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

When peace was restored, time slowly passed.


Only then did passengers muster the courage to peer out of the cabin to look outside... But they could see nothing, just the tranquility amidst havoc.


Nearly in ruins, the deck was brightly lit, where the disheveled captain directed the sailors—most of them injured, yet none too severely—to tidy up. The sounds of cleaning and the occasional pained groans added an unexpected clamor to the scene.


Above the sea, however, there was calmness. No lingering gunpowder fumes, no remnants of limbs, no visible trails of Path energy to the naked eye.


The ocean, appearing darker under the glow of the lights, seemed now like an abyss devouring life itself.


—It looked as though an earth-shattering battle had taken place, yet, surprisingly, not a single backbone of the ship was damaged.


Chapter 276: Spell Card: Ice of the Stars