Chapter 315 Wedding

"Is this...is this enough, Eden? Is makeup...that simple?"

Ai Li leaned forward and moved her face closer until the gorgeous half-length mirror was filled with circles of white steam caused by her breath.

She tilted her cheeks from side to side, and she always felt that... Eden put makeup on her for two hours, and it looked... I can't say there is no difference at all, it can only be said that it is exactly the same.

"It feels different from the makeup you usually wear when performing, Eden. Is it too light? Will it not look good?"

Edenben and Aponia stood behind Ellie on the left and right, gently combing her long pink hair with a wooden comb. When she heard Ellie's words, she couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"I usually put on makeup to perform on stage. The lights on the stage are very bright, so bright that it makes people feel hot all over. If I don't put on thicker makeup, it will look too dark."

"Ah? Really? But my current appearance is really the same as usual, isn't it? Wouldn't it look bad?"

Eden's movements paused. Ellie rarely repeated a sentence twice. This was the first time she had seen such a nervous side of this girl.

"To tell you the truth, Eden. This is my first time wearing makeup."

"Ellie, you told me before."

"Ah, ah...really? Did I say that?"

Aponya on the side smiled, gently pressed Ellie's shoulders, and brought her back to the chair.

"Be confident, Ai Li. I have designed several makeup looks for you, but in the end, it seems that you are pretty enough without makeup, and makeup... is a bit superfluous."

There was a lot of envy in Eden's tone. She was discovered as a star at a young age. When her agents complimented her, they also praised her for her natural beauty. She looked better without makeup than with makeup. Fortunately, these people have never seen Alicia...

After all, it was only a moment ago that she understood what true natural beauty was.

"Ugh...it only took two hours to put on makeup. I wonder if Mikael will be impatient to wait?"

Ai Li tilted her head, grabbing the hem of her snow-white dress with both hands and rubbing it constantly.

"How about taking off your makeup?"

"Forget it...forget it, I finally have a chance to put on makeup. It's such an important day. I might just..."

The words came to an abrupt end. Ellie bit her lip in annoyance, and glanced behind her through the mirror without trace. Eden and Aponia didn't seem to notice her previous aphasia, but lowered their heads and gently combed her long hair. hair.

"By the way, Ellie, I haven't given you a wedding gift yet."

"Ah...this...this, doesn't this dress count?"

"It was a product of rush work after all."

Having said that, Ai Li couldn't feel any signs of "rushed work". Whether it was the choice of fabrics or the handling of each thread, they were impeccable. In the past, even if she hired a private tailor, the construction period would probably take more than a month. time, and Eden only spent one day and one night...

No.

Ellie glanced at Aponya - Eden... was it really just the preparation from the night before?

"Ellie, look at this!"

Eden turned around and took out a hairpin from the box——

"The color of your previous hairpin does not match this dress, so I will make a new one for you."

Eden said as he pinned the hairpin in Ellie's hair.

"Looks good."

She chuckled.

"Speaking of which, I also have a gift for you, Ellie."

Aponya also turned around and took out a triangular bow tie from somewhere.

"This is……"

"This is the legendary triangle knot. It has neither a beginning nor an end. When you wear it, you are eternal."

"Eternal...? Thank you! Aponia! I like it very much."

Aili stretched out her hand to take the tie, but Aponya shook her head slightly:

"Ellie, [please] let me straighten your collar for the last time."

Ellie clasped her hands tightly, and through the reflection of the mirror, she first looked at Aponia, and then at Eden.

"You...all know?"

That's right, Aponya must have a clear view of the future.

"Dong dong dong——"

Mei opened the door gently and came in, walking to Ellie's side.

"Hi! Mei! How are you doing! Isn't Alicia particularly beautiful today!"

Mei pursed her lips and forced a smile:

"Alicia, I also have a gift for you."

"Oh! You are too polite. Didn't you mean..."

Before she could finish her polite words, Mei lowered her head and said something in Ellie's ear, and a smile quickly spread on her face.

"Why don't you give her a name? And a surname. Neither you nor Mikael... seem to have surnames, right?"

Ai Li was about to bite her lip when she suddenly remembered that she had put on lipstick just now and licked her lips quickly.

In fact, Mikael really has a last name - Zaicek. His biological parents were actually the couple who later adopted Seele, Mikael once told her.

But...Mikael doesn't seem to be interested in that last name. Maybe that can only remind him of some unpleasant things?

It’s better to ask for his opinion first!

"What did Mikael say?"

"He said... just leave this kind of thing to you."

The smile on Ai Li's face did not diminish, and she asked:

"May, what name did you and Kevin's child have?"

"Adam, Adam Kaslana."

"Then my child will be called Eve. As for the surname... Kaslana... Shaniyat - Eve Shaniyat, how about it?"

Mei didn't react at first, but after a moment's thought, she understood Ai Li's subtext, and was instantly dumbfounded:

"Alicia! Let them decide the matter of your... descendants themselves. Why should we forcefully interfere?"

"That's what you say, but Mei, in addition to the Fire Plan, didn't you also formulate the Stigma Plan?"

Mei didn't expect that Aili would be involved in this matter. She looked calm, but she didn't know how to answer the question.

She cast her gaze on the gorgeous half-length mirror, which reflected Ellie's face. She smiled slightly and said meaningfully:

"However, you are indeed right - let them decide for themselves about future generations."

…………

Across the door, Mikael was sitting on the sofa, closing his eyes and relaxing.

"You are so patient."

Kevin sat aside and didn't know whether he was complaining or sincerely praising him.

"It's just this once in a lifetime, why not wait a little longer?"

Mikael sighed leisurely.

Kevin tilted his head, stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Mikael's closed eyes:

"Your demeanor, your tone...are you imitating Su?"

"Um."

"...Do you think this is okay?"

For a long time, Mikael didn't speak again, and Kevin couldn't figure out what he was thinking. He only felt that there seemed to be an inescapable burden on his shoulders, which even affected him sitting aside, so that I can’t even say those words to enliven the atmosphere.

It wasn't until five minutes... or maybe ten minutes later, when Kevin felt bored and grabbed the cup on the counter and brought it to his lips, Mikael suddenly opened his eyes, and the heaviness surrounding him quickly dissipated.

He turned his head and his joking eyes swept across Kevin's face:

"So, Kevin. With such a great opportunity, why don't you and Mei's affairs be handled together?"

"Uh...uh...cough cough cough!"

Kevin took a sip of tea and sprayed it directly on his pants. Although he was angry, he still lowered his voice and defended:

"What age are we in! Do men and women have to get married if they are together?"

"You don't want to?"

"Of course I want to..."

"Then why? I think you just don't dare."

"Oh you don't understand!"

He suddenly slapped his knee and his expression became solemn:

"It's a man's business! How can you say whether you dare or not!"

"Then tell me, why?"

"It's not that I don't want to, nor that I don't dare."

Kevin let out a long sigh, hunched over, spread his hands on his knees, and stared blankly at every line on his palms, as if he could find a solution to all problems from there.

"I...can't bear that responsibility. At least for me, I can't guarantee that I can survive until the end of the collapse.

"If we have that day, and I die before then, I hope Mei can face the future that I can't meet with a more relaxed attitude. And if we don't have a future, then I can die at the same time and in the same place with the person I love. , I’m already satisfied, so why bother getting married?”

As expected, Mikael shook his head:

"Kevin, do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand?"

"Um?"

"What you call, 'If you don't get married, if you die, Mei can face the future with a more relaxed attitude', this is simply impossible."

Kevin stared at his palms without making any sound.

"Your thoughts will only make you feel that you are thinking about Mei Duo. But in fact? Kevin, you are in a different place. If it was Mei who failed to make it to the future, you would be more relaxed Does the gesture integrate into the future? No, no, your thinking is just escaping, you just moved yourself."

"Maybe."

Kevin shook his head.

He did not retort angrily, nor did he fall into long contemplation - it was obvious that he did not know anything about what Mikael said.

But he still chose this way, not because he wanted to be like this, but because of his personality, he couldn't make other decisions.

"Mikael, in literature, there is a saying about tragedy of fate and tragedy of character. But are fate and character really two different things? No, a person's fate is his character."

"Maybe."

Mikael nodded noncommittally.

How did He weave destiny? Mikael didn't know.

Perhaps every node of every life is determined to ensure that every destiny is perfectly matched. People will meet again where the threads of destiny intersect, and they will end after the threads of destiny intersect.

But it’s uncertain. Maybe the so-called textile destiny just determines each person’s character?

Due to their character, when faced with every choice, he or they will definitely make such a choice, so this becomes their destiny.

Which one it is, even Aponya, who can see the thread of fate, can't tell clearly.

But there’s no need to figure it out.

Mikael's head was slightly tilted. Hua was holding a writing brush and using ink to write down the door curtain full of blessings. Su was holding small surgical scissors and cutting out lifelike paper-cuts. Every time he finished cutting a piece, Pado He grabbed Ling, who was still a little confused, and snatched it away, sticking it everywhere in the room.

In the corner not far away, Destobia pressed Kosmo against the wall. Gray, who was sandwiched between his parents, held drawing paper and pencils and quickly recorded Kosmo's embarrassment.

The sound of cooking was coming from the kitchen, and the pots and pans were clashing fiercely. It wasn't necessary to make such a rough sound, but who let the person cooking the food be Qianjie?

Turning her head to the other side, Sakura turned her back to everyone, leaning on the balcony in silence, looking up at the false starry sky. Velvet stood beside her, holding the Key of the Third God in her hand, seeming to show off her design.

Mebius was sitting at the other end of the sofa, motionless, like a snake shedding its skin - she didn't know why she was the only one and didn't see Klein.

Ah, that's right, Mikael just took her out of the solitary room.

"Kevin, you know not long ago, yesterday to be exact... I had a fight with May."

"Um."

In the past, no matter the specific reason, Kevin would have to discuss it with Mikael.

But at this time, he no longer had that kind of mood. Mei did not reveal Mikael's specific arrangement, but he could guess it himself.

Holding such a wedding at such a tense time, Kevin didn't feel any "joyful" meaning at all.

Especially after listening to what Mikael had said to persuade him previously, he didn't think it was a wedding at all. It was more like saying it was a tragic farewell.

"Mikael, what exactly are you going to do?"

"Really want to know?"

"Um."

Mikael took a deep breath. He imitated Kevin's look and stared at his palm. After a while, he slowly said:

"Actually, I am not sure how far it can be achieved. If everything develops as I speculated, maybe the Honkai Impact will disappear directly? But, if everything I think is wrong, Wishful thinking on my part, that might not happen."

Mikael couldn't help but be stunned after saying this - he instinctively felt that these words were very familiar, quite familiar.

He just thought for a moment and easily found the source of this passage...

Um? Isn't this what Ellie said before she disappeared?

Is it a coincidence?

Or is it just because the things to be done are similar, so you resort to talking unconsciously?

Mikael himself couldn't say for sure.

"Kevin, there's one thing you might want to be mentally prepared for."

"?"

"If...if I really can't do anything, then judging from the current momentum of the Twelfth Herrscher, it will not be difficult to destroy mankind. But it is not easy for it to attack the headquarters. Especially, More than four-fifths of people left the headquarters after May lifted the ban, and those who remained were heavily scrutinized.

"Even if I fail, I will find a way to reduce the power of the Twelfth Herrscher. Coupled with Mei's wisdom, I believe you will be able to defeat it in the end... But in the face of the end, with all due respect, I do not I don’t think it’s possible for you to surpass him now.

"Of course, Mei thinks so too, which is why we have the Fire Plan, the Stigma Plan, the Hengsha Plan, and the Ark Plan, but their essence is to leave hope for defeating Honkai in the future..."

"The Stigma Project is now in my charge."

Kevin suddenly interjected.

"Yeah, I know."

"You don't seem surprised?"

"It was expected. After all, if this plan is placed in Su or my hands, it will be equivalent to giving up."

"...So, if what you want to do fails, then you..."

"Either you will see me alive after defeating Honkai, or after tonight, you will never see me again."

"So what you want to tell me is..."

"If by chance, the second situation happens, then... the next era will be left to you."

"I……"

"Alicia, I'm asking you too."

Kevin pursed his lips and nodded heavily.

"By the way, have you all synchronized the memory?"

"Um."

"If...if I fail in the end, forget it...it doesn't matter."

Kevin was confused by this last sentence. He was about to ask, but unexpectedly, the door suddenly opened. Eden and Aponia pinched the hem of Ellie's skirt, and Mei followed the three of them. Behind them, they walked out together.

"Ellie..."

Mikael stood up immediately, and the others gathered around noisily.

Their eyes met, and the words that Mikael had been brewing for a long time could not be said at all.

And Ellie just chuckled and narrowed her beautiful eyes to hide her gaze that had never taken away from Mikael.

People around him were cheering loudly, and Mikael couldn't even remember what he did or said next...

When he came back to his senses, Aponya had put a shining ring in his hand, and Eden also chuckled and brought Ellie's left hand to him.

Now that things have come to this, if you still don’t understand what to do, it won’t make sense.

He gently held up Ellie's hand and put the ring on her ring finger.

But then he was dizzy and didn't know what to do, so Aponya had to take his left hand and hand it to Ellie, who also gently put the ring on his ring finger.

Then, she smiled slightly:

"Hey! Mikael, the promise you made has come true!"

"Um."

Although the seed that was planted in the hearts of the two of them a long time ago had already broken through the ground and sprouted, it did not officially bear fruit until today, twelve years later, which was a bit too late.

But fortunately it's not too late, they still have a chance to be together.

Well, they got married, although it was a very simple wedding.