第1章 72寸的屏幕里所装载的世界

The world on the 72-inch screen

"So, you're the first 'Contract Spirit' I summoned?"  

Surveying the research lab around him, Lin Xuan had no choice but to accept the fact—he had transmigrated into *Contract Spirit Chronicles*, the mobile game he had nearly beaten.  

It was a gacha-style RPG with anime aesthetics.  

In the game, players took on the role of a "Contract Master," commanding summoned spirits in battle.  

He had been playing a beta version sent by a small studio—unreleased, with no official launch yet.  

Sure, he *had* complained about the game's absurd difficulty, how it felt like fighting through bugs just to progress, and even joked about demanding a pay-to-win option...  

But he *never* asked to be *transmigrated* into it!  

Well, no use crying over spilled milk.  

Eyeing the white-haired girl holding a rifle in front of him, Lin Xuan—now a legendary Contract Master—began strategizing which battle tactics would suit her best.  

Until—  

"Sorry..." The girl tilted her head, hesitating. "But... *you're* the Contract Spirit I summoned. Did the ritual go wrong?"  

Lin Xuan: "?"  

Wait a minute—*this game’s gacha pool doesn’t even have male characters!?*  

———  

**Bad news:** He transmigrated—over a century *after* the game’s storyline, so no meta-guiding.  
**Good news:** All the characters he pulled back then are still here, and their affection for him remains *maxed out*.  
**Worse news:** There are *way too many of them*.