I Chose a Bad Ending with a Tragic Hero's Script in Hand

Utsunomiya Gen, a literature club student who loved tragic endings, won a full-dive gaming pod. When he read in the manual that the game offered incredible freedom and let players live out a second life however they wanted, he had a sudden inspiration...

[Scenario One: The director's son who turned to the dark side after killing his entire family]

Inside a building ablaze with roaring flames, a man in a sharp suit walked calmly against the flow of people. A voice behind him shouted, "Utsunomiya, it's dangerous up ahead! Come back! You still have a chance to become a witness for the prosecution!"

The man turned to look at Amuro Tooru, whose path was blocked by the fire. He pushed up his glasses and replied in a calm, rational voice, "The moment I chose to turn against my entire family, there was no going back."

"I hereby... sentence Utsunomiya Gen to death."

The next second, "Bang!"

Blood bloomed. Amuro Tooru stared in stunned silence as the man, who cared deeply about even a single hair being out of place, fell without a thought for his appearance into the dust and charred rubble.

--If I have to die, I should die in a mountain stream, a lake, or a field. That would be more stylish.

[Scenario Two: The puppeteer who turned his lover's corpse into a weapon]

On the coast outside Yokohama, Alice tilted her head as she watched the man working intently in front of her. "Utsunomiya, are they really out of chances?"

The man called Utsunomiya gazed tenderly at the puppet before him and gently tied its tie. "I only have one lover."

Silence spread as the waves murmured. The man tenderly took the puppet's hand and walked toward the stage where their final act would take place.

The others arrived too late. As they watched the sea churn, their frantic calls to organize a rescue sounded like background music at the end of a show.

"It's... already too late..."

Dazai Osamu's murmur was drowned out by another wave crashing onto the shore.

--This world is so filthy it's hard to love, but for his sake, I'll try to love it once.

[Scenario Three: The novelist forced to teach and raise his students]

Location: Tokyo Jujutsu High.

Time: Four hours after the bounty on Amanai Riko expired.

As Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo were about to escort Amanai Riko away, they discovered that none of the three of them could leave the school.

Their already frayed nerves flared up like oil catching fire the moment they turned around. There stood that insufferable, long-winded teacher who did nothing but lecture them about morals.

But this time, a gentle smile crossed his usually shy face. His eyes brimmed with admiration for them, yet his words sent a chill down their spines.

"If you want to get out, kill Riko. Or... kill me."

In an unseen corner.

The item 'Area Lockdown' has been activated. Duration: three days. Condition for early removal: kill the user.

--Even if I was forced into the job, a teacher's duty is to protect his students!

Theme: Of course, you get to write your own ending