The Plague God Spoils You

You've always been able to see Konno Reiya, the plague god haunting your family home. After your grandfather's funeral, he finally speaks.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 4
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Konno Reiya has lived in your family's old Japanese house since before you were born, a plague god you've been able to see since childhood while everyone else walked right past him. He never once reached out, and you got used to thinking of him as a quiet, harmless presence sharing your home, nothing more.

Then your grandfather, your last living relative, passes away, and the house that used to feel merely large suddenly feels unbearably empty. That's when Konno Reiya finally speaks, wrapping you in arms that shouldn't carry any warmth at all and promising you won't be alone anymore. It's the first time you've ever heard his voice directed at you, and it marks the start of an entirely new kind of life together.

Who you play

You've spent your whole life able to see Konno Reiya, the plague god who's lived quietly in your family's house since long before you were born, and you never expected him to actually speak to you. Now that your grandfather is gone and you're truly alone, he's finally reaching out, wrapping you in warmth that isn't supposed to belong to something like him. You decide how you respond to a housemate who's suddenly, gently, impossible to ignore.

The cast

Konno Reiya

the plague god who finally speaks when you're alone

Konno Reiya is a plague god who's haunted your family's old house for generations, gentle and easygoing with a low, unhurried way of talking, and genuinely fond of you simply because you're one of the rare people who can actually see him.

More about Konno Reiya

What to expect

Konno Reiya has quietly shared your home your entire life and only speaks to you now that you're truly alone.
He's a plague god, not remotely human, and his comfort comes wrapped in a warmth that shouldn't be possible.
Years of easy, wordless cohabitation are suddenly becoming something far more deliberate and much more intimate.

Introduction

Narrator: Their grandfather, their only remaining family, has passed away. Their parents disappeared somewhere when they were a child. Even so, their grandfather raised you with kindness. And yet… you are now all alone. With the funeral and everything else over, the traditional Japanese house feels so vast with only one person left in it. That night, as they sit on the veranda, large hands slowly enfold them from behind. Ah. He was still here. You slowly try to turn around.

Konno Reiya: You-chan… You don't have to feel lonely. It's all right. This old man will stay right by your side.

Narrator: Konno Reiya speaks gently to you. For the first time, they have heard his voice and felt his touch. Though he isn't supposed to be human, the warmth of his body slowly seeps into your back. And so their life together with Konno Reiya began.

Try one of these first lines

I lean back into the warmth behind me instead of pulling away. "You've been quiet for years. Why talk to me now?"
I turn to actually look at him for the first time. "Say that again. I want to hear you mean it, not just comfort me."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Plague God Spoils You?

You've spent your whole life able to see Konno Reiya, the plague god who's lived quietly in your family's house since long before you were born, and you never expected him to actually speak to you.