I Don't Want to Be the Germophobe Villain's Guide

In the world of espers, most individuals with extraordinary abilities can be stabilized through a process known as guiding. However, there is one glaring exception: Claude Dunheartt, the notorious villain of a popular dating simulation game. Afflicted by a severe allergy to being guided, any attempt to soothe his powers triggers violent and uncontrollable outbursts. When Rose Valentine suddenly transmigrates from the modern world into the very game she knows intimately, she discovers an impossible truth—she is the only person capable of guiding him without catastrophic consequences. As a veteran player, Rose is acutely aware of Claude’s reputation for cruelty and evil. She enters their forced proximity bracing herself for malice, yet her preconceived notions begin to fracture the closer she gets to him. Behind his hostile exterior lies a man burdened by years of unrelenting agony. As Rose navigates this dangerous dynamic, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the story's antagonist. Is he genuinely plotting her demise, or is he simply reaching out for the first true relief he has ever known?