The Painless Player

통각 설정 꺼놨다니까요 | Yoo Eunwoo (유은우) | I Turned off the Pain Perception Setting!

Pain perception 0, capture rate is 100!

A virtual reality game with pain perception set to '0'. I was the first to clear all endings, and started the final 100th playthrough... but something is off. Suddenly, I have a strange disease with a terminal setting, and the capture target characters are starting to worry about me.

"I don't feel any pain, so should I pretend to be sick?"

Before I knew it, to the capture target characters, I became a noble hero enduring pain and sacrificing for world peace. Since it has come to this, the concept for this playthrough is a terminally-ill hero throwing herself for the world! I must end it with a happy ending. This is my last playthrough in my life!

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Lee Lina, resident of the dystopian world Tolka, plays the VR dating sim Raison D’Etre with the pain setting at zero. After her 99th playthrough, she is gifted a new patch for completing all the endings. However, as she begins her 100th game, and her favorite characters start acting oddly affectionate to her in an unfamiliar storyline, Lina wonders if the reward is more of a glitch. Will Lina be able to unlock a new ending before shocking news back in Tolka makes it impossible to ignore reality?

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Synopsis

"…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 sacrificing myself for the peace of humanity despite my illness.
Well, if it’s come to this, might as well enjoy it. After all, games are all about role-playing, right?

But then—
“If only I could, I’d rather lock you away at the top of the Magic Tower.”
“The past, and even your death… I remember it all.”

There’s a faint madness in their tone. They speak calmly, but their eyes have lost focus.
…It seems like they remember the previous 99 playthroughs.

“I’m… I’m fine…”
In the game, I couldn’t feel pain, so of course, I was fine. But when I muttered softly, Illya responded with a strained face, as if suppressing a lot of emotions.

“…You’re not fine at all.”
“Well, I—”
“Not fine at all, Asha.”

Yes. I stayed quiet after that.

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Illustration by RTA (@RTA_AAA)
Title by Tama (@fhxh0430)