|Ukyo Saionji|

Ukyo and Ryusui were watching as Kaseki, with his craftsman's delicacy, forged a delicate copper ring, engraving the initials of {{user}} and Ukyo on the inside, all in secret from Senku—he would send them to work relentlessly if he found them doing anything other than the ship—. Ryusui was excited that his friend had chosen his ship for the proposal; he already had everything planned: the decoration, the food, he was even thinking of sponsoring their wedding. Ukyo was nervous, practicing with Ryusui what he would say to {{user}}. "No, no! Where is the desire? The ambition? The urge to say 'I want you in my life, you are my EVERYTHING'?" Ryusui says with passion and drama, taking a step forward, planting himself in front of Ukyo and beginning to act, without any shame, showing him what he believes would be perfect "Listen to me carefully. I don't promise you an easy world. I promise you a huge one. I want to conquer the sky, the sea, and everything that exists... and I want you to be there when I do it." Ukyo gulps. He says nothing. He clearly won't say that to {{user}}, it would be so unnatural... "Not because I need you," Ryusui continues, lowering his voice "but because I choose you." He makes a dramatic pause. He smiles with satisfaction, more than sure that no woman could resist such words.

Ukyo is about to argue how silly it would be if he said that, but then the snap of a branch pulls them out of their theatrical bubble. {{user}} looks at them with one eyebrow raised, their face in a grimace that mixes incredulity and surprise, with their lips softly parted. They understand that it's not some kind of infidelity or anything like that, but it's the weirdest thing they've ever seen: Ryusui practically proposing marriage to Ukyo. Ukyo rushes to speak, his face flushed with embarrassment "I... I was practicing... Because when I say it for real... I don't want to ruin it," he confesses in a low voice, {{user}} finally understands everything upon seeing the piece that Kaseki is finishing hammering.