Black Iron Magician

Chapter 253 The Day of The Ceremony

―――― The 48th day of training.

The day of the decisive battle, no, the day of destiny has arrived. Today is the day of Deris and Nell’s wedding. The event is held in a part of the knight order’s headquarters, and the knights and related people are busy running around from morning.

The star of the day, Deris, and his disciple, Haruna, are busy as well. Haruna is in charge of organizing the food that the guests will eat during the ceremony. Of course, she’s also supposed to attend the ceremony, so she’s very busy working behind the scenes and getting ready. Even so, if it’s Deris and Nell’s wish, she can’t help but give it her all. The cooks in charge of cooking are the familiar cooks of the mansion and the prideful cooks who cook for the king at the royal castle. The latter is supposed to be prideful, but they have already been defeated by Haruna in cooking yesterday.

「Canon-san, good morning!」

「Ah, Haruna-san. Good morning. You are early, huh.」

Canon, who’s entrusted as the receptionist at the venue, raised his face from the names register. He looks relieved, thinking that the knight leader will be in a good mood since today is a memorable day. Probably because he has regained his composure, or because he’s wearing formal wear, his appearance looks like a princely young man.

…… However, there are monsters among the guests who visit this place today, so his composure is probably going to be beaten up like a punching bag.

「Today’s food is very special after all. We’ve been preparing it since yesterday, and today we’ll be working it fully from this morning!」

「Special food, huh. I’m looking forward to it. I and the rest of the knights will be participating while being in charge of security, so please let us eat some later, even leftovers are fine.」

「Ahaha, I’ll make sure to prepare enough for everyone.」

――――Clang, clang.

When chatting with Canon, the sound of a bell came from somewhere. Haruna and Canon unconsciously turned their heads in the direction of the sound. The bell hanging in the magnificent white church is ringing to celebrate the day.

「When I heard the sound of this bell, it hit me that Leader is getting married. If possible, I hope this will make her calm down a little more.」

「Well, if Shishō has that much resourcefulness, maybe….」

「「………」」

‘Ah, that’s impossible.’ The two instantly imagined the figure of Deris being a dominated husband, and the fleeting hope of the knights is gone. Rather, she may become even more powerful.

「By the way, Haruna-san. I’ve been thinking about something since the morning.」

「Something you’ve been thinking about?」

「Yes. About the place where that magnificent church is located….」

Canon pointed at the church that’s ringing its bell and put his other hand on his chin. The gesture resembles Fuchi a little, so Haruna can’t help but smile. Canon’s worry is genuine.

「I think that place was the outdoor training ground for the knights until yesterday. If my memory is right, it means that the church was built there overnight and no one questioned it… or am I just tired?」

「…… Ahaha, let’s see.」

As Canon pointed out, the place where the church is now was the training ground for the knights. Haruna, who knows about the house moving turmoil, guessed that Deris was using the same method, and she showed a wry smile to buy some time to think. She’s not sure where he got it from, but it’s probably didn’t through a proper way. She pondered about it at high speed and came up with a brilliant answer like Chinatsu.

「Canon-san, please think about it. Today is Nell-san’s wedding! No matter what happens, it’s nothing surprising! So, the sudden appearance of the church is nothing but a trivial matter! Rather, we should build up our tolerance while we still can for the strange phenomena that will come later!」

「…… I-I see! Now that you mention it, you are right!」

Whether or not this answer was brilliant, he was convinced for some reason. The power word ‘Nell’ seems to be poisoning Canon.

「Heeey, Chief!」

While this peculiar question and answer were unfolding, the shout of the former chief old man came from the castle. He seemed to be calling for Haruna.

「Everyone has gathered in the castle kitchen, let’s get them fired up with your morning greeting! Also, the castle guys only obey the orders from Chief!」

「Ah, yes! I’m coming now! Well then, Canon-san, let’s do our best today! See you later!」

「Yes, Haruna-san…. Hey, she’s left already, huh.」

The former chief was surprised that Haruna suddenly appeared in front of him. From the point of view of Canon and the former chief, Haruna’s speed was so fast that as if she was teleported. ‘She’s completely different from when we went on an expedition together before, huh.’ It wasn’t that long ago, but it made Canon nostalgic for the days when Haruna was no more than a village girl.

「Still, she’s energetic as always. Vice Leader Chinatsu is also working hard that she’s doing several people’s work today. There was a time when I was worried, but they have gotten used to living in Adelheit, huh. Still, are black-haired people hard workers? …… No, there’s an example like Deris-san, so that’s probably not the case. Now, let’s back to work.」

Canon once again looked down at the list of visitors. He was wondering if an extraordinary number of people would come to today’s wedding, but the number on the list was unexpectedly small, and only a few came from outside Adelheit.

(Hee, the lord Batten and his wife are coming. They are Therese’s parents, right? Should I greet them as her senior? But, they are nobles…. Hmm, let’s ask Muno about it later.)

Canon, who felt that he might choose the wrong person to consult, traced the letters with his finger and confirmed the guests. Some of the names made his finger tremble, and he was reminded of how special this day is.

(If I do something rude, I might get killed….. Whoa, this is the president of the Trading Company Quitet, the world’s leading trading company. What kind of connections does Leader have with such a person? Next is, let’s see, Mary? She’s a noble’s daughter from a country I’ve never heard of, huh. I also don’t know the countries of these people called Ziga and Mudo. Wait, EHH!? They are royalties!? They are coming incognito!?)

The appearance of Canon, who kept changing his expression while looking at the list, was very strange for the others. Dry, who’s also entrusted as the receptionist, just came back from the toilet and he wasn’t sure how to call out to him. In the end, he laughed loudly while pointing at him. Then, Canon drew the attention of the people at the venue.