21st Century Necromancer

"Natsumi, have you seen where the bridal veil is?" Yuuko Shiina asked another long-haired woman, today both of them were wearing pink bridesmaid dresses, serving as Hiromi Jounouchi's bridesmaids, and Yuuko Shiina was looking for the bride's wedding veil.

The woman Yuuko Shiina called Natsumi looked around and not seeing the veil, she answered, "I haven't seen it, though I think I saw Takumi with it earlier. Why don't you ask her?"

"Takumi? Eh, I got it, I'll go find her. You go help Hiromi into her wedding dress," said Yuuko Shiina, a hint of resignation in her voice. She gave Natsumi the instructions and then hurried out of the room.

Watching Yuuko Shiina run off, Natsumi shook her head slightly and then walked towards the inner room.

In the room inside, Hiromi Jounouchi was being helped into her wedding dress by two other women and the staff from the bridal shop.

Seeing Natsumi come in, Hiromi Jounouchi quickly greeted her and asked the same question Yuuko Shiina had asked, "Natsumi, have you seen the bridal veil? Yuuko has been looking for it for a while and still hasn't found it."

"I think Takumi had it, and Yuuko went to look for her," Natsumi explained to Hiromi Jounouchi, but as she looked at Hiromi Jounouchi, who appeared unusually dignified and beautiful in her wedding dress today, her eyes grew somewhat misty.

Not just Natsumi, but even the other two women helping Hiromi Jounouchi into her wedding dress couldn't help but exclaim when they saw how beautiful she looked, "Ahhh! Who would've thought the boyishly handsome Hiromi would get married someday! I thought you'd end up with one of us or, heck, just stay together with all of us!"

"Exactly! Back then, Jounouchi was even more popular than the boys. All the girls wanted to be your girlfriend! I don't know what's so good about your husband that you're willing to marry him so wholeheartedly," they mused.

In fact, including Natsumi, Yuuko Shiina, the veil-carrying Takumi, and the two women helping Hiromi Jounouchi into her wedding dress had all been her high school classmates, and they had also been among those who had a crush on her. Although they didn't become an official couple with Hiromi Jounouchi like Yuuko Shiina did, they could all be considered her girlfriends to some extent.

When Hiromi Jounouchi returned to her hometown to send out wedding invitations, she originally hadn't planned to ask these "ex-girlfriends" to be her bridesmaids. But after receiving her invitation, Yuuko Shiina insisted on being a bridesmaid and even called up all the female classmates who had been involved with Hiromi Jounouchi to form a bridesmaid group of six.

"Of course, it's because Mr. Chen Yu is gentle enough and treats me well!" Hiromi Jounouchi immediately beamed with a smile, and as today's bride, even surrounded by her ex-girlfriends, she remained the epitome of a gentle and blissfully happy woman.

Hiromi Jounouchi's words instantly sparked jealousy in Natsumi, who exclaimed, "Yuck, that's so gross! Give me back my cool Hiromi! This woman's head is now completely filled with thoughts of a man!"

Natsumi said this and then, along with the two bridesmaids beside her, they started playfully assaulting Hiromi Jounouchi, tickling her mercilessly.

For a moment, the room was filled with the laughter and squeals of women.

It wasn't until Yuuko Shiina returned to the room with the bridal veil that Hiromi Jounouchi finally escaped the playful onslaught of her three ex-girlfriends.

"You guys really! The wedding banquet is about to start, and the bride isn't ready yet. Aren't you afraid of delaying the time, and Hiromi won't be able to get married today?" Yuiko Tsuina said somewhat dissatisfiedly to the three people in the room, "Natsumi, go downstairs and see if the wedding car has arrived. Mayumi, Natsumi, you two go and check if everything else is ready! Also, call Kanako over to help Hiromi with her makeup."

"We know!" After being told off by Yuiko Tsuina, the three women felt they had overdone it and hurriedly ran out.

Watching the three of them running out, Jounouchi Hiromi smiled at Yuiko Tsuina and said, "Yuuko, you're too nervous; it's okay."

"How can it be okay? Today is your big day, and we can't waste a single second", Yuiko Tsuina replied, but she couldn't help feeling a wave of melancholy. The person she loved was getting married, and she had to act as her bridesmaid. Perhaps only she would understand these feelings.

Hearing Yuiko Tsuina say this, Jounouchi Hiromi could only offer a wry smile and a word of thanks, "Thank you, Yuuko. Without you, I really would have been troubled about who to ask to be my bridesmaid."

"What's to thank for, it's all part of what I should do," Yuiko Tsuina smiled nonchalantly, tidied up the wedding dress for Jounouchi Hiromi, and then placed the veil she had retrieved on her head.

Looking at Jounouchi Hiromi, whose face was now concealed by the veil, Yuiko Tsuina's gaze involuntarily faltered, and a trace of reluctance and regret flashed through her heart.

However, she quickly suppressed these emotions and continued to help adjust Jounouchi Hiromi's wedding dress with a smile, alongside the staff from the bridal shop.

Kanako, another bridesmaid called over to do Jounouchi Hiromi's makeup, arrived in the room carrying her makeup case at the moment they were tidying the dress. Seeing Hiromi already dressed and sitting in front of the mirror, she promptly started her task.

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"Suzuhime, who exactly is this Mr. Chen Yu, and why would Lord Miketsu specifically send us to attend his wedding and give him blessings?" A girl dressed in a Tang Garment, just like Suzuhime, asked with unabated curiosity.

She was one of the Inari God's Shikigami, known as the Matchmaking God, in charge of marital connections. Although somewhat similar to China's 'matchmaker' deities, she was actually a minor deity, separated from the Inari God by the prayers of worshippers seeking marital bliss and connections, mainly responsible for assisting the Inari God with prayers concerning marriage.

This time, she and Suzuhime had come to Tokyo to fulfill the Inari God's command to attend Chen Yu's wedding and bestow blessings upon him.

Deities attending a mortal's wedding? This naturally perplexed the Matchmaking God. Though merely a minor deity, she was still a divine being with Divine Duty, and attending a human's wedding was something she struggled to comprehend.

"This Mr. Chen Yu is not an ordinary person. Previously, Lord Miketsu even hosted a banquet for him and his wife; that's why the divine lord specifically sent us to attend his wedding. You mustn't be disrespectful today," reminded Suzuhime, while also explaining why the Inari God had sent them.

"I got it! But will there be a lot of delicious things to eat at a mortal's wedding banquet?" The Matchmaking God couldn't help swallowing saliva, already fantasizing about the delicacies she might be able to enjoy soon.