Chapter 93 – Wedding Ceremony
<span style="font-weight:400">— Leon Greyrat —
<span style="font-weight:400">A few days had passed since Eris returned home, and in that time, she had settled in quite easily, with the onlyrge difference being the added portion to our meals.
<span style="font-weight:400">A strong swordswoman like her needed arge meal, after all, especially with her boundless stamina.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yeah… boundless stamina… recently, I had been reminded just how boundless that stamina was… but anyway!
<span style="font-weight:400">It was nice to be back with her again, and I had found someone to join me in morning training, which often devolved into some erotic activities afterwards once we washed off in the bath… but I wasn’tining.
<span style="font-weight:400">Far from it.
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, just like I had promised, I quickly got everything prepared for our marriage ceremony.
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t anything big. Only a small party at our house with our family and close friends where I would be able to show off my three beautifuldies and ensure that the world knew they were mine.
<span style="font-weight:400">Honestly… I knew that this ceremony wasn’t really needed, considering how we already lived together and were more thanfortable, but I wanted to do it anyway.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, with so many people in our lives all doing different things, it was good to get together for a day, even if it was a rare asion.
<span style="font-weight:400">Plus… I wanted to truly call all three of them my wives, without any room for doubt.
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway… the day after Eris arrived in Sharia, I was pleased to see that she had gone to meet her parents, the three of them sharing a heartwarming meeting while I was busy with Ariel.
<span style="font-weight:400">Eris was a… little sad about her grandfather staying back, as well as how Ghiine had left for her homnd, but considering that Big Sis would be returning in about half a year by now, and we would eventually be invading the Asura Kingdom where Sauros was, it was only a matter of time before we met them both.
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Err, while this isn’t a marriage seen under the Millis Church, I do believe there are still some passages that can be said here,” Cliff said, adjusting his cor as he looked between the four of us with a difficult expression.
<span style="font-weight:400">Considering that none of us were followers of the Millis religion, not to mention how I quite hated the Millis Church, I didn’t ask Cliff to proctor our marriage… but still, he insisted.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, it was a nice gesture from him, and I’ve known him long enough to know that I didn’t have to worry about him trying to push his religion onto us.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, he was much too focused on trying to free Lina from her curse to worry about spreading his faith.
<span style="font-weight:400">So, I epted.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahem! So… Sylphiette, Roxy Migurdia, and Eris… Greyrat… do you three swear to take the name Greyrat and love Leon Greyrat, and only him, so long as you both live?” he said.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well… Eris already bore thest name of ‘Greyrat’, but I think everyone understood what Cliff meant.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I do,” Sylphy spoke resolutely.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s obvious,” Eris said, nodding.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-Yeah… I swear,” Roxy added, averting her eyes from me.
<span style="font-weight:400">The three of them were d in the dresses that I had gotten them back in Begaritt, giving me a very intoxicating sight that would surely be seared into my memory from today onward.
<span style="font-weight:400">Especially with the way Eris’ breasts pushed against the fabric… the way Sylphy’s dress tightly wrapped around her due to her erged belly, defining her figure… how Roxy had decided to give me the precious view of her hair done up in a bun… it was all very tantalizing indeed.
<span style="font-weight:400">And hearing such a thing from three beautifuldies that had cemented themselves in my heart… well, while I still was concerned with anything Millis-inspired, for a small ceremony like this, I suppose that religion did have its good sides.
<span style="font-weight:400">Plus, Mama seemed awfully happy about seeing such a thing, and it was quite a romantic scene that my sisters were both beaming at… so I think I made the right choice here.
<span style="font-weight:400">“And you, Leon Greyrat… do you promise to love Sylphiette, Roxy, and Eris Greyrat, and only her- ah, <em><span style="font-weight:400">them</em><span style="font-weight:400">, so long as you all live?” he said, having turned to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">It seems he got lost in the usual script a bit, not that I could me him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Right, now it was my turn.
<span style="font-weight:400">But just saying ‘I do’?
<span style="font-weight:400">Well… these three definitely deserved more than that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I swear,” I said, my eyes meeting each of theirs. “For now and always… I’ll make everything they dream ofe true.”
<span style="font-weight:400">It seems my added words had an effect, as the three of their cheeks lit up in a blush.
<span style="font-weight:400">What a nice sight.
<span style="font-weight:400">But Eris… well, her eyes turned a bit dangerous as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">I mean, I already expected something like that, but I thought our activities fromst night would have calmed down some of her horniness.
<span style="font-weight:400">I guess she truly was a Greyrat, huh?
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then… the groom may now ce the ne on his brides,” Cliff said.
<span style="font-weight:400">There was no Ne of Millis, which was the usual tradition, for obvious reasons, but tomemorate our marriage, I decided to get all three of them a ne with gems of their natural colours, them being blue, red, and green.
<span style="font-weight:400">This would be able to act as a recement for our rings, changing us from being ‘promised’ to ‘married’.
<span style="font-weight:400">Of course, I doubted they would do such a thing, but Eris might find it useful as her ring might get in the way of wielding a sword.
<span style="font-weight:400">So, following Cliff’s words, I ced the ne on each of them, letting my hands brush their hair behind their necks as I did so.
<span style="font-weight:400">“And now, the brides may give their grooms a promissory kiss,” Cliff said, bowing his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yes… there was this part of the ceremony too, based on the life of Saint Millis, or rather, what he and his partner did before he left to fight some battle.
<span style="font-weight:400">Bowing my head, I felt Sylphye up to peck my forehead, and bowing a little lower, I felt Roxy do the same.
<span style="font-weight:400">And then, turning over to Eris, I felt her hand go under my chin instead, tilting my face upward.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fuck that,” she said before capturing my lips with her own, pulling me closer as my hands unconsciously went down to her waist.
<span style="font-weight:400">Oh, wait. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.
<span style="font-weight:400">Quickly pulling away before I ended up groping her in front of our family, I was met with the sight of Eris’ face set in a self-satisfied grin as both Roxy and Sylphy looked on in a mix of exasperation and jealously.
<span style="font-weight:400">…It was meant to be an innocent kiss on the forehead, but it seemed Eris wasn’t satisfied with such a thing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not that I minded, of course.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh… G-God in heaven, hear my plea! Grant these four the gift of evesting love and happiness!” Cliff said, quickly moving on from the disy.
<span style="font-weight:400">And with that, the small ceremony was concluded, and I officially became the husband of the three women I would now call my wives, signified by the gathered group’s apuse.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Eris Greyrat… Roxy Greyrat… and Sylphiette Greyrat…” I said, pulling all three of them closer to me. “That sounds quite nice.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-Yeah… it does,” Roxy said, burying her face in my chest.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mmm… I know nothing has really changed, but it makes my heart beat a little faster now that I know it’s official,” Sylphy murmured. “Sylphiette Greyrat… fufufu!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, at least she seemed happy.
<span style="font-weight:400">And as for Eris…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey,” she said, narrowing her eyes at me. “You won’t be so busy now, right? I want to start contributing to the family in earnest now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">I already know what she meant, and those words filled me with a mix of anticipation and fear.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, ifst night wasn’t earnestly contributing… what did that even look like?
<span style="font-weight:400">I had a feeling that I would soon find out.
<span style="font-weight:400">— Leon Greyrat —
<span style="font-weight:400">A few weeks had passed since I officially became a married man, and with the first week of the tenth month passing by, it meant only one thing…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Happy birthday!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The birthday of my two sisters, of course.
<span style="font-weight:400">Their tenth birthday, to be more specific.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was the usual age where children would begin to branch out into their chosen profession by either going to school or apprenticing under a craftsman.
<span style="font-weight:400">Of course, that didn’t really matter with these two since they were both in school, and Aisha already had a job under Ariel, but it was still an important date to celebrate nheless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hence, the little party that we had put together.
<span style="font-weight:400">Since our house was sorge, we decided to hold it here, with our whole family gathering along with some of Norn’s friends, three of them being from the university, along with Nico from the orphanage.
<span style="font-weight:400">Those two… well, like ra and I had agreed before, we wouldn’t push anything, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t tease her relentlessly if I saw anything happen.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a brother’s duty, after all.
<span style="font-weight:400">And of course, I would also punish Nico if he decided to hurt her, but with Norn now training with me three times a week in my advanced swordsmanship ss, I knew that she didn’t need any help.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for Aisha, she… didn’t really have many friends, but she was quite close with Ariel, so that would suffice for now.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So? What’d you get them?” Eris asked, walking over to stand beside me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just something small,” I said, shrugging as I ced an arm across her shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Small?” she asked, raising an eyebrow in question.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah,” I sighed. “They both came up to me a week ago and told me not to get anything big, or they would be mad.”
<span style="font-weight:400">ording to Mama, my original idea constituted as ‘too big’, so I had to settle with getting them each a new coat instead.
<span style="font-weight:400">At least they looked cute in them, and from their happy smiles, they were happy, so I think that I had chosen quite well.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What about you?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? I got Norn some new boots that would be good for fighting in, and a new bra for Aisha,” she said before tilting her head in confusion. “Though I still don’t know why she asked for my opinion…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh… I see,” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">I guess Aisha was getting to that age, after all.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, my sisters had my mothers and my wives to go to for womanly matters, so there was no need for me to worry or think about those things.
<span style="font-weight:400">Feeling Eris begin to restlessly tap her foot against the floor, I pulled her closer to me, wrapping my arms around her midsection as I rested my head on her shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just trust me… okay?” I said, squeezing her a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">“F-Fine… but I hate not training,” she said, crossing her arms. “I’ve been away for so long just to get stronger, so it feels… wrong, to stop now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You won’t get any weaker, I promise,” I said. “Well… if all goes well, you will for a while… but afterwards, you’ll be right back into top form.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“…Really?” she asked, her voice leaking some vulnerability.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Really. So just trust me, okay?” I said, kissing her cheek.
<span style="font-weight:400">She just huffed in response, leaning back into my chest a bit more.
<span style="font-weight:400">Eris seemed really eager to have a baby, so much so that she had taken me to bed every night to milk me for all I was worth.
<span style="font-weight:400">I liked it, of course, but that wasn’t the problem here.
<span style="font-weight:400">We would do it every night, and every morning, Eris would wake up with me to do morning training, but not before asking me to check if she was pregnant.
<span style="font-weight:400">But despite our efforts… she still hadn’t had any luck.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not for the past month.
<span style="font-weight:400">So, having asked Lilia, Mama, Lina, and a few of my fellow teachers, I learned that her intense physical activities every single day from training could be the issue.
<span style="font-weight:400">Thus, I asked her to stop it for a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hopefully she would get pregnant soon, because my Eris really hated not training, and she was quick to show her irritation and frustration.
<span style="font-weight:400">My gaze then drifted over to Sylphy, who was currently talking animatedly with Mama, Lilia, and Roxy as she rubbed her hand against her evenrger belly.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yeah… and that would be happening soon too, huh?
<span style="font-weight:400">It had been nine months since she got pregnant, so I wonder… soon enough, would I be seeing a little Laws, or a little Anna?
<span style="font-weight:400">I was excited to find out.
<span style="font-weight:400">— Leon Greyrat —
<span style="font-weight:400">“Onest push, Sylphy!” Roxy encouraged from the side.
<span style="font-weight:400">“G-Got it!” she shouted in response, tightening her grip on my hand as she bit down on the cloth with a muffled scream.
<span style="font-weight:400">And then… I heard the familiar,forting sound.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Aangh!” my new youngest child wailed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well done, Sylphy,” Lilia said, washing off the baby as she looked over to me. “Leon? I need you to cut the umbilical cord.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Nodding my head, I slowly unsped Sylphy’s hand before sliding down the bed next to Lilia as Roxy took over the healing.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It seems you attract girls in more than one way, Leon,” Lilia teased, handing the still-wailing bundle of joy over to me. “The nights are getting colder, so be sure to keep her warm.”
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a girl… my little girl… a second one…
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking down at the baby in my arms, I cut and cauterized the cord with ease as I pulled her to my chest.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had a cute, pudgy face, just like most babies did, with little elf ears and a head of short, patchy brown hair.
<span style="font-weight:400">I felt the heat of emotion rise within me once again, the exact same feeling I felt when I first held Aria in my arms.
<span style="font-weight:400">Good… as I thought, this feeling would always be special.
<span style="font-weight:400">I mean, how could it not be?
<span style="font-weight:400">These were the first breaths, the first cries, and the first time I was able to hold and see my precious daughter.
<span style="font-weight:400">If that wasn’t something special, then nothing could be.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Wee to the world, Anna,” I said, wiping her down with a wet cloth Mama had passed to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">Doing as Lilia had said, I cuddled her closer to my chest, keeping her warm as I slid back up the bed to sit next to Sylphy, who had calmed her breathing as she looked over at our baby.
<span style="font-weight:400">“She… has brown hair… like my mother…” she said betweenboured breaths, her lips curling into a soft smile as her hand gently drifted over Anna’s head. “Thank god…”
<span style="font-weight:400">She was worried about the green hair still, huh?
<span style="font-weight:400">I… suppose it was a good thing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not because I cared about my child having green hair, of course, but rather the feelings of guilt I knew that Sylphy would carry should that ever happen.
<span style="font-weight:400">There was also the discrimination that might ur, but… well, they would have to be some very stupid people to bully my child for their hair colour.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It… really is small, huh?” Eris said, leaning over my shoulder to look at the new member of the family.
<span style="font-weight:400">“She is,” I agreed. “But just think… Anna here can be a magician, a swordswoman, a merchant, a doctor… she can grow to do any of those things, and we’ll be here to watch and help every step of the way.”
<span style="font-weight:400">And wasn’t that the most amazing thing in the world?
<span style="font-weight:400">Eris nodded her head as her finger extended to gently poke Anna’s soft cheek.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah… I’ll be sure to help,” she said in amazement. “I’ll make her the strongest swordswoman in the world.”
<span style="font-weight:400">That’s my Eris.
<span style="font-weight:400">“O-Only if she wants, right?” Sylphy asked, looking over at Eris with a worried grin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“…Maybe,” Eris answered. “Anyway, to do such a thing… that was quite amazing, Sylphy.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, thank you, Eris,” she said. “But you’ll be doing the same thing soon, right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah… I will,” Eris answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">With Roxy sliding next to Sylphy, I handed Anna over to her mother as I took over Roxy’s work, resuming healing any pains and aches I could as the four of us sat on the bed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, the five of us now.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well… congrattions, you all,” Mama said, stretching her arms as she began to yawn. “Huam! Anyway… I’ve already told Roxy everything that you have to watch out for, so I think we’ll leave you guys to it.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah… thanks, Mama,” I said. “And tell Father thanks for watching over Aria.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, that idiot was more than happy to finally act as a respectable grandpa,” she said, fondly shaking her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Right… Paul was like that.
<span style="font-weight:400">With the birth taking a quite a while and going long into the night, unlike with Aria, the whole family hadn’t gathered for the asion.
<span style="font-weight:400">Instead, it was only Mama, Lilia, and Lina who hade over to help, with Lina leaving partway through due to exhaustion, as she was currently well into her pregnancy.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Indeed,” Lilia agreed as she finished cleaning herself off. “But at least he is much better than before. Now, as Zenny had said, we’ll leave you four to celebrate together. Be ready for everyone toe visit tomorrow, though.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes… thank you, Zenith and Lilia, for helping me,” Sylphy said, smiling at the two. “And thank grandmother too.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Think nothing of it,” Lilia replied.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah, we’re family, right?” Mama said, leaning down to kiss Sylphy’s forehead. “So just call me ‘mother’, alright?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“G-Got it,” Sylphy returned.
<span style="font-weight:400">And with that, our family of five became six, as Anna Greyrat came into the world.
<span style="font-weight:400">I wonder what she would grow up to be, who she woulde to love, and what her personality would be… and I was more than excited to see it all happen.
<span style="font-weight:400">And looking down at her pudgy little face, so full of innocence and childish charm, I once again promised myself to protect this beautiful daughter of mine against anything that dared tried to hurt her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Orsted… our meeting couldn’te sooner.