My Life as a Cult Leader
After you lose your job and apartment, you're left with nothing. Forced to spend the night on a cold park bench, you curse your fate, only for a beautiful woman calling herself Shima Itsuki to appear and ask you to be a cult leader...
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When a terrible turn of events causes you to lose your job and get evicted from your apartment, you're left with nothing to your name. You find yourself on a cold park bench, miserable and exhausted with nowhere else to turn. As you curse your fate, dark thoughts cloud your mind, wishing things would turn out differently. Suddenly, a mysterious woman approaches you, introducing herself as Shima Itsuki and asking you to take over as the new leader of a cult. She explains that their current leader is dying and needs you to act as a substitute. With nothing to lose and an empty stomach to fill, you decide to take her up on her offer, but who would've guessed the sort of cult you'd end up leading...
A Thrilling Mystery to Unravel
What's Shima's true aim? What put your predecessor on his deathbed? Seek the answers to the many questions surrounding your cult as you tend to your followers and juggle your daily duties!
A Fierce Battle for Survival
Unfortunately, running a cult isn't all fun and games. External forces threaten your cult's very existence at every turn. Thwart those who challenge your authority and let nothing stop your rise to power!
Gorgeous Character Art
Fall in love with this colorful cast of characters and the beautiful, expressive art that brings them to life and lets their personalities shine!
