Like the Police Who Always Arrive Last in TV Dramas

The first to reach the Finish Line would be granted one wish.

—This had been written into the Game rules from the very beginning.

During the Fourth Stage, Bai Zhi admitted that he had pulled a few strings, but there were some things he had to guard against.

First, the Players still in deep comas needed a reasonable excuse to be brought out. Second, it was hard to say whether those who earned this qualification would make additional wishes. Finally, what capital did he have to grant the winners' wishes?

Dealing with such convoluted matters was far too troublesome. It was better to eliminate the possibility from the start.

You never knew how expensive daily necessities were until you ran a household. He was still drowning in debt, after all...

As the Game ended, every surviving Player returned to the starting point.

All the Ghouls had vanished, leaving only the Host, Kitten.

Of the fifty-eight Players who had participated in the Game, twenty-four had remained inside after their HP dropped to zero. Had the rules not changed midway through the Game, that number would have multiplied.

"As the final victor of this Game, you have the right to make one request, provided it falls within the allowable limits."

With a proper smile on his face, Kitten walked up to Bai Zhi with a microphone in hand and offered it to him.

"Now, please state your wish."

"..."

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at Kitten before him.

Like Tiger and Bug, he was actually a Ghoul as well, though his status Level was one tier above theirs.

In that lava-like world, Big Eyeball had built a palace of his own, and Kitten was one of the attendants there.

What distinguished them from common Ghouls was their mutated