The Horror Game's Green-Tea Boss Wants to Win Me Over - Chapter 1

The setting sun ran molten gold across hills ablaze with peach blossoms.

A stream wound through the grass and flowers, carrying fallen petals into the distance.

[Ding!]

[Game loaded successfully!]

[Welcome, players, to Peach Blossom Village!]

[Current scenario: *The Peach Blossom Immortal’s Bride*]

[Rank: SSS]

[Danger Rating: ★★★★★]

[Background: Hidden deep in the mountains, Peach Blossom Village has always been a popular tourist destination. You have arrived during peak season. On a certain rainy night, you will glimpse a side of this village never meant to be seen…]

[Number of Players: 18]

[Clear Requirement: Obey the rules of Peach Blossom Village at all times. Survive for one month, then escape the village corrupted by ██.]

[IN RED: Shh. One final reminder—hide yourself well. Whatever you do, don’t let It notice you.]

[Lastly, we wish you a pleasant trip!]

The system’s icy electronic voice fell silent.

Conversations broke out all through the dim bus.

The tour guide glared at the loudest player and barked, “Quiet!”

The bus went dead silent again.

I tapped my player wristband.

[TIME: 17:00]

[SANITY: 100]

I looked up at the pitch-black window. My left hand slipped into my coat pocket and closed unconsciously around the hilt of my dagger.

One year ago, supernatural anomalies had descended across the globe.

A small number of people would be dragged into *Its Game* and forced to enter scenarios. Those kind enough to share what they learned after surviving posted speed-clear guides on the Player Forum.

This was my first scenario.

Unfortunately, after studying every strategy I could find, I had been pulled into an all-but-forgotten one—*The Peach Blossom Immortal’s Bride*.

Among the hundreds of known five-star, SSS-ranked scenarios, this one appeared extremely rarely and had an abysmal clear rate. The Player Forum did not have a single guide for it.

The only comment came from someone who had survived by sheer luck:

[No useful advice. The thing swallowed me, choked, and spat me back out. I picked a random direction in the fog, charged down the mountain, found a bus, and got away. Hee-hee.]

In other words, useless.