Back at the church, the preparations were underway for the big day. Now that the morning was slowly coming to an end, the receptionists were laying out all the tables and chairs. The food was getting ready to be passed once the ceremony would end. With all of this in mind, the deadline was set for when the bride and groom would tie the knot:1:00 PM

10:30 AM

Nino:"They better not be late to their own wedding. That would be so embarassing."

Yotsuba:"They still have more than two hours."

Ichika:"I am worried about how they'll get here."

Itsuki:"We left at 8 and we're barely making it."

Itsuki was the one driving today, but their ride had taken a great amount of delays due to the traffic around.

Nino:"It's not like this is an easy place to get to."

Ichika:"It is quite far from our home."

Yotsuba, Ichika and Nino got off.

Yotsuba:"You'll be bringing Raiha-chan and Fuutarou-kun's dad, then?"

Itsuki:"Yep."

Nino:"Just make sure to make it in time."

Itsuki:"I'll break any limit!"

Ichika:"Just not the speed limit."

As Itsuki drove off, the three sisters came up to the front of the church. There was a sign.

WELCOME

TO THE WEDDING OF:

Uesugi Fuutarou

AND

Nakano Miku

Nino:"And neither of them are here."

Ichika:"I still can't believe it's happening."

Yotsuba:"Even though they told us a year ago, it's crazy that the day is finally here."

As the sisters were reminiscing, a group came forward.

Tsubaki:"Ichika-san!"

Ichika:"Ah! You guys!"

Takeda, Tsubaki, Maeda and Matsui were approaching, having just gotten there themselves. Takeda summoned a fresh batch of sparkles.

Takeda:"It's been a while! I see you're missing two girls."

Ichika:"Itsuki's on her way to get Fuutarou-kun's family. And Miku should be getting here soon."

Tsubaki ran up to Ichika.

Tsubaki:"Your last concert was amazing, Ichika-san!"

Ichika:"Thank you! I could see you going crazy with the lightsticks."

Tsubaki blushed.

Tsubaki:"W-Was I that crazy?"

Ichika:"My manager talks about you a lot. He's happy that I have such a passionate fan."

Tsubaki:"Eh heh...Speaking of, will your manager and the rest of the band show up?"

Ichika:"Yep! The manager and his kid are on their way here with the guys."

Maeda went to Yotsuba.

Maeda:"Yo, I went and saw Death Hardest IV. Apparently you did all those crazy stunts yourself? They were amazing!"

Yotsuba, happy with the praise, put her hand behind the back of her head and smiled.

Yotsuba:"Yep! It was really fun and kinda scary! Even though I had a harness, jumping off a building on fire is nerve wracking!"

Maeda:"You really sold the role! That moment where it turned out you were the secret final boss was ins-"

Matsui:"Don't spoil it!"

Matsui smacked Maeda in the back of the head.

Yotsuba:"Thank you! Although I wish the writer made a bigger effort to build up to my reveal. Me being super important at the end came out of nowhere and really killed the themes of the story...Don't tell the writer I said that."

Nino:"Saw the movie too. You don't have to worry, everyone on social media already let him know how terrible that plot twist was."

Ichika:"I'm surprised, Yotsuba. You've really taken to studying the stories you're in."

Yotsuba:"I would fail my character if I didn't!"

Maeda:"What's your next role?"

Yotsuba:"It's by the same writer, some kind of sentai story. Because of that…"

Yotsuba posed with a leg up and arms going in opposite directions.

Yotsuba:"I gotta start practicing-Ah!"

Yotsuba lost her balance as Ichika began to tickle her.

Ichika:"You were open."

Yotsuba:"Big words coming from you!"

Yotsuba fought back. As the two tickled each other, Nino couldn't help but stare at Matsui's stomach. She noticed this and grabbed it.

Matsui:"He's ready to meet the world in a couple months."

Nino blushed. Yotsuba and Ichika stopped tickling each other to join in on the blush.

Maeda:"Y-Yeah. I'll have to make sure I win all my fights to be a good role model for him."

Matsui:"Who knows, maybe he could even be friends with Uesugi's kid."

Yotsuba:"U-"

Nino:"Uesugi's…"

Ichika:"K-Kid…"

Tsubaki:"Matsui-chan! Stop it or they'll overheat!"

Matsui:"Heh."

Takeda:"Speaking of, where is he?"

Nino regained her composure.

Nino:"H-He's with Miku. Who knows where they went?"

Matsui:"...Maybe my boy will get a friend faster than I thought."

The three sisters' heads flew back as smoke flew out.

Tsubaki:"Matsui-chan!"

…

11:00 AM

Fuutarou sat in his seat with both of his hands on his knees. His cheeks had puffed up as he held his breath. Miku was moving around, fidgeting with her hands while Maruo was giving a death stare. The three of them found themselves stuck in one hell of a traffic jam.

Fuutarou:"T-This is bad, right?"

Miku:"M-Maybe."

Maruo:"I could call a private plane but it would take too long."

Fuutarou:"I...I don't know why I'm still questioning rich people being rich."

Miku:"One time when we got stuck in traffic, Ebata-san somehow made the limo go sideways and went through the gap."

Fuutarou:"I see...I'm sorry, what?"

Maruo:"I don't have his experience."

Fuutarou:"And why are you responding as if that's a normal thing to do?"

Miku:"Hopefully your family isn't in the same situation."

Fuutarou:"They should still be home with the suit."

Miku:"I see...I'm surprised you left the ring your mom wore there."

Fuutarou:"Pops mentioned using them as ours, but...I wanted to try something different."

Miku:"Hm? He knew before you proposed?"

Fuutarou:"Yeah, I told him the month before we went to the hot springs."

Maruo:"..."

Maruo thought back to whenever he saw Isanari when he wasn't sleeping.

{Maruo:"Morning, Uesugi."}

{Isanari:"Morn'..Heh."}

{Maruo:"Hm?"}

{Isanari:"Oh, don't worry about it."}

Maruo:[Every day I'm grateful his son isn't the same.]

Miku:"Does that mean you have the other rings with you right now?"

Fuutarou:"Yeah, right…"

Fuutarou reached into his pockets.

Fuutarou:"..."

{Fuutarou:"Crap, I don't have much time to get ready. I was working too much on the rings last minute."}

Miku:"Fuutarou?"

Fuutarou:"...G-Give me a moment, please."

Maruo:[Never mind, he's just like his father.]

Fuutarou made himself into a ball and hid in the corner of the car, quickly calling a number and hoping the person on the other side could pick up.

…

At the same time, Raiha was making breakfast while they were waiting for Itsuki, humming the Wedding March theme.

Raiha:"Da da da du~m. Da da da du~m."

The phone then began to ring. One hand on the pan, the other on the phone, she answered.

Raiha:"Hiii, you're already at the venue?"

Fuutarou:"Uh, well…"

Raiha:[Why's he whispering?]

Fuutarou explained the situation.

Raiha:"What? How do you forget something like that!? Geez, I'll bring it over."

Fuutarou:"Sorry, I'm counting on you, Raiha."

Raiha:"You're an adult now so get your act together, big bro."

Isanari:"Was that Fuutarou on the phone?"

Isanari was on the table waiting for breakfast.

Raiha:"He said he left the wedding rings here. This groom is really one of a kind."

Isanari:"Heh...Like father, like son, huh?"

Raiha:"You mean there's one more!? That's it! I'm going to marry someone way better than you and big bro!"

Isanari:"I won't allow iiiit! You can't leave me all aloooone!"

Raiha:"Oh, please. Didn't you say you were going to-"

Raiha was interrupted by Isanari's squeals.

Isanari:"Do you have a boyfriend!? You don't have one yet, right!?"

Raiha put her foot squarely on Isanari's face.

Raiha:"Who I date is none of your business."

Isanari:"B-But...!"

Raiha sighed before putting the plates down.

Raiha:"So big bro still doesn't pay attention to anything except work after all..."

Isanari:"Oh come on. He's way better than when he was a student. Hell, even then, he went on dates with her."

Raiha handed Isanari the swear jar to which he put a coin in with tears in his eyes.

Raiha:"I guess so, but...I'm worried about whether he can be a good husband with the way he is."

Isanari:"Hehe. Miku actually finds it endearing."

Raiha:"I just hope she doesn't pamper him."

Isanari looked down at his plate.

Isanari:"Oi, oi...Is this it for breakfast? Are our finances that bad...? Should I whip out my savings?"

Raiha:"For this month. We may not be in debt anymore, but we mustn't overspend. Our limit for this month is almost here, so we have to cut back. We can't make the same mistakes again, after all."

Isanari:"I suppose..."

Raiha:"In any case, that's not the whole reason. It'd be a waste if we eat too much now."

Raiha smiled.

Raiha:"Since today's lunch is going to be amazing."

End of Chapter 183

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