How to Beat a Horror Otome Game

Swan Lake Academy is a prestigious school with a century of history. Tragically, it was destroyed in a fire, and everyone who died there turned into vengeful ghosts.

Unlucky you have wandered in. You're about to be killed by the encircling evil spirits, but fortunately, a conquest System has selected you. If you complete the mission, you'll have a chance to survive.

You agree without hesitation.

[Please choose your conquest target]

[Please note: Failure will result in death. Choose carefully.]

[1. The gentle upperclassman]

[2. The taciturn student from a poor family]

[3. The considerate childhood friend who lives next door]

After some hesitation, you choose 3.

No. 3's profile instantly appears in your mind:

Xie Wenxi, your neighbor on the same floor. The child everyone else's parents wish they had, always smiling and unfailingly polite to everyone. But where no one can see, he suffers because of his hidden identity, and even has stomach problems from frequently skipping meals.

The moment you learn this, the System transports you to a few months before the fire. You're standing on the stairs, and going up will take you to Xie Wenxi's home.

You knock on his door without hesitation.

Xie Wenxi opens it. The handsome, neat young man reflexively puts on a polite smile and asks what this neighbor he barely knows wants.

You pull out the sandwiches you've carefully prepared and invite him to share them.

As you tirelessly feed him and deliberately get closer, Xie Wenxi's gaze grows more and more peculiar. Layer upon layer of love builds until it overflows.

You no longer need to rack your brains for excuses to get close. Xie Wenxi will invite you over himself, and even ask you for a hug when he's feeling down.

You naturally fall in love. Xie Wenxi treats you wonderfully, starts clinging to you, and even throws adorable little tantrums.

A few months later, the fire arrives right on schedule. The disaster happens all the same, and Xie Wenxi protects you as he burns to death.

Just when you think it's finally over, the flesh and blood burned to ash slowly reassemble, gradually taking Xie Wenxi's shape.

His smile is still polite and clean, and his gaze is filled with an undiluted love for you.

Yet substantial black mist coils around you.

Xie Wenxi still smiles sweetly and innocently as he says, "Come stay with me. Don't leave. Stay with me forever, all right?"

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The main story is told in third person.

Episodic structure, multiple conquest targets, with each conquest route being one-on-one.

Theme: Love