After Winning Over the King of Curses, I Faked My Death

[You can understand this even if you haven’t read the original.

Minamoto Mirai claimed there was no game character she couldn’t win over.

Her special ability, “Simulation Game,” could generate dating sims. By reaching a happy ending, she could obtain any reward she wanted.

But she suffered a crushing defeat in The Heian-Kyo Love Story. No matter how hard she tried, that hateful man, the King of Curses, always gave her a death ending.

On her first playthrough, she chose to be a shrine maiden, hoping for an epic romance across opposing sides.

She made it five seconds after appearing before she got a death ending.

On her second playthrough, she chose the stronger role of jujutsu sorcerer and made a flashy entrance.

Whoops, she roused her opponent’s fighting spirit and got a death ending in thirty seconds.

On her third playthrough, she learned her lesson and chose to be a noblewoman, thinking the King of Curses and a noble lady could make a fine couple.

Well, she didn’t even survive three seconds this time.

On her Nth playthrough, she finally succeeded in winning over Sukuna, the King of Curses.

Looking at the affection meter showing 100, she decisively triggered a brutal Bad End.

Minamoto Mirai: I’d rather give up the reward than let you get away with this!

*

Two weeks after she deleted The Heian-Kyo Love Story.

Minamoto Mirai was walking down the street when a strange pink-haired high school boy grabbed her. He had unusual black markings on his face and seemed oddly familiar.

The boy’s voice was low and hoarse. “Minamoto Mirai?”

Minamoto Mirai: “Yes. And you are...?”

The boy gripped her chin, lifted her up to face him, and smiled savagely.

“Sukuna.”

Minamoto Mirai: Fuck!

How did a game character end up in the real world?!

[Reading Guide]

1. See the cover for the heroine. The hero is Sukuna, with many personal interpretations of the characters.

Warning: The hero is a villain. If you can’t accept that, run.

This is neither a strong heroine story nor a female-led empowerment story. Readers who are strongly attached to the heroine or have a strong sense of morality should proceed with caution.

2. There are many foreshadowed details. The heroine changes and grows as the story develops, so don’t jump to conclusions before the ending. Also, the characters’ values do not represent the author’s, so don’t conflate the two.

3. The setting follows the original up to the Shibuya Incident. If future developments in the original conflict with this story, please consider them my alterations or personal interpretations.

4. Please don’t mention other authors’ stories in my comment section, and especially don’t mention my story in other authors’ comment sections.

[Recommending a friend’s short story. It’s so good, go check it out!]

You, King of Curses, Could You Please Not Kill Me? by Ji Zi Bing, pairing with Geto

Theme: Love is restraint and knowing how to protect. It means meeting sincerity with sincerity.