Tatsumi’s whole body shivered once at Giuseppe’s suggestion.
“Earlier I asked you what you thought about marriage. I myself want to respect your opinion. And if you said wait, then Calsey herself would wait no matter how long it takes.”
[I want to wait till I have a job good enough to maintain a family.]
Though Tatsumi said it was a boring reason, she in the contrary was happy. Because that was proof of how much importance Tatsumi put into his life together with her.
“You have already become a senior priest. On top of that you are a clerical knight. Compared to the average men in the town your salary from these two should be much higher. Of course, I am aware that your end goal is to become an exorcist. But, at least I think it should be fine for you two to get officially engaged… what do you think?”
Even though he was living together with her for half a year now, thinking about this again he was still feeling shy.
“W-Well…. I actually don’t mind, getting engaged with Chiiko officially… No, I think that would be for the better. However solidly speaking… what are we going to do?”
As he had this vague kind of image of marriage, he didn’t even know what they had to fundamentally do for engagement. Obviously, it was not part of his knowledge.
As Giuseppe was giving a rough explanation of the ceremony while stroking his long, white beard, Calcedonia opened her eyes wide in wonder.
“Well you are correct but. Son-in-law has been taking care of you a lot. As Calsey’s grandfather… no foster father, I should at least do this much.”
Though Tatsumi would always say he was the one in Calcedonia’s care, Giuseppe had always been grateful to Tatsumi on how he treated his adopted daughter.
Of course, he said that while considering the pressure he would receive from the various parties because he will act as the witness as the supreme pontiff.
After being relieved with Tatsumi’s affirmation, Giuseppe did a quick calculation in his head.
Tatsumi compliantly agreed Giuseppe’s proposal.
***
“Huh? You want me to tell you about shops that handle Jewelry?”
After finishing his training as a knight for the day, he asked Verse who was likewise finished with his daily practice.
“Well I don’t mind but, why would you suddenly….Ah! I get it.”
And being read so easily, Tatsumi became embarrassed as his eyes started so wander around.
“I-Is that so. Then, I’ll go as them.”
“S-Shut up!!”
“Even though they’ve been living under the same roof for half a year already, just how long is he panning on staying that innocent? Well, that makes Tatsumi Tatsumi I guess.”
***
And so, the time period of ten days passed in the blink of an eye. These ten days, Tatsumi had truly been very busy.
It seems like in this world, they don’t really use rings for engagement. But Earrings, pierces and ear ornaments like those.
But since it was over his budget, he even had to go borrow money from Giuseppe.
Tatsumi leaves all the money he gets from working at the temple to Calcedonia, and from that he takes a bit for personal use. The so called ‘Pocket money’.
Between all this, he met with Giuseppe’s family.
Thinking about Giuseppe’s age, it was understandable. Well as they were Calcedonia’s foster brothers who were a bit apart from her in age, Tatsumi’s impression of them was noble.
Nevertheless still as he was the partner of their foster sister — Considering the age Calcedonia could even pose as their foster daughter— the 3 brothers looked at Tatsumi with a somewhat strict way.
For Tatsumi, he was his superior. And Tatsumi heard many good things about him before.
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Likewise, Calcedonia was wearing her ceremonial clothes as she kneeled down. Before the Statue of Savaiv, Giuseppe was wearing his grandiose supreme pontiff apparels.
Giuseppe’s soroneous voice resounded in the great chapel.
Among them, there of course will be people new to Tatsumi and Calcedonia.
Giuseppe had a solemn face, as he put the consecrated earrings on top of a round tray in front of the statue of Savaiv and turned around.
Then Giuseppe humbly held out the consecrated earrings for Tatsumi.
This article of rare beauty was made by the Drawrven artisans who were part of a demi-human race that had close affinity to fire.
“Sorry, Chiiko.’
Calcedonia was bewildered as she was suddenly apologised to.
“N-No, That’s… I was the one who was being selfish… It was me selfishly summoned master over here...”
“That’s not true. I am honestly happy to be summoned here. Frankly speaking, my life before...it’s not like I have no lingering feelings for my life back in Japan.”
This world had no electricity, so the night was dark. The winter was cold as this world had no air conditioners. Compared to Japan where he could always maintain a good, consistent temperature, it was world’s different.
“But still… This world has Chiiko. The Chiiko whom, I never thought I would meet again after she died, I can live again with that Chiiko here. That’s enough...No, I can’t think of anything that would make me happier.”
Glittering and transparent pearls of tears started to fall from Calcedonia’s ruby red eyes.
“Chiiko… Then…”
While wiping away her tears again and again with the back of her hands, she put the other earring on Tatsumi’s right ear.
“Here, right now, let the ceremony come to a close!”
The sound of the bells were heard in every nook and cranny of the city of Levantes, as it announced the engagement of the two young ones.
Probably, Tatsumi and Calcedonia’s friends and acquaintances were waiting outside the chapel for the newly engaged couple to come out.
There were the senior knights, and people they worked with when they were junior priests.
Maybe, people who lived in and near Tatsumi’s neighbourhood also came.
“Yes, Master!!”
But.
“Is something the matter, Master?”
“Eh?”
After Tatsumi said that, Calcedonia’s eyes opened wide in surprise. But a moment later, she started smiling as her face turned red.
Calcedonia’s was blushing.
“Ah, yeah…. Chiiko...No, if Calsey wants to call me that, I d-don’t really mind.”
While they were both blushing, their face was very close to each other as they started to smile happily.
***
After that for a while.
“How long are you planning to do it! Enough is enough!”
Even though he was saying that, the warmth on the face of the supreme pontiff of the temple of Savaiv could be clearly seen.