In the world of mobile games, there's a genre called bonsai games.

  Sounds weird, right? I thought so too.

  But it actually makes sense. Just like how you water a bonsai plant once a day, these games only need a few minutes of attention daily. Complete a couple of quests, collect rewards, and you're done. Easy, relaxing, and perfect for busy people.

  Of course, behind that peaceful surface lies the real battlefield: the PVP arena. There, players spend cash like warlords, fighting with their wallets more than their skills.

  Still, some people wonder, “What’s the point of a game that’s so simple and just burns your money?”

  Well, clearly they’ve never played a bishoujo game.

  That’s the true heart of bonsai games: raising beautiful anime girls.

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  You collect them, invest resources into them, and watch them grow stronger—both in battle and in personality. Watching your favorite character go from clumsy rookie to world-saving heroine? That’s the thrill.

  And, well… the top-tier art and character designs? Not gonna lie—they’re a huge draw too.

  Anyway, the game I ended up inside? It was one of those.

  A game called Velvet School Life.

  A school filled with cute girls of all types—beastkin, mages, sword masters, you name it.

  As the player, your job was to raise them, spoil them with gifts, and train them to stop the coming apocalypse.

  Sounds normal for a bishoujo game, right?

  But then I had a thought.

  Wait a sec. Why are only girls fighting to save the world? Where did all the guys go?

  I mean, come on. Biologically speaking, shouldn’t men be stronger and better suited for combat?

  Sure, male characters existed in the game… but they were basically useless. The moment they faced a bikini-clad warrior girl, they’d get utterly destroyed.

  Why? I didn’t get it either.

  At first, I just thought, “Well, I guess they made the girls OP because it sells better.”

  But I was wrong.

  When I opened my eyes in this new world—inside the very game itself—I realized the truth.

  This was a world where women were born strong.

  And men? Weak, overlooked, underestimated.

  And me?

  I became the only man who wields a sword.