When he opened his eyes this morning, he expected another round of chaos. Perhaps an argunt between Seraphina and Drakana over breakfast etiquette. Maybe Lilia bursting into my room with a bridal veil and fifty new reasons why he had no choice but to marry her this weekend. Or Rosette, his yandere maid, silently slipping into my sheets to "adjust my body temperature for optimal healing."
But he was wrong. Now It’s was even worse.
A small, transparent blue window hovered directly in front of my face.
[SYSTEM UPGRADE COMPLETE!]
[New Feature Unlocked: Affection ter (Beta)]
[Now you can see how much the girls love you... and how likely they are to kill for you (or kill you).]
[Current Readout: WARNING—ALL TARGETS AT MAXIMUM AFFECTION LEVEL. PROCEED WITH EXTRE CAUTION.]
"...Oh no."
"Good morning, Master Rei," purred Rosette’s voice from beside my bed, startling .
He bolted upright. She was already there, kneeling gracefully with a silver tray of morning tea, her smile was gentle but her aura is bloodthirsty restraint dipped in lavender.
The System’s interface flickered again:
[Rosette: MAX (Color: Crimson-Red) – Status: Calm, Smiling, Considering How to Poison All Rivals]
Rosette tilted her head. "You’re sweating, Master, Did you have a nightmare?"
"No—no, I’m fine." He forced a nervous smile. "Just... warm."
"Then I’ll loosen your shirt for you"
Before I could protest, she was already unbuttoning the top of my sleepwear with disturbingly surgical precision.
The door slamd open.
"BACK OFF, MAID!" roared Drakana, tail lashing behind her. "It’s my turn to bring breakfast!"
[Drakana: MAX (Color: Fiery-Red) – Status: Jealous, Slightly Scorched the Doorfra, Considering a Midair Abduction]
"Master should start his day with protein," Drakana declared, stepping forward in full battle regalia—though it was notably missing pants. "I hunted a wyvern for you at dawn. Raw, of course and also for virility."
"OH GODS, PLEASE NO RAW WYVERN."
"Cooked then," she offered without hesitation. "Over fire breath."
Rosette stood, calm as a storm at sea. "Master Rei requested tea. So for now protein can wait."
"You wanna fight, apron girl?" Drakana said.
"I will kill you with this teaspoon."
"YOU CAN TRY!"
Before I could scream for peace—or a butler—I noticed another glowing window appear over Drakana’s head.
[DANGER ZONE—DUEL IMMINENT]
[Proximity Alert: Seraphina Approaching Fast, Detonation in 3... 2...]
The wall exploded. "ENOUGH!" Princess Seraphina shouted, stepping through the rubble like a radiant goddess of murder and monarchy.
[Seraphina: MAX (Color: Rose-Gold flashing Red) – Status: Offended by the Idea of Rivals, Plans to Annex Entire Kitchen]
"I heard shouting," she said, dusting rubble off her silken dress. "And I slled—ugh—dragon breath. It’s disgusting."
"Excuse ?" Drakana flared. "He licked my scales yesterday! He loves !"
"Under duress!" Seraphina declared while producing a scroll. "Also, according to this new decree I wrote last night, ’Only fiancées of royal lineage may enter Rei’s bedchambers before noon.’"
"I’m not reading your fake laws again," He muttered under his breath.
[New Mission Alert!]
[MISSION: ESCAPE THE BEDROOM WITHOUT GETTING ENGAGED (AGAIN)]
[Difficulty: Impossible]
[Reward: Brief Peace and 20 EXP]
I dove for the door—just as it opened on its own.
"Silly little brother," Lilia cooed, standing in the doorway in a white bridal gown she absolutely had not been wearing earlier. "You’re not going anywhere until you do your tuxedo fitting"
[Lilia: MAX (Color: Blood-Ruby) – Status: Bridal Mode, Vows morized in Seven Languages, Venues Reserved]
"You can’t have a wedding with a corpse," I wheezed, backed into the wall by her aggressive lace.
"Then stay alive," she smiled sweetly. "And marry quickly."
"I OBJECT!" yelled Seraphina.
"You don’t get to object to soone else’s wedding!" Lilia snapped.
Drakana cracked her knuckles. "If anyone’s dying first, it’s and him in a dragon-style mutual death pact."
"THIS ESCALATED FAST."
He turned his face upward, begging the ceiling for help. That’s when He saw the System’s main display shift into a new mode.
The Affection ter now glowed over all the girls’ heads—bright, pulsing, blinding.
Lilia: MAX
Seraphina: MAX
Drakana: MAX
Rosette: MAX
And they all are blinking.
[BLINKING RED = OBSESSION LEVEL: DANGEROUS]
[SURVIVAL TIPS: Complint all of them equally, never show fear, also NEVER sneeze near a proposal.]
That last one seed oddly specific.
"I need air!" I cried, vaulting over the foot of my bed. "Let outside! Just for five minutes!"
"Only if I’m your escort," Seraphina purred.
"I’ll carry you," Drakana offered, already in dragon-scale boots.
"I’ll clean the entire forest so it’s sterile before you walk," Rosette whispered like a war general.
"I’ll call it our honeymoon," Lilia added, eyes glowing like rubies under moonlight.
He scread inside then he rembered sothing, Sothing the System had ntioned during that very first "Welco to Hell" ssage.
There was one feature, One saving grace.
[Ergency Escape Word Enabled, use with Caution.]
[Keyword: "Reset."]
He closed his eyes and whispered, "Reset."
System window: [Invalid Command. Reset is currently locked due to High Affection Overload.]
"OF COURSE IT IS."
He ducked under Rosette’s tea tray, side-rolled over Drakana’s tail, body-checked Seraphina, and dodged Lilia’s bridal veil like it was a holy weapon.
He made it halfway to the door then he saw her, The Demon Queen.
Lucivella was leaning casually against the fra of the exit, sipping wine and wearing a devilish smile.
"I see you’ve discovered the Affection ter," she said smoothly.
"Let guess. Yours is also maxed out."
She grinned. "Wrong, Mine broke the scale."
The ter above her head simply read:
[Lucivella: ∞]
[Status: God-Empress of All Wives – Endga Unlocked]
Everyone froze and the room went dead silent then Lucivella clapped once.
"Girls, Let’s all calm down and rember who truly deserves Rei’s eternal love."
"You?" asked Seraphina incredulously.
"You?" asked Lilia murderously.
"You?" hissed Rosette softly, now behind sohow.
"," Lucivella smiled, as horns began to grow from her crown.
He took a long, deep breath, then the System chid again.
[New Feature Installed: Heartquake Counter]
[Every ti a girl gets too close, your heart rate will increase at 200 bpm, and you will faint.]
[You are currently at: 189 bpm]
He collapsed and Lucivella caught him effortlessly.
"Poor darling," she cooed, stroking my hair. "Can’t handle a little affection?"
As he faded into unconsciousness, he muttered the only word he could. "Help."
The last thing he saw was every ter blinking red and a small confetti animation from the System.
[Congratulations! You survived another day!]
[...barely.]
To be continued...
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