Next morning, Leo exited his forge while whistling to a tune as he made his way to the bath to freshen up. He had promised Tanya to accompany her to the city today.
After a ten minute soaking in the hot bath, Leo put on some clothes and went into the main building just in time for breakfast.
"Come, Leo. We are waiting for you to start the breakfast." Pandora called from the table. Leo can see everyone had woken up early and his eyes eventually landed on Tanya but she quickly turned her head away.
Leo shrugs and takes a seat as they all start eating their breakfast made by Pandora and Grayfia.
"What's the occasion?" Leo looks with raised eyebrows at Ravel and Mittelt who usually woke up late when they didn't have to enter the dungeon.
"Oh, don't mind them, Leo. Mama asked them to accompany me to the market for a little shopping." Pandora quickly dismissed the topic while Tanya stared at the three like they offended her or something.
"Do you have enough Valis?" Leo asks while stuffing the last piece of fried egg into his mouth.
"We are not buying anything expensive. Just family bonding while we stock up the pantry. Besides, the Valis Leo gave to mama was barely used up at all." Pandora sighed as Leo literally gave her millions and said it's pocket money for her to spend.
"Hmn. Alright then. Tanya and I were also going out. Do you want to come together?"
"What! No no… No need. The places we are going to are different. Right, Tanya?" Pandora immediately looks at Tanya while sending eye signals incompressible for Leo.
"Uh.. Y-Yes. The place I'm going is close to Babel." Tanya nods along.
Again. Leo shrugs. Though, he wonders why they all act strangely.
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"So, where are we going? Hephaestus shops?" Leo figures Tanya might be looking for better armor since he can fix her rifle.
"No. There is a place I want to visit. Just follow me." Tanya said while awkwardly walking because she isn't used to wearing a dress which made her feel 'airy'.
"Okay." Leo nods and follows next to her while looking at the street and the people they pass by.
Quite some time later, they arrived at a beautiful square. The street has beautiful flower beds decorating it and the street is paved with colorful tiles. Leo noticed most of the people here are walking in pairs of male and female couples.
Leo frowned a little while his eyes peeked at Tanya. She looks a little nervous but soon puts on her 'commander' mask as if she is marching into a battlefield.
They soon stopped at a cafe that had an outdoor seat surrounded with flowers, setting up the mood.
"Ahem. What exactly are we here for, Tanya? Obviously not buying things." Leo asks.
"Took you long enough to figure that out." Tanya huffed and took a look at the menu placed on the table. "I was worried you are a dense blockhead."
"Well, not that I am dense. I am well aware. Is it just…"
"You dislike it?" Tanya put down the menu and looked Leo in the eyes. "I heard from Pandora and my sisters that you are very adverse to love… considering you erased the memories of your previous pursuer. Liliana is her name if I'm not mistaken."
Leo's mood instantly dropped when he heard what Pandora had been telling the girls.
"I'm not disliking romantic relationships. It's just… you know. My lifespan is endless."
"So, are you afraid that you will outlive your partner?" Tanya mutters and crafting the theory in her head.
"Sort off." Leo nods, acknowledging the answer.
'You don't have to worry about that with me, Leo. I am immortal just like you.' Artemis whispers in his mind but he quickly shuts her up.
"So, you were worrying over something that trivial?" Tanya lifts her head and looks straight at Leo's eyes.
"Pardon?" Leo felt a little surprised Tanya would dismiss it as something trivial.
"Did you not know all of us including Ravel and Mittelt are also immortal?" Tanya looked at Leo confused as to why he didn't know this.
"Huh? How?" Leo is surprised because he didn't know anything about this at all.
"Ophis' Snake." Tanya said.
That answer alone is sufficient as an answer. Blessing from the Dragon God of Infinity. Giving someone infinite lifespan is trivial for Ophis. Yet, this is completely missed by Leo.
They were suddenly interrupted when the waitress came to take their order. This gives Leo some time to think. But even after the waitress returned with the order, Leo was still mulling over his thoughts. He only broke off after he noticed Tanya had been staring at him while she was finishing up her third slice of chocolate mousse cake.
*Cough* "I'm sorry for being distracted." Leo fakes a cough and returns his attention to Tanya.
"So… you like me?" Leo wanted to confirm. Tanya shook her head and pulled out the spoon from her mouth. "I don't like you. I love you." She said straight into Leo's face with a flat tone. "Also. Not just me but Ravel and Mittelt too." She doubled down on his face.
Tanya has to admit, the face Leo made after what she said is hilarious.
Of course, Ravel and Mittelt didn't come as a surprise to Leo because he had long known that but he just felt wrong to be in a relationship with a girl that is younger. Their actual age aside, they are still young unlike Tanya who is an adult trapped in a child-like body due to her stunted growth.
"I-I see…" Leo replied awkwardly, not knowing what the next step is. He never experienced a romantic relationship after all.
Seeing the nervousness on Leo, Tanya sighed and decided to take the helm.
"So, are you okay to start dating with all of us?" Tanya took the next step.
"Should I be asking that question?" Leo deadpanned for a moment after the realization but still gave her an answer. "Sure. There is no point dragging it any longer." He sighed.
"Hmn. Glad you agree." Tanya extends her hand to Leo for a handshake out of habit and Leo shakes her hand just to humor her like they were sealing a deal for a business.
Suddenly, a few hands were clapping and Grayfia appeared next to Leo. He noticed Pandora and the girls and his divine weapons, Murakumo, Mitama and Artemis also in the group.
"Congratulations, Leo." "Congratulations, Master." They congratulate Leo while clapping their hands with tears even for a few of them.
"Please follow me, Master. I have diligently prepared for your wedding." Grayfia bowed dutifully and informed him.
"Huh? Wedding?" Leo looks at Grayfia then at Tanya who shrugs and then at Pandora and the others who smiled very happily.
After leaving enough Valis to cover the bill, Leo got dragged somewhere else by Grayfia and a few other Undead Servants she summoned without his permission.
(Leo gives Grayfia power to summon Undead Servants to aid him a while back.)
He was instantly dressed in white suit and had his hair and face done by a group of maids before once again dragged to the cathedral where the guests were his Undead Servants that look forced to participate and also a priest and a god probably hired for this ceremony.
"When did you even prepare all this?" Leo asks Grayfia who is escorting him to the cathedral and currently standing at the front of the cathedral.
"I am always prepared, Master." Grayfia replied before urging him to walk into the cathedral.
At this point, Leo gave up questioning all this and just got it done quickly to save him from the headache of questioning everything. Like, he and Tanya were just going on their first date like 20 minutes ago and now he was standing in a cathedral, getting married.
Everything just happened too fast and he couldn't wrap his head around it. Without even noticing, he had entered the cathedral and stood before Hermes and a priest, reciting the vows and exchanging them.
"You may kiss the bride!" Hermes sang with excitement in his voice as he declared.
It was a little awkward with their height difference. Leo wanted to kneel down on one knee to match Tanya's height but she simply used her Flight Magic and leapt to his embrace, locking arms before she planted her passionate kiss.
Cheers and claps erupted from the crowd following the kiss.
"How does it feel?" Tanya asks with a dreamy expression.
"Unreal." Leo replied honestly before he let her down because there is tw- "Wait. Why are Artemis and Mitama in wedding dresses too?"
"What? Are you trying to exclude us?" Artemis frowned and Mitama was already on the verge of crying at the thought of Leo trying to exclude her.
"N-No. Not at all." Leo forced a stiff smile hoping Mitama will not throw a tantrum or his identity will be exposed if other gods sense her divine power.
"Good. Now let's not delay this any longer, husband~." Artemis pushes Mittelt to Leo.
Mittelt simply closed her eyes in anticipation. Leo sighed with a faint smile and wrapped her arms over her waist before planting his lips onto Mittelt. The cheers and claps erupted once more. Next is Ravel and then Artemis before Mitama.
After the conclusion of this shotgun wedding, everything wrapped up and the newly married husband and wife hurried back home. Pandora left with Ophis and Grayfia, giving the home to them but not after reminding Leo she wants a dozen grandchildren at least.
"Seriously, what is happening today? Are you the one behind this?" Leo shoots an accusation at his System.
[Is your trust in me that little?]
"Frankly? Yes." Leo replied sharply.
[Well, good news for you. I'm not. Instead, it's the ###### that felt this timeline was no longer worth experimenting and axed all the projects.]
[Well, you are lucky to be given a good end instead of being thrown into the unknown void for all eternity.]
"What?"
[Nothing. Nothing… Just go ahead and fuck your wives already. They all had been eagerly waiting for this moment for so long you lucky bastard.]
"Fine… I know." Leo looks at himself in the mirror while splashing water on his face. He looked at the door separating the bathroom and the bedroom.
"Haa… Huu… I can do this." Leo eases his nervousness before he grasps the doorknob and swings the door open.
Leo marches into the bedroom and is ready to carry out his obligations as a man and a husband.
Unfortunately this is as far the story would go.
[Well, let me take over from here.]
[After this, it's the typical happily ever after for Leo and his family.]
[No more hidden threat and without any purpose to seek more power, he settled down in Orario and focused on his family. His wives, his childrens which oddly, are all daughters that will grow up becoming daddy's girl and adore their father as much as their mothers.]
[What about the antagonists of the Danmachi story? Well, Leo let the protagonist, Bell Cranel, handle all that. He only steps in if those threats affect his family.]
[Thus, the story of Leonis Ashford's Otherworldly Journey ends here.]
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