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Chapter 60 Horror Games Invade Romance Games

Soon, as the ethereal female voice disappeared, a wooden door with an anime style appeared not far ahead.

The cartoon door stood silently in the center of endless darkness.

It stands out from its surroundings, exuding an indescribable sense of incongruity.

Without any hesitation, the protagonist in the game stepped forward and shoved him away.

Suddenly, a warm light shone from inside the door, creating a stark contrast with the darkness outside.

Without hesitation, the protagonist lifted his foot and stepped inside.

Immediately, what comes into view is a typical Japanese anime-style living room.

The light-colored wood-grain wallpaper covers the walls, which looks very comfortable.

The floor is a clean, natural wood color, spotless.

In the center of the living room sits a beige two-seater sofa with two cat paw-shaped cushions on it.

On the opposite wall is a fairly large television set.

Meanwhile, the green ornamental plants in the corner are growing lushly with glossy green leaves.

With bookshelves, coffee table, vases, cute little decorations, and more, the whole room is decorated in a warm and tidy manner, full of life, and is clearly a typical anime girl's home.

"Wow, this house, this style, it's the standard room setup for anime girls. If you didn't know better, you'd think I was playing a visual novel. It really has that vibe."

"This O5 is really knowledgeable. Not only can they make horror games, but they can also make games with this kind of anime style."

"To be honest, I really find it hard to imagine that this heartwarming scene is a horror game. Believe me, if I show it to someone, they will definitely say it is an 18+ game and ask me what the game is called."

Before he finished speaking, the protagonist in the game had just taken a step forward.

The next second, the warm scene in front of them suddenly went dark.

The entire living room suddenly became incredibly dark, eerie, and sinister, with only the incandescent light in the center emitting a dim light, barely illuminating a small area in the middle of the room.

The slowly rotating ceiling fan casts long, distorted shadows on the walls and floor under the light, sweeping across them at a leisurely pace.

Upon seeing this, Brother Akashi subconsciously swallowed. To be honest, he was a little hesitant to take the plunge if he were to operate it himself.

But this was a live demonstration; he was seeing it all through the protagonist's eyes.

So, the protagonist in the game only paused for a moment before skillfully pulling out a flashlight from somewhere unseen.

With a soft "click," and in the dim light, I could finally make out the general outline of my surroundings.

It was at this moment that Brother Akaishi noticed something was wrong.

"Holy crap! Wait a minute!"

He stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the protagonist's arm.

"Why have the protagonist's hands turned into an anime style!?"

Yes, when the protagonist took out his flashlight, he noticed that the protagonist's hand suddenly changed from a realistic style to a two-dimensional cartoon style.

When they signed the document earlier, their arms were depicted realistically, and even the man in the suit opposite them was depicted in a realistic style.

How come the main character changed to an anime style in the short time it was just a black screen?
Upon seeing this, Brother Akashi suddenly realized something, that is...
"Holy crap, could we have guessed wrong?"

"This game isn't about the female protagonist running out of the game; it's about the main character running into it!"

"So the protagonists of realistic style have become the anime and 2D characters we see today."

At this moment, Akaishi realized that if the female protagonist had not come to the real world, it meant that the male protagonist had been in the game world from beginning to end.

Thinking about it now, the man in the suit first gave the protagonist an agreement to put his fingerprint on, and then took out a cell phone.

These phenomena suggest that the protagonist and the man in the suit reached a "cooperative transaction" and then entered the game world.

If that's the case, then the male protagonist probably came in with some kind of mission.

Therefore, the male protagonist's final departure was not abandoning the female protagonist, but leaving the game world and returning to reality!

The "them" mentioned by the female protagonist are, unsurprisingly, characters from the game world.

Wow, I see!

The female protagonist wants the male protagonist to stay, which actually means he wants him to stay in the game world.

The other female characters seem to want the male protagonist to leave, which, in the protagonist Mita's view, is "Why should I listen to them?". But the male protagonist is clearly preparing to leave, so could the game's plot be:
The male protagonist enters the game world with a mission, encounters his virtual wife (a two-dimensional character), and tries to leave after completing the mission. However, his virtual wife prevents him from leaving, so the other female characters help him escape.

As if he had discovered a blind spot, Akashi-san realized that O5 would never write a plot that he could guess at a glance.

But then another question arises: if his guess is correct, what is the role of the man in the suit? How does a dating sim incorporate horror elements?
Akashi didn't understand, but the man in the suit was definitely not one of Mukhov's people, since they weren't from the same game.

At this moment, the protagonist, holding a flashlight, headed straight for the door at the other end of the living room and pushed it open without hesitation.

The next second, a body with only half its length fell violently off the door frame!
It came suddenly, accompanied by sound effects, and scared Akashi Ge out of his wits.

"Holy shit!!!"

The piercing squeals of the pig immediately echoed throughout the live broadcast room.

The audience was so shocked they were practically terrified, exclaiming "Holy crap!" repeatedly.

"Holy crap!!! That scared the hell out of me!"

"High-energy warning?! My headphones almost exploded!"

"Damn, the game didn't scare me, but Brother Shi scared me."

"What the hell is that thing that fell down?! It gave me a fright."

Akashi was so shocked by the scene that he exclaimed "WTF!" Then, by the light of his flashlight, he looked closely and saw that it was a hanging female body with only the upper half remaining!
It was pierced by iron chain hooks, its flesh mangled and bloody, swaying and wobbling precariously.

The body was wearing a tattered red shirt, but its limbs and lower body were missing, and its head was also missing.

Even the remaining torso was broken and tattered, with broken, pale bones visible.

Thick blood continued to gush from the fracture, pooling on the cold floor into a small, ever-expanding pool.

The entire scene was incredibly bloody and visually striking.

"Good heavens, a human pig!"

"My God, who is so cruel as to kill this female character?"

Looking at the half-corpse hanging from the iron chain hook, Brother Akashi couldn't help but feel a sense of physical discomfort.

He subconsciously thought of the roast ducks and geese hanging in the roast meat shops, which were similar to what was in front of him.

Even though it has an anime style, it's still a bit gory.

Even the main character spoke up.

She's clearly been eaten by something. I'd better get out of here as soon as possible.
Being eaten?
A man-eating monster?

At this point, the players discovered a note on the half-corpse.

The main character in the actual demonstration naturally noticed it as well, and went over to pick it up for a look.

The players were immediately dumbfounded.

—A note left behind.

They invaded.
As discarded designs, they should have stayed in the low-level codebase... but they've infiltrated our version...

They were originally designed as monsters for horror games... possessing extremely strong aggression and a bloodlust...

But we're just characters in a dating sim...we have no power to resist...

The players were eaten by them. We couldn't escape either.
The world is finished
Whoever it is, please, save us characters! We don't want to die. We don't want to die.
After watching it, Akashi-kun was completely shocked.

"What the heck? Monsters from a horror game are invading a dating sim?"

"And then eat all the players and female characters in the dating sim?"

"Holy crap! That's awesome! You can do that?"

At this moment, Brother Akashi was truly in awe of O5's creativity!

The horror and romance concept is actually a horror game where a discarded design has been adapted into a romance game where monsters have invaded!
Good heavens, these cute girls from dating games are going to run into terrifying monsters that only live for killing. How can things possibly go well? Isn't this like wolves entering a sheepfold, just scavenging and killing indiscriminately?
This idea is really strange and wonderful, but it's also a real eye-opener.

Who the hell would have thought of this kind of cross-genre game format!
So the male protagonist might not have entered the game simply to find love.

So, what happens next in the story? Will the male protagonist fight his way out with his wives? Or will they just run away after completing their mission?
Wow—the more I think about it, the more curious I get!
What kind of storyline did O5, the producer, design?

(End of this chapter)