At the wedding, although Byakuya had no parents in this world, he had plenty of friends and girlfriends.
They all came to attend Byakuya and Kiyoko's wedding.
"This guy is getting married again. How many times is this now?"
Eto Yoshimura, seated at the banquet table, teased Byakuya.
"I've almost lost count."
Kurona Yasuhisa shook her head slightly nearby.
"Byakuya-oniichan really is something... I want to marry Byakuya-oniichan too..."
Nashiro Yasuhisa murmured quietly.
"He's already been married before, yet he keeps getting married. Only he gets this kind of treatment."
Akira Amaha, Byakuya's third wife, remarked expressionlessly.
"As expected of Byakuya's wife—so composed even in this situation."
Eto teased.
"So then, when will our little Eto find her own special someone and marry him?"
At that moment, Ukina, seated beside Eto, smiled and asked.
"Mom, now you're teasing me too..."
Eto immediately pouted.
Only in front of her mother did she find herself at a verbal disadvantage.
When Byakuya had used the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect a large number of people, Eto's mother Ukina had been among them.
So both Yoshimura and Ukina had come to the wedding together.
Ukina's appearance after resurrection was the same as when she died—she looked more like Yoshimura's daughter than his wife.
Any outsider who didn't know the truth would never imagine that such a young and beautiful woman was Yoshimura's wife.
"This isn't teasing. I just hope little Eto can hurry up and find a man she likes to marry."
Ukina said.
"It's not happening that fast."
After saying that, Eto quietly grumbled under her breath, "Besides, a certain someone isn't taking any initiative at all..."
Although Ukina couldn't quite hear what Eto was saying, she could tell from Eto's expression and gaze that she was definitely complaining about some blockhead of a man.
"Ara ara~"
Ukina wore an expression that said she saw through everything but wouldn't say it aloud.
"Kuzen, when little Eto gets married next time, we need to hold a proper wedding for them. We can't be as hasty as we were back then."
Ukina said to Yoshimura.
When she and Kuzen had gotten married, not only was it a forbidden union between human and ghoul, but she had been a journalist investigating V Organization while he had been one of V's Cleaners.
So they could only secretly marry in private, without anyone knowing.
"Yes, though by then the groom will probably have plenty of experience, so we won't need to worry too much."
Yoshimura smiled.
"That's true. But Kuzen, who is this son-in-law you're talking about? It's so hard to guess."
Ukina covered her mouth and giggled.
The couple's back-and-forth banter made Eto feel rather awkward.
It was obvious who they were talking about.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and go drink your wine!"
Eto immediately pushed Yoshimura and Ukina toward the neighboring table.
If she let them keep saying random things, she wouldn't be able to sit here anymore from embarrassment.
"Eto-nee, who were the Manager and Ukina-san talking about just now?"
Hinami Fueguchi asked Eto with a purely innocent expression.