Chapter 29: The Wedding in the Dream!
Luke looked down at the suit he was wearing and fiddled with the [Dream Necklace].
So this is Mikasa's dream?
He looked around at the flower baskets surrounding them and the various colorful flowers scattered everywhere.
This is... a wedding venue?
Stepping onto the grass beneath his feet, Luke looked up towards the high ground.
Around him was only an endless meadow and a blue sky.
Besides himself, the only living person, he didn't see anyone else.
Suddenly, his body moved involuntarily.
Luke was startled.
He forcefully regained control of his body.
"Managed that quite easily..." Luke stood in place, twisting his body, fighting against the force the dream owner exerted on him.
But not for long.
After resisting for a while, Luke relaxed his strength.
He believed that even in a dream, Mikasa wouldn't harm him...
Let's see what Mikasa is doing.
So, he allowed the power generated between the dream and his mind to carry him forward towards the high ground.
A gentle breeze blew, making the green grass sway.
The world within Mikasa Ackerman's dream seemed to consist only of this meadow.
Luke slowly walked towards the raised ground of the meadow.
A white veil gradually came into his view.
It was Mikasa, wearing a wedding dress.
"You came..." Mikasa, wearing a white veil, turned around.
She held a bouquet of colorful flowers tightly in her hands.
The gentle curve of her lips made her delicate and beautiful face even softer and more moving.
Luke swallowed twice, looking at Mikasa Ackerman, who was completely different from her usual self.
"Mm... Very beautiful."
He praised her sincerely, looking at Mikasa, who appeared exceptionally holy and beautiful beneath the white wedding dress, just like an angel from people's imagination.
She showed a rare, radiant smile, slowly approaching him, freely displaying her love.
"I love you."
Knowing he was in a dream, he wasn't shy either and played along with Mikasa.
"Mm, me too."
Mikasa buried her delicate head against his chest, gently savoring the scent there.
Of course, who knew if one could actually smell things in a dream.
Mikasa, usually like a goddess of war, had now reverted to her girlish nature, simply and cutely nestling in his embrace.
Luke gently hugged Mikasa in his arms, his gaze scanning the surroundings.
The scenery remained unchanged.
This likely meant Mikasa's inner desire was just this.
Having one's own wedding was naturally wonderful, but in her heart, perhaps just simply being together with him was enough.
"Poor Annie has no place here," Luke said amusingly.
"Annie?" Hearing his words, Mikasa abruptly looked up, her gaze serious.
"That demon?"
"Demon?" Luke asked lightly, puzzled.
As his words fell, everything around them remained unchanged, but a strange whirlwind gathered around them—
"A wedding?"
A clear, cold voice echoed from mid-air.
Luke looked up.
"Pfft! Haha." Luke couldn't help but burst out laughing, seeing Annie dressed in a black dress, holding a bright red trident, with black feathered wings behind her and a heart-shaped tail on her rear.
Annie ignored the unrestrained Luke, flapped her black wings, and landed lightly on the grass, extending her hand.
In a clear, cold voice, she spoke fiery words, "Come with me. I'll give you an ecstatic night..."
"Don't be tempted by her! Don't be fooled by her calmness. Once she gets you in bed, she'll reveal her succubus nature and drain you dry!"
Beside him, Knight Mikasa Ackerman, wearing a sturdy meteorite iron helmet and chainmail armor, holding a sharp sword and round shield, stood protectively in front of him.
"Even if you really want this succubus, it must be under my supervision!"
"Nuisance," Annie said coolly, thrusting her trident into the ground beside her.
Her hand formed the shape of drawing a bow out of thin air.
"Careful!" Mikasa Ackerman swung her arm, raising her round shield to block the heart-shaped arrow shooting through the air.
"Dreamscape: Knight Mikasa Fights Succubus Annie to Protect Love"
Now Serializing!
Luke watched the two confronting each other happily.
"I haven't been this happy in a long time, really want to keep watching... but there's no time."
Knight Mikasa Ackerman and Succubus Annie Leonhart turned their heads to look quizzically at his smiling face.
Luke extended his arm, making a heart shape with his thumb and index finger.
"...See you in reality."
He flicked his fingers lightly.
Snap!
The finger snap echoed.
The dreamscape collapsed completely...
"Ah!" Luke stretched contentedly, glancing at the clock: six-thirty.
A bit early.
But weekends were truly comfortable; he could enjoy perfect sleep.
Looking at Mikasa beside him, still sleeping soundly with a frown, Luke reached out and gently ruffled her hair.
With his movement, Mikasa, who had her arms crossed defensively, relaxed her posture.
Her tight frown smoothed out, revealing the ample softness of her chest.
Both were in their birth state, wearing nothing.
The bedsheets, just changed yesterday, needed changing again today.
Mm, last night's abstinence plan—utter failure!
"Right, still need to prepare some exorcism tools for Miko."
Luke opened his phone messages.
Yesterday, he had already explained Yotsuya Miko's situation in detail to Kasumizuki and other exorcists, asking them to help prepare some exorcism tools.
After all, he wasn't from a traditional school, and most of his tools were disposable.
Looking at the message Kasumizuki sent him this morning, Luke nodded.
"Time to prepare!"
"Are you going out?" Mikasa was woken by his movements.
"Mm, you keep sleeping. I'll just grab some bread to eat on the way," Luke said, starting to get dressed.
"Mm," Mikasa's voice was like a mosquito's buzz.
Perhaps disturbed by the wedding dream, the current Mikasa was completely different from usual.
Her usual old-married-couple state seemed to have reverted to the shyness of new love...
Her face flushed red as she pulled the covers up, hiding the revealed spring scenery, covering herself right up to her mouth.
Her clear spring-like eyes stared straight at Luke.
Luke felt quite uncomfortable being stared at and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
He had never seen her sick before...
Mikasa's moist, sparkling eyes gazed into his, thick with affection drawing threads between them.
Strangely, she pulled the covers up even further, hiding her entire body and head underneath, only extending a fair, tender arm from the side.
Luke rarely saw such a scene.
Amused, he sat beside her and gently held her hand.
Mikasa Ackerman's muffled voice came from under the covers, "I dreamed we got married..."
"Isn't that great? Consider it a rehearsal," Luke played with her delicate fingers, but Mikasa only wanted to hold onto him tightly.
"..."
Under the covers, Mikasa didn't speak again.
After sitting like that for a while, unsure if she could even breathe under there, Luke tapped his fingers.
"I need to head out..."
"...Can I go with you today?"
"Ah, sure you can."
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