[You are a failed canary, lowly, foolish, and jealous. In your last life, you lived in destitution, possessing nothing. Despite all your schemes, you failed to win your sponsor's favor. Their love was always for someone else.]

"...And then?"

[I will give you a chance at rebirth.]

[Get close to him]

[Make him fall in love with you]

"And then?"

[Kick him to the curb.]

[I am not a god, I am a demon. I enjoy devouring the pain and despair they feel after being abandoned by the one they love. It brings me pleasure.]

[Whatever your wish, I can grant it. Everything you couldn't obtain in your last life, you can have in this one—money, fame, status...]

"But I want his love."

This is a story about a wicked little System and countless Hosts battling their wits.

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I want to play a love game with you, to see who falls first in this life.

I am the one covered in filth, and I am also the one untouched by dust.

I will wear a gorgeous mask, concealing my intentions,

Carefully help you up when you fall, and gently embrace you when you're in a mess,

I want you to be my captive, a moth drawn to a flame.

I want you to fall in love with me, with no way out.

I'm not a rose, I'm a mad dog, rotten to the core, yet I insist on a true heart.

In this game against a true heart, one must give their all.

Last life, it was me,

This life,

You.