The Horrifying World: But I’m a Judge of the Underworld Among the Living!

[Mystery] [Supernatural] [Turning everything upside down] [Lighthearted, no angst, total domination throughout] Chen Yan is dead. Well, not entirely dead. The deeds of a past life bear fruit in this one. I’m the next Judge of the Underworld! That’s right! The Underworld is short-staffed, so Chen Yan, who has accumulated merit over ten lifetimes, becomes a newly appointed Judge and is sent to a world of terror. A world of terror? Sounds like it’s full of ghosts. Catch ghosts to earn merit, then exchange that merit for all kinds of ghostly artifacts and pills! When I was alive, I was afraid of ghosts. Now that I’m a Judge, if you’re still giving me all this attitude, what was the point of becoming one? Bring it on! This is exactly what a Judge does: catch ghosts! A little ghost looking for its daddy? How does your head compare to stainless steel? Chen Yan: “I’m your dad. I can change into anything. Call me Daddy.” A shrieking ghost whose voice can pierce eardrums? “Take this, a bucket of extra-strong glue from 1982!” A blood-soaked butcher wielding a chainsaw? “Qiangzi, see that patch of yin-grown wood over there? You’re not eating until you’ve chopped it all down.” A ghost’s life-buying money appears by the roadside? Just drop it straight into the merit box at the Buddha’s feet. “You lot can keep fighting over it. I’ll just pick up some merit.” A desperate ghost, betrayed and murdered in life? Chen Yan leans forward slightly. “Why should the people who betrayed you get to live in peace?” “Can you sleep while they’re still alive?” [Merit +100], [Merit +10086] Official rank increased. Judge’s Office acquired! Official rank increased. Court of Judgment established! Official rank increased. Invested with the title of Imperial Judge! Official rank increased... A black heart, an iron fist, loyal henchmen, and a swaggering stride. All you undocumented ghosts lingering in the mortal realm, get your butts to the Underworld and start working!