The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapters 87. Is this What It's Like to be Loved by Aragaki-sama?

"I know you like Ryoko's belongings given by my little fox, but I hope even once, I'd love to see you wear them."

The ruler gave the ribbon.

Reda saw the ribbon with the same color and subtlety as given by Ryuunosuke.

"Beautiful~"

The girl was so happy to get another gift from the man she loved.

"Thank you very much, Nushi-sama. I.. I will definitely wear it!"

Hearing that, the ruler was so happy. It emanated from the hue of his face that was slightly flushed decorated with a smile.

The little fox was happy to see the sight of his dream being before his eyes at this moment.

"Mother, look at that! Aragaki-sama is so attentive to Reda-sama. Ryuunosuke was very happy."

Jorogumo and his other services were delighted with the sight.

The spider woman showed other clothes and other models to the beautiful girl.

They show a lot of yukata, kimono, komon (kimono-like clothes for everyday), irotomesode (clothes for formal events and parties), haori and even furisode (formal kimono).

Reda also gets a lot of kumihimo (rope for decoration on obi and hair) and a beautiful obi.

Her happy face was so bright. Whether or not how many new clothes Aragaki had given her, it could barely be counted as there were still unopened cloth wrappers.

"Is this all over, Jorogumo?" ask the ruler

The woman replied with a smile, "To be honest this is not all, Aragaki-sama."

"There are still other clothes that we will bring this afternoon here. Some are still in the manufacturing stage."

"We deliberately brought the finished one here so that Aragaki-sama could see the results first."

Reda was surprised to hear that. "This.this is already too much!"

The ruler sat beside him and approached him.

"Why not? I just saw you wearing four clothes given by Hakuren and Kuroto."

"I think it would be much better if you had a lot of beautiful things like this."

"In addition, you don't have to worry about other clothes if something breaks."

"I wish you'd wear it."

Reda didn't know what to say.

Recalling the difficult times he had, he had only worn worn and shabby clothes and smelly for many years.

The girl also lived a difficult life by finding leftovers on the road because the villagers were unwilling to care about her fate.

Just to sleep without the cold and rain, he would sleep with animals and dogs every night.

Now, this entire outfit became a jewel for her.

Tears trickling in remembering all those bad things could finally change now.

In fact, he felt that his prayers to be seen by the ruler who became his first love had been granted little by little.

"Hiks..."

"Same-sama?" the little fox approached him

The girl was crying. Getting all that happiness after years of trying to give up on life made him feel a sense of relief and joy that could not be described.

"I never imagined I would. Hiks, for dirty and despicable girls like me.this is all...this is all–"

A warm embrace enveloped him.

"This is yours now. It's not a dream or a thing that will disappear when you open your eyes."

"You deserve to be happy like everyone else."

"If that damned village can use all the means to make them happy, then you also deserve to be happier than them."

Aragaki hugged, rubbed her hair and gave a beautiful sentence in her ear.

Unknowingly, Reda cried and vented all her tears.

Jorogumo and all those who were there felt so moved. Even the little fox and some of Jorogumo's servants cried.

Outside the room, the four Aragaki servants threw their smiles at each other.

"Finally Reda-sama can be the right girl for Aragaki-sama" Nagi said

Ginko. He also thought the same thing as Nagi.

"You're right, Nagi. Nushi-sama was finally able to show his former nature. And this is all thanks to the pure love of Reda-sama."

Hakuren looked at the thousand sakura trees that looked softly blown by the wind. She smiles.

"Don't you think that those in the sky are also happy about this?"

"I'm sure Ryoko is looking at it too." Kuroto answered Hakuren

They were all very happy to hear Reda's cry from the outside.

"That's a tear of happiness. I hope Reda-sama will never drop tears of sadness again."

All the things done by those outside were just paying attention.

After some time passed, Jorogumo and his servant said goodbye.

"Jorogumo-sama, I'm sorry for showing you such shame" Reda said, bowing down and apologizing

"Well no, that's not true. I'll be here again. Aragaki-sama, please look forward to it."

"I understand."

Jorogumo and service back home.

**

On the way home, all the servants who had gone along with Jorogumo at that time immediately talked about the thing they had witnessed.

"Aragaki-sama hugged the girl. It's really hard to believe!"

"The girl is so beautiful. What is his name, Jorogumo-sama?

"Name Reda-sama. He is a human being." replied Jorogumo

"Eh?! So is he really human? I should have smelled a human scent from his body."

"Wait, didn't Aragaki-sama always hate humans. Is that the sneaky girl who tried to harm and poison Aragaki-sama?"

Jorogumo who walked in front of his servants stopped and looked back.

"All of you, if you look at the one just now, what can you conclude?"

They see each other.

"The girl..beautiful."

"He was also very polite and.gentle."

"In addition, it seems that Aragaki-sama does not hate him at all. It is precisely I see Aragaki-sama cares about her a lot."

"It's like...Aragaki-sama is in love with that girl. Otherwise, how could he possibly order and buy so many beautiful clothes for her."

Jorogumo smiled, "In that case, it was certain that the rumors were a lie. Aragaki-sama can't possibly like a sly and deceitful girl."

In a stern tone, the spider woman said, "Perhaps the inhabitants of Higashi no Mori still don't know anything, but Reda-sama is the candidate for 'bride' Aragaki-sama and that's the reality!"

All of Jorogumo's servants seemed to agree with the sentence.

They were so sure of that sentence and believed it.

"Then, he won't feed the girl to demon Nue?" ask a waiter

"No. I don't think Aragaki-sama would have the heart to do it."

Jorogumo walked back along with his servant.

From the distant sky, there was something staring and stealing Jorogumo's talk.

An ugly little bird-shaped stealth started trying to do something.

"Aragaki-sama started to fall in love with the 'bride' candidate of the cursed village? This can't be allowed!"

"I will tell this to Aruji-sama "

**

At the Aragaki residence, the ruler took the girl by the hand after the departure of Jorogumo and the others.

Reda was surprised when his hand was shaken by the ruler

"Nushi-sama?!"

"Are you okay?"

The girl was embarrassed. Aragaki was so happy to hear that.

"We go inside ya."

Reda nodded. The little fox beside them began to be invisible. Both of them are very happy with their own world.

But it's not a problem. The little fox was actually very happy to see it.

"Thank God~" he muttered small

In Reda's heart, she herself wondered.

"God, does this feel loved by Nushi-sama? Is this what it's like to get the attention of the person we love so much?"

"It's like in heaven, God. I don't want to let go of this grip."

"I love Nushi-sama. I love her so much."

The sweet village girl could finally feel the attention of the ruler.

Although unnoticed, there was a storm trying to get close. But right now, let all the love blossom in Higashi no Mori.

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