Chapter 83 Part 4: Cheongha 24 hours

“They really don’t give out the good ones easily.”

Cheongha muttered as she looked at the cards filling the screen.

Silver and purple.

3-star and 4-star cards respectively filled the screen.

Apparently, the character gacha was in the New Year’s fortune category.

But honestly, after this many rolls, shouldn’t a 5-star have appeared?

-You think they’d give it out already…

-You’re only halfway there.

-It’s normal to hit the pity in gacha games.

“Still, it feels like a waste somehow.”

As she made a vaguely disappointed expression, Baekro’s explanation immediately flew in.

“Ah, 5-stars don’t usually come out at first.”

“Ah, really?”

Somehow, hearing an experienced player say this made it trustworthy.

It really seems like I made a good call inviting her.

“Right, would you like to try pulling for weapons too?”

This is the real deal in this game.

“·····They’re selling weapons as DLC?”

No, it’s already hard enough pulling characters.

Do I have to get new weapons too?

They don’t come as a set?

This, they’re trying all sorts of tricks to suck money out of people·····

“····It’s pretty though?”

“Right?”

To say that, the weapon’s appearance was too pretty.

It felt like a universe full of starlight, so it matched the character well.

It was an appearance that would generally look good even if equipped on other characters.

“And if you think about being able to match the desired appearance equipment for each character, wouldn’t it be a surprisingly profitable business?”

“···Is that so?”

Hearing that, it seemed to make some sense.

Indeed, they say the completion of fashion is the face, but.

Still, a pretty girl has to wear pretty things for the look to come alive.

-Uh oh.

-The streamer is being persuaded, we’re doomed lol.

-The honorary employee is working hard lol.

“Well, then let’s try rolling once.”

I have a lot of currency anyway, so let’s just try rolling for everything once.

Right now, it’s the 4th-anniversary event, so they’re giving out gacha tickets like they’re some kind of pushover.

And who knows?

Maybe I paid off my bad luck there, and a good weapon will come out here.

And so, Cheongha pressed the button without giving up.

“Ah, sh*t.”

The result was disastrous.

As always, purple and silver filled the screen.

It was a bust this time too.

[[CheonghaIsPathetic] has donated 1,000 won]

[=Cheer up, Cheongha.]

“·····Thank you for the consolation money.”

Seeing the consolation money flying in through the chat window, her mood seemed to improve a little.

Come to think of it, I haven’t spent my own money yet, have I?

Even if I do, Baekro is the sponsor anyway.

[[Gacha Game Pay-to-Win Warrior] has donated 1,000 won]

[=Surprisingly, 4-stars might be better in the early game lol.]

…Yes, come to think of it, 4-stars might actually be better in the early game.

No, they’re definitely better.

For a beginner taster user like me, a 5-star is nothing more and nothing less than a monster that devours currency and materials.

The desire for money and wealth only weighs down the heart.

Huh?

Think about the perspective of the peasants from whom 70% of their income was extorted as taxes by the nobles long ago.

Those people somehow survived in that goddamn society, so why can’t I?

‘And, just because it’s a 4-star doesn’t mean it’s necessarily bad, right?’

Even if the grade isn’t high, they all have their own merits.

No need to be overly concerned about enhancement costs and materials, the cost-effectiveness is quite reasonable, and it takes less effort to nurture.

This is totally lucky vicky…

‘—F*ck, what am I saying right now.’

At the sudden wave of reality hitting her, Ren clutched her head.

“Unnie, you can’t do this without paying, you know?”

“Baekro.”

“Yes?”

“·····Shut up.”

They say that when a person is cornered, their true nature is revealed and they become unsightly.

“·····First, let’s roll everything we got for free and then decide.”

The ugliest Vtuber in the world muttered.

“Aigo~ Oh dear···.”

She probably only has enough left for single pulls now.

Baekro watched the scene with a pitiful gaze.

A tragic sight, as if watching her past self.

This time, unnie will also learn how cruel (?) this world is.

Simultaneously.

-Diring

[Pity X : 12%]

[Pity O : 88%]

Baekro quietly ended the gambling session.

No, well.

Isn’t it just that it looks fun, rather than being too harsh on someone who’s in the middle of pulling?

Seeing a newbie after a long time, Baekro’s sadistic pleasure exploded.

This kind of thing is all~ an initiation rite.

In the meantime, a supply drop fell from the sky as always.

 (Kwang-!)

‘Ooh, it’s starting.’

-Please fail miserably.

-Die, Kim Cheongha.

-Please die.

-I bet my entire fortune.

And so, though their individual purposes differed, everyone held their breath for the same outcome and watched the scene.

Jiiing-

The supply crate that had fallen from the sky gradually began to spin.

“Ah, please.”

Not as an avatar, but in reality, Ren closed her eyes tightly and prayed.

Simultaneously.

Paaat-

“Huh?”

A yellow light burst forth from the fallen supply crate.

-???

-What is this?

-She hasn’t even hit pity yet.

-This is crazy lol.

“·····Is this for real?”

Cheongha, mouth agape in a daze, uttered a short, thick word.

A pair of purple twin pistols, shining as if containing the universe, came into view.

To think this would happen when I hadn’t even hit pity yet.

“·····Well, then, riding this momentum, I’ll try rolling for a character once too.”

It’s hard to believe, but still, well.

Good is good.

I hope something good comes out this time too.

It would be nice if it was a 5-star, but that might be asking too much.

And so, Cheongha rolled for a character once more without much thought.

Paaat-

“Huh?”

A yellow light burst forth from the supply drop as always.

-Hey, this isn’t right.

-You’re cheating, f*ck.

ㄴ[This viewer has been blocked]

-Ah, don’t f*cking lie, seriously.

-Caught this bastard.

-This b*tch still hasn’t hit pity.

ㄴ[This viewer has been blocked]

“No, this is really all natural, you know?”

Do you think I’m some unscrupulous merchant who passes off farmed goods as wild-caught?

I don’t have the ability to do that in the first place, nor do I have any intention to.

‘But a 5-star really came out.’

And not even from a 10-pull, but from a single pull.

Although it’s a permanent character, still, this is something.

Looking at her, she’s pretty too, isn’t she?

“Then, I’ll roll just one last time.”

“·····Unnie, that’s an addiction.”

“Ahem, if I pull that much, it’s fine.”

After shaking off Baekro’s hand, Cheongha pressed the gacha button once more.

I might have sounded like my d*mn father, but it’s not wrong.

I’m free-to-play!

-Ah lol, not this time, right?

-If it comes out this time too, that’s real corruption.

-You’re not Japanese, you’re Chinese, right?

-Don’t use hacks.

“Yes, yes, here we go~”

The button pressed, unfazed by the viewers’ reactions.

‘N-no way, it wouldn’t come out···?’

Please don’t come out.

Baekro desperately prayed.

It was already agonizing that she had gotten two 5-stars in a row from single pulls.

If a 5-star appeared this time too, what would become of the 70 million won she had offered up!

It meant that her luck was just that bad, so it couldn’t help but grate on Baekro’s nerves.

In the meantime, the supply crate began to spin with a cheerful sound, and finally, the moment its contents were revealed to the world.

“Ah, don’t f*cking mess with me, seriously—!!”

Eventually, Baekro, unable to hold it in any longer, let out a roar of anger.

-Uh huh huh huh huh huh!!!

-The vanguard leader has lost it!

-Captain Baek!

Captain Baek!

-This is crazy.

-Sh*ttttttttttt!

-Imprison that bastard immediately!

[Seeker of the End]

“Oh, the pickup character came out.”

Pretty white hair and jewel-like purple eyes greeted Cheongha.

This really came out.

And at the very end too.

‘······So, have I pulled everything I needed now?’

Then, should I just push through the story from now on?

As her thoughts reached that point, Cheongha immediately spoke to Baekro.

“Baekro.”

“Yes···?”

“I don’t think I need to spend real money.”

I pulled this character because I liked her face anyway, so there’s no need to fully awaken her.

Huh?

And even if I don’t fully awaken the character, can’t I cover it to some extent if I control her well?

‘Besides, she spent a lot of money this month too.’

I’ve already achieved my goal, so it felt somewhat apologetic to extort more money here.

I wouldn’t kick away a 5-star that comes to me on its own, but I’m a person with little greed.

It was a sort of concern(?) for her younger sibling whose living expenses might be tight.

Baekro seemed to have taken it in a slightly different way.

“Uwaaang! Unnie, I hate yoooou—!!”

Seeing her burst into tears and run away like this.

– (Ddu ddu-)

“Huh?”

I couldn’t help but be flustered by Baekro storming out of the Discord room in an instant.

No, well, what did I do…?

-???

-She’s showing off this much?

-Are you perhaps a psycho?

-Is that what you say to someone who spent 80 million won on gacha? lol.

Uh···· Is that so?

Come to think of it, from Baekro’s perspective, it might seem like I was deliberately teasing her.

[[CheonghaIsPathetic] has donated 10,000 won]

[=??? : Ah lol, unlike you, I’m lucky so I don’t need to spend money, kukukurubbingppong.]

“Ah.”

Only after seeing that strangely irritating donation could I finally realize.

Hmm, this is my fault.

I need to go apologize quickly.

I immediately called Baekro on Discord.

“Baekro, are you sleeping?”

[Eueeing… Why…]

Then, with a voice saying, “I’m sulking,” Baekro’s answer came back.

-Hey?

Are you crying?

Crying?

-lol

-I was pissed off until just now, but this is hilarious lol.

-I don’t know what it is, but something big is coming, prepare popcorn, go go.

“Unnie is sorry.”

[Uuuu…]

Using her experience as the eldest sister, I desperately began to soothe her.

‘Looking at it this way, it feels somewhat like soothing Yui.’

Come to think of it, there might be some surprising commonalities between the two.

Both are cute, and in the maknae position.

Of course, Yui mostly sulked because she got into trouble and was scolded, so there’s no room for excuses.

Especially, I still remember her saying she wanted to bury her face in my chest.

No, Sion is also there, how could she say something like that.

I almost died of embarrassment back then.

“Then I’ll grant you one wish.”

Deal?

[A wish?]

At that one word, Baekro’s voice returned to normal.

A quick-witted voice, 180 degrees different from just before.

“···Were you fake crying?”

[Hehe, I need to get some footage too.]

Of course, it’s true that the shock was severe…

As I stared at the screen with narrowed eyes, a shameless answer came back from beyond the headset.

She said she was really crying at first, but then she felt better thinking it would make good YouTube content.

“So, what do you want to do?”

[Ah, that?]

It’s somewhat unsettling, but still, since I made a promise.

I decided to at least hear what she wanted.

Well, she’s a fellow streamer too.

She wouldn’t request something strange…

[Our Cheongha-nni’s really cute aegyo?]

“·····What did you say?”

My mind went blank for a moment at that remark.

-Oh.

-She’s a hero.

-Thank you, Baekro…

“No, everyone heard my aegyo last time.”

I think I definitely did aegyo back then when I asked Baekro for a recommendation letter.

And I did a voice impression last time too.

If that wasn’t aegyo, then what was it!

-Back then, you turned off all the mics because you were embarrassed.

-Where are you trying to sell that lie?

-And why is a voice impression aegyo?

“Tsk.”

These rascals, they had that much memory.

I had almost forgotten.

“·······Alright, pick a line you want.”

[Yes~!]

Eventually, with no way out, Cheongha accepted the proposal.

And the price was disastrous.

-ㅋㅋㅋ (Ahk lol)

-Cheongha Cheongha…

-You liked cheesecake that much

hehe

-You should have told me beforehand.

“··········Please, just kill me.”

[Yes, no can do.]

Damn rascals.

All of you, go to hell.

[[Jumin A] has donated 100,000 won]

[=Ah, our CEO is the beeeest~!]

“···Editorrrr—!”

The petty idol, who had cursed because of aegyo, let out a roar of anger.