Introduction: Takashi Hoshino was a burnout nobody with nothing left to live for—until he died, and woke up somewhere far worse.Now he’s trapped inside Cherry Kiss: Love Eternal, a cliché, sugar-coated bishojo dating game... but not as the charming protagonist. Instead, he’s been cast as a background NPC with a bad reputation and an early death flag.With no save function, no logout, and no clear way out, Takashi must navigate a scripted world of manufactured romance, perfect smiles, and girls who may not be as innocent as they look. Armed only with his knowledge of the game and a healthy dose of spite, he’ll do whatever it takes to break the system, survive the routes, and maybe—just maybe—figure out why he was loaded into this hell in the first place.In a world where love is code and every happy ending hides a cost, Takashi isn’t here to play the game.He’s here to rewrite it....