54%Good matchSHUTEN ORDER
80%42680% positive reviews, Very Positive across 426 reviews·Action-Adventure · Dating Sim
—A point-and-click visual novel updating the classic "hero vs. demon king" fantasy into a cynical modern world where you can’t win by force alone. What defines a hero now? Will they be paid, or get any compensation at all?
*The in-game English text is machine-translated.


The protagonist is a freelance writer named Lovecatch. Due to childhood trauma, they are unable to speak and have no combat experience. However, after saving a wounded, mysterious creature known as a Mamono, they are unexpectedly chosen to become a "Hero." Lovecatch’s mission is to "persuade" an entity called the "Demon King," who is said to command the Mamono, and bring an end to the 900-year-long war against these creatures.

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