There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 792

Chapter 792: Side Story 4. Endless Journey - 73

"So...they’ll go to space?" Nari asked while stirring her iced coffee--even though it was still rather chilly outside.

"Eventually," Lucy nodded. "For now, the spaceship has to go through launch test first--uhh...kind of like a test drive?--before the real exploration mission starts."

While the whole ship had been assembled and the people involved in the project were confident, Radia wanted to be certain that the ship could handle the pressure up there before sending a full mission with a lot of people. He wanted two ’test drives’ with people who could survive even if the spaceship exploded before sending his godson inside.

"For now, they had to exercise and train their body for the mission," Lucy continued.

"Good thing to keep them in shape before the wedding," Nari laughed. "Oh--is that mean their honeymoon will be in outer space?"

"They’ll go on a cruise after the wedding, but..." Lucy shrugged. "Let’s pretend it’s not the real honeymoon."

They giggled and clanked their glass together. Nari leaned closer and whispered. "Tell them to not make a baby until they’re in space. I want a space nephew."

"Niece."

"...both?"

"Both," Lucy nodded. "Who knows? I heard twins are genetic--oh!"

While they were busy chatting, the employees courteously opened the curtain in front of them, and the manager of the atelier carefully led the bride out to a stage-like platform.

With a straight, proper form like a lady of old age, the high collar and long sleeve truly amplified her dignified look. A long, sweeping tail was not possible for an outdoor wedding, but the wide long skirt with intricate silver embroidery was beautiful nonetheless, especially under the sunlight.

Nervously, shyly, Julia looked up at the two audience. "Umm...how do you--"

Lucy immediately jumped and clapped her hands excitedly. "Aaaack! It’s so pretty! You look like a princess!"

"A queen," Nari corrected.

"A queen!" Lucy hugged Julia in agreement. "You’re so beautiful, Ju!"

Julia, who came there without fixing her hair and only wearing thin makeup, sighed. "Hearing that from you is..."

"Oh, look at this embroidery! Wait--where’s the veil?" Nari looked at the manager--after all, no bride would be complete without the veil.

"Right, right--the veil! Quick!"

With a soft chuckle, the manager carefully took a silk veil with flower lace from the velvet box that one of the employees held and personally put it on Julia. An epitome of an innocent bride, the blooming blush across her cheeks veiled by the thin silk was undoubtedly stunning.

The girls immediately let out a boisterous scream and shriek while taking countless pictures with their commlink. Of course, they reminded each other that Asa should never see it, saving the pictures inside a locked folder just in case.

"And for the reception..." the manager smiled at the nice reaction, taking off the veil and the sparkling skirt. Hidden beneath, connected to the top, was a plain mermaid skirt that made the girls scream again.

It was even fitting to say that Lucy and Nari looked more excited about the wedding dress than the bride herself. Julia did say she was fine with anything since she never really cared much about fashion. Besides, she just thought they would rent the dress, just like her teacher in the past.

But one day, Lucy came to the research center with a pile of binders and more digital catalogs of wedding dresses, fabrics, and even lace patterns. She even brought a holographic projection to see which type of dress looked better for her body type. The next time Julia and Asa visited Lucre, she was brought to the atelier, and the next thing she knew, she was already on her last fitting.

When her father gave her the task of taking care of the wedding dress, Lucy took it seriously.

And Julia could feel that Lucy didn’t just do it for the sake of fulfilling a task. The girl was truly happy having a sister joining her family, which was full of men. Even since she got Julia’s number, Lucy had been flooding her with text--even more than Asa--and loved hugging her so much that Julia got used to it even though she wasn’t much of a physical person.

Nari was busier than Lucy, but she also contacted Julia a lot. They had a group chat together and although Julia spent more time as a silent reader, she enjoyed the interaction more than she initially thought.

Honestly, she had been worrying about whether or not she could fit herself inside Asa’s tight-knit circle, but...

Would it be fine for her to say that she really felt like she gained real sisters?

"Oh, let’s look for a going-away outfit too!" Lucy clasped her hands, just as the exhausted Julia finished changing back to her regular clothes.

"...now?"

* * *

It wasn’t just Lucy who took her part seriously.

"This is the sample I made for the cake base," Kar placed a tray with a dozen cake slices in front of the engaged couple. Each slice had a different flavor and color, and there were even creams and sauces on the side to be paired with the cakes. "Choose one or three--I’d like to make more variations, but I have a raid tomorrow."

"...more?"