Level 4 Human in a Ruined World-Chapter 474

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Chapter 474: The Meeting of Families (8)

The legal right to veto the upcoming marriage.

In order for a marriage oath without a formal ceremony to be valid, it must have unanimous consent from all related parties.

In other words, everyone present here holds the power to nullify this marriage.

『Right to veto, huh…』

『Mhm.』

Although Earth was only explaining the procedure, it was still a thought-provoking issue for everyone.

After all, aside from Yeongwoo, Jiseon, and Jeonggu, everyone else was unhappy with the marriage.

That goes without saying for the bride, Parina.

Even Proxima found the idea strange and worrying.

Only Moro was somewhere close to being neutral.

『Surely no one here is going to oppose, right? We’re already playing the leads in this drama.』

Even she wasn’t thrilled about marrying off her daughter to that crazy creature, but as the center of the planetary system, her responsibilities were far greater.

The entire planetary system had already accepted its role in this production, and now she had to lead it forward.

Moreover, contact attempts by outsiders targeting the Earthship were already underway.

There was an urgent need to leave orbit.

Those attempts might still be “diplomatic” now, but they could easily escalate into attacks or hijack attempts.

『…….』

『…Hmph.』

As everyone just exchanged glances and hesitated over the marriage vote, Parina finally lost her patience and shouted.

『Seriously, no one’s going to object? You’re really going to make me marry that lunatic?!』

Her glare was directed at the towering uncles on the other side.

Though they held no voting rights, they were the most prestigious among the stellar beings present.

So she figured that if they voiced their disapproval, her mother or father might reconsider.

But even her uncles wouldn’t back her up.

● Marriage is fundamentally the union of families, is it not?

● Don’t just look sideways—look ahead, and beyond. It's time for a cosmic perspective.

『What are you even saying? Don’t look sideways but look forward too?』

Baffled by the cryptic advice, Parina turned her head to the side.

There stood the lunatic creature, Jeong Yeongwoo07, silently.

『…….』

A wave of irritation hit her again.

When she shifted her gaze forward, she finally understood what the uncles meant.

―…….

Floating in the air, arms crossed, was the gray giant—Chairman Dogo.

Shk.

Then one of her uncles, Centauri, subtly raised a hand.

The hand with several missing fingers.

『Oh…!』

That was body language, no doubt.

Parina finally realized the Centauri brothers were here as hostages, too.

『A… cosmic perspective…』

While she muttered in disbelief, Earth proceeded with the vote.

『Now, let’s begin the vote! If you approve of the marriage oath, please display your family crest. If you oppose, draw a long horizontal line in the air!』

With that, Earth was the first to raise a blue circular emblem.

Though he didn’t have a family crest or voting rights, he did it to show his blessing for the marriage.

Fssshh!

Seeing that, Yeongwoo drew the symbol of the Renaissance’s cannon with his sword tip, and after glancing around nervously, Jeonggu and Jiseon followed with modest hand gestures to form their crests.

Fwaat!

That made three votes in favor out of the six who had voting rights.

“Everyone must be tired. Let’s wrap this up and head home.”

By “tired,” Yeongwoo was referring to Chairman Dogo, who was practically staging a show of force at this very moment.

Sure, legal veto rights existed for marriage participants, but the rights of the already dead weren’t exactly protected.

And Dogo was notorious for breaking the law—effectively, veto power didn’t really exist here.

That’s why Yeongwoo was subtly urging everyone to just cast a yes vote and leave.

Moro nodded, backing Yeongwoo’s words.

『The Fleet Authority has already detected the Earthship. There’s no going back now.』

Fsssh!

Moro drew her sun-shaped crest in the air.

Seeing that, Proxima also reluctantly raised his palm.

『For the sake of my family and peace in the Solar System, I approve this marriage.』

Next appeared a dark triangle—symbol of the Centauri brothers.

Ssssht.

『Th… This is insane.』

Even her father, from whom she’d expected at least a vote of opposition, projected his crest into the air, and Parina’s face twisted in despair.

And as if things weren’t bad enough already…

―It’s been a long time since I witnessed the departure of a planetary ship. I cannot let this go without offering encouragement.

Until now, Chairman Dogo had remained silent—but suddenly he drew his sword, and swiped it between the voters, carving his own wedge-shaped crest into the air.

Fwaaaa!

● ……!

● Gasp.

Startled, the Centauri brothers each raised a black triangle.

And at that moment, Moro spoke again.

『You must grow your capacity. This is your chance to step into a larger universe. You can’t live your whole life stuck in some remote corner of the galaxy.』

『But the method…』

A beast.

A strange creature who doesn’t even pretend not to be a beast—she was to marry that?

『But look at the future that creature is bringing. Born a beast, yes, but the end will be different.』

Moro pointed at the vague space between Yeongwoo, Chairman Dogo, and Earth.

Just the current events triggered by that beast made it obvious to everyone—this was no ordinary creature.

And right then, Yeongwoo stepped forward and opened his mouth.

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“Princess.”

『…What?』

“Do you think just anyone gets a political marriage? It’s a royal privilege.”

『What… What kind of bullshit is that?』

“Just think about your next potential fiancé. At best, some half-decent-looking star being, right?”

『……?』

At those words, Proxima subtly raised her head, but Dogo’s emblem was still floating in the air, so she had no choice but to lower her gaze again.

“Even if you marry a decent star, what do you really gain, Princess?”

『Well, that would be…』

“At best, a small planetary system, a dull routine orbiting without any significant events. Isn’t that why political marriages even became a thing in the first place?”

This time, he was referring to Moro, Princess Parina’s mother.

The implication was clear: if this chance was missed, Parina would end up living a life no different from her mother’s.

“And what happens if you marry this bizarre creature instead?”

『P–Privileged status…?』

“That’s just a means. If you marry me, Princess, then you’ll finally venture out into space. Not just this tiny galaxy, but beyond.”

At last, Yeongwoo pulled out Bastard and pointed it sharply toward the sky.

Fwoosh!

“Our married life lies not in this galaxy, but in the real universe.”

A tiny galaxy.

The real universe.

Such absurdly ignorant expressions could only be uttered by someone like Yeongwoo—an ignorant creature who knew nothing about space.

After all, galaxies weren’t small in the slightest.

But that audacious declaration lit a fire in Parina’s heart, if only for a moment.

『Crazy bastard.』

Yeongwoo’s view of the universe—one that dismissed even vast galaxies as “small”—somehow aligned with the martial ideal that Parina revered.

The longing for great power was, after all, rooted in a reckless heart that refused to acknowledge limits.

“Princess, come to the stars with me. I’ll give you a world that no other star could ever offer.”

As Yeongwoo dared to offer “the universe” as a wedding gift for the sake of a political marriage, Proxima took a step back, his mouth agape.

He had the instinctive feeling that they’d taken the wrong bait—very wrong.

On the other hand, Moro, the Sun, responded quite differently.

『Truly… you are the finest of all creatures!』

She instinctively clapped for the son-in-law who had brought the universe as a wedding gift.

And around this moment, Earth finally stepped in to organize the situation.

『It seems it is time to close the vote. All those with voting rights, please cast your vote regarding this union.』

In fact, this marriage was more important to Earth than to anyone else.

Wasn’t Earth now a planet-ship?

If the marriage between Renaissance and the Solar Clan didn’t go through, Earth would be doomed to remain a planet-ship stuck in orbit forever.

『Please, we ask for your careful and sincere vote.』

As Earth said this, a five-second timer appeared in the air.

Parina clenched her teeth.

『Damn it.』

Should she use her privilege as a princess?

Or spin the roulette again and face another long wait for a new candidate?

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. At the very least, a chance to leave orbit and head for the universe.”

As Yeongwoo delivered his final appeal, Earth’s timer ticked down to two seconds.

Then—

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『Princess, quickly—make your decision…!』

『Rina!』

As the timer began to dissolve, Earth and Moro urged her.

Parina raised her hand into the air, summoning a brilliant red flame.

KWA-BOOM!

『……!』

Moro, staring into the flames, gasped with her mouth wide open.

『Haah!』

From within the flames, a symbol emerged—it was none other than the emblem of the Sun.

She had raised her family’s emblem and cast her vote in favor.

『Is this truly… my fate?』

Parina’s face was filled with anxiety as she displayed the sun emblem, and Moro drew even closer, her tone excited.

『Of course you’re anxious. A protagonist’s life is inherently unpredictable.』

But that wasn’t all, was it?

『Now, even the universe can no longer predict us. Our solar system is breaking free from the future that was given to us!』

As Moro’s entire body glowed white, Earth announced the confirmation of the marriage oath.

『With unanimous approval, the union is ratified, and the marriage vow will now—urk?』

Just as Earth began to formally declare the marriage binding, it suddenly clutched its chest.

“W-What? What’s wrong?”

Yeongwoo ran to Earth in alarm.

He could feel a tremendous surge of energy radiating from it.

So immense that even he couldn’t get close.

“You’re not…!”

『S–Stand back! Lady Moro has already…!』

“Oh no.”

Sensing Earth’s rapidly growing power, Yeongwoo reached for Aratubank, his weapon.

At that very moment, Earth and Moro floated into the air and shouted in an eerie, distorted voice:

『SOLAR SYSTEM, RECONFIGURATION COMMENCING!』

『SOLAR SYSTEM, RECONFIGURATION COMMENCING!』

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