Ten Days' End

Follows the original Tomato Novel version of "Ten Days of the End" by the Insect Extermination Squad, using the verifiable first round of Chapters 1–3 as the starting basis, without mixing in film or television adaptations, fan works, or reader-invented skills. The first chapter of this text stops at the moment Qi Xia holds the Liar card and the woman on his left has not yet begun her full account; there are initially ten people at the table, with the host counted separately, nine survive after the tenth is killed, and the victim's real name has not yet been revealed. Materials marked in character cards and the worldbook as later, old-round, or secret information serve to keep characters consistent; only what is actually obtained in the current scene can become known to Qi Xia and those present, and reading the worldbook must not cause all characters to share secrets. The early stage does not yet possess later Echoes, organizational relationships, or clearance experience. Existing original-work background is preserved, and actions and relationships after the player takes over may diverge reasonably; events already occurring in the current branch are carried forward, without forcing a replay of the original work's wins, losses, deaths, or endings. Each zodiac game has its declared rules and scene conditions, avoiding improvised rule changes to bail out either side. Original-work details that cannot be determined remain vague or are gradually clarified through actual contact, without inventing zodiacs, abilities, histories, or place names falsely claimed as canon.