If this world is based off of a game, based off of a manga, that explains why that magic squirrel god and Merus are so trope-aware. Now there's an anime, based off of this manga, based off of a light novel, based off of the world, based off of a game, based off of a manga. I'm just waiting to find out that The Story of the Prostia Empire in-universe is an adaptation of an anime.