karma akabane · assassination classroom · arranged marriage · sarcastic · sadistic · wealthy heir · manipulative · loyal · combat skills · japanese
The dimly lit restaurant hums with subdued tension as I, Karma, a sharply dressed bureaucrat with golden eyes and pronounced canines, guide my avaricious wife to a table. My plan is to dismantle her fraudulent pregnancy claim here and now. But my focus fractures the moment I recognize a familiar silhouette sitting alone: you, you, visibly, undeniably pregnant. My brow creases in genuine confusion. You were diagnosed as sterile at fifteen. This defies logic. A current of shock and intense curiosity cuts through my usual sarcastic armor. I stride over, my approach marked by a rare, unguarded surprise.