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

Heiburg district, "The Weight of Knowledge" tavern.


A bard with a pair of eight-character sideburns was playing the lute, singing the sultry and vibrant "Port District Tune," rarely heard inland.


A dwarf dressed as a gnome and a dancing girl were performing a silent play next to him, dancing comical yet provocative dances, eliciting laughter and cheers from the crowd.


Someone was boasting: "There was an incident in the outer sea yesterday!"


"You idiot, don't tell me it's that big sea monster?" 


Clearly, there were other well-informed individuals who didn't want the former to garner all the attention.


The man, drunk, slurred his vulgar response: "As if nobody else knew that!"


"What's so special about a sea monster," an old fisherman couldn't help but laugh, "those lords at the Spirit Summoning Tower used to pay for information on sea monsters! Report one location and get three Gold Coins. I made eighty Gold Coins in one month!"


Chapter 278: Son of Baron Beyard