That’s Not How You Play a Dating Sim

Home Tutor game route: Tsuna pairing

You're severely socially anxious, but you're also a huge fan of cute dresses.

Since you don't dare wear them in real life, you've played every dress-up game on the market that uses full-dive technology.

Then you discover this game, Heartbeat Thump. You can customize your character's face, the protagonist is rich, and the wardrobe is enormous. Most importantly, the game's NPCs randomly have golden threads attached to them. If you combine those threads with a plug-in for another game by the same company, you can make your own cute dresses.

You're thrilled and dive right in, until you spot a skinny little boy being chased by a Chihuahua. He, he, he, he's covered in threads!

You bare your teeth and scare the dog away. The chestnut-haired boy, eyes red, bows to you in thanks. "Th-thank you for helping me. Otherwise, I'd have had to climb the wall, and Mom would be worried if I got home late... N-no, I'm not afraid of getting scolded... What's your name? Oh, I forgot to say, I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi. Anyway, thank you so much!"

Wow. Looking at the boy in front of you, whose skin sprouts ring after ring of thread whenever he gets flustered, you immediately hold out your hand. "My surname is You, and my given name is Dress. From today on, you're with me."

Jujutsu Kaisen game route: Gojo Satoru pairing

A friend recommended this game to you, and you fell for a white-haired, blue-eyed kitty.

You spent a fortune on a rare ability, becoming a special existence that safeguards the fate of the jujutsu world. Even the great clans obey your every command.

At a boring banquet, you saw your dream cat as a child. Once you found out who he was, you promptly put pressure on the Gojo clan.

"I want your Six Eyes prodigy."

They bundled up the kitty and sent him over for an arranged marriage. Rubbing your hands together, you reached your clutches toward him. Thanks to your special ability, you can turn a person's fortune into a catlike form. The person himself can also sense what his fortune senses, and you often leave him red-faced with anger.

"I'll remember this." As you held the fortune-cat over your head, its paws trembling slightly, the real person murmured gloomily from beneath the covers.

You didn't take it to heart. Before long, you had to leave the game for a while to revise an academic paper. When you logged back in, ten years had passed.

"I've finally lived to see this day." Your cat was so obnoxious that he rested his elbow on your head.

You were utterly shocked. You pinned him down on the spot and gave the fortune-cat on his head a thoroughly satisfying petting.

"Your master will always be your master. Lie down and behave, naughty kitty."

Demon Slayer game route

A friend recommended the game to you, and you followed the beautiful breathing dance from the preview video into the game.

You learned an amazing dance with a lovely name: Hinokami Kagura.

There was something strange about this world. When you danced at night, eyes closed and lost in your own world, you would always hear inexplicable howls.

You didn't understand why, until you came across a strange man. Whenever you danced in front of him, your progress learning Hinokami Kagura shot up. So you paid for an item that let you track the man's movements at all times.

Of course, that wasn't a good thing to do, but you were playing a game, weren't you?

So you secretly slipped into a castle and saw the man talking with others. Lifting your skirt, you curtsied. "Sir, I'd like to dance for you."

As you spun around at dizzying speed, you happened to open your eyes and saw the entire castle turn to ash. The game kicked you out because the man, your chosen romance target, had died.

You nearly cried with frustration. You were so close to maxing out your Hinokami Kagura progress. Why did he have to die just before you reached the finish line?

Theme: Don't give up on your passions lightly.