly a once-in-a-lifetime grand stage for a girl.

I hope she was satisfied.

Meanwhile, messages from the Labyrinth Ministry kept pouring into my smartphone.

Something about the Witch of the Sea, who retreated to the Pacific side temporarily, lifting the seabed to create a floating island and plotting a new attack…

Tomorrow!

We’ll deal with it starting tomorrow!

Today, I’m focusing on the wedding!!