When a Corporate Slave Guy Reincarnated as a Mob Villain (Slave Trader), He Used His Knowledge of the Game to Raise the Heroines to Be the Strongest, Unintentionally Turning Them Into Yanderes, and Before He Knew It, He Was Completely Breaking the Story - Chapter 17

The protagonist of this story—who is not the protagonist of Lunatic Wars—Linus, who has reincarnated, has overlooked a significant fact in the game.

It’s understandable that reincarnated Linus, who thought he had explored everything in Lunatic Wars, would not know this fact.

This fact is nothing more than a hidden file—data left behind during development.

This data was quietly discovered by a group of geeks a quarter century after the game was released, and only recently reported.

Linus, who had been overworked in his past life, never learned this fact and passed away due to an unfortunate—no, in a sense, fortunate—unexpected death, leading to his reincarnation.

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“New shocking revelation about the cult classic RPG Lunatic Wars!?”

Released a quarter century ago, Lunatic Wars gained popularity as an RPG.

Many veteran gamers may still remember it.

At the time, the game’s focus on realism, unique worldbuilding, and portrayal of the heroine were groundbreaking.

These unconventional aspects captivated users, earning it a cult following, though it never became a mainstream hit.

And now, news about Lunatic Wars has come to light.

If fans were expecting a remake, I must apologize.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

The company that produced Lunatic Wars has long since dissolved.

Despite strong fan demand, a remake is deemed impossible due to complex rights issues.

Today’s news is something different.

A fan who was analyzing the game’s data recently discovered new information.

This data reveals a “boss” that doesn’t appear in the game, and judging by the boss’s stats, it’s speculated that it was meant to be the final boss.

What’s more, the boss is named “Princess Alice.”

Fans might immediately recognize this name.

For those unfamiliar, the heroine of Lunatic Wars is named Alice, and she is indeed a princess.

If this data is accurate, then the heroine Alice was actually—

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In the official data of Lunatic Wars, the heroine, Alice Runehold, cannot use dark attributes.

However, in this newly found data, Alice can use all kinds of dark attributes.

Moreover, instead of the heroine and ally “Alice Runehold,” she is set as an enemy named “Princess Alice.”

And Princess Alice’s stats far surpass the final boss of the official route.

Ironically, it’s just the kind of strength that reincarnated Linus has witnessed and is now terrified of.

In the official story of Lunatic Wars, Alice was the heroine.

However, her depiction greatly deviated from the typical image of an RPG heroine at the time.

Alice always carried a certain shadow around her from the moment she appeared.

Her backstory of being enslaved for five years made her an unusual choice for a heroine.

Although she was the heroine, her relationship with the protagonist Lucius never developed deeply.

There was always a wall between Alice and Lucius.

Not only that, Alice often made sarcastic and cynical remarks, openly expressing her boundless anger toward the Empire and constantly speaking cryptically as if something was stuck between her teeth.

Because of these unusual settings, Lunatic Wars wasn’t considered a mainstream hit.

However, these elements resonated with a niche group, tapping into a certain “edgy” appeal and giving it cult status.

Incidentally, many of Alice’s cryptic remarks were never fully explained, and the story ended without addressing them.

The sudden appearance of the final boss—an ancient beast sealed by the Empire—and the ensuing battle closed the story of Lunatic Wars.

Many users had questions about this abrupt ending, especially when compared to the carefully crafted developments earlier in the game.

The ending left the fates of the Empire and Alice barely touched upon, finishing quickly and unsatisfactorily.

This led fans to speculate that there might be more to Alice’s story.

The answer was found in the hidden data discovered by the geeks.

From the data on Princess Alice, they drew one conclusion:

Alice was originally intended to be the true final boss.

In the story, the Empire gradually weakened due to the protagonist’s actions.

However, even then, the Empire’s power remained formidable.

Then, ancient beasts broke free from their seals, rampaging through the Empire’s territory, throwing the Empire into chaos.

Yet, the game never explained why the seals were broken or who was responsible.

Even though the protagonist’s party had a mission to guard the sealed location…

If Alice was the mastermind behind it all, everything would make sense.

This also explains the critical bug in the final dungeon.

In the final dungeon, neither the mob enemies nor the final boss attack Alice for some reason.

It’s as if Alice wasn’t originally supposed to be there.

The true intention of the developers, revealed by the data, was this:

Alice had already fallen into darkness when she was rescued from the slave trader and joined the party.

After the fall of her kingdom and five years of harsh slavery, Alice’s mind and body had been ravaged.

While traveling with the protagonist’s party, Alice secretly went around breaking seals, seeking revenge on the Empire.

And in the final stages, she would have left the party and appeared as the final boss.

However, it’s believed that the developers scrapped this plot, thinking it wouldn’t be accepted by most players.

Whether the geeks’ analysis is correct or not is unknown.

The company that produced Lunatic Wars went through many complications before dissolving.

Moreover, the names of the developers are not known.

At this point, debating the official fate of Alice is meaningless.

Because Alice, who stands before reincarnated Linus, has fully fallen into darkness.

That’s why she can wield dark magic so freely.

The five years Alice spent with reincarnated Linus were completely different from her life as a slave.

Yet, despite this…why did Alice still fall into darkness?

There are two kinds of darkness:

Hatred and love.

They are two sides of the same coin.

The boundless black hatred that Alice had directed at the Empire…

When that transformed into an unfulfilled thirst for love, perhaps a person could fall just as deeply into darkness.

Now that Alice has become “yandere,” possessing power far surpassing even the original data, her next choice remains unknown.