Chapter 133: Is This a Miracle?
As his voice fell, Kazahana Koyuki also walked out slowly from inside, her expression majestic.
The young girl's face was cool and elegant, her features exuding an air of nobility. Her light purple magnificent robe was also incredibly dazzling.
Menma was half a step behind, following closely after her.
He wore a purple zhiduo court robe, a sash of the same color with golden spiderweb patterns tied at his waist. His slender body stood tall and straight.
Even though he had tried his best to suppress his aura,
That handsome face and attire still exuded a seemingly innate nobility.
"This..."
Seeing Princess Koyuki actually appear together with Ame-no-Minakanushi, the expression on Asama Sandayū's face, who was presiding over the ceremony, changed slightly.
According to the etiquette of the Land of Snow since ancient times, no one could ascend to that position together with the successor.
This was a great disrespect to heaven, earth, and their ancestors!
But Menma's gaze suddenly glanced at him.
His calm eyes showed no emotion.
Yet it made Sandayū's heart shudder. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to say more.
Those with ill intentions also frowned deeply.
"Who is that guy who suddenly popped up?"
They stared intently at the man beside Kazahana Koyuki, who possessed an extraordinary aura.
For some reason, they felt a little uneasy.
But no matter what, the assassination was already a foregone conclusion.
Swoosh!
As Kazahana Koyuki and the other moved, the civil and military officials and numerous guards slowly bowed their heads.
Step by step, they passed through the corridor, walked towards the tiered platform built at one end of the hall, and ascended to the castle's suspended terrace.
Here, one could take in the entirety of Snow City.
Kazahana Koyuki silently looked down at the dark mass of figures below.
The orderly imperial guards, the respectfully submissive officials, and the thousands of citizens all raised their heads, looking towards her from afar.
Witnessing this succession ceremony, the first female Daimyō in the history of the Land of Snow.
And...
That "man" who had been standing behind her all along.
"Who is he?"
Just as everyone was lost in a daze,
Dong!!
The sound of a bell and drum echoed.
Asama Sandayū, who was in charge of the ceremony, took a step forward and announced solemnly and loudly: "We respectfully invite Her Highness to ascend the throne!"
The civil and military officials and the numerous guards all shouted in unison: "We respectfully invite Her Highness to ascend the throne!"
The crowd's shouts resounded through the sky.
Kazahana Koyuki's expression was calm as she looked at the stone table beside her.
-- There lay the crown representing the Daimyō's power.
Koyuki lifted the crown, but then suddenly paused.
"Big Brother."
She looked up at Menma, her tone gentle: "Please, crown me."
As soon as these words were spoken, even Menma couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
For an outsider to crown the ruler of a country, this in the Land of Snow...
No.
In the entire ninja world, this was an unprecedented event.
It was simply treating the traditions passed down since ancient times as nothing!
But looking at Koyuki bowing before him, Menma also came back to his senses.
"Hahaha!"
A heartfelt smile appeared on his face. He directly took the crown from Koyuki's hands.
Then, under the gaze of countless people,
As an outsider, he placed this crown symbolizing power on Kazahana Koyuki's head.
And at that very instant.
Voom!
A slight tremor came from the snow-covered ground.
An intense warmth suddenly surged into the bodies of everyone present.
"What's going on? Such a warm feeling..."
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the surrounding ice and snow began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In everyone's ears, the gurgling sound of flowing water actually began to ring.
But this wasn't the end.
The sun's light gathered and shone down, forming an incomparably brilliant seven-colored rainbow above the crowd.
The surrounding scenery also underwent a world-shaking change.
Rustle rustle rustle~
Green grass and vibrant flowers began to grow from the ground, as if a clean sheet of paper was being dyed with缤纷 (bīnfēn - colorful) colors.
Tender, dewy green grass, gurgling streams, and the brilliant, fantastical rainbow in the sky.
Faced with this utterly subversive change, everyone fell into a daze.
"Could this be... a miracle?"
The crowd looked at everything around them, their eyes wide as they incessantly murmured.
Even Kazahana Koyuki on the high platform couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.
Looking out as far as the eye could see, taking in the entirety of Snow City.
At this moment,
The Land of Snow, covered in ice and snow, seemed to have transformed into a paradise brimming with the life of spring.
It was as if...
A deity was painting with a brush.
Kazahana Koyuki, as if realizing something, turned her head to look at Menma beside her.
"Lord Big Brother, could it be you..."
But before she could finish,
"Shh~"
Menma raised his index finger, placing it to his lips, and said softly: "This so-called miracle isn't over yet."
The instant his voice fell,
Voom!
In the sky covered by the rainbow,
Two illusory figures slowly appeared in mid-air.
Everyone looked up, faces filled with surprise.
Those two figures were none other than...
The deceased Kazahana Sōsetsu, and a childhood Kazahana Koyuki.
"You must believe in the future. That way, spring will surely come."
As the gentle and kind voice came out, one after another, green sprouts broke through the soil in response.
Kazahana Sōsetsu wore a smile, asking Koyuki: "What does Koyuki want to do after spring arrives?"
The childhood Koyuki said: "I want to become a princess!"
"Oh?"
Kazahana Sōsetsu smiled and pressed: "What kind of princess?"
"Umm..."
Little Koyuki hesitated for a moment before slowly answering: "I want to be a gentle, strong, and righteous princess."
By the time she finished, her chubby-cheeked face was already full of excitement.
"Hahaha! That will be very difficult, you know."
Kazahana Sōsetsu first smiled, then said meaningfully: "But, if you take your dream as your faith and pursue it without ever giving up, your dream will surely come true!"
With that, he walked behind Koyuki and fastened the Hexagonal Crystal around her neck.
Then, under the gaze of all the people of Snow City,
Kazahana Sōsetsu, as if he could see the crowd, faced all the citizens of Snow City with that kind smile.
"You see, don't you."
He stood behind Koyuki, as if speaking to all the people of Snow City: "Right here, stands a beautiful princess."
The appearance of this scene left everyone present stunned on the spot.
...The late Lord Sōsetsu was actually speaking to them now.
"A miracle! This is a miracle!!"
Someone in the crowd came back to their senses, shouting with a fanatical expression: "The Land of Snow will surely, under Princess Koyuki's leadership, walk towards an even more glorious future!!"
As his voice fell,
BOOM!!
Fireworks suddenly rose in the distant sky, complementing the long-resounding bell from atop Snow City's castle.
The rest of the crowd also came back to their senses completely.
Below the castle, it was as if a surging tide had been unleashed.
Numerous guards, and many ninja, as well as ministers and generals, all with impassioned faces, knelt on one knee in unison.
Looking up at Kazahana Koyuki on the suspended terrace, their eyes were incomparably fervent.
"Your Highness!!"
"Your Highness!!"
"..."
Within Snow City, within the castle palace,
The deafening cheers shot straight to the heavens!
At this moment, in this small country covered in ice and snow,
The bud of hope for a new era was thus born.
(End of Chapter)
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