The Painless Player

“…I love you.” At the final branching point of the virtual reality dating sim Raison d’être, I died by taking the attack meant for the male lead, leaving a confession as my last words. I completely shattered the male lead’s mental state, then started a new game. But suddenly, I was given a strange terminal illness in the story settings, and the romance targets began to form wild misconceptions about me. “It’s all my fault that you ended up like this. How could I possibly…” “Who stabs their own heart like that? Not taking care of yourself is going too far!” “Don’t die, Anastasia. Please…” Apparently, my acting skills were remarkable. Before I knew it, I had become a noble hero, willingly...