I Thought They Were All Cosplayers

Also known as: What Do I Do When My Paper-Cutout Crushes in a High-Risk World Become Real?

Chihiro is a dream detective.

Entering patients' dreams to investigate their emotional hang-ups and heal their psychological wounds is her job.

Patient One is a weirdo who switches back and forth between a little death detective and a high school student. He also brings her a dark-skinned bootlegger who truly treats his country as his lover.

Chihiro: Are you a die-hard fan of Detective Conan? Damn, man, not to be rude, but your tastes are really weird. You even have to cosplay in your dreams?

...The idea that "my lover is my country" is spreading from person to person.

The idea that "my lover is Yokohama" has taken hold.

In her dream, Chihiro becomes the dark-skinned man's partner and arrests the former leader of the Sheep gang. She makes him work off his debt alongside Akutagawa, who's blown up the police station countless times, and they join forces to take down the liquor factory. Then Akutagawa becomes a new patient! The liquor factory gets a new patient too! The patients just keep coming!

Patient Two is the arrogant, hopelessly delusional golden-skinned King Gilgamesh, who calls everyone a mongrel or an idiot.

In her dream, he and his best friend exhaust her body and mind, and then she steals his Holy Grail.

She makes a wish.

■■■ descends.

After learning of the noble and sorrowful wish of the golden-haired girl and swordswoman who saved her life from Gilgamesh, the girl who, even after being betrayed by everyone, still wanted to return to the past and save her people, Chihiro sobs, "Honey, you've had it so rough! I'm declaring her my new favorite! ■■■, transform!"

■■■: "..."

From then on, ■■■ is stuck constantly transforming into Chihiro's new favorites.

Patient Three is a white-haired, blindfolded man who calls himself a teacher, claims her dreams are a curse, and brings the entire Jujutsu High into her dreams, playing her until she crashes.

...Why is this jerk cat so accurate? He's way too deep in character. It's creepy!

And his best friend, that awful guy with the weird bangs, how many times has he read the manga? Give me back my tears!

Chihiro thinks about it by day and dreams about it by night.

First she becomes the Playful Cloud at Jujutsu High and gets covered in Ugly Treasure's saliva. Then she and Saber become each other's wives. Then she and the internet scammer Merlin become each other's dads, shocking the rebellious sons of the Round Table. She almost ends up sharing a bed with the six Indian brothers...

Chihiro: "..."

She came to terms with it. Paper characters really are better off staying on paper!

The Holy Grail disagrees, because her wish wasn't granted.

So it air-drops Fushimi*1, Gojo*2, Geto*3, ■■■*4, and so on into Chihiro's world...

Chihiro: "..."

Help! We can't stay on this planet anymore!!!! She thought they were all cosplayers, but they're the real deal?!

1. The main world combines The Garden of Sinners, Fate, Paprika, and Spirited Away, with extensive changes and alternate interpretations.

2. A hilarious, chaotic comedy. The heroine is chaotic good, an absolute troublemaker and a mischievous little devil.

3. If you have questions, check the fun one-sentence blurb. Everything else would be a spoiler!

4. Even the coldest ____ is warm, ____ has me in his heart (?).

Completed:

What's So Great About Cursed Men? Heroine: Reze

Miss Ma Is Raising Her Subordinates Again. Heroine: Makima

Coming Soon 1: Adopted as the Beloved Daughter of a Monster

Also known as The Monster's Adopted Daughter / Raising the Uncanny

"Why have I never seen an alien, even now? Humans are so useless..." Wang Xiaotian mumbled to her friend before bed. "No, wait, maybe aliens are useless. I've been alive for so many years, and they still haven't come to Earth... When will I finally get to see one with my own eyes..."

When she woke up, Wang Xiaotian discovered that she had become smaller and that she really, truly had met aliens.

A group of strange-looking mythical beings was staring at her. Turns out they were all aliens. QAQ

Oh no, can she take back what she said last night? QAQ

After becoming a little shortstack, Wang Xiaotian gets an adoptive father who's more beautiful than any girl but afraid of the dark, a mischievous older brother who loves causing trouble and has mysterious habits, a cold silver-haired teacher with a mechanical arm, wolf ears, and a wolf tail, and an adorable, shy little demon girl as her best friend. She also meets dreamlike deep-sea creatures that are both beautiful and dangerous...

W-want to touch them! Wang Xiaotian buries her face in the arms of her gentle, beautiful adoptive father, then turns her face slightly to sneak a look at the beautiful and dangerous beings. Shyly, she buries her face again.

So cute. Want... the monsters think to themselves.

In 2023, natural disasters strike frequently, human calamities follow one after another, and a breeding tide begins. Many of the fantastical creatures from human mythology return to the world.

In 2024, Wang Xiaotian is born, and the world splits into two timelines.

In one, humanity survives the disasters and begins to thrive again.

In the other...

"Xiaotian, let's escape! Those monsters only see us as pets and test subjects. They can't have good intentions!"

"Xiaotian, don't be afraid. Come here, I'll protect you. Your parents saved me, and they entrusted you to me."

"Oh, you want to know how your family is doing? Call me big brother, and I'll tell you!"

"What kind of person was the human who raised me? They were very gentle and often took me for walks in the mountains and forests."

"I... I'm not really a girl, but I'm not a boy either... I'm sorry... I was afraid you'd hate me if I told you..."

"Sigh, I really want to go back to the sea. Xiaotian, you've never seen the deep ocean ten thousand meters below, have you? Want to go see it with me?"

Coming Soon 2: When the Workplace Romance Game Becomes Real

You are Chen Xiao'an, a newbie nobody at an investment bank.

You've seen so many domineering CEOs that several go bankrupt every day, and most of them are anything but handsome and suave. Some are balding, while others have huge beer bellies. They completely shattered your impression of CEOs from the melodramatic rich-family novels you read as a girl.

With nowhere to channel your girlish dreams, you decide to indulge yourself with fictional characters.

A wage slave drained by work only wants something relaxing!

The character portraits of the male leads in the new dating game Midsummer Night's Love are all gorgeous! Woohoo! Time to lose your pants! Adult time!

...Damn it, why does your sadistic, heartless boss have to squeeze you dry even when you're playing a mobile game?!

Hmph. Just watch you conquer him with your professional skills (grinding) and personal charm (spending money)!

...Wait.

The sweet-talking newbie who can't do anything, the kind senior who mentored you when you joined the company, the sharp-tongued boss who squeezes you to death every day, the flamboyant blond foreigner from a partner company, the senior executive at a rival company who just sent you a job offer, the CEO who gave you a reserved nod this morning, and the movie star you met in person thanks to your friend...

Why have they all blended into your real life?

With every character at maximum affection and all the CGs unlocked, you look at the terrifying hidden storyline and let out a loud sob.

Is it too late to flee Earth tonight?

Theme: Everyone benefits when everyone is doing well.