Velvet skies rolled across the ruined horizon, still half smoking from the disaster, Feathers clung to broken spires, sugar-dusted ash drifted in the air like cursed snowflakes, and somewhere in the distance the academy bell tolled weakly before collapsing into rubble with a sad metallic clunk.
Rei staggered across the courtyard, dazed, frosting still crusted on his sleeve. "I… I just wanted an education. A normal semester. Some credits. Maybe a diploma. Was that too much to ask?"
The System's cheery chime stabbed into his skull.
[System Reminder: You are the protagonist of 'My Yandere Wives.' Normalcy is against policy.]
[System Update: Arc 4 – Final Mission Route Activated.]
[System Revelation: Main Objective → Marry the Demon Queen.]
Rei froze, then fell to his knees. "WHAT?! No, no, no, I've already been through three arcs of marriage death traps, and now you're telling me the final boss wants—"
