Chapter 58: The Wedding Day Confrontation

Song Ze felt like he might have, probably, perhaps, become gay.

[Host, have you considered the possibility that you weren’t exactly straight to begin with?]

“??” Song Ze protested, “What’s wrong with being into looks?!”

But he couldn’t let himself get lost in this illusion. Even if he was going to pursue a guy, he had to do it after getting out! There was no future in pursuing a guy inside an illusion.

Especially since he apparently had a kid waiting for him out there.

Anyway, to escape this illusion, he still had to do what needed to be done!

Of course, Song Ze didn’t find an opportunity that night. He felt that spilling the truth so soon would be too cruel—only a heartless jerk would do something like that!

So he decided to wait a few days and find the right moment.

****

Time: Morning. Location: Palace balcony.

Song Ze went straight up to Aliel, who was admiring the view, and was about to speak.

“You came at just the right time.” Aliel turned to him with a smile. “I was about to look for you.”

“??” Song Ze asked, puzzled, “Looking for me?”

“Look.” Aliel pulled Song Ze into a half-embrace, making him face the outside. What appeared in their view was the massive city below.

“This is where I was born and grew up.” Aliel spoke softly.

Song Ze: “??” Why was Aliel suddenly in sharing mode? This left no room to bring up the other matter!

“Originally, I despised humans. In my past eyes, they were nothing but lowly creatures, less useful than a single leaf of the World Tree.” Aliel said, “I never thought I would coexist with a human. That would have been the greatest insult to me.”

Song Ze: “…” Judging from the faint anger in your tone, you still seem hung up on this!

“But at that time, the World Tree underwent a mutation. To find a solution, I had to conceal my identity and go to the human territory, entering the Holy Knight Academy.” Aliel casually revealed the secret of the elves, since in his eyes, Song Ze was already one of them—no need to hold back. “And there, I met you.”

Song Ze: “Mm, mm.”

“At first, when you confessed to me… I thought it was utterly ridiculous.” Aliel’s tone carried a hint of regret. “After all, you were just a human, daring to have such thoughts about me. In the elf clan, you would have died who knows how many times over.”

Song Ze: “…” Your elf clan is so violent!

“But later…” Aliel gently took Song Ze’s hand, turned to face him, his fair cheeks flushed with embarrassment, his emerald eyes sincere. “I understood that you are the only partner I ever want to be with. I apologize for what I did in the past. From now on, I will never make you sad again.”

Song Ze: “?????”

Was this still the same Aliel? Wasn’t he supposed to be a tsundere? Why was he suddenly so straightforward?

And why did he have to say it in such a touching way! How could Song Ze possibly speak up now!

“I-I know. I never really minded.” Song Ze finally sighed inwardly and looked at Aliel.

Song Ze’s confession plan ended with the two of them going to lunch together.

****

Another day passed.

Song Ze felt he couldn’t put it off any longer! He got out of bed and immediately went to find Aliel, but couldn’t see him anywhere.

A passing elf attendant noticed Song Ze’s confusion and immediately smiled, leading him to a palace. Upon entering, Song Ze saw a crowd of people inside, and hanging on the walls were all kinds of formal attire.

“Why didn’t you sleep a little longer?” Aliel asked, surprised, then nodded understandingly. “You’re already impatient for the wedding, so you came to check the dresses, right? I wanted to surprise you.”

Song Ze: “!?” Right, damn! The wedding was about to happen, and he had completely forgotten about this!

“I-I was just passing by. I’ll—”

Before Song Ze could finish, vines that appeared from nowhere wrapped around him.

Seeing the anticipation hidden in Aliel’s eyes, he had no choice but to steel himself. “I-I’m really looking forward to it, that’s why I came.”

After that, Song Ze was dragged into trying on various dresses, exhausting him half to death. He found no opportunity to speak alone with Aliel.

****

Time: Daytime. Location: Inside the World Tree’s grand hall.

Yes, Song Ze’s confession plan had unknowingly been delayed until the wedding day… and he still hadn’t managed to say it!

“Damn, this illusion is doing it on purpose, isn’t it? Not giving me a chance to confess. Like this—” Song Ze grit his teeth.

He was now wearing… a green dress. After all, this was the elf clan, and the most revered color was obviously the green that made one think of nature!

The tailoring and design were perfect, and the patterns on every part were exquisite, giving an immediate impression of nobility.

But Aliel looked extremely fitting in his dress; his face was already incredibly handsome, and now he was even more stunning, making Song Ze feel…

Amidst the priest’s words, the queen’s tearful emotion, and the background of elves’ exclamations, the two quickly completed the ceremony.

And after the most important part of the wedding, they took out a letter.

Song Ze: !!!

Wait, although… although it was needed to escape the illusion, seeing it at a time like this was too much!! It made Song Ze…

If such a terrible thing was seen while Aliel was happy and joyful, the blow would be enormous. Forget about leaving the illusion; Aliel would probably go straight to a dark ending with full mental corruption!

Even if Song Ze tried to explain later, Aliel wouldn’t listen!

“Wait—”

Song Ze quickly grabbed Aliel’s hand. “Th-this, no need to open it right now, is there?”

“What’s wrong?” Aliel looked at him, puzzled. “Can’t I even look at it now?”

“No, I just… I just…” Song Ze steeled himself and hugged Aliel, then looked at him with pleading eyes. “I just feel a bit shy… Can we look at it later when we go back?”

Aliel was the suspicious type who often noticed when Song Ze was acting off and suspected he was fooling around with some vixen, but right now he was in a good mood, and they were just married! There was no one intervening in their relationship in this illusion (that was the key point). Softened by Song Ze’s plea, he immediately put the letter away.

“Whatever you say.”

Song Ze breathed a temporary sigh of relief.

Come to think of it, Aliel being so gentle and compliant now was even more terrifying!

Because if it had been the old Aliel seeing the letter, he would have flown into a rage. But now… Song Ze really didn’t know what he would do. However, what needed to be done still had to be done!

After successfully stopping Aliel’s impulse, the two walked together into the interior of the World Tree. They were supposedly going to the tree’s core, where their future child was gestating, to greet some kind of World Tree Seed.

The passage inside the World Tree was quite spacious. Though there was no lighting, countless floating pale blue specks filled the air, ensuring no visibility issues. It was also beautiful, and the entire space was filled with a fresh scent.

But the deeper Song Ze went, the more he felt the divine inheritance mark on his back growing hotter.

“Wh-what’s happening?”

Song Ze tried his best to suppress the discomfort, and soon they reached their destination. Before them was a ball of light floating in the air. Though he couldn’t see anything clearly, Song Ze could feel a strange sense of blood connection… Although this was just an illusion, since it was constructed based on reality, these things were probably identical to the real ones.

Thinking of this, Song Ze felt a very complex emotion, but he could be sure that he was still happy about it.

Aliel, over there, seemed to feel the same, and even wanted to show their child how loving its two fathers were, so he took out the letter again.

Song Ze nearly spat blood. This was going to turn into a domestic violence and divorce scene right in front of the child!

He certainly didn’t want to see that happen—it was too real. He even forgot his true purpose and wanted to stop him, but the next moment, the mark on his back grew so hot that it drained all his strength. Song Ze couldn’t even speak, let alone rush over to stop him. He staggered and nearly fell.

Wh-what was going on…

Song Ze felt as if the mark was like someone calling out to him from the outside, telling him to stop slacking off.

Impossible. He was already inside the illusion. How could anyone contact him…

And while Song Ze hesitated, Aliel had already opened the letter with eager anticipation.

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