Heart-Hunting Game

[Complete, with bonus chapters slowly in progress]

[You are a failed canary: lowborn, foolish, and jealous. In your previous life, you were poor and had nothing. You schemed desperately but still failed to win your benefactors' favor. They always loved someone else.]

“…And then?”

[I will give you a chance to be reborn.]

[Get close to him.]

[Make him fall in love with you.]

“And then?”

[Dump him.]

[I am not a god. I am a demon. I love devouring the pain and despair people feel after being abandoned by the ones they love. It brings me pleasure.]

[Whatever you wish for, I can make it come true. Everything you couldn't have in your past life can be yours in this one: money, fame, status…]

“But I want his love.”

This is the story of an evil little System and its many Hosts, locked in a battle of wits.

I want to play a game of love with you and see who falls first in this life.

I am both the one steeped in filth and the one untouched by the world.

I'll put on a beautiful mask and hide my intentions.

I'll tenderly help you up when you fall and hold you gently when you're at your most wretched.

I want you to be my captive, a moth rushing into the flame.

I want you to fall in love with me, with no way out.

I'm no rose. I'm a rabid dog through and through, yet I insist on having a true heart.

In this game of true feelings, one of us must give everything.

In my last life, it was me.

In this life,

it's you.

Please note before reading:

1. [Main character is the top; episodic stories; happy endings.]

2. [The dividing line separates the blurb for the first arc from the general tone of the whole novel. The central theme is as stated in the title, Heart-Hunting Game. Each arc has a different setting.]

3. [The top is dark and twisted most of the time. Please don't read if that's not your thing.]

4. [The content may be somewhat melodramatic, so it may not suit readers with very specific preferences.]

5. [Aside from the points above, I won't be listing other potential triggers.]

6. [The entire story is fictional and unrelated to real life. Please don't draw any real-world comparisons.]

For an enjoyable reading experience, please take a moment to read the notes carefully, dear readers. Wishing you happiness every day and all the best! (〃'▽'〃)

Theme: May those who once strayed from the right path find their way onto another one