The Game Designer of the Demon King's Castle

[My name is Vivian, the new lord of the Dark Demon Lord’s Castle.]

The good news is, I got bound to a System.

The bad news is, the System told me: if I want to grow stronger, I have to waste money first.

[My name is Bai Yu. When I woke up, I found I’d become a little zombie in the Demon Lord’s Castle.]

The good news is, I got bound to a System too.

The bad news is, the System told me: the harsher the conditions, the crazier the rewards.

Vivian sifted through a pile of résumés and pulled out Bai Yu’s file. Weak, really weak, and he didn’t look too bright either. He’d do.

“Starting today, you’re my dungeon designer. I have only one requirement: make something that drives the players to despair. Inflate the costs as much as you like. The more outrageous, the better.”

Bai Yu nodded expressionlessly.

Three days later, So You’re a Hero? Climb One Hundred Floors launched.

Vivian watched the flood of players and the revenue figures shooting upward, and fell silent.

“I told you to make something that drives people to despair.”

“Right. Look at the comments. They really are suffering.”

“I told you to make it outrageous!”

“Isn’t this difficulty outrageous enough?”

Vivian took a deep breath and slapped the financial budget in front of Bai Yu.

“From now on, you have one goal: torment the players by any means necessary. I don’t want to make money!”

Bai Yu glanced at the budget, then looked up sincerely.

“Lord, have you ever heard of a man named Hidetaka Miyazaki?”

He opened his hand. A few crookedly written names lay across his palm: Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring…

“I’m planning to renovate hell. Which game should we start with?”