Li Li had two people beside him. One was a 2D fanatic, and the other was also a 2D fanatic.
Their hair was messy and unkempt. They wore itasha shirts printed with beautiful girls, and unopened obscene body pillows sat at their feet.
Even among 2D fans, these two were particularly reeking of otaku energy.
The 190-jin chubby guy's itasha shirt featured a mature woman overflowing with maternal charm.
She had long silver hair and wore a skimpy long dress, her face bearing a loving smile that seemed to embrace all things in the world. The "breathing holes" on either side were milky white.
The 190-centimeter tall guy's itasha shirt featured a loli character equally overflowing with maternal charm.
She also had silver hair and wore the same outfit. It was just that her smaller build turned the originally skimpy dress into a loose robe.
With Li Li's extensive experience, it was not hard for him to tell that these were two forms of the same character.
That was quite common in 2D mobile games.
Wait!!!
Li Li suddenly realized something. His scattered thoughts began to converge, and he froze where he stood.
Where am I? He looked around blankly.
He was crouching in a corner of an exhibition hall. Nearby, cosplayers sat on suitcases to rest. The shops ahead were covered with anime posters he had never seen before, while the scent of fried chicken drifted through the air.
"I wasn't even drunk, was I?" Li Li stared in astonishment.
He remembered falling asleep at home. How had he suddenly ended up at a convention?
Had he transmigrated?
Li Li immediately got up, walked over to the tall-and-chubby duo, and struck up a conversation. "Hey, guys, mind telling me where this is?"
The two otaku put down their phones and gave Li Li wary looks without replying.
Seeing that, Li Li rolled his eyes internally and changed his approach.
"I think the character on your shirts is pretty cute. What game is she from?"
"You don't even know Azure World?" the chubby guy asked, looking baffled.
"...Uh, which Azure World?" Li Li paused.
"Azure World, of course. Haven't you heard of that mobile game based on mythology and history, with character designs faithful to historical facts, deep gameplay, thirteen servers topping the charts at launch, and hardcore enough not to pander to otaku?"
Li Li glanced again at the massive breasts on the chubby guy's shirt and nodded.
"It really is hardcore and doesn't pander to otaku."
"If you're interested, now's the perfect time to start," the tall guy chimed in. "You've caught the tenth anniversary event."
The chubby guy immediately added, "And the newly released final chapter is fucking amazing. Humanity was supposed to be finished, but then Lilith gave up her godhood for one strike and directly reversed time, opening a Second Playthrough!"
"Who could've guessed that the decorative vase who'd always been beside the protagonist was actually Lilith, the Creator God? Apep is a complete clown now."
"That's the presence of a Creator God!"
The two otaku went back and forth, spouting bizarre nonsense that made no sense.
Still, Li Li caught the key point.
—Apep!
Apep was the ancient Egyptian god of destruction, the nemesis of the Sun God Ra, and also a deity in the "Ancient Egyptian Mythology" DLC for the simulation game Creator Simulator.
Li Li remembered it so clearly because he had started a game of Creator Simulator right before falling asleep.
And to test his new computer's performance, he had thrown in every DLC he could add—official expansion packs—and every Mod he could install—player-made modifications.
Li Li's idea at the time had been simple.
Creator Simulator was a simulation game where different heroes, factions, and races were thrown onto the same world map, then left to develop and fight one another.
He had stuffed every bizarre thing he could find into the largest map size, maxed out all the map resources, and wanted to see what kind of ultimate monster would emerge in the end.
"So, don't tell me I transmigrated into the world of Creator Simulator?"
The instant he realized that possibility, Li Li's body jolted. Countless golden rays flooded his vision and gathered before him into a golden wheat field.
At that moment, Li Li understood that He was the Creator God of this world.
He was the source of all prayers with an object of faith, and the destination of every prayer without one.
Those plump golden ears of wheat were the fruits accumulated since ancient times.
They waited silently for Him to harvest them.
Put simply, that golden wheat was the Faith Points in the game.
During gameplay, as long as an individual prayed, no matter whom they prayed to—even an evil god who was their enemy—the player could gain Faith Points.
Players could spend Faith Points to improve the overall aptitude of a race, bestow blessings upon an individual, directly unleash Divine Punishment, or even form a Divine Army...
In short, with the player's favoritism and constant intervention, even a female knight could defeat goblins and become the final winner.
However, Li Li had added far too much weird stuff to that game.
Most Mods also came bundled in mod packs, so even he did not know exactly what they contained.
As everyone knew, whether it was the base game or DLC released afterward, every game was a product sold by a game company for money.
They still had to consider balance to some extent.
But Mod creators did not need to follow any fundamental rules.
Divine realms, Cthulhu, the age of mecha, Magical Girls, cultivation sects...
Just the Mods Li Li knew about were already absurd enough!
Who would have thought he would actually transmigrate inside?
So committing war crimes in video games really did cost cyber karma!
After sorting out the situation, Li Li focused and looked toward the wheat field again.
He had an extraordinarily close connection with the field. Other than him, no being could touch it.
But that was all.
Li Li had no idea how to harvest the massive amount of Faith Points before him.
He could only stare helplessly at a mountain of treasure.
After all, Faith Points were collected automatically in the game. Players only needed to click their mouse to decide the life or death of a civilization.
Maybe he could find some inspiration in myths and legends?
With that thought, Li Li withdrew his focus and returned his consciousness to his body.
The two otaku were still enthusiastically recommending the game. They had already gotten to the farming routes for material stages.
Looks like 2D games played the same way in every world... Li Li cleared his throat and interrupted them.
"By the way, guys, what mythology is Lilith the Creator God from? I don't think I've heard of her."
"Oh, it's an obscure niche mythology. Lilith is the Creator God from Fandou Garden Mythology, Li," the chubby guy said.
"Right. Lilith's character setting is amazing. Her original form is a mature beauty, and after burning away her godhood for humanity, her remnants became a little loli in the Second Playthrough. She's a top-tier must-have support in the current version."
"That also corresponds to Li transforming her own body into the earth in the mythology."
The two otaku went on and on, introducing the wives in their phones without noticing Li Li's awkward expression.
Li Li's game platform ID was "Fandou Garden's Number One Breakthrough Li."
As a result, every game of Creator Simulator he started used that name for the default Creator God unless he deliberately changed it.
So the Lilith those two guys kept calling their wife... was really just a genderbent version of him?
Whatever. He had called King Arthur his wife plenty of times too. A genderbent version was fine...
Li Li let out a long breath and continued listening to their explanation.
"Too bad you probably won't be able to gather enough resources for one pity if you start now."
"But there are plenty of cosplayer girls at the altar by the main stage, recreating the legendary ritual."
"Hold fresh soil from the primordial land in your hands, pray devoutly at an altar surrounded by golden wheat ears, and the Creator God will descend upon the mortal world to bestow blessings."
"Earlier, a Beast-Ear Race cosplayer recreated an ancient ritual and made everyone near the main stage get lucky with their pulls."
"Hurry over and give it a try before the event ends!"
"You know, metaphysics! Metaphysics!"
Li Li looked toward the main stage.
There really was an altar made from ears of wheat nearby.
Quite a few cosplayers in exquisite makeup held handfuls of dirt and posed in all sorts of prayerful positions beneath the photographers' cameras. It actually looked convincing.
Li Li finally understood why he had suddenly appeared at the convention.
So you 2D freaks imitated the rituals from mythology to pull gacha cards.
And then you pulled me out?
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