The projection for the Happiest Wife had already finished playing.

To put it simply, Harvey had achieved a major breakthrough in necromancy, creating a perfect undead wife. This wife fully understood Harvey's preferences, kept up with his train of thought, and loved him wholeheartedly. Working on research with Harvey every day was her happiest moment, and Harvey's progress was her ultimate source of joy. In that sense, the title Happiest Wife actually seemed fitting. After all, normal couples always had arguments and personal boundaries, while these two were like perfectly interlocking puzzle pieces.

At first glance, it even seemed logically sound.

Then Ashe, true to form, appeared again. With just a few words, he "tempted" the wife into realizing how much potential she possessed as an undead being. To better assist Harvey, she chose to pursue the path of becoming an undead sorcerer, no longer willing to remain merely Harvey's appendage.

At first glance, that also seemed oddly positive.

But because she chose this second path, she no longer qualified as the Happiest Wife. Consequently, the ranking was invalidated, and its reward was scrapped.

To most people, there was nothing wrong with this sequence...