Klein and Leonard took a public carriage and arrived at St. Selina Cathedral Station. Looking at the familiar church building not far away, Klein felt a little confused for a moment.
As if aware of his emotions, Leonard pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile:
"Let's go, you can't be late for the wedding."
"That's right." Klein calmed down and transformed into Tifa again. His expression changed from nostalgia to novelty as if he had arrived in a new city.
"Is this the Faceless Man?" Leonard looked at Klein who had completed the transformation right in front of his eyes. He felt a little frightened in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and re-examined Tifa's identity information in his mind. , took her hand and walked towards the church.
Different from the tranquility on weekdays, St. Selina Cathedral seems particularly lively today. Generally speaking, no one will go to the Church of the Night to pray in the morning, just like no one will go to the Church of the Sun at midnight, but weddings are not It is not within this category. After all, even the goddess of the night will not ask her followers to conclude a marriage contract in the middle of the night.
"But you're here. We were thinking before that you couldn't come because of an unexpected mission!" The first person to discover Leonard was the receptionist of Blackthorn Security Company, Miss Luo Shan, who had a smooth forehead. She first examined him Leonard, whom he had not seen for a long time, then turned his attention to Tifa and asked curiously:
"Who is this?"
"This is Tifa Lily, my female companion and a devout believer of the goddess." Leonard blinked slightly, and Roxanne immediately understood that the other party was probably not an extraordinary person, so she turned around without saying anything. , said in a lively tone:
"Let's leave quickly, I'm leaving you alone."
Klein walked into the church under the leadership of Roxanne with mixed emotions. He saw Fran, who still had a cold temperament but a rare smile. He saw Fran standing near the altar, wearing a groom's dress, looking a little nervous. Captain Dunn also saw many former colleagues whom he was familiar with or had only met a few times.
There were quite a few people attending the wedding. In addition to the official Beyonders from Tingen City, there were also many ordinary people. Some of them were friends of Elder Dunn, and some were just strangers, just for blessings, and Or believers who come with the simple purpose of observing the wedding.
Leonard smiled and greeted his colleagues. Although he was a little curious about the female companion he brought, today's occasion was definitely not the time to discuss such things. After a brief greeting and teasing, everyone's attention was focused again. On today’s protagonist.
Time passed minute by minute, and the scheduled time was slowly reached. As the quiet and sacred music characteristic of the dark night church sounded, an indescribable sense of security spread in the church.
The small noise in the venue became quiet at this moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the altar.
Ms. Dai Li, who was wearing a holy wedding dress and only a little makeup, walked into the church accompanied by the Bishop of St. Selina Cathedral in a manner that even Klein almost didn't recognize, and walked step by step to the altar. Then Mr. Bishop, as the elder of the woman, sent Dai Li to Dunn.
The once talkative female driver and the introverted straight man both had obvious blushes on their faces. They looked at each other as if they had forgotten all the time.
When Mr. Bishop saw this scene, he smiled slightly, then held the Holy Scripture of the Night, and slowly moved to the position of the witness. While opening the Holy Scripture, his fingers slowly brushed over the verses that had been memorized, as if in
Ask the goddess to bless this wedding.
As the pages of the book were turned, Mr. Bishop raised his head and said in a solemn voice:
"Good afternoon, dear guests, I am honored to witness a sacred marriage today under the watchful eyes of the benevolent goddess."
Following the solemn voice of the Bishop that spread throughout the entire church without any blessing, everyone raised their right hands, nodded four times clockwise on their chests, and said "Praise the Goddess." in a slightly uneven tone.
sentence.
When the sound gradually subsided, the bishop pressed his hand on the ceremony, looked at Dai Li, and said:
"Ms. Daley Simone, do you want this man next to you to be your husband? Live with him under the teachings of the Holy Scriptures, and become one with him in front of the goddess? Love him, respect him, and accompany him,
Take care of him as you love yourself. Be loyal to him whether rich or poor, in sickness or in health, until the end of your life?"
Dai Li looked at the holy emblem representing the goddess of the night on the altar. Countless emotions arose in her heart, but she was suppressed by her determination. She turned to look at Dunn, nodded solemnly and said:
"I do."
The bishop turned his attention to Dunn again, looking at his uncontrollable smile and clenched fists due to loss, and asked solemnly:
"Mr. Dunn Smith, do you want this lady beside you to be your wife? To live with her under the teachings of the Holy Scriptures and to become one with her in the presence of the goddess? Love him, respect him, accompany him, and take care of him.
, just as you love yourself. No matter poor or rich, no matter sick or healthy, you will always be loyal to him until the end of your life?"
"I do!" Almost as soon as the Archbishop finished asking the question, Dunn's voice immediately sounded, and it felt like there was even a bit of a rush to answer.
However, the bishop did not express anything about this little surprise. He looked around and said in a quiet and sacred atmosphere:
"You two can exchange tokens."
Taking out the wedding rings that had been prepared and repeating the oaths about tokens in the holy book, Dunn and Daly had rings symbolizing the contract on their fingers, and the bishop also spoke again:
"Then next, please two of you read with me:"
"Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God."
Daley and Dunn repeated the declaration, and the bishop once again turned over a page of the holy book and solemnly declared:
"According to the authority given to us by the Divine Scriptures, I declare you two to be husband and wife. As God has witnessed, no man shall separate."
After saying that, the bishop closed the holy book and showed a kind smile to Dunn:
"Okay, groom, now you can kiss your wife."
Dunn looked at Dai Li, his hands were clearly clasped together, but he was still a little nervous. Dai Li seemed a little dissatisfied, and with a little force, he took the initiative to kiss Dunn.
Looking at the newlyweds kissing in front of the altar, Klein felt his tear glands were a little sore, but thinking of his character, he held it back, but the corners of his mouth still couldn't help but start to rise.
But at this moment, Luo Shan came up again and said expectantly:
"Leonard, you see Miss Tifa is so looking forward to it, when will you get married?"