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"I choose to sacrifice myself."
Pfft.
Blood splattered.
Amamiya Natsuki had no hesitation or doubt; the dagger plunged directly into his chest.
"Impossible!"
A cry of disbelief suddenly rang out.
A cloud of mist appeared out of thin air in the ancestral hall. Black mist surged, and an unfamiliar woman dressed in a shiromuku suddenly appeared.
It was none other than the Ghost Bride, who had been hiding behind the scenes.
The ghostly illusion was a re-enactment of the scene from that day, transforming from the happiest person to the most desperate, all within a single day.
In her opinion, it didn't matter what choice Amamiya Natsuki made when faced with the same scenario.
Choosing to sacrifice the bride had the greatest possibility of self-preservation and was the ugliest, most common human nature.
Or, he could choose the reckless route, protect the bride, and escape the village together. This choice had a very small possibility; not everyone had the courage to resist oppression. Most people would choose to bury their heads in the sand like ostriches.
She never expected that Amamiya Natsuki would choose a path she had never even considered.
Even sealed in a coffin for decades, recalling the scene before her countless times, the Ghost Bride had never imagined that someone would be willing to actively sacrifice their own life to protect the bride...
Did this man know what he was doing?
How could there be such a man in the world?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
The surge of disbelief caused her to reveal herself from her invisible observation state.
At the same time.
Amamiya Natsuki had already fallen into a pool of blood, held from behind by the two brides, Kaguya. The flowing blood had already stained the shiromuku gown, which symbolized the bride's purity and flawlessness.
"President, don't leave me." Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes were misty with tears as she frantically tried to cover Amamiya Natsuki's chest wound, tears falling like rain. "Hold on, I'll go find a doctor right away."
The bride Kaguya on the right had wide eyes and a dazed, lost expression. It was clear that this was the Yandere Kaguya.
"To be with you two, I am already the happiest person in the world." Amamiya Natsuki coughed up blood, his voice trembling, as he grabbed both of the bride Kaguyas' hands. "Promise me, you two must get along well from now on…"
The Sheltered Young Lady, with teary eyes, nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "I promise you."
The Yandere Kaguya, however, slightly furrowed her brows, having already sensed that something was amiss…
"Impossible!"
The Ghost Bride appeared in her true form, preparing to personally check whether Amamiya Natsuki was truly dead or faking it.
The next second.
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly sat up, activating his title skill [Friend of Married Women].
Target: The Ghost Bride!
[Title: Love Warrior]
[Title Effect: Friend of Married Women]
[Type: Active/Active]
[Ancient wisdom says, universal love and non-aggression. The so-called 'universal love' means not only loving your own wife, but also loving other people's wives.]
[Passive Effect: You generate an additional attraction to madame/other people's girlfriends/other people's childhood friends.]
[Active Effect: After using the title ability, you will inherit the Prime Minister's will for a short period. You will generate a forced attraction to other people's wives/other people's girlfriends, and your favorability will greatly increase in a short period.]
The Ghost Bride perfectly fit the criteria for a Friend of Married Women, so naturally, there was no surprise; she was directly affected.
"What did you do to me… my, my dear?"
The Ghost Bride was both surprised and angry, but before she could finish speaking, her eyes quickly became hazy, and her voice softened. Her watery eyes fixed on Amamiya Natsuki.
"Is that something you can call me?" Amamiya Natsuki said impolitely, "First, help me up."
"Yes."
The Ghost Bride quickly stepped forward, wanting to help Amamiya Natsuki up.
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes were misty, her memory not yet recovered. Seeing the Ghost Bride approach, she immediately stood up and blocked her, her gaze firm: "You can't touch him. We have to wait for the doctor."
Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice: "Actually, it's not that serious."
"You're spitting blood…"
"Spitting blood is spitting blood, and being lively is being lively. My physical condition is so good, it's normal to spit a little blood, isn't it?"
As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, he pulled the dagger from his chest.
It was indeed stabbed, but it hadn't gone in.
When he saw the old village chief take out the dagger, Amamiya Natsuki guessed what the other party wanted to do. He secretly took out an item and hid it in his chest when no one was looking. This thing was a special kind of plasticine that could "absorb" sharp objects.
As for the blood, that was actually artificial blood plasma, one of the small props he had collected before, which just came in handy.
"…Liar!"
Yandere Kaguya crossed her arms, her pink lips moving slightly as she coldly spat out two words.
Amamiya Natsuki heard this and turned to look at Yandere Kaguya: "As a wife, is that how you speak to your husband?"
"That's right, Kaguya-chan." Fujiwara Chika said from the side, "Mother said that after marriage, in front of outsiders, you must always save face for your husband no matter what."
"Shut up!" Yandere Kaguya snorted coldly, "You cow who only uses her chest to seduce men!"
"How… how mean!" Fujiwara Chika clutched her chest in distress. "You called me a cow again… Huh, why did I say 'again'?"
This Chika also had her memories blocked, but her friendship with the Sheltered Young Lady remained.
At this point, the wedding could not continue. The villagers below were all dazed, their eyes lifeless.
To avoid further complications, Amamiya Natsuki turned to the Ghost Bride and said:
"Let all of them leave."
"Yes, Master."
The Ghost Bride's voice was gentle. With her favorability at maximum, she naturally agreed immediately. With a wave of her hand, the world suddenly shattered.
All the players present disappeared.
Leaving the illusion, the players quickly regained their memories, and even everything that happened in the illusion was not forgotten.
"Oh, I remember now…" Fujiwara Chika blinked her eyes, then quickly exclaimed, "In that illusion, I was Kaguya-chan's bridesmaid, and the groom was Natsuki."
"Me, me, me." Rikka happily raised her hand. "Yukino-chan and I were Natsuki-sama's maids, and we even helped…"
Mid-sentence, Rikka quickly covered her mouth, her small face rapidly turning red at a visible speed, clearly recalling the matter of helping him change clothes.
Rikka secretly looked at the girl beside her, lowering her voice:
"I remember, Yukino-chan even touched…"
"Don't say it!"
Yukinoshita Yukino bit her silver teeth, unable to help but interrupt. Even an Ice Queen like her had a flushed, mortified face at this moment.
She actually… She must wash her hands ten times when she gets back!
No!
She must wash them twenty times!
At the same time.
Shinomiya Kaguya finally woke up, clutching her chest, her heart pounding rapidly in her ribcage, her pretty face flushed like fire: "I… I actually participated in my wedding with the President in the illusion, I'm so happy… Wait, where's the President?"
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