A player obsessed with digital cricket fighting chooses a simulator, planning to pit four popular male leads against one another in a battle of wits.
[World setting: Immortal cultivation fantasy]
[Character role 1: A cold and aloof immortal revered for his merciless cultivation path]
[Character role 2: A good-for-nothing junior disciple with a destined-to-be-a-legend protagonist's script]
[Character role 3: A beautiful and tragic demon lord who intends to destroy the Heavenly Dao]
[Character role 4: A creepy demon venerable who can hear everyone's inner thoughts]
The player starts the game.
[Year 21: The destined hero, envied for his extraordinary talent, is sabotaged and falls into the Endless Sea, where he lies unconscious... until the Demon Venerable saves him.]
[Year 37: The demon lord's entire family is slaughtered by their enemies... and the Demon Venerable takes him in as a disciple.]
[Year 57: The demon lord takes bloody revenge on his enemies, avenging his family, then goes into seclusion to sleep.]
[Year 123: The immortal fails to break through to the next realm, damaging his Daoist heart. That same year, the Demon Venerable visits him. They hit it off and become close friends.]
[Year 135: The four of them spend an entire year playing cards in the Demon Realm.]
[Year 276: The immortal ascends. Three players short of a Mahjong game.]
Player: Huh?
How did the story end up like this?
Perhaps their resentment was so intense that the player got a chance to enter the simulator.
[Identity: Sect Leader of the Sword Sect]
Player: This time, you guys better fight for real.
The game begins. The player subdues the future demon lord through sheer force, grabs him by the hand, and makes him slap the destined hero twice after he falls into the Endless Sea.
The player makes a stunningly casual visit to the Demon Venerable's cave and silently repeats three times, "The immortal called you an idiot."
Finally, the player hints to the immortal where the future demon lord is hiding when his family is about to be slaughtered, then says coldly, "This boy must not be allowed to live."
The player fast-forwards time, ready to enjoy a grand battle years later.
[Fifty years later.]
[The demon lord has wrapped his tail around you in bed. The destined hero, his face dark with rage, holds a sword that rings with a metallic clang, ready to cut off the head of the demon in the tent.]
[The immortal takes a fatal blow meant for you and the demon lord.]
[The demon lord continues without pausing. The destined hero's expression crumbles, and he leaves in despair.]
[The Demon Venerable leans in a corner, thoroughly enjoying the show.]
Player: ...?
Huh?
How did the story end up like this again?
#Good news: They finally started fighting
#Bad news: I'm the cricket
[Note: The player is a chaotic-evil troublemaker who lives for the drama.]
Theme: Always strive to do good
