is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Hazakura and illustrated by hai. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2021. It was later acquired by Media Factory who began publishing it under their MF Bunko J imprint in April 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Cameyo Kusono began serialization in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh in December 2024.
Plot Yuri game enthusiast Itsuki Tachibana dies upon being struck by a truck after pushing two girls out of harm's way. He awakens to find himself reincarnated as Hiiro Sanjo, the only male character in his favorite yuri game Everything for the Score (ESCO). In an attempt to save his own skin, Itsuki—as Hiiro—makes it his life's mission to approach the heroines and ensure that his yuri ships remain unsinkable but what he failed to consider was how his strange new behavioral patterns would affect the would-be yuri heroines!
Media Light novel Written by Ryo Hazakura, The Only Thing I'd Do in a No-Boys-Allowed Gaming World began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 4, 2021. It was later acquired by Media Factory who began releasing it with illustrations by hai under their MF Bunko J light novel imprint on April 25, 2023. Ten volumes have been released as of June 2026.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.
Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Cameyo Kusono began serialization in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on December 26, 2024. The manga's chapters have been compiled into three volumes as of July 2026.
Reception The series was ranked seventh in the bunkobon category in the 2023 Next Light Novel Awards.
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External links at Shōsetsuka ni Narō