Ending Maker Episode 438
Chapter 17 – Happily ever after #5
Movement between worlds occurred in an instant, as it always had.
Uder and Cordelia, who were the first to exit the space door, took their places on either side of the space door to welcome everyone, and in the order of Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee, Natasha and Kim Hye-eun, Kowabunga and AAA, the group entered the Pleiades one by one.
“Wow… … Is this the Pleiades?”
When Hong Yu-hee looked around and asked to everyone, Yu-de answered right away.
“Yes, among them, it is the palace of the Holy Kingdom of Eudellia.”
The foreign war was already a year ago.
While restoring the palace, Uder also carried out a bold expansion project, and the place where it stands today was the gate hall of the space created as a result.
A circular hall with a ceiling height of nearly 10 meters.
Hong Yu-hee, who was looking around the hall with its pure white walls and gold decorations, let out a scream – no, an exclamation – the moment she looked up at the ceiling.
“Wow! Th-that?!”
What was surprising was also the Kowabunga and AAA that came in afterward.
That was to be expected, because on the ceiling, a magnificent painting of Cordelia and angels was displayed.
“Wow.”
Hong Yu-hee, a Cordelia fanatic, blushed brightly and jumped up and down in place, while Kowabunga instinctively picked up his phone and kept taking pictures.
Cordelia with her arms outstretched and a compassionate expression, with Maia, Dahlia, and several angels sitting next to her.
“It rivals the Sistine Chapel ceiling.”
The ceiling painting of the Sistine Chapel is one of Michelangelo’s greatest works.
Regardless of artistic value or aesthetic excellence, it seemed like it would never be lacking in terms of scale.
Even Natasha expressed her pure admiration with a blank expression, and Uther clenched his fist as if he had accomplished it, while Cordelia bit her lip again to endure the embarrassment.
I thought I was used to it because I had seen it so many times, but seeing it with such fresh reactions made me feel embarrassed all over again.
Of course, seeing Cordelia like that made Uder feel rewarded for creating the ceiling painting once again.
“The Holy Nation of Eudellia is a country that worships Cordelia, the goddess of the sun, the goddess of beauty, and the goddess of magic and love. Not only the palace, but the entire country is filled with Cordelia’s goods—no, it’s a land filled with Cordelia’s statues and sacred paintings.”
On purpose.
It was clear that they had intentionally said “goods” and then corrected it.
That’s because Hong Yu-hee reacted immediately to the word ‘goods’.
“Brother, this place is truly like heaven.”
“… … That’s really amazing.”
Kang Jin-ho hesitated for a moment to see if it was really him, but soon nodded.
Because it made sense when I thought of it as Kang Jin-ho himself with his limits lifted.
But it was at that very moment.
The doors, as beautiful and magnificent as the ceiling paintings – with a bust of Cordelia hanging above them – opened on both sides and a woman appeared.
Silver hair neatly arranged and a pitch-black dress that seemed to tightly cover the entire body.
The neck and collarbone were lined with white fabric, and a blue brooch decorated with gold was placed in the center, creating a natural focal point.
But what caught the most attention was, of course, the face.
A silver-haired woman who is elegant yet expressionless, with skin as white as porcelain that gives her a cold feeling – but is so beautiful that you can’t help but stare at her in awe.
“Maya?”
The first to speak was Kang Jin-ho, and the chat room members who later realized that the silver-haired woman was Maia all expressed their admiration in their own way.
“Wow, it’s so pretty. No, it was already pretty, but was it like this?”
Kim Hye-eun blinked repeatedly in surprise, and Kowabunga was busy taking pictures.
AAA Yoo Ga-young also expressed her admiration.
And Natasha.
Yuder’s Natasha – She, who wanted to see Maia the most, expressed her admiration in many ways.
‘I guess it’s fate.’
Honestly, seeing that he grew up under such a pretty girl that even other women would fall for, and yet he fell completely for Cordelia, it may have been an inevitable fate.
Of course, if Hong Yu-hee had heard it, she would have grumbled, saying, “Cordelia is much prettier, anyone can see that,” but by Natasha’s standards, Maia was more beautiful than Cordelia.
Should I say that it is more of a sculptural preference?
However, even though everyone in the group was excitedly admiring her beauty, Maia did not blush in embarrassment or shame, but instead maintained a neat, expressionless expression, befitting her nickname as the Ice Queen.
And looking at such a Maya, Uder thought.
‘I’m really getting used to it.’
A year ago, even if it was Maya, she would have blushed and been embarrassed by such a crude reaction, but it’s already been a year.
As an angel of beauty, Maia had always received the same reaction – “You’re pretty, unnie!” – all year round, so she had become resistant to compliments on her appearance.
‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I have perfect immunity.’
Even these days, when someone compliments Dahlia on her beauty, she blushes and feels embarrassed.
Anyway, Maia, who maintained her composure, took a step forward and approached Uther and Cordelia, then bowed slightly and asked.
“Your Majesty, are you guests?”
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t tell you in advance.”
Until I went to Earth, I never imagined that there would be a wedding between Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee.
They might have decided to go to the Pleiades for their honeymoon.
Maia smiled slightly at Yuder’s apology as if it was okay – and that smile caused the chatroom members to start a silent uproar again – and said.
“it’s okay.”
And then Maia turned to the chatroom members and bowed gracefully.
“I am Maia Tantalot, the Grand Chamberlain of the Holy Nation. I bow to the guests invited by His Holiness the Pope and the Incarnation of the Goddess.”
Hong Yu-hee let out a small “Wow” in response to the picturesque greeting of slightly lifting the hem of her skirt while slightly bowing her waist and neck, and Kowabunga, who was so excited, spoke without realizing it.
“Wow… … She really is the Ice Queen.”
No matter what anyone says, the NPC with the most weight in the Uther route was Maia.
She already had a lot of fans thanks to her pretty looks, and Kowabunga was such a fan of Maia that he even drew several fan art pieces.
Cordelia laughed heartily at Kowabunga’s admiration, then snapped her index finger and spoke in a slightly smug tone.
“No, no. Maia is so pretty and cute when she smiles.”
I know it’s pretty, but what does it mean to be cute?
The group all looked towards her, imagining Maia smiling cutely, but Maia maintained a calm expression as if it was impossible and asked Yuder.
“Shall we invite our guests to our accommodations?”
At Maya’s question, Uther closed his eyes for a moment and looked around.
The black beast, the divine being of Uther, announced that it was a bright moonless night.
And that was in the middle of the night.
‘I guess I really need to find a place to stay first.’
I had to unpack a bit in the first place.
Yuder nodded and spoke to Maia.
“I’ll take care of the annex. And… … please prepare the moon room.”
At the mention of the ‘Moon Room’, Maia’s eyes lit up for a moment.
I already knew that they were VIPs, as they were guests brought directly by Uder and Cordelia, but I never thought that they were worthy of being given the ‘Moon Room’.
“All right.”
[We’ll take it slow. Cordelia wants to decorate the Moon Room herself. For now, Cordelia and I will guide the group.]
Maia nodded again at Uder’s words that were conveyed through message magic and looked around at everyone.
“I will move your luggage to your accommodation. If there is anything you would like to request, please let me know.”
“Yes? Uh… … I’m okay. I am.”
“me too.”
“me too.”
As everyone, including Cordelia, agreed, Maia lightly shook a bell that she had taken out from somewhere.
Then, butlers in black suits appeared silently and lined up next to Maia.
“It really feels like a world out of a romance novel or a romance comic.”
While Kim Hye-eun muttered softly, the butlers packed up their luggage with practiced movements, and Maia bowed to the group once more before leaving the room with the butlers.
“Okay, then let’s do some light sightseeing and then go back to the hotel.”
“Tourism?”
When Hong Yu-hee asked back at Yuder’s words, Yuder said with a dark-but-at-the-same-time refreshing smile.
“Yes, first of all, how about the Cordelia Promotion Hall?”
Cordelia flinched at Uther’s words and grabbed his arm, but it was too late.
Because Hong Yu-hee’s eyes literally sparkled brightly.
“Hey, hurry up. Okay?”
“Yes, I will serve you.”
Uder walked ahead with a smile on his face, and Cordelia, with a tearful face, walked forward with a tearful face at the sight of Hong Yu-hee, whom she loved so much.
* * *
‘This is really serious.’
Cordelia Promotion Center.
Kang Jin-ho, who arrived at the place to promote Cordelia as the name suggests, looked at Yuder, who had a big smile on her face, with very complicated eyes.
Is that really me?
Even if the limiter is lifted, how can a person act like that?
The Cordelia Promotion Hall was full of Cordelias.
The walls were lined with endless paintings, and the exhibition hall was filled with lifelike statues that looked ready to come to life at any moment.
“Wow, is this the scene where you fight with Raizegang?”
“Yes, that’s right. Even when Cordelia was a level 1 wizard, she bravely stood up to Raizegang.”
In front of the sacred painting depicting Cordelia radiating the divine power of the sun while facing the fierce Demon Prince Raizegang, Yuder and Hong Yu-hee resonated with each other, while Cordelia pulled at her hair in pain.
“Oh, is this Malekith?”
“Lucas is there too.”
As expected from fans of Heroes Chronicle 2, the chatroom members were able to figure out what the situation was just by looking at the Holy Fire.
Kim Hye-eun, who was watching Lucas fight against Mine Minos with Cordelia, smiled like a truly nerdy cat.
And all the members of the chat room could immediately tell what Kim Hye-eun was imagining.
It was clear that he was imagining Lucas wearing a maid outfit and glasses.
‘He may look fine, but even a Namman cat is a fan of otaku.’
Uther, who had been laughing bitterly, guided the group again and enjoyed watching Cordelia writhe in embarrassment.
“I want to see Landius too. Kamael and Lena too.”
“Oh, that’s right, me too. You said that all five heroes of Paragon are alive here, right?
AAA agreed in a small voice to Kim Hye-eun’s mutterings about why she couldn’t do look-deokjil with NPCs.
All of the chatroom members had, of course, cleared all of the Heroes Chronicles 1 several times, but Kim Hye-eun and AAA’s favorite characters were Landius and Kamael.
In Kim Hye-eun’s case, she even wrote a few Randikama fan fictions.
“Oh, I’m really curious. Will we be able to meet?”
Yuder smiled bitterly again as he saw Kim Hye-eun stamping her feet.
Because no matter what she imagined, it was clear that she would encounter Landius that surpassed her imagination.
And about an hour.
After a while where Cordelia felt like she was about to faint from embarrassment, Uther led the group to a restaurant.
“After a light meal, we will guide you to your respective accommodations.”
“Excuse me for a moment.”
The group was momentarily taken aback when Cordelia, who had greeted them with a smile at the restaurant, suddenly disappeared, but it was only for a moment.
It was because some of the original characters remained the same, but new faces appeared.
“Wow! Dahlia!”
“Your hair is long! And you’re so pretty!”
Although Kowabunga and AAA were amazed by the sound in their own way, Dahlia, who had acquired senses that surpassed humans after becoming an angel, could not help but hear it so clearly that it felt like she was whispering right next to her.
That’s why Dahlia blushed and felt embarrassed, while Maia, who was sitting right next to her, smiled with a refreshing, yet happy smile.
Just like Yuder.
‘That’s right. Maia raised Yuder.’
Natasha smiled, somewhat bewildered but also knowing, as she enjoyed her meal and conversation while drinking the welcome champagne the butler had poured for her.
And then another hour or so later.
“I will take you to the villa.”
Maia and Dahlia led the chatroom members to the villa.
Leaving only Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee behind.
“I will guide you two separately. Even though we came together, this is still your honeymoon.”
Hong Yu-hee, who had been excited like a high school girl on a school trip just a moment ago, blushed and looked embarrassed at Yuder’s words.
Because, as Uder had said, I realized once again that this was a honeymoon.
“We have prepared a special room.”
The Holy Palace had two bedrooms: one for Judas and one for Cordelia.
One was the Room of the Moon, located at the highest point, and the other was the Room of the Sun, located at the center of the palace.
Hong Yu-hee followed Yu-deo, who was walking in front, and held Kang Jin-ho’s hand tightly. Kang Jin-ho swallowed dry saliva as he wrapped his arms around Hong Yu-hee’s hand.
And finally when we got to the room –
“Wow… … .”
Hong Yu-hee had been expressing admiration ever since arriving at Pleiades, but her current admiration was somewhat different from before.
Because I felt an overwhelming sense of emotion that went beyond simple joy.
Through the glass ceiling, the night sky was clearly visible, and countless stars shone in their own light in each direction of the moon.
The marble floor was covered with red rose petals, and in the center of the room was a large canopy bed with a pink curtain.
A really, really big canopy bed.
Kang Jin-ho looked at the vast bed and thought of the judo gym where he practiced bare-handed martial arts, and Cordelia thought of the fairy tale books she had read many times as a child.
And that wasn’t all.
A faint smoke like fog hung on the floor, and the sweet scent of roses tickled my nostrils.
There is the sound of the stream water hitting the dragon point.
That’s right.
There really was a valley in the room of the moon.
It was a well-made fountain of some sort, but there was a valley with warm water running through it, and the water of the valley wound around a large canopy bed, forming a shallow moat.
Kang Jin-ho thought.
charge.
Each element has a strong presence, but when put together, it feels too much.
But Kang Jin-ho had no choice but to admit it at the same time.
‘I’m totally into playful things.’
A honeymoon suite truly made for, by, and of play.
I was wondering where Cordelia had gone earlier, and it seemed she had missed the dinner meeting because she was decorating this room.
‘But is this possible in just one hour?’
I don’t know about anything else, but the valley looks like it’ll be tough.
Could it be that there was a valley in the Moon Room from the beginning?
‘Correct answer.’
Yuder, who could guess what Kang Jin-ho was thinking just by looking at his expression, smiled bitterly.
From the beginning, this room was Cordelia’s bedroom, by Cordelia, for Cordelia.
‘Because Cordelia was a plaything in the first place.’
The things we liked were also roughly similar.
And that’s why Cordelia was able to create the best honeymoon suite that Hong Yu-hee could imagine.
“Then have a nice time.”
“Have a good time hehehe.”
The calm and neat Yuder and Cordelia, who had an uncle-like smile, quickly said goodbye and left the room, and before they knew it, Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee were left alone in the room.
And 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
“Yoohee.”
“Oh, brother.”
“Oh, tell me first.”
“Brother first.”
The two people who had been talking over each other felt embarrassed, but soon burst into laughter without anyone saying anything first.
“Brother, shall we wash together then?”
When Hong Yu-hee pointed to the valley with both boldness and shame, Kang Jin-ho coughed and nodded.
Actually, I wanted to say that we should first check if there were any wiretapping or surveillance devices, but I couldn’t ruin the mood by saying something like that.
And at the same time, the room of the sun.
“Hehehe, you’ll be surprised if you lie down in bed?”
“You’d be surprised. Especially Kang Jin-ho.”
Because the canopy bed had sprinklers on the ceiling.
Uther, who was laughing, covered the crystal ball with a white cloth that could see into the moon room. Cordelia fiddled with the cloth a few times with a face full of regret before laying down on the bed.
“Good night, Yuder.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? I’m not going to sleep tonight.”
“uh?”
“We’re still newlyweds, aren’t we?”
Uther said, and Cordelia blinked, then nodded very slightly, her eyes widening.
And that night, Uther, as always, became a black beast.
