What to do if you're forced to marry a demon king's daughter in a horror game?

The music began.

Ryoko twirled the Kagura bell in her hand, performing an ancient dance.

A halo of light surrounded the sleeping sand.

Her soul, imprisoned within this small body, is gradually being freed...

However, even though Ryoko was guiding her into Su Yu's weapon, Sha Zi, despite being in tears, refused to take a single step.

Ryoko frowned.

"is it?"

"Do you really want... Su Yu to die for you?"

"okay, I get it."

She turned around and looked at Su Yu.

“Miss Su, you need to fulfill her last wish, otherwise the ceremony will have to be terminated.”

Before he could finish speaking, the Ghost King grabbed Sand by the neck, his killing intent boiling: "Do you think we're begging you, or ordering you around?"

"It's no use. Even if you break her neck, her soul will not submit to Miss Su, nor will it find release!"

"Yeah, I know."

Su Yu looked at the sand.

The sand was also looking at her.

This guy stubbornly believes that Su Yu would not die in order to forge a weapon.

unfortunately,

Having three chances to save her life, Su Yu is destined to disappoint Sha Zi.

"I'm willing to die for you, and I mean it." Su Yu said this, snatched the knife from Ryoko's hand, and stabbed herself in the neck.

Sha Zi stared blankly at Su Yu lying in a pool of blood, her tears stopping.

She couldn't believe that Su Yu would actually die for her to save her soul!

"Now, it's time for you to keep your promise."

Ryoko waved the bell in her hand, drawing the soul of the sand into Su Yu's weapon.

After the ceremony was completed, Su Yu slowly opened her eyes.

The wound on my neck has healed.

Not only that, even her body, which had become a ghoul, returned to its human form.

The exaggeratedly shaped hammer hadn't changed in appearance, but a silver bell had been added to the handle.

What do we do with that guy?

The Ghost King pointed to Abbot Jingxin, who was locked in another box.

"Should we kill him while we're at it?"

Su Yu coughed lightly, about to say something, when the voices of the villagers and Dr. Minfu could be heard outside.

It seems we can leave this guy alone.

He will likely spend the rest of his life in guilt and pain, which may be a punishment worse than death.

"Let's go."

Before leaving, Ryoko quietly squeezed Su Yu's hand.

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked up at her.

I did not see her show any unusual expression.

But as Su Yu stepped out of the shrine's gate, she heard Ryoko's whisper in her ear:

"After we get back, I'd like to meet with you alone."

043. Upgrade your talent! Shouldn't we go catch a ghost?

"Welcome back to the rest area."

"Settling your copy."

"Congratulations on obtaining the Shrine Maiden's Dress*1 and the Vampire's Gift*1."

"1000 experience points have been earned. Do you wish to upgrade?"

"You have been granted 3 days of rest. Do you wish to use it immediately?"

The familiar system voice rang in Su Yu's ears.

She slowly opened her eyes and found herself in the rest area.

This time, the amount of loot retrieved from the dungeon was obviously less than the previous two times, but the quality of the prizes was undoubtedly much higher than the previous two times.

The unused attack-type talismans have been returned to her backpack.

There are hardly any snacks left. After all, feeding Ryoko, who has a huge appetite, really consumes a lot of food... I need to hurry up and check the store to see if I can replenish some.

Now, Su Yu took out these two newly drawn items, which resembled equipment.

"Miko's Robe: A robe once worn by a god, now it belongs to you. (Wearing it will greatly reduce the hatred monsters have towards you.)"

"A Gift from the Vampires: It was crafted to resemble a quicksand bottle, but instead of sand, it's filled with blood stained with resentment. (Breaking it will attract a large number of ghosts and monsters, so please proceed with caution.)"

"What...is this?!"

Su Yu stared in astonishment as she looked at the instruction manual.

"So these two items have completely opposite uses?!"

"What would happen if I broke this quicksand bottle while wearing a shrine maiden's dress?"

"The ghosts and monsters will be swarming around me!"

After making a couple of complaints, she still carefully put them away.

In her view, no matter how useless a prop may seem, there is always a possibility that it might come in handy.

After completing three different newbie dungeons without interruption, Su Yu's body did not feel tired, but she was mentally exhausted.

After completing one more dungeon, the beginner's game will end, and you'll enter the main dungeons.

Before that, Su Yu still hoped to be fully prepared.

She had no idea how long Ryoko and the Demon King would stay with her.

At the very least, she must become truly strong before they leave.

"Now I have 2000 experience points, and I can upgrade my talent."

This talent, called "a word that becomes a prophecy," seems impressive at first glance, but in reality, it's not as convenient to use as real combat.

Su Yu was quite looking forward to seeing what changes would occur after the upgrade.

"Are you sure you want to upgrade your talent?"

"Sure!"

Su Yu gritted her teeth and threw in a full two thousand experience points.

A white light flashed across her body.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the system notification sound.

"Your talent has been upgraded. Please open your character panel to view it."

Su Yu opened the character panel as instructed.

Player: Su Yu.

"Talent: Word of Binding (Requires 20000 experience points before next level)"

Level: lv12 (0 available experience points)

"Ghostly Aura: 120 points (Cannot be broken through)"

Soul Strength: Wandering Soul

Number of times cleared: 3

Looking at his own panel, Su Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully.

She remembered that in the corner of her backpack, there was a bag of crimson drinks, an item that could increase experience points by 200 and instantly restore her ghost energy.

I drank it without hesitation!

These 200 experience points are only enough for her to level up once.

It's better than nothing, to say the least.

In fact, Su Yu didn't know that she had already taken a shortcut.

Other players would need to complete three or four more dungeons to reach her current level.

Furthermore, you need to explore the dungeons extensively, collect items like eyeballs to sell, and exchange them for food or items that can increase experience.

"Speaking of which, the talismans the system gave me seem to have different driving conditions than the talismans I saw in Undercity before."

Su Yu recalled the talismans she had seen in the dark alley.

Those talismans almost all require a large amount of ghost energy to operate; placing one talisman would hollow out her body.

However, the talismans given by the system only require a dozen or so points of ghost energy, which is practically free.

"It seems this should be considered a perk from the system."

Su Yu put down the talisman and continued to focus on her talent.

After the talent was upgraded, it was renamed and was no longer called "A Prophecy Come True".

However, the upgraded talent inherits the effect of "a prophecy coming true," and can also be used three times a day without a cooldown.

However, based on the original method, a new way of using it emerged: