Secret, read and find out. Lmaoooo. I was too immersed on it and when I reached the end, my face was inscrutable. My guesses were off the markkk.

the ghost umbrella.

awkward smiles when the dad does something, when the gossip about his illegitimate children were never communicated, cleared up for any particular reason? Not even to his family nor the media, even though they're quite famous/reputable in the area? Nor was it explained to his only child whom he claims to care about and cherish? There was absolutely no communication on why such a thing happened?? The--- emotional and internal aspect of relationship dynamics are a little bit lacking when it's not about an antagonist who's gonna attack the MC. It seems very surface level, which might just? be what the author intended to demonstrate between these characters? considering the MC's disposition but? Still. Even if it's the MC's problem, on the dad part I'm not even sure what to think of him as a character.

The part about Dawn Organization makes me think of the dangers of mlm. Pyramid schemes in the story as part of the plot/moral of the story is quite interesting?

It quickly went to the very last "nightmare game" and discovered the truth of the world, fought for the world and no other context was provided. The supposed CP is just talked about in the last chapter, they both don't age or change in appearance. In fact, I don't know if the MC is a ghost now or something. Its just stated that his appearance didn't change for TEN YEARS?? I wish they expanded and put more arcs and games in. I feel it would be funnier if the MC kept opening his store to actual players, but in reality, he only sold items to nightmare game players like on 3 occasions, that setting bad potential but it was wasted.

MC isn't really a player, he's a special existence in the nightmare world: a shopkeeper. As far as we know, he's the only human shopkeeper. There is someone who seeks tools in exchange for souls, but that entity is a ghost.

My favorite atcwould probably be one of the final worlds, where MC uses a ghost tool to take the form of a child. In that world, their task was to protect a pair of unlucky siblings for a whole day. The players thought it would be easy, but the siblings kept dying for ridiculous reasons. The world resettled every time any of the siblings died. A truck came at them, a thief stabbed them, the brother choked on food, the sister tripped and her head fell on a nail...I liked the comedic timing of the arc. Everytime they died, the siblings' souls would leave their body for a second and make an exasperated expression like "welp, guess this is how things are mean to end 🤷‍♀️"

The real mystery behind the ghost who created that world was interesting. The nightmare world's arcs are actually connected to the real world. Basically, the crimes or tragedies that led to the ghosts' deaths are real. However, their "haunting" is fictional. Due to their resentment, they create an illusion world that the players then become trapped in. I'm a little disappointed since this arc doesn't have a "follow-up", unlike my second favorite arc.

My second favorite arc happened in the middle. The story starts with the MC in an apartment's bathroom. When he leaves and goes into the living room, he meets three players. They're already spooked since there were two women in the balcony. I won't spoil much more, but one of those women is definitely not normal 🤭🤭🤭

I love this arc because it gave us one of the MC's permanent ghost helpers. Also, it's one of the first arcs to really spill over into the real world. I felt so bad for Miss Ghost. She could torment the players all she wanted, but in reality, the people who caused her death were living well. The MC helped her get revenge, but she hasn't passed on yet. It will still take time for her resentment to abate + she wants to stay in MC's store and help him.

The little bits of sugar are very sweet, though there are only a handful of them throughout the story. The MC and ML (it's the Umbrella Ghost) grow to trust and care for each other throughout the arcs, but their interactions can be chalked up as friendship or the appreciation talented people have for each other. I wish their romance was more fleshed out, but I also appreciate how the author focused on the nightmare world itself.

MC's mother felt very interesting. I hope we could have learned more about the normal life she led with MC and the MC's dad. I usually don't like flashbacks, but I would have really appreciated seeing the MC's memories with her. The MC's mother was actually the original owner of the shop. She came from another world, one that was taken over by ghosts of the Nightmare World. When she came to the MC's world and met his dad, she settled down and happily lived a normal life. However, the ghosts from her original world tracked her down and targeted her family. She actually had magical flowers that could save someone from death and extend her life, but using those flowers will eventually weaken the body. She eventually consumed them so much that her body couldn't hold up anymore. She did leave a lot of those flowers for MC, but due to the ghosts' attacks, he eventually consumed them all by the time he was 16. His mother had one last trick to save him: if he ever died before he turns a certain age, his soul would be tied to the shop. His mother didn't want her son to be tied to the awful nightmare world, but I guess she really wanted him to live a long life. Although being the shopkeeper is dangerous, it isn't as bad as being an ordinary player.