Don't Call Me a Savior, Call Me Daddy

[Full-Dive Game + Game Invasion + MMORPG + Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters + Feel-Good Read + Laid-Back Powerhouse + Two Strong Leads]

I log into the new full-dive game, Pact of Twilight,

and skip the beginner’s village entirely, unlocking the “Server-Unique Hidden Race: Twilight Kin!”

The tavern proprietress, the phantom in the old church,

and NPCs everywhere all recognize me, greeting me with tales from centuries past.

I assume it’s all part of the game’s script, and focus on slacking off and fighting monsters, content to be a casual player.

Until I log off and return to the real world.

The game pod, its power cord already unplugged, begins to glow with a faint, eerie light all on its own.

A text arrives from an unknown number: “It’s awake.”

I answer a call, and the woman’s ghostly whisper from the game drifts through the receiver.

Chi Xiaojuan feels a chill crawl down her spine.

Could it be… that what I’ve been playing isn’t a game at all?