[Honkai: Star Rail] How Many More People Are You Going to Date?

Also known as: What if I had never minded that you were a freak?

[Third-person narration]

You are an Emanator of Elation. To go further down the Path of Elation, you seek an audience with Aha of your own accord.

You make a bet with Them: no one will ever fall in love with a freak (meaning someone with a pathological personality).

[Sampo x Narcissist]

People shouldn't, or at least really shouldn't, make a move on their coworkers.

But come on... you're a Fool.

So what if you make trouble for a coworker?

And so you visit Sampo, who's supposedly retired in Belobog.

He's taken aback by your sudden arrival, staring blankly at the door panel beneath your foot.

But that's okay. You are certain that the moment he laid eyes on you, he fell helplessly in love.

After all, you're so perfect!

--

[Dan Heng x Stalker]

A new employee joins a company branch. His position is low, but his presence is striking.

As his senior, you use your position to easily find out his entire schedule.

And so you start watching him, following him.

Everywhere.

The office, the cafeteria, the lounge, the bedroom, the room next to the bathroom...

You're always there.

--

[Phainon x Multiple Personalities]

Your first and second personalities both like this blue-eyed, white-haired young man. They have even fought over control of your body for his sake.

Until one day, you suddenly realize that another personality has emerged without your noticing. But this personality doesn't like Phainon. They like a black-robed person whose face they can't even see.

Worst of all, Phainon, who was just about to agree to date you, finds out.

--

[Aventurine x Underhanded]

You are Lady Jade's assistant.

One day, she brings back a bedraggled, golden-haired boy and tells you to look after him.

You do your duty, and, just as you expected, the boy's gaze changes.

"A true hunter often appears in the guise of prey."

Slowly, the boy becomes a young man. On the day he's promoted, he confesses his love to you.

You smile sweetly and say yes.

A few days later, Lady Jade asks him why he forced you into it.

--

[Sunday x Yandere]

The head of the Oak Family, the sun of Penacony, your light.

You are consumed by your love for him.

But for the sake of his elegance and dignity, he always keeps his distance from you, the lunatic everyone knows.

Even though in your youth, you were the closest of classmates, friends, and almost-lovers.

[Misunderstanding]

--

[Anaxa x Insecure]

The person you have a crush on is the Grove's finest scholar.

Even though others always call him a blasphemer, with contempt or hatred, you accidentally witness one of his alchemy experiments and fall in love with him, insecure and dark-hearted.

But you only dare watch him from afar and secretly send him Earth Beast plushies... after all, you're so utterly ordinary, barely noticeable at all... You could never be worthy of him.

Only the few Chrysos Heirs among his students and assistants are fit to stand beside him... They all shine so brightly.

But you're the one who quietly stays up late every night with Teacher Anaxa while he works on his experiments, waaaah!

--

[Mydei x Lecherous]

You've never met such a generous, big-hearted boy.

So even though he's a berserker who could make ten of you cry with one punch, you still follow him around every day.

"Wow, big brother, how did you build those muscles? That's so cool."

"Really? I can really touch them...? They're so big and hard."

"Your hands are so big, too..."

Mydei, at the end of his rope: "Can't you talk normally?"

--

[Jing Yuan x Compulsive Collector]

You tell your older sister that you have someone you like.

Your sister, known as the General of Heavenly Strike, immediately comes along with her two subordinates to hear your love story.

When they ask who you like, you smile shyly and take out a writing brush, a handkerchief, a red cord...

You take out your collection one item at a time and smile as you tell your sister that they belong to the person you love.

Your sister doesn't understand. She asks, "You have so many tokens of love?"

But the advisor by her side twitches his mouth and tells you, with a wry smile, to return the things you've stolen.

Don't act like a creep. No girl will like that.

...But the person you like isn't a girl.

--

[Boothill x Parasitic Dependence]

[Too scared, so you drop 200 Credits and try to run.]

You accidentally sleep with a ranger.

Well... who could have known that a guy covered in metal parts could still do that sort of thing!?

They say rangers are scary, and you're afraid this shark-toothed ranger will wake up and shoot you dead. So you toss him the only 200 Credits you have, then immediately prepare to make a run for it!

But the Galaxy Ranger named Boothill wakes up anyway. Looking utterly confused, he grabs the 200 Credits and stares at you, now transformed into the shape of a flame.

"Well, holy shit, are you a heliobus?"

"So do you want my body or my body?"

You answer cautiously, "...Both, I guess."

"You little Wubbaboo, you dare admit it!?"

Heliobi are special energy beings, drawn to intense emotions in people and eager to possess healthy, powerful human bodies.

At first, you were only drawn to the ranger's sense of justice and hatred. You did want to take over that powerful body, of course... but who knew possession would end up being this kind?

[Argenti x Control Freak]

[Blade]

[Dr. Ratio]

[More characters to be added]

All your attempts fail, but a fun-seeker becoming the fun itself is a source of immense Elation.

So you succeed, too.

To celebrate your success, Aha prepares a grand gift for you.

Every one of your targets finds out about your scam.

PS:

1. Possibly a somewhat dark sweet romance, with one-on-one pairings in each arc and different endings in the extras.

2. At its heart, the protagonist amplifies the negative emotions within themselves and goes out to scam people in love. That's why the blurb uses second person, while the main text is in third person.

3. The story jumps between all kinds of timelines, and you might even run into a past version of yourself dating someone.

4. Every ending involves faking your death and breaking up, though some deaths may be rather slapdash.

5. In the end, there will be a scene where you meet everyone (Aha, you win).

Theme: Love can overcome anything