It began at sunrise. More accurately, Rei was violently yeeted out of bed by an automated bridal drone screaming in holographic font:
[System Alert: Mission Start — Survive 5 Wedding Rehearsals in 1 Day.]
[Reward: ???]
[Penalty for failure: Actual marriage. Maybe. Who knows anymore.]
"Wh—what the hell!?" Rei groaned, his face still halfway embedded in the pillow. "Why are there handcuffs on my ankles?!"
[Decorative bridal chains. +1 charm, -3 mobility.]
Before Rei could ask what that meant, the chains yoinked him out of bed like a medieval fishhook, dragging him through a luxurious corridor of pre-wedding doom.
He passed flower girls rehearsing with real swords, a choir practicing ominous Latin chants, and one unfortunate nobleman impaled through the leg with a harp string. The usual.
Rehearsal #1: Seraphina's Sun-Blessed Coronation Wedding
"Ah, beloved! You're awake just in time!" Princess Seraphina beamed as Rei was catapulted into a golden chariot covered in live doves.
