The God I Adore Turns Out to Be Me

"What kind of person do you want to be when you grow up?"

"A great... rich person."

That was the only goal of the protagonist, who grew up in the slums. Who could have guessed that he wouldn't grow up to be rich, but would instead become... a charlatan?

On the surface, he was a compassionate priest radiating a holy light. In reality, he was an atheist with no faith.

He conned and deceived his way along, using his looks and skill to fool the powerful figures of every major faction.

Who could have guessed that when his luck finally ran out, the powerful wouldn't want to execute him, but to sleep with him?

The protagonist: "That's even more terrifying!"

To protect his virtue, he could only run and hide. Just then, a Godhood System bound itself to him.

"Please guide a deity to godhood in this world, which is on the brink of the apocalypse."

The protagonist: "Huh? This world is actually going to have a god? And I'm the one guiding them?"

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Full-immersion gaming was just getting started when a game called The Magic Continent launched, offering one hundred percent realism.

Players could choose from ten races: angels, demons, dragons, giants, undead, elves, humans, merfolk, vampires, and dire wolves.

Bound to the Godhood System, the protagonist began traveling between the game and reality, searching for promising candidates for godhood and helping them ascend.

Who could have guessed that after completing a huge number of missions and gaining scores of followers in both the game and reality, he would be the one to become a god?

What? The god I was backing was... me!

Even more unexpected, the promising candidates he had carefully chosen and placed his hopes in would ultimately become a pack of mad dogs who revolved around him, his most loyal twelve disciples.

In the eyes of outsiders, these beings made the whole world tremble. In private, they circled him like a pack of starving beasts, eagerly wagging their tails and begging for scraps, all to compete for the tiny bit of affection and touch he occasionally bestowed.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Western fantasy + Lovecraftian elements + magic + player-driven chaos + ensemble cast.

2. The protagonist is universally adored. Everyone loves him. At first, he wins powerful people and players over with his beauty; later, he gains a huge following through his strength and charisma.

3. More to come if I think of anything.

Theme: None for now.