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"What the hell? What the hell!!!!!"
A woman with a lovely face is screaming into the void. To anyone who doesn't know her, she'd be considered crazy. She knows it, but she doesn't have the time to care.
"Why can't I log out..!!!!!!"
The incident occurred when I started playing a game for minors. A new 19+ reverse harem romance game for minors, it was a feast for the senses. The male leads were all handsome, and I liked the story structure.
"Wow, the illustrator must have gone crazy. The scene is also awesome."
The problem was the game's difficulty. It was a relatively minor game, with a five-hour playtime, and most, if not all, of the endings I achieved were dead ends. And there were 50 of them!
"Wow, this is crazy. This kid is betraying me?"
"Isn't this a squad leader? That's why rich kids can't do it..."
"Oh my, the fortune teller must be crazy!!! I'm having a great time playing the game!!!"
Even the endings were all different. Apparently, the ending where the characters are defeated by the fortune teller seems to be the same for all the characters in the strategy game...
"Ha... Really, I'll do it one last time. Please, the Matopju ending..! No, I like other endings too.. I like bad endings too.. So please stop with dead endings.."
So I pressed start again.
[Warning: Do you want to restart the episode? If you restart the episode, all of your character's memories will be lost...]
"Oh, okay, yes."
[Player starts the game!]
Without even reading the warning.
[The player's hidden achievements are activated!
Hidden Achievement: ■■■■]
"...uh...?"
[I'm so sorry for the game ##&><&*]
.........
So I was possessed by the heroine in the game.
Yeah, a romantic comedy movie character is possessed, and not as a villain or extra, but as a female protagonist. Why would you dislike it?
Usually, in such a plot, there aren't many crazy people. Usually, if it's a good crazy person, it's the male lead, and if it's a bad crazy person, it's the villain. But here, there are seven male leads who are badly crazy. The idea was that seven crazy people would be attached to me.
"Fucked..."
Even though it has all the buttons like in a game, only one button has an error.
[Logout is currently unavailable due to an error.]
Even if an error occurs, why this... Seriously, why this... It was fun because I didn't die in the game, but I'm sure no one wants to feel that pain.
"I guess I can leave after logging out. Let's take a look around before then..."
I looked around and hurriedly put away the drink placed next to me.
[Dead Ending, "Eat a powerful potion and die from poisoning" is disabled!]
[Dead Ending, "If you take a strong potion and have sex with a person" will be disabled!]
[Dead Ending, "Eat a powerful potion, pass out because the effect is too strong, hit your head and die" is disabled!]
...this crazy game..
"What the... one potion has three dead endings?"
I think I know why there were so many dead endings. 50 isn't a lot...
I tried pressing the buttons above as an experiment.
-Status Window-
Name: Sylvia Amrien (Player)
Achievements: (Hidden Achievements, ■■■■)
Title: None
Skill: Healing Power
Stamina: 99/100
Fame: 0
-Current favorability status-
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
??? / ♡♡♡♡♡
-Quest-
[(Fixed) Let's increase the male leads' favorability ratings!]
Difficulty: F~SSS
[(new!) Let's meet the male leads!]
Difficulty: F
I accidentally pressed too many buttons. Aiko. Among them, a quest was shining brightly, as if beckoning me to open it. I roughly, or rather, lightly skipped over it and got up.
"Add to your inventory."
It was exactly like the game. At least until I logged out, I had to live here as Sylvia.
"I don't know what the hell the system is doing, but this time, I'll clear it for you!"
Bam!
"Sylvia, you woke up early today."
I'm the owner here, and a woman came in without even knocking. It's all because of my low reputation.
> Yes, good morning.
> How dare you come into my room without knocking?!
> (Doesn't say anything.)
As expected, the game finally started and a choice popped up. I was tempted to choose option 2, but...
"Yeah, good morning."
I'm being kind and putting up with it. It's definitely not because of the dead ending!
"Today, you must attend the tea party that Her Majesty the Empress has invited you to. You must hurry and get ready."
"Oh, I see."
"I will prepare flowers to give to Her Majesty the Empress."
"No, I'll prepare it."
[???'s favorability rating increases slightly!]
What, who are you?
"That's right, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Ariel Lepad. Please call me Ariel."
"Yes, you're the newly selected head maid, right? I've heard a lot about you."
-Status Window-
Name: Ariel Lepard (Maid of Honor)
Title: Baron
Age: 22
Stamina: 79/100
Special Note: He's not cheap. If you become friendly with him, you'll likely gain fame.
I've never heard of it, but I know it because it's a basic tutorial character.
Ariel is a maid who parachuted into the service and immediately becomes the head maid. Perhaps because of this, she's known for her lack of understanding of the subject. However, her reputation is high, and she's a helpful character when you become close to her.
"Ariel, what are you doing? You have to help me."
"Ah. Okay."
For now, I need to focus on the first male lead I'll meet soon, rather than this one. That's more important.
By the way, what would be a good gift to give to the Empress?
-Quest! Let's give the Empress a gift!-
The second most powerful empress in the country! If you impress her, good things might happen! Let's gather clues to choose the gift she'll love.
Clue 001/ ??
Clue 002/ ??
Clue 003/ ??
Success - 50 fame, 1 Empress's Wish Ticket, and the Empress's Closest Member title
failure - ????
Difficulty: F
It's a quest. The annoying thing about this quest is that the empress's favorite character changes every time. So even if you reset, you have to collect clues to clear it.
"Oh, that's annoying."
I had 5 hours to meet the Empress, and within that time I had to gather clues and buy her a gift.
"Ariel, guide me to the Count."
"...I'm sorry, but preparations come first. It takes time to get ready to go to His Majesty's tea party..."
"Ariel."
As expected, Ariel is stupid.
"Who is your master?"
"...."
"Ariel, you can't treat me badly just because I'm your maid. I'm your master."
"sorry."
"Father, you're foolish. It's not like you're so poor that you can barely get money from the Baron."
"...! Oh, no! I've never done that..."
Ariel looked at me, bewildered. Then she lowered her head.
"...I will guide you..."
"Ariel, I like smart people."
I roughly tossed a nearby necklace. Ariel's expression changed.
"I'm sorry about what happened earlier. I'll get back to you as soon as possible."
"Yeah. Okay, Ariel."
I got up and followed Ariel's lead. Sylvia here, that is, I'm merely the daughter of a count's family. The reason I'm involved with the male protagonists is because of my ability: the ability to heal wounds when mixed with saliva.
Yeah, this fucking ability is what makes this game R-rated, what makes the male leads obsessed, and what makes me miserable.
Unfortunately, healing abilities are unavailable to me. Sylvia is extremely weak, to the point where even a sneeze from a mob can kill her. With this body, she can barely breathe, let alone attack.
"They're all here, Sylvia."
"Yeah, Ariel, wait here."
I will meet the Count. He is the head of this family and the first male protagonist I will meet.
Squeak-
"Hello, Count Amrien. It's been a while."
"Sylvia? Why are you here now?"
-Status Window-
Name: Kim Seok-jin Amrien (Count)
Title: Count
Age: 25
Stamina: 45/100
Special Note: Sylvia's older brother. He bears no resemblance to Sylvia. [Locked]
Favorability: ♡♡♡♡♡
Strategy Conditions: [Locked]
Ending: [Locked]
*This area is currently unavailable for play. You can play after clearing the quest "Give the Empress a Gift!"
Amrien Kim Seok-jin, he's also a strategy character. Of course, in terms of the story, he's my older brother... but in a 19+ game, that kind of probability isn't there.
"I have a favor to ask."
"You shouldn't be here right now. Get ready for the tea party."
['Amrien Kim Seok-jin's favorability rating is decreasing.]
* If the favorability of a character that cannot be conquered decreases, it may be difficult to conquer the character.
"Please give me the key to the Count's basement."
"I'll say it again: Go back."
['Amrien Kim Seok-jin's favorability rating is decreasing.]
* If the favorability of a character that cannot be conquered decreases, it may be difficult to conquer the character.
"I clearly asked for it."
"I say this for the last time. Go back."
['Amrien Kim Seok-jin's favorability rating drops significantly.]
* If the favorability of a character that cannot be conquered decreases, it may be difficult to conquer the character.
How can someone like this be considered siblings? I don't think they would treat their enemies like this.
It's a good thing I hate incest anyway. This kid won't attack.
"Excuse me, but please give me the key."
"Try more. I'll call the knight."
"Even if I tell you that you're an illegitimate child?"
[Reveals facts that were not revealed during the current play!]
[This is an unknown part of the development!]
At that moment, the world turned black and white.
[※Warning - Dead End Approaching. Would you like to continue?]
Yeah, I knew it.
"yes."
Paaaat-
The screen lit up, and a sword was pointed at my neck. Sure enough, it was my brother.
"Who told you that?"
"Why do you think someone told you? Don't you have a right to know about your lovely little sister?"
"Don't talk carelessly. I am the son of Count Amrien..."
"I am the pureblood of the Count Amrien family. You are an illegitimate child."
I spoke with difficulty, the knife pointed at my throat.
"Article 4, Paragraph 8 of the Imperial Law: An illegitimate child cannot become the head of a family.
"Shut up."
"If you violate this, you will be stripped of your title and imprisoned for up to one year."
"I'm not some illegitimate child. Watch your mouth."
"No? You are an illegitimate child."
"... Okay, let's say I'm an illegitimate child."
The red light on the screen blinked frantically, signaling that the dead end was near.
"If I kill you here, no one will know."
"Do you think I'm the only one who knows that?"
The sword coming towards me stopped for a moment. The red light's blinking also gradually slowed.
"Let's make a contract, Kim Seok-jin. If you make a contract with me, I'll make sure no one knows."
Instead of turning off the red light on this side, it was an attempt to turn on the red light on the other side. It was a statement that, to anyone, seemed like a trap.
"Tell me the details of the contract."
[If you continue, 'Kim Seok-jin Amrien' will become your property. Would you like to continue?]
He was willing to play into that trap.