World Teacher

Chapter 1-2

“First, to the bridegroom Dimas. Do you take Noel to be yours in holy matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her, so long as you both shall live?”

“I… I do!”

“Now to the bride Noel. Do you take Dimas to be yours in holy matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him, so long as you both shall live?”

“...Yes, I do!”

“Do you both vow to devote yourselves to each other?”

“We do!” both answer at the same time.

“Now if the bridegroom could please place the ring on the bride’s finger. Here…” I say while handling the ring to Dii.

Normally in my previous life there had to be two rings, one for each person, but in the end, Dii was only able to procure one, so we had to account for that. I was a little worried about how he’d be able to handle this part, but after a lot of trembling, Dii manages to eventually place the ring on Noel’s finger.

“...I’ll do my best to make you happy, Noel.”

“No. We will do our best to make each other happy. Understood?”

“Yeah.”

That was a nice exchange of extra vows. That makes it easier for me to finish the ceremony.

“Then in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. You may now kiss the bride.”

“What?!” both shout at the same time, shocked.

I know it’s embarrassing, but it’s part of the ceremony, so hopefully they follow through, because otherwise this’ll get awkward. I look at Dii indirectly, telling him that he needs to step up here and that he has no choice. After a moment of hesitation, he turns, faces Noel, and takes her by the shoulders, stealing a kiss from her.

“Kyaaaah!”

“Whoaaaaa!”

These two are being so dramatic. Normally I’d just tell them to shut it, but we’re in front of people who are pretty much our family and in closed doors, so I’ll let this pass for the time being.

“You have declared your consent before God himself. May the Lord in His providence strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. That God has joined, man must not separate. Amen. Okay everyone, a round of applause for the couple!”

“Congratulations!” the siblings shout at the same time while clapping their hearts out with a smile.

“Thanks, everyone.”

“Everyone, I… I’m so happy right now! Thanks! I truly mean it!”

And thus, the small wedding ceremony ended.

For a moment, in one of the empty seats, I felt the presence of my mother clapping as well, as she congratulated the happy couple.

After the short ceremony, we hold the party. When you think about it, however, we’re just the same five people that normally live in this mansion, so it might be better to think of it as a luxurious dinner.

Noel changed her clothes back to her maid costume before dinner, I assume because eating with a wedding dress wouldn’t be very enjoyable.

“Hmmm! This bird meat is so tender and tasty. I love it!”

We prepared one of the many birds Leus brought in question like I would a roasted turkey in my own world. Normally these would be eaten during Thanksgiving, but I thought that it’d suit a celebration better, and the bird in question tastes better than turkey, so why not?

“The dress looked so nice on you big sis Noel, why did you change clothes already?”

“I wouldn’t want to dirty the dress that I’ve been working so hard for this great day, Emi. You know what I mean?”

“You have a point. Whatever the case, I’m super happy for you, big sis Noel!”

“Mhm, and I thank you again for it. Having you, Leus, and Lord Sirius watch over us while Dii and I exchanged our vows was great, and I couldn’t have asked for anything else. I’m the happiest woman alive right now.”

Noel and the siblings are eating like there’s no tomorrow, but in the middle of the feast, Emilia stops eating and tilts her head, looking like she just remembered something.

“Wait, but aren’t you and Dii married already? Why haven’t you changed how you address him?”

“Well, you’re right there. Hm, I suppose now I should probably call him… dear! Don’t you think that Lord Sirius’ cooking today is as impressive as usual?”

“Hmphgagh!”

Dii had been eating his share quietly, right until Noel called him “dear” and he almost choked on his food. Dii has always been very innocent, and once she decided to call him that, it must’ve really helped cement the reality of his new situation. Seeing his reaction, Noel grins.

“Okay, dear, open your mouth wide…!”

“Hey, Noel…” I tell her, worried about Dii.

Noel sticks out a fork with some of the bird towards Dii, waiting for him to open his mouth, to which he responds by eating the food from the fork without any issues.

“Hehehe, I’m so happy right now…”

Both of them enter into their own little world once more, filling the room with sugary undertones. Emilia looks at them expectantly, her eyes gleaming, while Leus looks overall confused. Meanwhile, I leave them be, because I really don’t mind them doing that kind of stuff in front of us as long as they’re happy.

“Hey, big bro, is it just me or does it feel like talking to them, or even approaching them would be difficult right now?”

“Considering how happy they look, the best we can do at the moment is just watch over them.”

“If you say so. For some reason I’m getting chills down my spine too…”

Given that Leus has always been someone particularly sensitive to what’s going on around him, maybe he can sense the lovey-dovey aura surrounding those two.

“It’s so great to see big sis so happy… aww man, I wish I can be like her some day…”

Emilia gazes at them for a moment, and then looks at her own fork, which has a piece of bird on it as well, which prompts her to, for some reason, start talking to herself. “No… I can’t! I’m just his pupil! That’d be wrong of me. But I could do it to return the favor to him, and… no, I can’t! I just can’t!”

Though she’s having some sort of internal struggle, Emilia still points her fork towards me. Oh well, I should tell her to have a little more restraint, but I end up eating the bird meat on her fork anyway, so I won’t say anything.

“Haah… I’m so happy right now…” Emilia says as she sees me eat from her fork.

“Wait, my sis is giving me the same vibes as those two now. I’m getting more chills down my spine. What does this all mean?”

“You’ll probably understand when you’re older… maybe.”

“What do you mean by maybe?!”

What I mean is that you’re a little bit of an airhead, Leus, and maybe you won’t get it even after growing up.

Leaving that moment aside, once we’re done having the main course, we jump straight to the wedding cake. The sponge has gotten a little tougher since we made it that morning, but I’m pretty sure the cake came out nicely.

Noel and the siblings look at the cake, and the moment they do, they notice the cream ornaments, which make their eyes gleam expectantly. Actually, cutting the cake is part of a wedding, right? Though Noel might have changed her clothes, I think we still have time to have her and Dii cut it.

“Th-This is a cake?! It looks completely different from the ones nobles tend to have!”

“Whoa, it has such beautiful patterns. How did you guys do it?”

“You’re amazing, big bro!”

…They’re too excited to be able to do anything correctly. Oh well, I suppose we can ignore who cuts the cake.

“I don’t think it’s the best out there, but I can assure everyone the taste is good.”

“Yaaaay!” Noel, Leus, and Emilia shout at the same time.

Since Noel and Dii are the stars of the show, we left bigger portions of cake to them. Once we all had our servings, I started eating, and everyone else followed suit.

“Whoa! This is so sweet and tasty! I love it!”

“Itph pho gooph, phig phro!” Leus tries to say while he has his mouth full.

“I never knew that a cake could be this sweet and delicious!”

“...Incredible.”

Personally I think the cream didn’t come out as nicely as I would’ve liked, but everyone’s praising this as if it was the best thing they"ve had so far. Oh well, at least it’s decent.

“Dear! Please tell me that you—!”

“I made sure I understood the recipe. We’ll be able to make it again some other time.”

“You’re the best, dear!”

They treat each other pretty much the same as before they were married. That seems like it should be obvious, since they’ve known each other for years at this point. I think they’ll be a long-lasting couple for sure.

The party continued late into the night. There was one last thing that we prepared, and obviously we wouldn’t forget that.

After giving Leus and Emilia some tea with special leaves to make them feel drowsy, I carry them to the bed, and then prepare the bed for the newlyweds as well.

“I’m pretty tired today, so I think I’m going to have a long sleep with some earplugs on so I can’t hear anything. If you two wanna be noisy for a while, you can.”

“...What?”

“What?!”

“Also, just to let you both know, Emilia and Leus will definitely stay asleep until tomorrow morning, so yeah. G’night.”

“Lord Sirius, you can’t possibly—Wait, Lord Sirius?!”

Though I think I’m being a little too obvious here, I’ve never been one to sugarcoat things, so this is for the best. Besides, the first night as newlyweds is a very important one. I want them to have fun today.

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The next day…

“Noel, does it still hurt?”

“Just a little, but I’m happy either way, so I’m fine, my love.”

Seeing the both of them cuddling makes me decide that I should inform my mother about what has happened so far.