As a die-hard childhood-friend fan, you stubbornly pursue the childhood-friend route in an otome game, only to get a bad ending three times.
First playthrough: As a monster known far and wide in your village as the "three-eyed freak," you find your fated childhood friend in the neighboring village, a boy with four eyes on his two hands.
To prove to your world-weary childhood friend that monsters can survive in this world, you leave your hometown and train hard, becoming the strongest shrine maiden of the age.
But your childhood friend kills gods when gods stand in his way, and Buddhas when Buddhas stand in his way. By the time you meet again, your beliefs have diverged, and you have become sworn enemies.
Talking him down fails. In the battle that fate has ordained, he bites off your third eye. His hot breath washes over your nose, carrying the taste of your flesh and blood.
You laugh in anger. You're done with this game.
"Hey, Sukuna, let's go to hell together as monsters."
Second playthrough: Your stepfather drags a little boy out of a pit full of cursed spirits.
Having learned your lesson, you decide to go with the raising-him route this time.
But six years of raising him, and he only needs three days to stab you in the back.
You erase your memories and flee the Zenin Clan, but tragically lose your life along the way.
A strange man captures your soul and says he's your husband in a ghost marriage.
You refuse him.
"Then what about a free servant?"
No servant would imprison their master for three months, begging and pleading in vain.
Did this guy never even consider that you might not forgive him?
The moment your memories return, you abandon your "soul" and fake your death.
Third playthrough: You decide to find a kind and beautiful childhood friend.
Your bullied classmate is just too cute, so this time you take the redemption route.
But why are you turning into a curse as you play?
Reload. Start again.
This time, you turn the other person into a cursed spirit first.
At first, he can still keep up the act, playing the part of a shy, adorable little octopus cursed spirit.
But what do you mean, he got jealous and went berserk, turning into a monster?
What do you mean, "It's great that we'll never be apart"?
You just wanted to play a game and relax.
You die of fear.
That's right, you run away again.
Fourth playthrough...
Hey, this isn't a normal game, is it?
You close the game and decide to return to your normal life as a teacher at the technical college.
But you're beginning to waver in the choice you once held so firmly.
One day, your childhood friend Suguru Geto stops you, unhappy that you've recently been favoring the new arrival, Gojo.
His beautiful eyes hold a depth of emotion you can't understand.
"Can I ask why?"
Not knowing how to answer, you look at the person behind him.
Satoru Gojo slings an arm around Suguru Geto's neck and changes the subject.
"Suguru, I brought back two new students."
You look at the familiar black-haired boy and the pink-haired boy whose appearance is unfamiliar, but whose soul you recognize.
Ah, this must be karma.
You take a step back, only to bump into another broad chest.
"Lost your memory again?"
P.S. Two teachers. Suguru survives.
Blurb dated 2026.7.25, kept here with a screenshot as proof.
Theme: Encounters, encounters, all kinds of encounters that change a person's life.
