I! Cleaner!-Chapter 784 - 718: Coronation and Bouquet Toss
[Due to exchanging rings with a beautiful adult woman in front of everyone, forming a one-on-one marriage relationship, you have successfully activated the Black Iron Level badge "Married Individual"]
Phew...
Hearing the familiar noise in his ears, Leon couldn't help but curl his lips in delight.
Alright, besides "Materialist Soul·Red" and "Alcohol Immortal·Cheng Huang," I've finally acquired my third Colorful Badge... Hmm? Wait a minute? The name doesn't match either!
Realizing something was wrong, Leon quickly opened the badge panel, and then at the bottom, he found a new iron-black badge.
[Married Individual: A natural human who has officially become a spouse with the opposite sex through the legal or socially recognized marriage ceremonies of the current country.]
[Wear Effect: According to the current law of the Kingdom of Lutung, enjoy a certain degree of tax reduction and can obtain 50% of the total assets during a divorce.]
[Advanced Route: If you continue to wear this badge for more than 7 years, it will automatically advance to the Bronze Badge "Copper Anniversary."]
[Hidden Trait (no need to wear): Actively showing the wedding ring on your hand will make the high-moral-boundary opposite sex give up pursuing you, but for some groups with special fetishes, it might have the exact opposite strange effect.]
"..."
This... what's with these groups with special fetishes? Does it mean it has a special effect on female Minotaurs with the last name Cao? What kind of weird thing is this? Where's my third Colorful Badge?
"Leon!"
Just as Leon was looking at the "Married Individual" badge on the panel, which seemed easy to attract those who like cows, not knowing what to say, a soft body suddenly embraced him tightly, with two soft arms wrapping around his waist.
"That's great... sob..."
Taking advantage of the lack of a referee at the scene, after completing an illegal act of carrying the ball, Princess Veronica buried her face in Leon's chest, her voice slightly choking:
"I... I was always worried before, afraid you would... sob... Let's not talk about it! I won't talk about it! Can you hug me for a moment?"
"..."
Feeling the slight dampness on his chest and looking at the princess who was joyfully crying with her head buried, Leon couldn't help but pause, and then a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.
Honestly, although the badge is indeed very important, compared to Veronica, who prepared the wedding wholeheartedly, thinking about the badge at such a time made him feel somewhat like a jerk...
"Okay."
After softly responding, Leon decisively shut off the badge panel, wrapped his arms around Princess Veronica's waist in return, and gave her an equally passionate hug, then used his chin to press against her forehead, gently comforting her:
"Don't cry. Today is a happy day, and it will only get happier from now on. Smile, okay?"
"Hmm..."
Muffled in response, listening to the applause and cheers from the guests below, Princess Veronica, whose face was red from behind her ears to her neck, finally raised her face and reluctantly let go of her arms around Leon's waist after half a minute.
Seeing her emotions finally calmed down, the officiant next to them, whose heart was in his throat, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
It scared me to death!
It's not a big deal to cry at a wedding, but there's still the coronation ceremony for inheriting the throne, photo-taking, portraits, receiving homage, and a series of other processes. Crying is not allowed for any of those!
Thankfully, His Highness the Prince persuaded her. Otherwise, if the future Queen couldn't control her emotions and cried when ascending the throne, I really don't know how to handle that.
After giving Leon a grateful look, considering that the prenuptial prayer and exchange of vows had already been skipped in bits, the officiant, afraid of any more unexpected changes, immediately loudly declared them married and sneaked a signal to the somewhat disoriented band below.
No matter about the process, even if the minister in charge of ceremonies has been taken away, the two on stage are the biggest process now! Play music! Dance quickly!
Ah right! Play music! Quick, play music!
Receiving the officiant's signal, the band conductor immediately perked up, then quickly raised the baton and tapped three times on the podium, signaling the members to start playing.
The choir, also disrupted by the plan, responded to the music, quickly finding their positions and singing in unison.
The hundreds of hanging baskets suspended above the hall were simultaneously pulled up and down, releasing a flurry of softly scattered petals that drifted down with the breeze entering through the skylight on the dome,
Great, now the wedding atmosphere is finally up.
Satisfied with the petals cascading from the sky, just as Leon was about to continue speaking to Princess Veronica, he felt his pant leg being gently tugged.
When he looked over in surprise, he found Melanie, dressed in a petite suit, holding a little flower basket in her hand, eagerly looking at him and quietly asking during the break:
"Big brother, when are you going to throw the bouquet?"
"Throwing the bouquet should be... Melanie? When did you get here?"
"She's been here the whole time."
William, donning a finely tailored little suit, emerged from behind Princess Veronica and calmly explained:
"The two of us are a flower girl and a ring bearer. When the sister-in-law was walking down the red carpet earlier, Melanie and I were holding up the train from behind. When you two exchanged rings, Melanie was throwing flower petals from the basket... Oh right, it was me who brought you the ring box."
"..."
"Big brother, you weren't ignoring us all the time, were you?"
"Uh... No, no, I was just teasing Melanie, haha, hahaha."
Quickly laughing awkwardly to cover it up, Leon couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed as he cleared his throat twice.
Really sorry, you two are only up to Veronica's waist, and my eyes have been looking too high, making it hard to notice when you're standing close. Didn't pay much attention.
Also, your clothes were padded quite a bit, not only changing your figures but also making you heavily made-up, and you've been standing behind others, so I... hmm... all in all, it's my fault this time. Big brother will definitely notice you next time, ah no, I mean...
Forget it, no more excuses, it's all big brother's fault. This is the first time big brother is getting married, so he's understandably nervous and overlooked you.
Patting Melanie's little head with a guilty conscience, just as Leon was about to say something, he heard the music from below the stage suddenly change, shifting from the original cheerful and lively to solemn and dignified.
At the same time, the officiant also completed his emotional switch, transformed from a face full of joy to a solemn and dignified one, raising his hand towards Princess Veronica:
"Besides the wedding with Prince Leon, there's another equally important event today... and that is Princess Veronica's succession ceremony!"
"..."
Goodness, who decided this sequence? The transition is too abrupt. Why does it feel so disorganized?
Displeased, Leon glanced in the officiant's direction. Before he could speak, Anna, who had been waiting for a long time, dashed forward, scooping up the younger siblings with one hand, and carried them backstage.
Feeling a certain ominous premonition, Melanie couldn't help but widen her eyes and struggled, reaching out to her brother and sister-in-law:
"The bouquet! Where's the bouquet?"
"What do you need a bouquet for? Do I look like one?"
"See, I told you before."
Watching his sister, who seemed to have been struck by lightning, become completely dazed, William, also being carried by Anna, couldn't help but sympathetically pat her:
"High stakes may offer high rewards, but only if you can get them. So my judgment was correct; it's better to get your pocket money than to rely on bouquet revenue."
"..."
"Waaah!"
(༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ)!!!
