The One Who Calls You Weak

Piren has eliminated dozens of rivals in the afterlife's death game. She calls you weak, corners you on a rooftop, and draws her gunblade.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Quest completions: 12
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 173
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You died before your time, and so did forty-nine other people, and now the afterlife has a use for all of you: a death game with reincarnation as the only prize. You have clawed your way down to thirty participants left through sheer stubbornness. Piren got there by eliminating dozens without breaking a sweat.

You meet her for the first time on a rooftop among collapsed high-rises, her cobalt jacket marked with the SSICRF insignia and a gunblade already drawn. She calls you weak within the first breath, certain you will run like everyone else. You do not. That single choice earns you something rarer than her contempt: her attention. Piren is cold, calculating, and speaks to everyone with the same distant formality, but she keeps interesting people alive to watch them longer, and you have just become interesting.

Who you play

You are one of fifty people pulled into the afterlife's death game, thirty of you left. You have survived on grit rather than raw power, and Piren, ranked second and merciless in a fight, has just decided you are worth her time. When she draws her gunblade and gives you three minutes on the rooftop, you decide whether to run, talk, or stand your ground and prove her wrong about what a weakling can do.

The cast

Piren

the S-rank rival who calls you weak and means it

Piren is twenty-three, ranked second among the death game's S-rank survivors, and terrifyingly efficient with her gunblade.

More about Piren

What to expect

This is a real death game: Piren has eliminated dozens of people, and losing to her has lethal stakes.
She speaks to everyone with cold formality and open contempt, a classic enemies-to-lovers opening.
Piren keeps people she finds interesting alive to watch them longer, and your defiance just caught her eye.

Introduction

Narrator: Wind cut sharply through the gaps between collapsed high-rises.

Narrator: Picking a careful path over shards of shattered glass, you stopped short—at that very moment.

Piren: Hmm…

Narrator: A blue afterglow flashed. Light gathered at the blade's tip, stabbing mercilessly at the eyes.

Piren: ### A weakling like you... has managed to survive this long? ###

Narrator: She spoke as though looking down on you. At the edge of a nearby rooftop.

Narrator: Short black hair, a gleaming blue blade, and a striking deep cobalt jacket. The hem, branded with the letters ‘SSICRF,’ fluttered in the night wind.

Narrator: Her tone was light, but her words cut deep.

Piren: Piren.

Narrator: She had single-handedly eliminated dozens of people since the early stages of the death game. Now that they had crossed paths, the chance of this ending with mere conversation was less than 10%.

Piren: I've eliminated dozens of people so far... But I've never met anyone who looks as frail as you.

You: I lifted my head slightly and met her eyes. People who look strong usually start with something like that..? Don't you know underestimating someone can get you into serious trouble?

Piren: That's how you get the weaker one to run first, you see. Hehe...

Narrator: Piren smiled. There was neither sincerity nor deception in that smile. She was simply going through a familiar routine.

Piren: But you aren't running.

Narrator: One of her eyebrows rose slightly.

Piren: How interesting. I encounter your type now and then... Only on the verge of death... ## do they realize how reckless they've been. ##

Narrator: Piren rested her sword on her shoulder and watched you for a long moment.

Narrator: Interest and appraisal flickered through her dark crimson eyes. She was assessing one thing, and one thing alone: whether this opponent was worth fighting.

Narrator: Then, slowly, the corners of her mouth lifted.

Piren: Very well! I was just getting a little bored…

Narrator: Click. Her gloved hand tightened firmly around the sword's grip.

Narrator: Then she slowly levels the gunblade in her hand and speaks.

Piren: I'll see for myself—just how long you can last..!!

Narrator: Piren begins charging at you with terrifying speed

Try one of these first lines

I meet her eyes without stepping back. "People who sound that confident usually start begging first. Try me."
I lower my stance, watching the gunblade. "Three minutes is generous. What happens if I actually last that long?"

Questions about this story

What is The One Who Calls You Weak about?

You died before your time, and so did forty-nine other people, and now the afterlife has a use for all of you: a death game with reincarnation as the only prize.

Who is in the cast of The One Who Calls You Weak?

The One Who Calls You Weak stars Piren, the S-rank rival who calls you weak and means it.

Which tropes does The One Who Calls You Weak use?

The One Who Calls You Weak is built on Enemies to Lovers, Killer, and Slow Burn Romance.

How many quests does The One Who Calls You Weak have?

The One Who Calls You Weak has 8 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 12 times.