Just before evening, everyone gathered in the banquet hall of the royal mansion.
In the middle of the hall, Arc was sitting on a stage. His face and cloth were tinged in yellow color. This was because of turmeric.
In this ceremony, people rub turmeric on the body of the bride/groom. Everyone enjoys this ceremony eating, laughing, and entertaining themselves with song and dance.
Arc heard some popular singers come here to sing like in a concert.
'The design is so South Asian, sir.'
Arc thought inwardly. People he even doesn't know coming onto the stage and rub him with turmeric. They were taking pictures with him, and some people were joking and being humorous with all of the situations.
By the way, there were professional cameramen all around the ceremony hall. They started to cast him when he got outside of his room. It made him somewhat relieved that they didn't break into his room. It would be a bad taste for him.
Arc noticed that the romantic couples peaking their head here and there. A few boys are delivering pick-up lines to the girls. He also noticed the bud of new romance were blooming on this hall.
Arc again screamed inwardly.
'The design is soooo South Asian, sirrrr.'
"Behold, everyone, King, Queen, Prince, and Princess will enter for the turmeric ceremony."
Someone announced. Everyone got silent and alert except the kids.
'Looks like this royalty is the reason for party poopers everywhere.'
Arc thought. While he thought that, a few kids gave him turmeric here and there on his face.
'Damn it! Kids finally got there a way to accomplish their mission.'
Arc looked at the kid, he smiled at them even though he thought swearing words. He doesn't dislike kids.
King and Queen were approaching the stage with steady steps.
'Don't be dramatic, come here already.'
Arc screamed at them inwardly. Because he was really feeling uncomfortable now that the kid put the turmeric on his face than usual.
'Ah, they finally come in front of me.'
Arc looked at the King, he was a mature version of Arc, a handsome man. The only difference between them was the eye shape, or they wouldn't have any difference in face. Arc inherit his eye shape from his mother.
Queen was wearing a veil as ever. However, the dress and ornaments she was wearing looked the most expensive in this hall.
Arc was impressed with her decoration of herself. Her self decorate look heavy, however, strangely it matched her. As expected of a Queen. On the other hand, Ariana was wearing a lightweight dress and ornaments, well, she has genes of beautiful parents like Arc, so she was naturally beautiful. The last person Adam's eyes look somewhat lifeless. Of course, everyone knows the reason.
"I am happy for you Arc."
Queen said to him. She sat beside him and applied turmeric to his face slowly. And then said,
"I hope this turmeric may wipe your past life's sadness and sorrow, as well as may god give you a happy and beautiful life in the future."
Arc was thinking about what she really meant inside of her.
Then she stood up elegantly and let the King sit the next. Unlike others, he applied turmeric on his forehead,
[I am hoping that you can break the ice of Zerin, she isn't a bad girl. I have seen her innocent side until her mother went away from her life. As a father and as a father-in-law, I want both of you guys to become happy, your mother would have wanted the same.]
Austin told him. He was smiling at him. But in his mouth, he didn't say anything. He then left the seat for Ariana to sit.
She sat beside her and did the same as her mother, however, their intention and nature were different.
"You look not too happy brother. Are you scared of that woman?"
Ariana told him with a joking voice.
"Who me? Not really, it's that little girl should be afraid of me."
Arc replied with a haughty tone.
"Heh, we will see that. You will just fall under her mirage of beauty and forget about everything."
She said.
"Do not worry, I won't forget you or anyone. Remember, she may become the reason that, it will remind me how cute is my little sister then her."
Arc told her.
"Huh! Empty words. You are becoming good at impressing girls. I guess your flirting level may help to melt the ice of that bride of yours."
She stuck her tongue toward him.
After yesterday she became free toward him than before. Arc thinks that after getting kicked from Adam's faction she got true freedom.
Someone told Adam to turmeric Arc. However, he refused to do that instantly. But when he looked at the Queen, he got a chill on his spine and was replaced by Ariana. He forcibly applied turmeric to him and stood up as soon as he did that.