Inside the auditorium, the guests feasted joyously, all looking at him with smiles and applauding.
To the side, the emcee read the congratulatory speech, wishing him, the groom, a happy marriage.
Beside him was his wife; everything was so wonderful.
"Darling, we will be happy forever."
The woman beside him looked at him with tender affection, clutching his arm a little tighter.
"Now, let us invite the bride and groom to exchange rings."
Guided by the emcee's procedure, the bride turned around and placed the prepared ring on Geno's ring finger. At the same time, a matching women's ring appeared in his palm.
Watching the woman before him extend her hand, looking at him with a face full of tenderness, Geno's heart was in utter chaos.
'I... what exactly is this?'
"Please, groom, place the ring on the bride."
The emcee to the side urged him again. The smile on his face remained so harmonious, yet Geno read a hint of impatience within it.
And while Geno was dazed, the guests off-stage began to whisper and discuss among themselves animatedly.
Geno felt that this moment was so real that he gradually forgot why exactly he had appeared here.
Subsequently, he pinched the ring in his hand, took the bride's empty hand with his other, and aimed the ring at the ring finger of her left hand.
[Warning! Host individual consciousness beginning to get lost!]
"Who?!"
It was this voice again! Wait? Why did I say 'again'?
Following Geno's startled movements, the bride opposite him also began to look puzzled.
"What's wrong, darling? Hurry up and put the ring on me?"
[Warning! Host individual consciousness beginning to get lost! Initiating emergency measures!]
Bzzzzzzzzzzz~
A burst of numbing sensation rushed from the soles of Geno's feet straight to the crown of his head. This jolt made him understand what it meant to be in a trance of bliss and agony.
However, under this crackling sensation, Geno's original memories also began to gradually recover. At the same time, he understood what the situation here actually was.
"So that's it. Is this an hallucination formed by the Filth? No wonder those cultists would be willing to go to their deaths."
When a person is crushed by reality, if someone can immerse them in a beautiful dream, they will naturally fall into it and be unable to extricate themselves.
Even Geno almost fell for the trap.
"However, I really didn't expect that my past was actually like this?"
After becoming an Ethereal, many of Geno's memories had become fragmented. He hadn't expected to retrieve them in such a form today.
"Darling, what exactly is wrong with you?"
Although he had recovered his memories, the dreamscape formed by the Filth was still continuing its performance.
The bride in front of Geno was gently caring about Geno's condition, but he knew that all of this was fake.
"Sorry, I have more important things to do."
Saying this, Geno threw off her hand and turned to run toward the direction of the auditorium's main door.
That was the exit of this dreamscape.
"Wait? Where are you going?!"
"You little brat, stand right there!"
An old couple sitting at the first guest table couldn't sit still anymore; they were Geno's 'parents'.
"Dad, Mom, forgive me for not being able to fulfill my filial duties in front of you. But please rest assured, your son is living quite well now."
Although his parents from his past life were somewhat utilitarian and carried a bit of stubbornness, he knew that what they truly hoped for was that he could live well.
Subsequently, the couple disappeared.
"Hey! Where are you going! I paid the gift money!"
The one speaking was Geno's boss from his past life. In this dreamscape, he was merely Geno's subordinate.
"Heh, I have to say, this feels pretty good."
Kicking the boss in the face, the figure instantly dissipated, vanishing without a trace along with the surrounding guests.
"Alright, now it's quiet."
Adjusting his clothes, Geno continued walking toward the door.
"Wait! Where are you going?!"
Geno looked coldly at this woman who appeared before him with her head lowered.
This was his bride from just now. In his past life, she had despised Geno for being poor and destitute, and had abandoned him.
But Geno didn't hate her, because there was no need.
After all, he truly had nothing at the time, but that didn't mean Geno would still have any lingering attachment to her.
The reason she appeared here was perhaps because he had only been in this one relationship in his past life.
"Move aside, I don't want to use force on a girl."
Although he fought, drank, and liked to peep on Twiggy bathing, he could barely be considered a gentleman and would absolutely not raise a hand against a girl.
Unless she got in his way.
"Are you really going to leave me? Darling."
Just as Geno wanted to make a move, the girl slowly raised her head. What appeared was not that passerby face he had long since forgotten, but the silver-haired girl Geno was familiar with beyond belief.
Who else could it be but Twiggy?
"Didn't you agree that you would marry me?"
Looking at Twiggy's pitiful appearance, Geno's hand froze in mid-air, his eyes filled with disbelief.
This dreamscape was keeping up with the times too well, wasn't it? It even came with updates?
And seeing Geno freeze, the corners of 'Twiggy's' mouth simultaneously hooked up into a smile.
"Come on, we haven't finished exchanging rings yet."
As 'Twiggy' spoke, she was about to step forward to hug Geno's arm. But unexpectedly, a shadow appeared in her vision, followed by pain.
"Don't joke around! My Twiggy couldn't possibly be this gentle!"
That tsundere girl... if he dared to run away from the wedding, it would be considered good if she didn't stab him twice! How could she beg him so softly like this!
Punching 'Twiggy' in the face, Geno didn't hesitate in the slightest. After all, this might be the only chance in his life to beat up Twiggy legally and reasonably.
As the saying goes, 'Everyone has those few days when they want to kill their lover.'
Geno and Twiggy were in this kind of love-hate relationship mode.
Especially after the two confirmed their relationship, the frequency of Twiggy getting physical had obviously increased.
With this punch, what Geno cleared wasn't just the path to leave, but also his repressed soul.
At this very moment, there was only one word in his mind! Awesome!
Then he strode toward the main gate. After he left, this sacred auditorium also gradually collapsed, reverting into muddy red Filth and dissipating away.
Outside, Twiggy looked at the two gigantic red cocoons with a grim expression.
Just a few minutes ago, after Geno absorbed the Filth, the surrounding Ethereals seemed to be attracted by something, running crazily toward the direction of Geno and the Dullahan.
Then, the two Ethereals wantonly absorbed the power of these Ethereals to strengthen themselves. Subsequently, this Filth energy transformed into these cocoons, wrapping Geno and the Dullahan inside respectively.
And as more and more Ethereals gathered together, the aura on these two cocoons also became increasingly dense.
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