On our way to the Empire, we visited the Adventurer's Guild in a city. We had a lot of questions and things we wanted to inquire about.
To my surprise, when we asked, it seemed Ceres-kun was still officially part of Zect's party.
"I had talked with Zect, the hero party leader, and I agreed to leave the party amicably."
"Okay, from the guild's point of view, since the withdrawal from the party has not been signed by the leader, Zect-sama, you are still a member of the party, and the account management is separate, and there seems to be no interference, so why don't you just leave it as it is, Ceres-sama? There is no harm."
"If there is no harm, I don't mind, but I won't be cooperating with Zect in the future, and I have no intention of fighting the Demon King's forces anymore? Is that really okay?"
"Please wait a moment! I'll look into it."
"Sorry, but can you do that?"
It's quite strange. If that's the case, why was I able to form a party with him?
"Um, but I'm in a party with Ceres-kun. Doesn't that seem odd?"
"Wait a minute! Ah, I see! No problem... your party was treated as a separate party of the 'Light of Hope,' didn't the staff member tell you about registering a party name when you formed a party?"
"Come to think of it, I don't recall being asked."
"It's because it's registered as a separate unit."
"In that case, what will be my status, considering I haven't talked to Zect at all?"
"There is no problem because the leader of the separate party is Ceres-sama, and your official titles are 'Ceres, the Leader of Separate Party Light of Hope' and 'Shizuko, the Member of Separate Party Light of Hope.'"
But I'm concerned about being affiliated with the Hero party. Could it mean we'll have access to their privileges?
"What will happen to the privileges of the hero party?"
"In the first place, the privileges of the hero party will remain as you once belong to the party. After all, usually, when someone leaves, it is when they die or cannot fight anymore, and neither the kingdom nor the guild will deprive them of the privilege."
There is indeed no one who will leave the hero party in good health.
"Does that mean I'm a member of the Hero Party, too?"
"To be precise, you belong to a separate party. You are not related to the main party, but you are most likely Ceres-sama's subordinate... Also, I heard that an application for the title of 'Dragon Slayer' was submitted by the previous guild and was approved. "
"But, didn't the title come directly from the King or the Pope, along with the medal?"
"It seems that the permission was granted in a special case because Ceres-sama in the middle of a journey with the hero party. The title will be written on his adventurer's card later, so Ceres-sama can start using the name today... The reward will be paid later, along with the money for the rock dragon. ...And the award will probably be given after Zect-sama defeats the Demon King..."
"That's great, Ceres-kun. By the way, I wonder if other members of the hero party have hunted dragon species?"
"Zect-sama has hunted a sub-dragon wyvern, and Lida-sama also hunted a wyvern single-handedly, but since it is a sub-dragon, they do not receive the title of Dragon Slayer... So, only Ceres-sama has done it in the past few years... Congratulations!"
"Heh~ that Zect could defeat a wyvern. He's starting to grow a little bit."
"Please forgive me for being rude, but no matter how close you are, you are dealing with a hero, and you should put 'sama' in the name!"
"But I am Zect's mother. Isn't it alright to be less formal?"
"Are you His mother? Please pardon me."
"Hehe, I don't mind because I'm Ceres-kun's lover now."
"Yes? But Shizuko-sama is Ceres-sama's sl*ve, isn't she?"
"Yes, I guess I'm a 'love slave'? Hehehe..."
"Ceres-sama... What does this mean?"
Hehe, well, it's normal for people to be surprised. After all, we're a couple with a significant age difference...
And it's well-known that the Hero party is composed of childhood friends. Ceres-kun is trying his best to explain, even though it's not necessary.
"That father Sector, he's really an enemy of women! I understand what's going on, and although it's not something we can do as a guild, we'll put it on record... So, if you don't mind, I have a proposal for the two of you who love each other: why don't you have a 'guild wedding'?"
"Ah no, even though I'm... an old lady... Hehehe, how embarrassing..."
A 'Guild Marriage,' huh? It's the formal process of getting married. In this world, aside from church weddings, there's also marriage by guild oath...
Marrying Ceres-kun... Hehehe...
"And what's a guild marriage?"
Oh, Ceres-kun, you don't know? Now that I think about it, with Ceres-kun's personality, he should have known about it and arranged the procedure back in his previous guild.
Certainly, in the village, we only exchanged necklaces and made a mostly unofficial vow to the village chief.
Now that I think about it, when Ceres-kun was a child, he gave me an acorn necklace. It feels nostalgic... Those feelings back then were genuine...
"It's about the marriage system... This system is a system to notify the guild that you are 'married.' Although the church is the most common place for marriage, adventurers today often choose this system for convenience. It makes it easier to communicate in case something happens and helps with joint account management."
Marrying Ceres-kun... Oh my, my face is getting all red.
"Shizuko-san, if you don't mind, why don't we have a guild wedding?"
"Um... are you sure? I'm much older than you, and... it's a formal thing; you won't regret it?"
"No, I don't regret it! I'm the one who fell in love with you first."
"Umm, yes, please marry me in the guild... and with this, I'll be your wife."
"I'd be happy to."
Even though I believed that Ceres-kun would handle it properly, the happiness I feel now that it's official... it's completely different.
"Congratulations! Well, I'll take two silver coins as a registration fee, and how about a matching ring? They're all on a trend among adventurers right now, not just necklaces. A pair of rings like these costs one gold coin."
Matching rings with Ceres-kun... Hehehe, how nice. I'm not really into precious metals, but having 'matching' is delightful.
"Okay, I'll take the ring too."
"Thank you very much. Please put the rings on each other."
With a trembling hand, Ceres-kun put the ring on my finger. I was also trembling a little...
After all, this means we're officially married...
Oh, there's a simple magic spell on it, I see. The ring automatically adjusted to fit perfectly. Hehehe, it's just right.
"Congratulations, please sign this form."
"Okay, I'll write it... here it is..."
"Hehehe, then, the next is me."
We signed the papers, and that means we're 'married.' The feelings of that realization surged within me even more than before...
Now, I'm officially Ceres-kun's wife...
"If you don't mind, why don't you buy everyone a drink? Just a cup of ale, and you'll get their blessing... it's only 5 silver coins."
This receptionist is quite skilled at business. There's no way the kind-hearted Ceres-kun could refuse, right?
"Hey, guys! I'm not going to be cheap to just buy you a cup of ale... so, drink as much as you want all day long... and this is 5 gold coins... Okay, Miss?"
There you go...
"Everyone, it's Ceres-sama and Shizuko-sama's treat~ today is a private party, so celebrate with them~!"
""""""""""Congratulations.""""""""""
""""""""""I hope you'll be happy, you lady killer.""""""""""
"""""""""""Shizuko-san, Congratulations on your marriage to Ceres-san"""""""""""
Hehehe, I never thought I'd be doing something like a wedding ceremony at this age.
I've truly loved him all this time... I love you, Ceres-kun.
I gently wrapped my arm around Ceres-kun's.
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