Blurb:
You died.
You came back to life.
You bound yourself to a game that lets you be reborn endlessly with your memories intact.
It's called "My Cheat-Enabled Life."
You entered the game.
A handsome, white-haired man with a kind face sat on a cloud and said to you: [Welcome to the Gate of Reincarnation. Congratulations, the Heavenly Court has selected you to receive a chance at a cheat-enabled life. Here's 20 Luck to start with. You can use it to buy cheats.]
[Now, let's begin.]
You entered the gacha screen.
You chose an eight-pull.
You got the following cheats:
1 [Canal King] A distant relative of the Tide King, able to control a small amount of water
1 [Budget Mind Reading] You can only read your own mind
1 [Lamp King] Your body emits light as bright as a light bulb
1 [Budget Immortal Beauty] You look stunning when nobody's watching
1 [Zero Presence] People tend to overlook you
1 [Liar's Armpit Perfume] When someone nearby lies, you develop body odor
1 [Hair King] Your body hair grows at super speed
1 [Skunk Possession] You fart stinkily whenever you get nervous
[Note: The number indicates how much Luck the cheat costs. You can choose up to three at a time!]
You: "..."
Useless cheats have increased your [Idiot.jpg]
Oh well. You can always start over.
With that in mind, you picked the best of a bad lot: [Canal King], [Zero Presence], and [Budget Mind Reading].
Before you entered the game, it reminded you that you could watch an ad to get one extra random cheat.
You watched a 25-second ad and got [Shadow Clone Master].
3 [Shadow Clone Master] You can make multiple clones of yourself.
*
You began your first life.
[You had a happy childhood.] Happiness +3
You triggered a [Special Event]
[You've reached school age. You decide to attend...]
[A. Yokohama Elementary School.]
[B. Teitan Elementary School.]
[C. Jujutsu Elementary School.]
You chose B.
[Age 6: Your family moved to Beika Town so you could go to school.]
The Detective Conan storyline has begun.
[You made it through nine years full of disasters.]
*
You triggered a [Special Event]
[The high school entrance exam is here. You realize you haven't studied enough. You can make clones, so you decide to...]
[A. Send a clone to take the exam.]
[B. Use your clones to cram and make up for lost time.]
You chose B.
[Age 14: You used your clones to study and memorize a huge number of test points, and breezed through the exam.] Happiness +1
[Your score lets you choose the middle school you like. You choose...]
[A. Teitan Middle School.]
[B. PK Academy.]
[C. Namimori Middle School.]
You chose B.
[Age 14: You enrolled at PK Academy.] (You have entered territory protected by the God of Anime.) Reputation +1
The Saiki Kusuo storyline has begun.
The God of Anime used a skill: [Time Reversal]
[You have entered a special loop.]
*
You triggered a [Special Event]
[After n years of being 15, you grew tired of your unchanging life and decided to transfer schools. You chose...]
[A. Namimori Middle School.]
[B. Yokohama Middle School.]
[C. Teitan Middle School.]
[D. Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School.]
[E. Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu Technical High School.]
You chose B.
[You transferred to Yokohama on your own.] (Note: Even transferring schools won't free you from the special loop. Your time is frozen at 15.)
The Bungo Stray Dogs storyline has begun.
*
You triggered a [Special Event]
[Age 15: Tired of school again, you decided to work part-time while studying. You chose...]
[A. Mori Corporation.]
[B. Special Division for Unusual Powers.]
[C. Armed Detective Agency.]
You chose A.
[Age 15: You joined Mori Corporation, only to discover that the company doesn't allow resignations.] Mood -1
*
You triggered a [Special Event]
[Undercurrents are swirling within the company. You need to prepare in advance. Which side will you choose?]
[A. The Conservatives.]
[B. The Revolutionaries.]
[C. The Centrists.]
You chose C.
[Age 15: You chose the Centrists. Fence-sitters rarely live long, so you died.]
[First playthrough] ended.
*
[Playthrough review: I gave you cheats and you still died so early. I have no words.]
[A. Share your life.]
[B. Review your life.]
[C. Wait for a miracle.]
[D. Start your life over.]
You: "???"
Could your reason for dying have been any more haphazard?!
[Author's Note]: I got the idea after playing a game on Douyin. The game is called "My Cheat-Enabled Life." I've made some changes to the original setup. This is really just something I wrote for fun and to lift my spirits, with no holds barred. Don't overthink it when you read this story.
P.S. The main text is also written in the second person.
Theme: Even with cheats, you can still die if you don't work hard!
