Ed, who has transmigrated to a bizarrely mutated other world, relies on his innate ability to summon "players" from his original world to work for him. He describes his creations as "magical nuclear-powered donkeys"—a concoction of flesh, bone fragments, a nearly complete brain, all held together by vines and infused with a soul from another dimension. He affectionately calls them the "Pieced-Together People."

Just as Ed is planning to relax and let his players do all the work, he discovers that things are taking a strange turn. His players reveal that their own world is being eroded, and even more shockingly, the skills they learn in this game-like world can be used in reality. As nations from their world begin sending agents to learn from him, Ed, who is mistaken for some kind of cyber-instructor, finds himself reluctantly pushed into a position of great power. He exclaims, "How can I possibly take on the role of the Lord of Order? You've all brought me nothing but trouble!"