Before GCS ("Real Life")

Setting
The story never directly states which city Xiaxi lives in, but can be assumed that she is somewhere in Japan (probably Tokyo or Kyoto).

Ziye
Ziye is the name of the male player within one of Xiaxi's videogames. He claims to be in love with Xi'er (Xiaxi's character), who is portrayed as a goddess. He asks Xi'er to meet up in real life, and even coaxes her into believing that he doesn't care if her real-life appearance is different than her character's. Ziye promises to love her forever, no matter what.

When they meet IRL for a date, Xiaxi internally remarks how he isn't good looking, either, unlike his character. This makes her relax a while. Ziye convinces her to sleep with him at the end of the date. The next morning, he betrays her trust by posting about their night and exposing her real-life identity. His cyber-bulling ends up pushing Xiaxi to commit suicide.

Xi'er
This is Xiaxi's in-game character. Also considered a goddess by other characters. Love interest is the character Ziye.