(Silvie's POV)
I stood at the edge of the clearing, watching Amaryllis and Lucien emerge from the tree line. They looked like a painting of dark nobility—Lucien with his lazy, triumphant smile, and Amaryllis with a new, cold confidence.
A system window flashed in my vision, bright and beautiful.
[SYSTEM ALERT: ROMANTIC FLAG DIVERTED.]
[NEW ROUTE ESTABLISHED: The Tyrant and the Witch.]
I couldn't help it. A genuine smile broke through my Useless Sidekick mask. It wasn't a smirk; it was pure relief. The Doom Flag wasn't just broken; it had been replaced by a power couple that could actually survive the game.
"You look pleased with yourself," Ivan murmured, stepping out of the shadows beside me. He had re-hooded himself, looking like just another student, though his gaze was fixed intensely on the approaching pair.
"I love a happy ending," I whispered back.
