Not praying for ten strings

During the demon-summoning ceremony, Aiwass finally recalled his past life's memories.
This should be an online game that his family's company had released and operated for six years. Now, his foster father was the leader of the latest version's antagonist organization.
He would expose his identity six years later, hesitate and then defect from the protagonist's side. Ultimately, because he decided to take a fatal strike meant for the player character, he was killed by his upright older brother in a transitional CG without even a chance to enter the main content.
——But the problem was not too significant. Aiwass also knew many secret advancement routes exclusive to the player character, as well as the Nurturing Secret Sequel regulations of the various Paths. He believed he could reverse his unfortunate fate……
So now there was only one issue left.
"According to the original plot, shouldn't I have been rescued by the protagonist before this lousy ceremony even began?"
Tied to the ceremonial altar as a sacrifice, Aiwass fell into contemplation.
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Keywords: Victorian Fantasy, Amber Flow


When the plot-skips players into the game world

Cardinal Favna nodded at her, then repeated, "That's right, getting beaten—or rather, any act that brings one close to death.


"If you consume poison and survive, you gain resistance to that toxin; if you're bitten by a snake and live, you develop immunity to its venom. If you endure without food or water for an extended period, your body adjusts to suit such a lifestyle. That is why dragons can dwell in deserts, deep seas, glaciers, marshes, and atop volcanoes.


"That's why I say, this is how we from the Dragon Clan educate our offspring. As long as one is healed after being injured, the body becomes a little stronger than before. However, humans and elves alike need arduous 'training' to achieve this.


Chapter 235 Adaptive Force