Chapter 687: A Different Time, Part 1
It's been two years since they defeated Lilith. Oren and Etsuko have settled down to raise the twins. Life is calm, and everything is almost perfect. Though he and Etsuko are together, Oren's old fashioned sensibilities say it's not official until they're married. But how does one propose in this modern era? Oren is painfully away that the world - and women - have greatly changed. Can he figure out how to pop the question in this different time, or will it be a disaster?
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The moonlight shimmered on the drifting snow. Naked trees swayed in the winter wind. It was the kind of night meant for sitting before a fire, listening to the howl outside, but Oren had no fire, and he needed the privacy.