Reality Quest: How I Accidentally Made a Harem of Villainesses

“Thereisnogreatersorrowthantorecallhappinessintimesofmisery.”—DanteAlighieriThisisaquotethatdictatesmylifeperfectly.EversinceIwasayoungboy,Ienjoyedplayinggames,somuchsothatIcarriedthatpassionevenintomysophomoreyears,allthewaytomydeath.Mystoryinlifeisn'tallthattragiccomparedtothemoreunfortunateoutthere.Iamyourtypicalgamecreator.Imadeindiegamesandvisualnovelsforaliving.Naturally,beingoutofpassionandanunknownsolodeveloper,Itriedmybesttogetmyworkoutthere,workingadditionaljobs,doingsidehustles,bothonlineandlocally,alljusttosurvive,andalljusttosponsormywork.However,inaworldwherecompetitionisvastinthegameindustry,everythingImakeonlyendsupatthebottomrank.Becauseofthis,Inevergaveup,butasIwentintomythirties,thispassionofmineseparatedmefrommyfamily.Thesedaystheydon'teventalktomeanymore.Depressed,alone,andonthevergeofamentalbreakdown,Ilostallhope,anditdidn'thelpthatIhadtwomonthsofrentdueandbillsthatneededtobepaid.ButallthatchangedonenightwhenIgotamysteriousmessagethatsuddenlyappearedonmylaptopscreen:“Youwhodespair!Wouldyoulikeasecondchanceatlife?Ifyesclickandofferupyourlifeworth'snegativitytome,ifnoforgetthismessagecompletely!?”Atthattime,IclickedYesbyaccident.Butasthemessagesaid,IdiedduetoaheartattackandreincarnatedintotheWorldofPurgatory.Thiswasthegreatestmistakeofmylife,asitchangeditforever.HoweverinthisworldIcamewiththepowercalledtheAdministrator—apowerIgainedasanewbornNegativeSpirit.WiththispowerIexistasanEntityofDreams,butevenwithoutaphysicalbody,Iwasdeterminedtomakemywishcometrue:tobeagamecreator.Butunlikeotherdevs,mydreamsaredifferent.Icancreatescenariosinthedreamsofmen,forcingthemtoplaymygame.Iftheywin,theywalkoutofhereasanAwakenedSpiritWarrior;however,ifIwin,theabilitiestheywouldhavegainedinmytrialsgotome.Inthisgameofmine,anythingcouldbewagered.InrealityIhavenothingtoloseastheAdministrator.Buttotheplayers,whattheywagercouldbeamatteroflifeordeath.