Treating Horror Games Like Dating Sims: A Complete Reversal

In the year 3028, the immersive horror game Eternal Descent launched with a score of 9.8 right from the start, driving countless people wild.

Then players who died in the game began dying in real life in exactly the same way, and the whole world was thrown into an uproar.

Only then did people realize this wasn't a game at all, but an amusement park that delighted in tormenting humanity. The viewers in the so-called game livestreams also revealed their true faces.

They weren't human. They were ghosts and monsters, and the ghosts in the game were their aristocracy. Only they were allowed to toy with humans as they pleased. The rest could only enjoy a tiny sliver of fun by watching livestream footage of humans in their final moments.

Zhai Ling knew none of this. She was simply a romance-game player who had transmigrated from 2024.

So when she drew an SSS-rank skill, Roleplay, she set her identity without hesitation.

And so, as soon as she woke up, she found herself facing the BOSS.

[She is a low-level employee at Xinyu Tower. Three years ago, she happened to catch sight of you and fell in love at first sight. From then on, she began her, began her abnormal stalking career. You find her annoying and can't stand her, but since she hasn't done anything more outrageous, you have no choice but to put up with her. After all, a man's reputation matters.]

[One day, you got drunk and were drugged with an aphrodisiac by a rival company. You happened to run into her, and the two of you had a one-night stand. To protect your reputation, she married you. Though you were heartbroken and furious, you could only accept it.]

[Then you quit your job and became a househusband. As time went on, although she was a domineering woman, she took on a woman's responsibilities, and you accepted your lot.]

At the same time, she began delivering her classic lines.

“You men love making a fuss over every little thing. You can't even take a couple of comments. You've really been spoiled rotten.”

“Unlike us women, who have grown up under pressure. Society has put us through every hardship imaginable. If it weren't for women, you men wouldn't have the good lives you do!”

“Don't worry about me. There's nothing I can do. This is a woman's responsibility, after all. Men ultimately need women to survive. If I don't go to work, what will happen to this family?”

“You men don't understand these things. Sigh, we women have to bear everything. All you have to do is take care of the home.”

“Forget it. I can't win an argument with you. A good woman doesn't fight with men!”

In the pitch-black night, shrill screams rang out from countless livestreams on the game plaza's giant screen.

Only the red livestream at the very top remained completely silent, not a peep to be heard. Zhai Ling sat by the bed, listlessly watching the famously vicious dungeon BOSS thoughtfully prepare a late-night snack in the kitchen.

“Wow! I'm so lucky to have you!”

“I swear, you're the only one I'll support in this world for the rest of my life! I really mean it!”

“I'm the only one you'll support?” In an instant, his face turned red.

Under the BOSS's eager gaze, Zhai Ling nodded with great sincerity.

“Ahem, don't say things like that next time.”

Of course, she meant supporting one male lead per dungeon. Wasn't that what being a dedicated fan meant?

She wasn't going to take responsibility, of course. She was just saying sweet things to get by, nothing more.

First world: The heroine is a gloomy, unfashionable junior employee at a company; the hero is the company's BOSS, with a shapely backside and long legs.

A strong female lead, because we're women! Marrying him is his good fortune!

Coming soon: A Heartthrob, But the Invincible Hero

I formed a Golden Core at twelve, and at sixteen it shattered. In a single day, I fell from the darling of heaven to a good-for-nothing everyone cursed.

But I'm not worried at all, because I know I'm the invincible hero!

Sure, the gorgeous man on the other side, the one I was betrothed to as a child, is demanding to break off our engagement with an angry look on his face. But I know he'll regret it later. By then, there won't be a place for him at my side.

After all, I still have my childhood friend and little brother, a stunning master who appeared out of nowhere, a demonic sect's holy son who throws himself at me, and a cool, handsome immortal from the Medicine Sect.

You ask me whom I chose?

Hmm, who said I liked any of them? I don't know either. They just came after me on their own.

The Self-Objectifying, Insecure, Gloomy Male Mistress

Gu Yushu is an utterly ordinary unemployed college graduate who transmigrates into the Dark Realm, a mishmash of species where you can find everything from Cruzes to monsters to male ghosts.

Using her ability to do two-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, she successfully finds a piece-rate job delivering packages with postage due. Then, for no apparent reason, she ends up with five boyfriends, possibly more in the future. Fortunately, they all think of themselves as the other woman, so at least there are no problems.

Humans are an extremely rare species in the Dark Realm, said to be descendants of the gods. Mischievous, haughty, fickle, and promiscuous, they embody nearly every negative trait imaginable. At last, the monsters they ruled over began to rebel.

But when humanity disappeared, all the monsters seemed to lose their guiding force. They became restless and uneasy, and some even fell into an eternal sleep.

Only when a human's gaze fell upon them, only when a human took charge of them, could they find peace of mind.

After enjoying a blissful time at first, Gu Yushu discovers that something is wrong with her boyfriends. Or rather, very wrong.

To put it simply, they've abandoned their own thoughts and completely objectified themselves, hoping only to earn her pity. If their existence brings her even the tiniest bit of happiness, they instantly feel as if they've reached heaven.

That alone would be one thing, but they also endlessly belittle themselves. Still, that's not such a bad thing. When her boyfriends run into one another, all she has to do is enjoy the rivalry.

All in all, she leads a completely ordinary, yet unbelievably happy life here.

Theme: Keep striving every day