The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapter 83. The Most Beautiful Day

Reda who was busy looking around at the fine clothes looked so amazed.

"Beautiful~"

"Miss liked it? Are you interested in trying it?"

"Eh?! I'm all right! Besides, clothes as beautiful as this probably won't match with–" she suddenly fell silent. Reda remembered the sentence that the ruler had said to her.

[You're beautiful]

- Blueuuush

Reda immediately flushed back. He who was currently hugging the mirror that Aragaki had gifted him felt that the compliment was unreal.

"Nushi-sama said I. I am beautiful he said. It feels so happy.

"Is this a sense of happiness when praised by our loved ones?"

Smiling subsides seen by Jorogumo employees.

"Miss, you definitely fit all these clothes. You're beautiful."

"Really?"

"really. Please look over here. There's another pretty model."

The waiter showed me another model. For the first time in her life, Reda can be like any other girl in her village.

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Jorogumo who just finished showing all the cloth to make the clothes seems to have got the answer of the ruler.

"Thank you, Jorogumo. All these clothes I bought. Please make a lot of nice clothes for the girl."

"If you don't mind, choose an obi as well and everything that suits the girl."

"Well, Aragaki-sama."

"Then I'd like to order a hair band in a similar color to Ryoko's."

"Pita? Oh, if it's not wrong the ribbon he wears it belongs to the late Ryoko, right?"

Jorogumo spoke again, "When I first met him at Aragaki-sama's residence, I saw him wearing that thing."

"Could it really be given by Ryoko's little fox to the girl?"

"really. Ryuunosuke gave it as a gift and he seemed to like it. If you don't mind, I want a ribbon with exactly that color."

Jorogumo does not believe that the ruler who hates man even wants to give many of the best gifts for the human girl who is with him.

Of course it was welcomed by the spider woman.

Finished with all his affairs, Aragaki came out and found the girl looking around in nice clothes with a cheerful face.

"Huwaaa~this one is also beautiful. What is this flower?" ask the girl

"Ah, this is chrysanthemum. Usually this motif is very suitable for the autumn festival." explained the waiter

"Festival yes. I've never been to a festival. It must be beautiful."

"There are so many beautiful things, miss. Lantern release, the presence of mitama-sama and more."

"It must be beautiful." Reda was very impatient to hear anything else

"In addition, in fact in Higashi no Mori itself there is also an autumn festival. Must fit this motive."

"At Higashi no Mori there is also an autumn festival?"

"True and Aragaki-sama is the one leading."

"Huwaaa~Nushi-sama. It's gonna be so beautiful."

Little heart of Reda was excited to see the festival.

"If I could see the festival."

Aragaki saw how happy the girl was now. "If he lived in that damned village, maybe he would never smile like that."

Unbeknownst to anyone, the ruler murmured softly, "I'm grateful you're the one who came to this place."

Reda looked back and she smiled when she found out the ruler had come to her.

"Nushi-san. Is the business done?"

"It has. Did you find anything interesting here?"

"Yes. All the clothes are so pretty. Thank you for letting me see everything."

Aragaki was feeling calmer now. The girl was no longer too awkward and embarrassed. He was comfortable and used to the ruler.

After saying goodbye to Jorogumo and getting out of there, Aragaki asked for the object held by the girl.

"Let me bring you the mirror."

"I can take it myself, Nushi-sama."

"But if it breaks because you accidentally got nudged by someone how?"

Reda fell silent and finally gave the mirror she liked to Aragaki.

The ruler only needed one hand to carry him and another hand was devoted to grasping the girl's hand.

"...!" Reda surprised. His face reddened, but when he saw Aragaki's soft smiling face made him give his smile.

Finally, they continued their journey by traveling around together.

During that day, Aragaki did not take her hand out of the girl's grasp.

They ate together outside, followed by seeing some things in the market and shops around and went to a place that attracted the attention of the girl.

"This thing is so pretty. Sir, what's this beautiful thing called?"

"That's called a comb, miss. Worn to make your hair more tidy and smooth."

"Groomy and fine hair, yes..."

The girl seemed so interested in the object and Aragaki did not take long to buy it.

"Eh? Buy this?!"

"Please comb this one. Also, this hairpiece is also." Aragaki chose an ornament like a hairpick for him.

He picked it up and matched it with the girl's beautiful hair, "Hmm, pretty. It fits you perfectly."

- Blueuush

The girl could not help her embarrassment until she turned red again.

Finally, Aragaki actually bought all the interesting things for the girl.

"Nushi-sama.thank you very much. The gift is really very pretty" said the girl with her shy face

"No problem. We will still visit many other things. It's still late afternoon, is there anywhere else you want to go?"

"The place you want to go to..."

There was one place that caught Reda's attention. A beautiful place in the forest once told by her sweet little fox.

But increasing the day was already afternoon, Reda decided not to say it.

Instead, he said he only wanted to go home before sundown.

Hearing that, Aragaki smiled and took her to a beautiful location.

It was a little further away from his home.

It is located outside the border between Higashi no Mori and the torii that connects the human world.

There is a flower garden full of beautiful flowers.

Reda was so amazed by the sight.

"Beautiful once~"

"Beautiful right? This is one of the most beautiful things in Higashi no Mori besides the waterfalls and natural flower gardens within the forest."

Reda was so fascinated by the sight. The sun is also a sweet decoration for him.

Aragaki begins to be unable to hold herself back and she feels that this is the right moment to say it all.

"I'm sorry."

"Eh?" Reda looked over with an expression of shock. It was as if he had misheard him staring into the eyes of the ruler.

Aragaki tightly grasped the girl's hand and looked at her deeply. Serious expression was shown by him.

"I've never treated the girls from that damned village so well."

"They just make my hatred bigger every day. Besides, none of them have ever treated my little fox well."

"When you came, my little fox liked you so much. And for the first time, he was so adamant that he fought me several times."

"I tried to understand his feelings and struggles all along. Until I finally understand why they all like you so much."

"..." - ".Reda just fell silent

Aragaki took off her grip and gently stroked the girl's hair and face.

"I'm beginning to realize that what I did to you was cruel. I'm sorry for you."

"I'm sorry for refusing your cooking the first time you came, I'm sorry for throwing soup at you, I'm sorry for injuring and destroying the decoration you made."

"And forgive me for making you always cry."

Suddenly tears fell down her cheeks. He did not expect to hear that phrase.

"What...Reduced being...dreaming?"

Aragaki simply smiled and wiped away her tears.

"No. It's not a dream."

"Hiks...Nushi-sama does not...no longer hates me?"

The ruler hugged him. She hugged the girl and whispered in her soft voice.

"I don't hate you. I'm sorry. I'm beginning to realize that everything you do is something very valuable."

"And that feeling of yours has made a lot of changes for my little fox."

Aragaki did not say anything else, but she said this sentence in her heart.

"Your beautiful smile has changed my feelings as well."

Aragaki felt she still did not deserve it and chose not to say it at this time.

The girl looked at Aragaki with a smile and still dripping tears.

"I will never hate Nushi-sama. Didn't I say it, I'll try to melt Nushi-sama's heart."

"Someday, if your true love comes, Nushi-sama and that girl will be the happiest people."

"Reda will be happy."

Aragaki did not respond. He simply wiped away the girl's tears and stroked her hair.

That afternoon they walked together hand in hand.

There was a familiar atmosphere that finally intertwined.

Along the way, Aragaki thought of the girl's sentence.

[Someday, if your true love comes, Nushi-sama and that girl will be the happiest people]

"I don't need that right now. For some reason, I just need you to be next to me right now."

Upon arrival at the Aragaki residence, the two were greeted with a warm embrace from the sweet little fox.

Along with the sunset, the perfect date and the most beautiful day for both ends.

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