The Story of Hero Among Heroes ~The Founding Chronicles of Arestia - Chapter 121 – Hero Sovereign’s Wedding

Today’s sky was clear blue, as if the light rain last night was nothing but a lie.

[Father! Quick, quick!]

Right about now, Elmer was walking alongside his kid along the road of Heinz.

They’re heading to the center of the city, where the city’s largest church was.

[The Lord’s wedding should already be beginning! If we aren’t quick, we’ll miss it!]

[Yeah, I know.]

That said, Elmer’s breathing was already a bit ragged from following his kid around.

Today was the day for Lord Ares’ wedding ceremony. Most of Heinz’s citizens already flocked around the church, hoping to catch a glance at their lord and his wives. He even heard that some actually camped there overnight.

(Amazing. I’ve never heard of any other lords letting the commoners attend their wedding ceremony before.]

With that thought, Elmer walked a bit faster toward the church. Looking around, there were many others also heading to the church, smiles decorated each of their faces.

Above all… aren’t there a lot of different races here? He could see various kinds of people along the road.

(I certainly never heard in history of a wedding with so many people coming to give their blessings before. To be able to attend and witness it personally, maybe I should feel happy…)

While thinking so, Elmer and his kid rushed to the church.

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Sharon raised the curtain slightly, peeked outside… and sighed.

[When I’m with him, somehow everything always goes in a bombastic manner.]

Outside the church, the citizens of Heinz had gathered to give their blessings.

[Isn’t that a good thing? They come to give their blessing for us, aren’t they?]

Roxanne responded to Sharon’s griping. The other fiancees also nodded with a smile.

Sharon was wearing a pure white wedding dress. The dress was originally her mother’s wedding dress, handed to her by her father, the Earl of Roxietta when he visited the other day. It was a simple dress with barely any decoration, but its simplicity served to highlight her beauty and her pretty long blond hair.

Meanwhile Roxanne wore a blue wedding dress. At first glance, it gave off a sense of coldness, but once anyone saw her smile, they’d definitely think otherwise.

Miria’s dress was mostly in a pale red to suit her passionate mannerism. Cynthia had a light green dress, which made her look like a grown up despite her young age.

[I wonder. It’ll be bad if somethin’ were to happen to us. Would ya rather have bad guys to attend instead?]

[That’s even worse, but there is no way they’ll let that happen…]

[As long as those two are here… it’ll be impossible for anyone to enter without permission…]

Maria and Theta looked behind them after agreeing to Nina… and right there, they could see Zetos and Helmut standing by.

Helmut responded to their gaze with a smile while Zetos, complete with his bright golden armor, stood still in upright position. With the two of them here, there’s no way anyone without permission could barge in or sow some trouble.

Nina’s dress was dark blue in color. The calm color gave a sense of gracefulness to Nina’s vibrantness.

Theta’s dress was white just like Sharon’s. It truly complements her calmness. At first glance it does look wonderful… but everyone kept insisting on adding this and that.

Maria wore a beige colored dress. It was sent by Carla from the capital’s Black Rose house. The older woman stated that it was specially ordered for her.

[….wait a minute, Liliana, what are you looking at?]

Sharon took note on Liliana, who was focusing on something else entirely.

Liliana’s gaze had been seemingly bolted at the sword hanging on Zetos’ waist since the latter entered the room.

[Nn? Ah… nothing, I am just wondering what that sword looks like.]

Hearing her, Lilith chuckled from nearby.

[Arara. Liliana-san really likes swords, doesn’t she? Maybe Liliana-san should’ve married a sword instead?]

[….how dare you to say such ridiculous things. I’ll beat you up, demon.]

[I’m just teasing you a bit… You really are someone who doesn’t know how to joke around. Scary, scary.]

[Cut it out, you two… Lilith too, it’s because you always teased Liliana at almost every chance.]

Sharon sighed after saying so.

Liliana was wearing a pale blue dress. Just like Sharon’s, her dress was devoid of decoration as she deemed it to be useless for a knight such as herself.

Lilith wore a pink colored dress. Hers had the most exposure rate among the other fiancees, emphasizing her sex appeal.

And then…

[Pardon me for making everyone wait.]

Cornelia came while apologizing. Sharon and all other fiancees promptly turned toward her and bowed.

[Umm… please raise your heads. You do not have to do that anymore…]

[No, we can’t do that, after all.]

Sharon continued on.

[We bowed our heads to Cornelia-sama because we want to. So, please get used to it.]

That answer was laced with a mischievous smile. The other fiancees also had the same smile.

Cornelia couldn’t help but chuckle.

[Really now! Look how you girls get along with each other now.]

The room was enveloped in a warm atmosphere.

Gentle laughs resounded from within the room until suddenly, the door was opened.

[Alright, the brides, the preparations have been completed so please go move to the room over there.]

Hearing that voice, Helmut immediately bowed reverently.

[Then this Helmut will now guide milord’s wives to the appointed room. Please follow me.]

Everyone looked at each other and got up.

[Now then, what should we do about Ares later?]

[If it’s me I’ll just go with the flow. Is there anythin’ particular we should be worried about?]

[I’m just worried that he’ll turn to that 『Gilbert-san』 again for guidance.]

While having small talks like that… they headed to the other room.

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This subsequent event was recorded in history books. A lot of written evidence had been found since there were many people present as witnesses.

The history books also noted about the interior of the church. Not only there was the statue of the Sun God Ain… there were also the statues of other Gods, previously considered as heresy by the church.

The wedding itself was led by bishop Felix, formerly known as a heretic within the church order. Humans like Sharon and Cornelia bound their oath in front of the Sun God Ain while beastkind like Nina and the demonkin Lilith took their oath in front of the Beast God and the Demon Goddess respectively.

The brides and groom kissed after taking the oath, their cheeks flushing pink with each kiss. Once that was done, it’s followed by the reception where Ares and the brides would receive the blessings from those who attended. Only after that the ceremony truly ended.

[Now, please exit the church. The people are waiting for you.]

Urged by Felix, Ares made an appearance outside the church. He and his wives stood on top of the large stairs leading to the entrance of the church.

[Ah, here he is!]

[Our Lord is here!]

[With the lord’s wives as well!]

[Uwaaa~ each one of them is a beauty.]

[Indeed… too beautiful and enchanting even.]

[Right? Our Lord is surrounded by so many beauties… dammit, how enviable!]

[Ahh, Sharon-sama… She’s too beautiful…]

[Liliana-sama looks more dignified than beautiful.]

[All of the lord wives are too beautiful… so envious…]

[The last one who appeared… that’s Cornelia-sama!]

[Ooo, our saintess is here! I came here today just to see her!]

[Me too! If not for her, my child would not be saved. She’s truly a lifesaver!]

[….come on now, let’s just celebrate the occasion.]

[That’s right… then, long live Ares-sama!]

[Long live the lord’s wives! Congratulations!]

[Glory to Heinz!]

[Glory to the Schwarzer Frontier Territory!]

The cheering only grew bigger. The enthusiasm sparked even greater enthusiasm, and soon the outside of the temple became very noisy.

[See, everyone wants to see us.]

Ares whispered to his wives.

[What I want to protect… are these people. Surely various things will happen in the future. It might get difficult… but… I hope all of you can bear with it.]

Sharon was the first to open her mouth in response to Ares.

[Why do you even bring that up now?]

[Nn?]

[Isn’t it already obvious? Would all of us be in here if we weren’t prepared for that?]

The others also added.

[Being your wife means accepting everything you care about after all.]

Said Roxanne.

[In the first place… don’t you feel it’s strange that many women gathered around you without too much of an effort? Nothing else would surprise me now.]

Nina laughed, and so did the others.

[Ares-sama.]

Cornelia was the last to respond.

[We will accept all the things that you are. If you treated these people like your own children, then so will we. If you consider this country as something important, then so will we. Just pick the path you wish to take. We believe in you and look forward to how far this journey will bring us.]

All other wives nodded in agreement to Cornelia.

[Everyone… thanks.]

A smile bloomed in Ares’ face after hearing all that.

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Boasting an 『ironclad bond』 that was 『stronger than even real parent-child or sisterly relationship』, Ares’ harem began with this number at the beginning. As his territory expanded…their numbers kept growing to the point that it made many historians scratch their head.

However, because each of them were undeniably similarly competent in their field, for better or worse, they became a major influence in both political and military matters.

There was another major historical event aside from the grand wedding, which was how other Gods were enshrined on the same pedestal as the Sun God inside the church where the Royal wedding was held.

A few years later, this incident would lead to a full blown confrontation with the church’s forces.