877 – No Country for Two-Eyed – 5

Hmm.

Hmm.

‘It’s unfamiliar.’

I kept fiddling with my clothes and for no reason I coughed. Even though they were clearly my clothes, they felt like someone else’s. It felt like my body was tied up with something like rope.

In fact, it can’t be helped. I wear clothes that are comfortable to move in no matter what the situation is. Even the formal attire I wear at official functions is custom-made to allow maximum freedom of movement, so the most uncomfortable clothes I’ve ever worn are the academy uniforms. Even those uniforms were perfect for simple training or drills.

But this is not the case. I wanted to make it comfortable to wear and move in, but since it is a dress that prioritizes beauty, I had to put up with some discomfort.

‘You can’t pursue comfort even at a wedding.’

Even though I hate complicated and rigid things, I am not the kind of person who would go out of my way to ruin a wedding. A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event—well, maybe not a once-in-a-lifetime event, but anyway, one of the most important events in life. It is a sacred event where different families are united and different people form a family.

Even though I and Perosa are knights, we can’t have a simple wedding. Maybe because we are knights, we need to make it more extravagant than others.

‘I’ll always wear armor unless it’s a wedding.’

There won’t be many days when Perosa will live as a beautiful and splendid lady, not as a proud and strong knight. I hope Perosa herself will live as a proud knight of Armenia. I also support Perosa’s dream.

However, Perosa is also a woman before she is a knight. For a bride, isn’t the wedding a place where she stands tall as the main character in one of the most splendid places in her life? Wanting to look more beautiful than anyone else at that time is not greed, but instinct. It is something that people naturally want and something that should be achieved.

Besides, aren’t the Nana Perosana families lacking in anything? If you have a rough wedding on such a topic, people will say you’re frugal in front of them, but they’ll criticize you behind their backs. The nobles are a people who like to bite and rip off even royalty if they find a flaw.

That can’t be. I can’t give such a humiliation to my partner, who I will spend the rest of my life with, at the place where I will officially become one with her. If such a disaster were to occur, I wouldn’t be able to be proud of being a knight of Armenia.

‘…But I can’t deny that it’s uncomfortable.’

I furrowed my brows very slightly. I was worried that my clothes would get ripped if I let my guard down.

Mr. Advisor. I respect you all over again. I struggled with just one wedding like this, so how did you manage to do six? Did you just get used to it after getting married so many times?

‘I have to do this several times too.’

I had that thought for a moment, but shook my head and shook it off.

To get used to weddings, you have to have multiple weddings. What kind of crazy idea is that? If anyone could put this into practice, they would have the brain of a madman and the heart of a beast.

It’s not that the advisor is a beast. If there’s someone you’re compatible with enough to get married, you can get married multiple times.

For me, there is no one like Perosa. I just need to pour everything into my first and last wedding today and make it a perfect wedding.

“New groom. Are the preparations going well?”

“Ah, second oldest brother.”

While I was preparing myself for a successful wedding, my second oldest brother came into the waiting room.

“Hehe, this is true. I never imagined that you would get married.”

Then he collapsed on the sofa next to me and laughed.

It’s something I’ve heard almost once a week since the day my marriage was confirmed. Of course, everyone who says it tries to make it sound good, but everyone knows that the real meaning is, ‘You’re getting married, too.’

There was no need to dress up my brother, who was just a family member and a member of the same royal family. That must be why he spoke so openly.

“If I remain single, people will curse at me behind my back. Wouldn’t my younger siblings also get married only if the one above them steps aside?”

“What are you swearing at? If you had remained single, your father would have handed you over and arranged your marriage.”

It was the right thing to say, so I couldn’t refute it. His Majesty the King would not be the kind of person to let his children remain unmarried because of an incompetent son. If he had been too obstinate about the order and such, there was a high probability that he would have just let it go.

Because the happiness of many is more important than the honor of one child. Besides, if my father were to give up my honor, it would be only after he had shown considerable patience.

“Anyway, I’ve said it several times, but congratulations again. My brother couldn’t come in person because he was busy greeting the guests, but he asked me to convey his congratulations instead.”

“Hmm.”

“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Everyone is busy, so I was wondering why you came.”

In response to my reasonable remark, my brother quietly began to strangle me.

As always, his arms are thick and strong, whether they are now or in the past. It’s just a shame that he’s using them to strangle his younger brother instead of swinging a sword.

‘I’ve definitely grown up too.’

It’s strange. If I were a child, even a one or two year age gap would be a huge gap, but now I’m a proud Armenian boy and a knight. Honestly, if we spar, I’m confident I can win against my older brother.

But why is it? When we clash like this, I can’t fight back. Does that mean my body is still lacking compared to my brother?

“You came all this way and now you’re picking a fight? Do you want to just go around the wedding hall like this?”

“Oh, no, it’s not.”

“Well, it’s true that I came because I had free time.”

For a brief moment, I felt a sense of resentment. Why, when I didn’t say anything wrong.

“If the second prince hangs around the crown prince, the nobles will look at him strangely. That’s why while all the other families stand before the nobles, I stick by your side. This is the fate of the second son.”

“Have you ever wanted to be born first?”

“Are you crazy? How can someone act like a crown prince?”

It was a remark that would have infuriated my older brother if he had heard it, but he nodded absentmindedly.

Anyway, there is no older brother here.

I felt at ease after my second older brother visited.

I thought I was physically uncomfortable because of the awkward clothes, but it turned out that I was also mentally uncomfortable because of the tension. That tension was relieved thanks to the conversation with my second older brother.

‘Thank you, brother.’

My throat is still a little sore, but I can handle it. I’d rather have my throat hurt a little than have my wedding ruined because of nervousness.

“I, your Majesty.”

“hmm?”

“Your neck looks a little red. Did something happen?”

I awkwardly touched my neck at Perosa’s words, who was linking arms with me.

I see. There were still some marks left. It seems like the older brother was also secretly excited about his younger brother’s wedding.

“No matter how excited I am for a wedding, I can’t help but blush. I’ve managed to stop my face from turning red, but my throat doesn’t seem to be listening to me.”

But I couldn’t bring myself to say, ‘I made a joke to my second oldest brother and got revenge on him.’ So I gave him a somewhat joking answer.

“Nothing less than that. That’s too stiff a title to hear on your wedding day.”

“Isn’t this a difficult thing to say once this moment has passed? I want to think of it as my last memory.”

“Memories.”

Memories. Memories are certainly important. It was a very plausible reason, so I was convinced right away.

But I will call her Perosa. If Perosa calls me Low, she might think that I still have a hard time with her husband, but if I call Perosa Kyung, wouldn’t it seem like a marriage of convenience without any feelings? The results change depending on who says it.

“Perosa.”

“Yes, sir.”

“I think entering the academy was the best decision of my life.”

I’m serious. Thanks to my admission to the Imperial Academy, I’ve developed friendships that transcend national borders, had experiences I couldn’t have had in Armenia, and made connections with the man who is considered the greatest swordsman on the continent.

And in the end, I got to know someone thanks to the academy and ended up getting married. It would be no exaggeration to say that my second life began with my admission to the academy.

“Would it be a good idea to send our children to the Imperial Academy?”

“Oh, we’re not even getting married yet, so we can’t talk about kids…”

“Wouldn’t it be better to prepare in advance?”

I laughed at the sight of Perosa blushing.

Of course, I can’t ruin the wedding, so I’ll keep it really small. Just enough for me and Perosa to hear.

“But I guess it would be better to talk about it after the wedding. We’ll have plenty of time.”

Yes, there will be a lot. I am also a knight who is passionate about training Perosa, not a bureaucrat who has to be passionate about his work.

In that situation, I even gained the shield of being newlyweds. I could stay in the mansion for a few weeks or months without any problems.

‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to just stay in the mansion until the leaves change color.’

Or stay until the first snow falls.

The wedding ended smoothly, without any momentary nervousness. Perhaps because of the various conversations I had with Perosa, the wedding felt like just a passing pleasantry.

It’s a bit of a problem. I wanted to give Perosa an unforgettable memory, but it just passed like this. My pride as a prince won’t allow it.

“I’m fine. I was happy just standing there with you, what more could I ask for?”

However, Perosa smiled and looked satisfied.

This makes things even more difficult. If the person involved says they are okay with it, you can’t force a remarriage, right? And it wasn’t just a formality, it seemed like they were really satisfied.

‘If it comes to this, it’s just a case of the sky being cut down.’

So, I held Perosa’s hand tightly and headed towards the tomb.

A place that only some of the wedding guests can go to. A splendid celebration that marks the end of the wedding and signals a new beginning.

Perosa is also unmanned, so he will be delighted to see the sky-cutting that takes place in Geommyo. He will instantly transform a somewhat disappointing wedding into a unique wedding.

“…Welcome. It is an honor to meet you, your distinguished guests.”

With that pledge, Perosa, his family, his wife’s family, and some of the guests arrived at the wedding tomb, where His Majesty the King and his advisor, who had sneaked out at the end of the wedding, welcomed them.

“I am also honored to be here as a foreigner. Through this opportunity, I would like to once again express my gratitude to His Majesty the King of Armenia for providing me with this honorable occasion.”

Holding the sword that His Majesty the King had placed in the sword tomb.

***

It’s complicated. I accepted it as an unavoidable fate to cut the sky in Geommyo.

‘What is this?’

I never thought that the king would ask me to cut the sky with his sword.

It’s even more pitiful that he kept trying to stop me from using the sword of the first king.

‘Fuck.’

This crazy country. We need to hurry up and get out of here.