The Cursed King: From the Beginning

[Going VIP on September 13. Thank you all for your support!] [The next novel, Can Rich Women Get Bad Endings in Dating Sims Too?, is available for pre-order. See the first entry in my profile.] On her sixteenth birthday, Tenman Chihiro received a birthday present: a plot of land, along with a Faith System. The System told her that if she used the land as her territory, developed a following, and gathered faith, she could become the mightiest supreme god. Armed with the land-use certificate, Tenman Chihiro went to find her territory. The words “Tokyo Jujutsu Technical School” were written in big, bright letters above the entrance. Tenman Chihiro: ? She looked at the white-haired homeroom teacher at the gate, who said he would help her find the family that had abandoned her as a child. She surveyed her classmates, who'd dropped out to attend a vocational school, as well as all the oddballs from every walk of life, and fell into deep thought. Where was her territory? Where was that huge plot of land?! To become the mightiest god, Tenman Chihiro worked tirelessly on development and building her following. Later, she realized things were getting weird: The lingering soul of a sorcerer-killer she'd brought back from the road to the underworld clung to her all day, asking her to burn more paper money for him. The King of Curses, now a sword spirit, failed to steal her followers, so he tried to take over her dorm kitchen instead. The man with the topknot who'd dropped out to become a monk tried to recruit her into the Star Religious Group to work together on their great cause. The white-haired shiba inu who was a great demon pulled out of a well moved into her dorm, then suspected that the dinner she'd fed him was making his fur fall out. Tenman Chihiro: This is my first time being a god, but I don't think followers should be like this. At least, they shouldn't. So the King of Curses became head chef at the technical school's cafeteria, while Fushiguro Dad, the proud parent who took his kid to exams, started bringing meals on time every day. The Star Religious Group changed its name to the Doggy-Dog Religious Group. Its former leader went out to promote it with the shiba inu demon and two Divine Dogs. Join the group and get free paw-pad cuddles! Tenman Chihiro looked around and nodded in satisfaction. But after only a few peaceful days, the family that had abandoned her as a child tracked her down, intending to bundle Chihiro off into a political marriage with one of the Three Great Families. She'd have to choose between her white-haired homeroom teacher and the arrogant little young master of the Zenin clan? Facing her decaying family, who thought she was still a helpless orphan they could push around however they pleased, Chihiro gave a cold laugh. “I am Princess Chihime, ruler of Musashi Province, the Thunder General under the Sixth Heaven Demon King, lord of the Demon Domain's Infinite Castle, current board chair of Tokyo Jujutsu Technical School, young lady of the Port Mafia, supreme leader of the Star Doggy-Dog Religious Group, and future King of Curses. And what are you?” [Warring States map]: Kick demons and cut down warlords. Make Musashi Province bigger and stronger. Our goal is to unite the world! [Taisho map]: Rename Infinite Castle the Infinite Science Research Institute. First, catch a demon and get some cells, write a paper on immortality, and maybe win a Nobel Prize while we're at it. [Technical School map]: This year's goal is a 100% university admission rate. Anyone disagree? All right, here's today's homework. [Yokohama map]: Boss, this is terrible! Young Lady Chihiro has ascended to heaven in broad daylight with the Doggy-Dog Religious Group and the Double Black executives! [Reader's guide] 1. A satisfying development-and-building story + a romantic battlefield. The heroine is a max-level mage, ruthless and cool. See the cover for her character design. 2. Featuring a bandaged silver tabby, a black-hatted orange cat, a big white cat, a pink tiger, a black panther, a white shiba inu, a demon king wolfdog, a fox with a weird fringe, and more. 3. I'll do my best to explain all the scientific knowledge in the story clearly and accurately. I'm a clinical medicine graduate student, so I'll strive for academic rigor. Thanks to Xiao Mao Gu for contributing such a catchy blurb! Thanks to Yi Pin for the cover. I can always trust Yi Pin's taste! Next novel: Can Rich Women Get Bad Endings in Dating Sims Too? Huashanyuan Qianqing got a bad ending four times in a dating sim because she couldn't afford to spend money on the game. After hundreds of resets, she finally caught a beautiful dog demon, but since she couldn't afford premium dog food, it ran off with someone else. She barely survived and finally won over the King of Curses, but since she couldn't afford the dowry, their wedding kept getting delayed. He thought she was eloping to cheat on him. After struggling as a ghost to raise Gojo Shinko's affection high enough, she couldn't afford a resurrection pill and her soul scattered into nothing. Isn't love supposed to be the most important thing in a dating sim? Why does she keep getting bad endings because she doesn't have enough money? When she restarted the game, Qianqing matched with a “Lucky Fortune” account. She instantly became rich, and the eligible romance options in this playthrough started throwing themselves at her. The black-haired sorcerer-killer, with strong arms, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, gently wrapped an arm around Qianqing's waist and leaned close to whisper in her ear with a teasing laugh: “Fine, I'll admit it. I'm after your money.” Wait, why are all those romance options from her bad endings turning evil and coming after her, too? Huashanyuan Qianqing was once the ideal woman in countless people's hearts. Miss Qianqing, born into a down-on-her-luck noble family, was acknowledged as a great talent in Heian-kyo. In a decaying, chaotic dark age, her kindness and sincerity brought a ray of light. Sesshomaru remembered how, when he was still just a little shiba inu, the girl had drawn his badly injured body into her warm, fragrant embrace. The King of Curses remembered how the little fiancée he'd taken on a whim always kept a light burning for him, waiting for him to come home. The head of the Gojo family remembered how, on nights when he couldn't sleep because the flood of information from his Six Eyes gave him a headache, the earthbound spirit girl sang him a soothing lullaby. Miss Qianqing of Heian-kyo was always short on money, and died in poverty. When Miss Qianqing was reincarnated and appeared before them once more, every one of them made the same decision: This time, they would make sure she lived a life of abundance! Rich Qianqing, handing Zenin Toji an allowance by check: But I don't have any money problems in this life? What could a rich woman possibly worry about? You can't even imagine how much fun it is to be rich! [Reader's guide] 1. A joyous romance-battlefield for a rich woman. The romance options arrive bearing their hearts and leave with a pile of money. Theme: Before you learn to love the world, learn to love yourself.