TMD - Chapter 13 < Do you know what happened at night? (8) >

How many people would be able to stay calm even if they knew they were kissing the devil?

If Belled had changed his mind and wanted to hurt me, would I be able to avoid it?

No. Certainly not. So let’s just relax, I thought.

At least I can die without pain.

It was funny that I had to take comfort in this. But instead of stepping away from him, I unconsciously grabbed his shoulder tightly. I felt a short breath escape from Belled’s lips as if he were laughing.

What expression would he have? What expression would the devil have on his face after receiving the Saintess’s kiss?

“...!”

But there was no time to continue my thoughts. Belled only paused for a moment as I dug in.

I thought we were facing each other at a distance where our foreheads and noses could touch.

“Haa,” 

I thought, barely catching my breath. When I thought I needed to explain how this had happened, even if it was just a short explanation.

Cup.

Belled’s lips touched the tip of my nose. Perhaps because I thought the devil was too cold, the soft and warm feeling was rather foreign.

“!”

When my hand once again gained strength. He penetrated my slightly parted lips.

The feeling of something soft meeting and touching was vivid.

“...!”

It was the moment when I unconsciously tried to push him with strength in my hand that was holding him.

“Isn’t this what you wanted?”

Every time he spoke, the feeling of our lips touching and then leaving each other was transmitted as it was. There was a slightly frowning smile. Was it painful?

Rather than saying that I wanted this... there was no time to say that.

He skillfully took away my breath without missing the smallest gap.

Starting with that, my lower lip was occupied, and the soft flesh inside it swept over my even teeth.

As if we were the only two people left in the world, only the traces he left on me dominated my mind.

I was out of my mind. My head was so dizzy that I even for a moment forgot what I was doing.

All he gave was a brief, short breath, just when my mind was becoming hazy and my body was losing strength.

I’m dizzy.

I thought. It felt like I was slipping somewhere. Into a dangerous place, without knowing it.

The moment I thought that, Belled lowered his body. His hands came to my knees and back, and my body suddenly lifted.

“Whoa!”

I let out a short scream without realizing it. Because of the white bridal veil covering my face, all I could see was Belled’s masculine jawline.

It was the first time I had seen a man this close.

No, it was the first time I had touched him this deeply.

Crack.

The sound of his shoes barely brought me to my senses. By then, I had already left the stage of the aisle. I glanced around and saw the figures of demons adjusting the hem of their dresses.

“...God celebrates the union of the two...”

The officiating priest’s panicked voice quickly faded away.

Click.

Another kiss touched my forehead.

It was a kiss that came down through the veil, but it was so passionate that it didn’t feel like it.

***

I don’t know what kind of mind I was in when I left, I thought.

“Then let’s see you later.”

Belled whispered, and only when I took off my wedding dress and put on other clothes did I come to my senses.

“...Ah, thank you for your hard work.”

The demons were silently holding my hand.

It was clear that many of the demons had been indifferent when I had asked them to help decorate the wedding hall.

Perhaps it was because Belled was the main character.

There were many humans who were blindly loyal to status and power, but the demons’ loyalty was different.

It felt like they would easily give up their lives for someone else. They were bold enough to break their pride as if it were nothing for the other person.

I found it strange and unfamiliar.

“Well, since you’ve rested a bit, let’s go out.”

I got up. It was not the time to be surprised by the demons.

First, I needed to successfully complete this wedding and speak well so that the priests would not stay in the vineyard.

When I thought about that and got up, someone suddenly came in and said,

“They say that all further procedures will be omitted.”

If they were humans, they would have knocked first because the Duchess was inside, but since they weren’t, it was clearly a demon.

“Who cares?”

I frowned. A wedding is not an event where you just walk down the aisle.

Even though this wedding was a plan by the Saintess and the temple to find the devil, and even though it was externally pointed out that Vine might be a devil.

The Vine family was the founding family of this empire and the Duke family had long and unwavering loyalty.

Skipping the wedding party for such a family could also lead to a problem with the family’s dignity. However.

“The temple side said that the Saintess, no, the Saintess is tired...”

The devil who was saying that trailed off when he saw me. He noticed something strange.

The Saintess who said she was tired was actually ready to go to the wedding party here, so who was the one who suggested skipping the wedding party?

While the devil raised his eyebrows, I figured out the situation.

It was a one-sided announcement from the temple. They borrowed my name without permission.

It was clear that they wanted to get out quickly. There was no way that anyone in the temple would want to stay in a place where there might be devils.

Originally, they were people who had the duty of carrying out the will of God and defeating the devils at the forefront of the temple. However, in the already rotten temple, only those who valued their own lives and glory remained.

“... What should we do, Saintess, no... madam?”

Now that the wedding has been held, it is natural for the titles to change.

I looked at the devil who asked that. I thought the Saintess and the temple were on the same page, but now that I see their opinions differing like this, what should I do...

The Saintess and the temple are on the same page, which means that if you mess with the Saintess, you have to confront the temple head-on.

That is why they cannot mess with the Saintess. That is how their safety was guaranteed.

However, if they appeal to the temple that they are still on the same page here, they will have to give up the small hope of possibly being able to make a deal with them.

I, who had thought about that, opened my mouth.

“I never said anything like that.”

“Huh?”

Not only the devil who had opened the door and entered but also the other devils looked at each other.

Yes, I will make this clear on this occasion.

“It seems the temple only wants to use me to get out of this place quickly.”

I narrowed my eyes in displeasure.

I wasn’t originally good at lying, but this time, it was relatively easy to act. Thinking about the temple was not pleasant.

“If the devil is here, his life will be in danger, so he seems to want to get away quickly. There are many people in the temple who are not worthy of being priests.”

In fact, it seems that only those people are left.

I said with a light expression as if I didn’t think of you as devils, as if it was nonsense.

“If you’re going to receive congratulations that are like squeezing them anyway, it would be better if there were none. Could you ask Belled?”

It would be okay to skip the wedding party?

“Understood.”

The devil made a slightly complicated expression and left.

And after a while, Belled came back with a short note.

[As the priest wishes.]

He must not have placed much meaning on this wedding either.

The fact that a family of the size of a noble family skipped the wedding party was a rumor that would be talked about in many noble families. However, he gave a cool answer as if it didn’t matter.

I looked at the note, folded it neatly, placed it on the table, and said,

“We’ll skip the reception. Please clean up the venue.”

***

The wedding, which had been held in a strange atmosphere, began to be cleaned up.

“What? You’re not having a reception?”

Ronove frowned upon hearing the message from Beryl.

The demon who had delivered the message asked,

“What’s a reception?”

“That...”

There’s no way these guys would know about that. Ronove waved his hand. It was a sign that he was bothered and should go away.

“Then I’ll take down the decorations.”

Since he was significantly different in rank from Ronove, he immediately bowed his head and retreated.

“Are you really going to clean this up?”

However, Naberus was different. He didn’t have the rank to bow down, so he asked back.

“There’s something strange about your expression.”

And he was sharp. Ronove kept his mouth shut.

For him, who knew a little about the etiquette of the human world, this was definitely a problematic situation.

This is especially disregarding this. And yet the Grand Duke forced it.

He can’t go against his will, but... He narrowed his eyes. The temple guys were extremely unpleasant.

And didn’t they say it wasn’t the Saintess’s will? He couldn’t like the temple guys who were trying to sell the Saintess and leave.

“Excuse me?”

Naberus poked him again. Ronobv quickly swatted away the sharp nail that touched his side.

Naberus held his breath as his instinctive combative action came out. Ronove realized that he was also uncomfortable.

“What’s wrong?”

“No.”

Ronove eventually shook his head. If he showed any more, Naberus might overturn the table. There was no way to stop this fiery-tempered demon general from running wild like a fire spreading across a dry field once he drew his sword.

“You go and take down the decorations too.”

“Your expression...”

Ronove briefly glanced at Naberus, who was quick to notice strange things.

Then Naberus eventually went to clean up the place.

“...”

Ronove narrowed his eyes. He tried to interpret the situation.

The temple and the Saintess’s intentions were different.

On top of that, the Saintess had even expressed her displeasure.

Furthermore, upon observing, the Saintess was not a person who was completely oblivious. She must have found numerous evidences in her eyes.

Vine was a demon.

That was why they thought a battle might break out at the wedding.

Furthermore, the demon Grand Duke Belled was a powerful demon, so it would be fatal if exposed to the holy water.

However.

Ronove clearly saw the bride swallowing the water and swallowing it. The bride deliberately swallowed the holy water and kissed it.

What does this mean?

Ronove tilted his head slightly.

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