Tales of the Strange Return: It Starts With Offering Betel Nuts to the Slit-Mouthed Woman

[Tales of the Strange Resurface + Absurd Fun] What are tales of the strange? Born from the deepest fears in humanity’s collective consciousness, they cannot be killed, erased, or unraveled.

When facing them, humanity has no shortcuts. Lives are the only currency, and people must learn from bloodshed and sacrifice, figure out each tale’s rules of slaughter, and barely survive one hunt after another.

According to incomplete statistics, 30% of the Bureau’s Class D agents die within their first year on the job.

Jiege is the sole exception.

Not one of his missions has ever failed.

Every operation he leads miraculously boasts a 100% survival rate.

Some say he has extraordinary talent; others say he’s blessed with incredible luck.

He’s known as the Bureau’s prodigy and the Operations Division’s ace.

But Jie Ge knows the truth: he’s no prodigy, and he has no extraordinary talent.

He’s just good at “loading saves and testing things out.”

He’ll never tell anyone his secret.

The less you can do, the less responsibility you have.

Working at the Bureau is simple: if you’re willing to suffer, there’s always more suffering to come; if you’re capable, there’s always more work to do.

Jie Ge just wants to slack off at his computer and spend his days coasting from nine to five.

A machine won’t stop running because it’s missing one screw. A company won’t go bankrupt because one employee refuses to work overtime. And the world won’t end because one person is missing.

If it does, then it deserves to fall apart, and it should’ve gone to hell a long time ago.