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

    The twenty-first Ring, at the end of the endless corridor. It is a circular hall as sacred and splendid as a grand cathedral.


    Upon entering, the first thing Aiwass saw was this scene—


    The wooden floor was crimson, while the ceiling was dark red. It appeared as though one was inside the heart of some enormous magical beast.


    Thousands of white candles of varying heights burned within the room, filling it with a faint, sacred-scented incense.


    The statues of the Nine Pillar Gods were arranged in a fan-shaped sequence, each set into its own square niche. They looked like huge paintings, except these paintings were recessed into the walls, and the holy images of the Nine Pillar Gods inside maintained various poses within differently colored frames.


    In each "frame," different offerings were placed at both corners. Mostly different flowers, gemstones, and colored candles, arranged in varying quantities.


Chapter 233 The True Forms of the 9 Pillar Gods