[Chapter 195]
[The Beginning of a New World (2)]
Even though he had married twice already.
Eun-ha still wasn't quite used to it.
This day was busy from the morning.
He put a lot of effort into dressing up, and departed for the wedding hall with family.
Then he meets Lee Yu-jeong and admires her appearance dressed beautifully for today.
It feels strangely different seeing her at the wedding.
Even though no magic was used.
Strangely, lovers seen at the wedding venue looked especially beautiful.
The wedding dress sparkling under the lights enhances her beauty, and gives a fluttering feeling.
"...How is it? Is it okay?"
"Yeah, you're extremely pretty."
He was entranced for a moment.
Eun-ha woke from his thoughts hearing Lee Yu-jeong's voice.
She asked anxiously after neatly arranging her wedding dress and sitting down.
"You're really pretty today so don't worry."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Beep beep beep boop boop boop!"
Lee Yu-jeong can't see in front.
Because of that, she lacked confidence in her appearance.
Especially when Eun-ha was there, she inwardly worried if she was showing an ugly appearance.
Though he didn't know before, now Eun-ha knew her worry.
So he asserted to eliminate her worry.
"Then I'll go greet people now. See you later. Let's go, Yu-cheon hyung."
"Okay, see you later."
With a flushed face, timidly.
Lee Yu-jeong waves her hand.
Eun-ha who received her send-off now came out to the lobby to greet guests.
Lee Yu-cheon followed out too.
There's a wreath sent by Im Ga-eul too.
Soon Eun-ha discovered wreaths in the lobby.
Among them, the wreath with the Fairy's name was placed in front for other people to easily see.
As with the two previous weddings.
Im Ga-eul sent a wreath to congratulate Eun-ha's marriage.
Since it's in such a visible place, people entering the wedding hall won't be able to say otherwise.
Many people would come since it's a grand wedding.
So special attention was needed.
Especially Lee Yu-jeong had the defect of not being able to see, besides being the third wife which was good for sneering at.
"Eun-ha."
"Oh, hyung. What is it?"
"You're getting married now so what's with 'hyung'. Call me brother-in-law from now on."
"Um... brother-in-law."
"Yeah, Eun-ha. No, brother-in-law."
Then Lee Yu-cheon called.
Eun-ha who was about to head towards Jin Parang who came first to greet guests stopped walking.
Yu-cheon had a serious face, and Eun-ha naturally became serious too.
""...""
Lee Yu-cheon tries to choose his words.
Eun-ha waited.
Soon he uttered one sentence.
"─Please take care of Yu-jeong."
"..."
He probably had a lot he wanted to say.
But Lee Yu-cheon barely uttered one sentence among many words.
But Eun-ha could tell many emotions were condensed in his one sentence.
"Yeah, thanks for everything until now. I'll take responsibility for Yu-jeong from now on."
"What are you saying. I'm not saying I'll completely let go. I'll keep watching whether Yu-jeong lives well or not from now on too."
Until the wedding was decided at the last minute.
Perhaps even today.
Lee Yu-cheon had been continuously opposing Eun-ha's marriage.
But he finally decided to acknowledge it.
Eun-ha smiled faintly, and Lee Yu-cheon's face softened too.
"Let's eat together later. I'll be going."
Lee Yu-cheon heads towards the bride's side.
Eun-ha sent him off.
Watching him greet guests, Eun-ha also approached Jin Parang.
From then on, he had to greet guests busily to the point of being hectic.
Though Ha-yang and Seo-hyeon said they'd help, it's still hard.
Three years since graduating from the academy.
Eun-ha's relationships had increased quite a bit.
Many people came from Yongsan-gu and Jung-gu too.
People came from other clans too, or sent wreaths instead.
"─Congratulations on your third marriage."
"Thank you. Have you been well?"
The Donghae Clan Lord personally came from Donghae Clan.
Also, Jung Geum-jeon who is a special advisor came to meet Eun-ha.
"My blood-like money... This guy is getting married three times and taking my blood-like money as congratulatory money... Damn."
"Young master. You shouldn't say words that bring bad luck on a good day."
"You both came. But hyung, when are you getting married?"
"Hey, why get married when you have a lot of money. If you have a lot of money, just eat well and live well alone..."
"Young master."
"...Someday I guess."
"Seems like you're caught too, hyung."
"Don't compare me to you."
Though he says that, the reality is different.
Eun-ha saw off Jung Geum-jeon taking care of Lee Se-hee as they entered the wedding hall.
"─Eun-ha, I express my condolences. This isn't congratulatory money, it's condolence money."
"What condolences? And that brings bad luck..."
"Even if it brings bad luck, won't you just burn it all away with flames?"
This time Yu Do-jun came.
After the Mana Religion soul-returning ceremony terror attack, Youngwon Group changed its name to Hana Group from this year.
He who became the first chairman of Hana Group cackled without minding the gazes of people around.
"You probably don't know, but don't think your life becomes one by lumping you and your wives together as a harem. This is something I learned watching my surroundings."
"Then?"
"Think of your life and your wives' lives as separate. So know how to respect each other's lives. If not, you'll greatly regret it later?"
There are railway tracks called life.
Though those tracks sometimes intersect, they never merge into one.
Marriage is like those tracks running parallel without intersecting and sometimes intersecting, but ultimately going to the same destination.
Yu Do-jun advised.
To this, Eun-ha smiled faintly.
"You're trying to give advice without even having married."
"Ow! Hey... really, don't put me in a headlock. My head might crack. And what's wrong with speaking without marrying? It's all things I've seen, heard, and felt."
"Alright, thanks for the advice."
"So you're dead now. From now on you'll have to respect not one or two, but three lives. That's what No Eun-ha's life will be like."
"I know."
Yu Do-jun cackles.
Eun-ha lightly hit him.
Though Yu Do-jun complained it hurt, there was no mercy.
Still, I'll just send him off since he brought a lot of money.
But he couldn't play around more in a situation where people were watching.
Eun-ha was now in a position where he had to mind his reputation.
Moreover, Yu Do-jun was now the chairman of Hana Group.
Anyway, Eun-ha sent off Yu Do-jun and greeted people again.
People came endlessly.
Among them─
"─Congratulations on your marriage."
"Oh my, Eun-ha. You look really cool today. I'll look forward to seeing you and Yu-jeong kiss later?"
"...Welcome."
Choi Jeong-hoon, direct descendant of Galaxy Group.
Oh Hae-in, direct descendant of Samra Group.
Those two were mixed in too.
Eun-ha greeted the two while harboring doubts.
Why did they come together?
Is it a coincidence?
☆
The wedding ceremony proceeded.
The officiant was someone said to be usually acquainted with Luminous Group Chairman Lee Jeong-in.
Hearing from Lee Jeong-in beforehand, he was someone who retired after being a high school principal.
Perhaps because of that─
[─Kiss.]
""...""
[This officiant dislikes trivial procedures. If you love each other, prove it right now with a vow of a kiss in front of people.]
As if considering students who hate listening to boring speeches.
The officiant spoke firmly.
Eun-ha and Lee Yu-jeong were dumbfounded.
In contrast, people's reactions were different.
"Yeah! What's the big deal about marriage!? It's just marriage if you kiss and vow!"
"Kiss! Kiss! Hurry and kiss!"
"Wow, that's hot. Good, good."
Third wedding ceremony.
People who got to see Eun-ha's wedding three times shouted while roaring with laughter.
The wedding suddenly became cheerful.
"Kik..."
"Don't just laugh, look here."
"Okay."
Lee Yu-jeong finally burst out laughing too.
Then that was that.
Jin Parang, Kim Min-ji, Meiling, Meirin.
Eun-ha checked the especially mischievous people and lowered his head to Lee Yu-jeong.
She raised her head shyly, and Eun-ha pressed his lips to hers.
At that moment, people clapped.
──!!
Someone even whistles.
Eun-ha kissed for a long time with a whatever attitude.
To the point people who were whistling lowered their thumbs and made "Woo" sounds.
[Groom, bride. The night is still left but don't show indecent behavior already. If not, I'll give you penalty points.]
Finally the officiant clicked his tongue as if he couldn't stand it.
Only then did Eun-ha separate his lips.
By then, Lee Yu-jeong's face was bright red.
She lowered her head deeply.
Eun-ha felt even that appearance was lovely.
[Now then, let's quickly proceed with the ceremony. You all probably have schedules afterwards too, and looking at the bride and groom, it seems they want to quickly go spend the night?]
Hahaha.
While Eun-ha and Lee Yu-jeong's families sighed.
People laughed happily.
There were a few more incidents that occurred at the wedding afterwards.
[─Lastly, Ariel player will sing a congratulatory song.]
[Hello everyone! I'm Ariel, an indispensable dew-like existence to you all!]
As always at every wedding.
Ariel sang a song congratulating Eun-ha's marriage.
She was known for singing well in the previous life too.
Ariel's song delighted the people attending the wedding.
Then people captured her singing appearance with smartphones.
"She sings well. Her mask is good too, she could be an entertainer?"
"How about asking the team leader on Monday?"
Luminous Group had a foot in the overall cultural industry.
Among them were people working in the broadcasting sector.
They recognized Ariel's value and their eyes sparkled.
Meanwhile, another incident occurred when Lee Yu-jeong threw the bouquet.
"─Everyone! Yu-jeong is throwing the bouquet! Please step back a little!"
The person to receive the bouquet she would throw was a Luminous Group employee.
A female employee getting married next month.
She came out to receive the bouquet.
Jeong Ha-yang and people controlled the surroundings to help her comfortably receive the bouquet.
"I'm throwing it!"
"Uh, uh, uhhh..."
Soon Lee Yu-jeong threw the bouquet.
The female employee stepped backwards to receive the falling bouquet while drawing a parabola.
Right then─
"─Ah...!!"
""""...!!""""
While gauging the falling location.
The female employee ended up twisting her foot.
People's eyes widened as she ridiculously fell.
Now the bouquet was falling without anyone to receive it.
Then, someone reflexively stretched out their hand.
That person caught the bouquet.
""""...""""
"..."
People's gazes focused.
Bewilderment spread across their faces.
The person who ended up catching the bouquet by chance was bewildered too.
"...Oing?"
He tilted his head.
☆
The wedding ceremony ended.
By the time for taking group photos, people left the wedding hall one by one.
Eun-ha and Lee Yu-jeong decided to stay until the end to take photos.
"─All of No Eun-ha's family please gather! Hmm, since it's Lee Yu-jeong's wedding today, how about Lee Yu-jeong and No Eun-ha coming to the front? Um, how should we do the side seats?"
"""..."""
"...How about Seo-hyeon and Ha-yang going up to the upper steps to take the photo?"
"Okay, I'll do that."
"Let's do that."
The photographer made a mistake.
Focused on taking photos, he thoughtlessly didn't consider the subtle relationship between Eun-ha and his wives.
Eun-ha aged ten years.
He smoothed over the awkward situation with quick wit.
Situations like this will keep happening from now on...
Though he proudly told Yu Do-jun earlier he'd take responsibility for all three people.
Eun-ha felt stifled.
He even thought perhaps doppelganger magic was the answer.
The problem was, though his wives liked clones, they liked the original body more.
Let's think about that later.
It wasn't just him being considerate.
They would live while being considerate to avoid fighting each other too.
And Han Seo-hyeon would appropriately mediate to prevent conflicts from occurring.
Eun-ha decided to trust them.
He had no choice but to trust.
Meanwhile─
"─Eun-ha, won't you take a photo with us too?"
"...Oh Hae-in noona?"
""""...""""
After taking photos with his wives.
Now Eun-ha was about to leave with close people.
Then Oh Hae-in who was watching from afar approached with Choi Jeong-hoon.
But the atmosphere between the two was unusual.
Why are they linking arms?
Oh Hae-in holding Choi Jeong-hoon's arm.
Eun-ha and others showed puzzled expressions at the two being like lovers.
In contrast, Oh Hae-in was confident.
She proudly showed the ring on her left hand.
"Ah, our relationship is a bit strange? We were hiding it until now, but we were dating. We fell for each other at first sight at the party where you and Yu-jeong got together. Right, oppa?"
"That's right. It's all thanks to you."
""""...!!""""
Oh Hae-in speaks while cackling.
Choi Jeong-hoon answers softly.
However, no one could take their casual words lightly.
Because there's no way they started dating with pure hearts falling for each other.
Moreover, the meaning of suddenly revealing their secret dating like this is─
"─We'll announce it in a few days, but I decided to get engaged to Jeong-hoon oppa. So when we get married, you all must come?"
""""...""""
"Eun-ha, Yu-jeong, Ha-yang and... Seo-hyeon you must come. Got it?"
Choi Jeong-hoon and Oh Hae-in's engagement.
Galaxy Group and Samra Group's alliance.
Anyone could think of it.
People all showed signs of commotion at the sudden news.
Wasn't Samra Group on Sirius Group's leash?
There was no story heard from Han Seo-hyeon.
That means even Sirius Group didn't grasp it.
Not just Sirius Group.
Jeong Ha-yang, Lee Yu-jeong, Yu Do-jun, Jung Geum-jeon, etc.
Seeing the faces of those connected to business groups also hearing this for the first time, it seemed to have been done very secretly.
It's already been a few years since Samra Group became 10th in the business world.
It's enough time to become free from the leash other groups like Sirius Group put on them.
Soon Eun-ha understood.
Of course, even so, Samra Group couldn't completely break their shackles.
Samra Group wouldn't have the power to turn against the groups that helped them.
But if Galaxy Group intervenes, the story changes.
Seeing how confidently they're speaking, it seems they've formed a very close relationship with Galaxy Group.
It's not a problem to break the shackles.
Because Galaxy Group will take on that role instead.
In that sense, the meaning of her announcing her engagement here is─
"─I see, so that's how you're going to play it. I'm sorry but I don't think I can congratulate the two of you on your engagement."
"Oh my, Seo-hyeon. It hurts to hear you say that. Well, it can't be helped. I understand how you feel too. I'm really sorry for not telling you until now. Are you upset?"
"No, I'm indignant."
"I guess this is why love is scary. I didn't know I'd be like this either. I sincerely wished to get along well with you all forever, but..."
""""...""""
─Oh Hae-in has declared war.
No, she's revealed her will to end the life of catering to other groups as if giving them her gallbladder until now.
And saying she will stand on the same level as you.
It could be said the evidence was her looking straight at Han Seo-hyeon while acting apologetic.
The situation was not good.
Nevertheless─
"─Right, congratulations on getting married. I'll be too busy with work to see the wedding, but congratulations on your engagement, and get married quickly. Then I'll prepare plenty of congratulatory money for you."
""""...""""
Eun-ha held out his hand to Choi Jeong-hoon.
As if trying to see through him.
Choi Jeong-hoon looked at Eun-ha with a seemingly surprised face.
Soon he grasped Eun-ha's hand.
"Thanks. I'll say it again, congratulations on your marriage."
"Thank you for coming."
Though others seemed troubled.
Eun-ha found the current situation amusing.
Choi Jeong-hoon is just digging his own grave?
Though Choi Jeong-hoon probably doesn't know.
And Oh Hae-in probably doesn't know either.
Eun-ha knows.
A few years from now─
─An over-rank 3rd rank monster will appear in the South Sea and destroy the shipping industry, making Samra Group stagger greatly.
The damage was so substantial that Korea, China and Japan had to conduct a joint operation...
So this worked out well.
The more closely Galaxy Group forms a relationship with Samra Group, the more they'll be affected by the disaster that will occur then.
In the current situation, Choi Jeong-hoon's choice may be a clever move to avoid checks from other groups.
However, in the distant future, Choi Jeong-hoon's choice will come back as a bad move.
I'm really looking forward to that time.
So go ahead, struggle all you want.
Eun-ha inwardly sneered.