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Leaving the room, passing through a gloomy corridor hung with white lanterns, Amamiya Natsuki, accompanied by others, finally arrived at the village's ancestral hall.
The layout of the ancestral hall in the illusion was identical to reality, but it lacked some of the gloom, brightly lit and bustling with people, appearing quite lively.
Amamiya Natsuki casually glanced around, noticing all were unfamiliar faces, men, women, old and young, dressed in old-fashioned clothes, generally short in stature, which should have been how the villagers looked when they were alive.
Among these guests, a few incongruous individuals were mixed in, and Amamiya Natsuki immediately recognized these individuals as players—the villagers were generally 1.6 meters tall, while the 1.8-meter-tall players standing in the middle truly stood out like a crane among chickens.
"Hahahaha... You hateful human, this time you're dead for sure!"
A sinister laugh rang out, attracting Amamiya Natsuki's attention.
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look and soon saw a white dog crouching in the corner of the ancestral hall, with a young girl's head where the dog's head should be.
That's right, it was Jinmenken, the Man-faced dog.
"What are you looking at?" The Man-faced dog's expression was fierce.
Amamiya Natsuki said calmly:
"The weather is getting colder and colder. This weather is perfect for stewed dog head. Should we stew this dog?"
The Man-faced dog was shocked: "Bastard! You actually want to stew me?"
Rikka's eyes brightened, and she stuck out her tongue, licking her lips: "Master, I want to eat too."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and said:
"Yukinoshita, I'll leave it to you. After the wedding, I want to eat stewed dog."
"Yes, Master."
Nekonoshita bowed slightly and walked towards the Man-faced dog.
"Bastard!"
Jinmenken, the Man-faced dog, cursed and turned to run.
"Tsk..."
Amamiya Natsuki sighed silently; the situation was not optimistic.
Since the Man-faced dog had also entered the illusion, then kaidan like Balloon Heads, the Underworld Train, and Lady Puppet should also be present, and it seemed these guys hadn't lost their memories...
Thinking this, the wedding time soon arrived.
As music played, a maid quickly led the bride in from the backyard.
Amamiya Natsuki curiously looked at his bride, and a drop of cold sweat soon trickled down his forehead.
The maid was Chika, and the bride was Shinomiya Kaguya.
The maid outfit, needless to say, was a common black and white maid uniform. The Sheltered Young Lady led by Chika was even more striking—it was a traditional Shinto wedding's shiromuku gown.
In the dimly lit ancestral hall, the shiromuku, symbolizing the bride's purity, shone dazzlingly white under the lights. Shinomiya Kaguya, led by Chika, took small steps into the ancestral hall, as if her entire being was emitting a faint glow.
Of course, if there was only one bride, it wouldn't make Amamiya Natsuki nervous.
The problem was that two more girls walked out behind Shinomiya Kaguya.
Walking in front was Maid Sayu, dressed in a maid outfit, responsible for guiding, and behind Sayu was another the Sheltered Young Lady also wearing a shiromuku, with delicate features and light steps. The two brides, Shinomiya Kaguya, stood together, with no difference in height, appearance, or eyes; they were completely identical, as if cast from the same mold.
An unfamiliar female villager stepped forward, appearing to be the wedding officiant, and smiled: "This is a fun segment before the wedding. Please, groom, choose the true bride."
"Good!"
"The groom loves the bride so much, he surely won't choose the wrong person, right?"
"Choose quickly, choose!"
"..."
A group of gossiping villagers cheered loudly, enjoying the spectacle.
Amamiya Natsuki quietly took a breath, instantly discerning the Ghost Bride's sinister intentions.
Good heavens!
This was meant to kill him!
There couldn't be two brides. In other words, among the two shiromuku Kaguya, one must be real and one fake.
The real Shinomiya Kaguya was fine; her memory should be obscured right now. The problem was Yandere Kaguya, who likely retained her memory like the Man-faced dog. If he accidentally chose the wrong marriage partner, she would immediately pull out a cleaver, and it would be a white knife in, red knife out, white knife in, green knife out, turning the wedding into a funeral in minutes!
"Master, it's time to go over."
Yukinoshita Yukino quietly reminded him, leading Amamiya Natsuki to the front of the stage.
Amamiya Natsuki had no choice but to follow, soon arriving in front of the two shiromuku Kaguya.
The wedding officiant announced loudly:
"Groom, please choose your true bride."
As soon as the words fell, both shiromuku Kaguya looked up simultaneously, their beautiful purple eyes sparkling, putting immense pressure on him.
At the last moment, Amamiya Natsuki became calm instead, brazenly scrutinizing the two Kaguya.
Nowadays, Western-style weddings are becoming more common, while traditional Japanese wedding attire like shiromuku is becoming rarer. One reason is the high cost, and another is the extremely cumbersome process of wearing it; it takes four or five people several hours to put it on, which is a significant challenge for the bride's physical and mental state.
But it must be said, shiromuku actually looks quite good when worn.
Both Kaguya had their hair styled up, revealing swan-like, fair, graceful necks, and wore a white headpiece resembling a "hat" on their heads. This item was a type of hood called a "tsunokakushi."
Beneath the hat were two charming faces with delicate features, lightly made up, with eyes like autumn water and lips naturally red, a perfect score in terms of beauty; even other girls would be unable to help but feel their hearts flutter upon seeing them.
Two brides, Shinomiya Kaguya, one plus one is greater than two, clearly double the happiness.
"Groom, quickly choose the true bride," the wedding officiant urged, "Then proceed with the wedding."
Both Kaguya looked up simultaneously, awaiting his choice.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze swept over the two shiromuku Kaguya. He took a deep breath and said with conviction:
"I'll marry them both!"
The gossiping villagers erupted in an uproar.
"He said he wants them all?"
"How can one person marry two brides?"
"No, you must choose one."
"..."
"Nonsense!" Amamiya Natsuki's 'villager father,' the middle-aged man who had been smoking dry tobacco earlier, stood up and said with a stern face, "You can only choose one bride! Don't delay the auspicious hour!"
Choose your sister!
The prompts appearing on both Kaguya were 'Big Wife,' clearly indicating that he should take them both.
A fifty percent chance of choosing wrong, and if he chose wrong, he'd be cleaved with a cleaver. Who would be willing to seek death?
"At this point, I can only tell the truth," Amamiya Natsuki turned to face the villagers, his expression regretful, his voice sorrowful, "It was a stormy night, I had been drinking, and I went to the bride's room that night. Who knew they were both sleeping together..."
Smelling gossip, all the villagers pricked up their ears.
"Then I made a mistake that every man in the world makes," Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at his 'cheap father' beside him, and said faintly, "You wouldn't want your two grandchildren, after they're born, not to acknowledge you as their grandfather, would you?"
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