Renya Hasegawa awakens one morning to discover floating interface windows, affection gauges, and numerical stat displays hovering directly over the real world. Initially mistaking this strange phenomenon for an ordinary dating simulator granting him effortless romantic success, he quickly learns the brutal truth behind the mechanics. The system demands that he capture target women, yet these targets are not innocent romantic prospects—they are dangerous criminals, underground assassins, and psychologically volatile sociopaths involved in grotesque homicide cases.

Equipped with a limited Save & Load menu, Renya must gather physical evidence, interrogate unpredictable suspects, and avoid horrific death traps. A single wrong dialogue prompt or careless action triggers violent retaliation, forcing him to reload his save points with full psychological retention of his own brutal deaths. Navigating cases alongside dangerous individuals such as the cold, lethal detective Hikaru Kusunoki and unhinged yandere stalker Ria Yoshikawa, Renya is forced to master interrogation tactics, risk assessment, and resource management to survive this ongoing augmented nightmare.

What to Expect

The narrative unfolds through tense, case-by-case investigative story arcs. Pacing alternates between calculated clue-gathering and visceral, sudden confrontations. Combat in this series is rarely decided by physical strength; instead, survival relies entirely on psychological deduction, dialogue trees, inventory exploitation, and strategic application of the system's reload mechanic. As the story progresses into deeper criminal syndicates, the stakes escalate from isolated neighborhood murders to wide-scale corporate espionage, testing Renya's mental stability as death counts mount across every timeline.

Who Will Enjoy This

Best suited to readers who appreciate dark psychological thrillers, high-stakes death games, and tactical trial-and-error mechanics. Fans of gritty visual novel adaptations, detective fiction, and unhinged yandere heroines will find the constant tension deeply compelling.

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