Chapter 7: Probability Doesn’t Lie.

“Probability… it doesn’t deceive people as much as I thought…”

– Bzzzz!!!

[Master Visa Overseas Approval ₩119,000]

[Master Visa Overseas Approval ₩119,000]

[Master Visa Overseas Approval ₩119,000]

“Keuk… At first, I thought I hit the jackpot…”

I pushed the loudly buzzing smartphone slightly to the side and took a deep breath.

‘What time is it now?’

‘It’s already 10 PM?’

‘I’m pretty sure I woke up at noon and started playing the game…’

“No, that’s not what’s important.”

“What’s important is that I just spent 1.68 million won in 30 minutes while sitting here!”

The fact that it took 30 minutes, I knew well because of the kind text messages informing me that I had just spent 1.68 million won.

The text saying I spent 120,000 won at first came 30 minutes ago.

“Ugh… Because Seele came out in just 30 pulls at the beginning…!”

The second Seele came out really quickly.

She appeared in 30 pulls, without even giving me time to joke,

“Aren’t you hitting the pity ceiling~?”

But the third Seele was the problem.

This one came out after filling the pity ceiling to the brim, like a heaping bowl of rice.

She didn’t even come out right away; a pity break occurred, and was it ‘Lenako’?

A dragon with horns on its head popped out.

“And after that pity break, she didn’t come out right away either, and I hit the ceiling again…”

Thinking back, I should have stopped then.

I stood up from my seat and shook the front and back of my sweat-soaked pants to cool my body down.

Is it because I just gambled 2 million won while sitting here… Oof, I sweated a lot.

My pajamas also felt a bit stuffy, so I took off the top altogether and threw it on the floor.

The youngest daughter of a chaebol, losing money in front of her computer, taking off her top because she’s hot…

It’s a ridiculous sight, but who cares! I was originally a man!

“Anyway… shall I organize my splendid gacha timeline…”

26th pull – Seele (1)

101st pull – Lenako

180th pull – Seele (2)

261st pull – Lenako (2)

345th pull – Seele (3)

436th pull – Bronya

515th pull – Seele (4)

587th pull – Lenako (3)

662nd pull – Seele (5)

692nd pull – Seele (6)

“At first, I calculated I needed 2.4 million won… so since I spent 1.68 million won, did I save 800,000 won?”

Thinking about it this way, it doesn’t feel too bad, does it?

“Ah, but why are women’s panties so small… Ugh, they’re clinging so much.”

I’ve been standing up and fanning myself with my hands for a while now, but the sweat shows no signs of disappearing…!

“Still, I need to organize what I got.”

“Shall I try organizing it a bit?”

First, I got Seele 6 more times, right? I got Lenako 3 times, and finally, I got a character named Bronya.

“Huh? This Bronya… isn’t she the girl drawn on ‘The Battle Isn’t Over Yet’ that I got from a pity break earlier?”

I can’t forget this beautiful girl with long, shining silver hair and a Russian-esque smile.

“Oh, what… Did I get Bronya’s signature Light Cone from a pity break?”

“Let’s check this out a little later.”

I didn’t know what kind of character Lenako was, but her job was listed as ‘Abundance’.

True to the word ‘abundant’, her height was average, but her bust was impressive.

“Ah! Abundance is a healer, huh?”

“Because it’s a Chinese game, they wrote the job names so damn complicatedly.”

“They could have just said dealer, healer, tanker.”

There’s no need to look at the healer right now.

I quickly clicked on ‘Seele’ and entered the character enhancement UI.

And then I immediately clicked on ‘Stigma’ and hovered my hand over the 6 slots.

“Wow… one click here cost almost 300,000 won, huh?”

“Crazy, crazy.”

My hand trembled a little, but I mashed the ‘Stigma Liberation’ button.

– Shuuuuung!!!

[Annihilation] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Butterfly Dance] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Riot] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Fleeting Shadow] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Sharp] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Division] – Stigma Liberation Complete!

[Seele] – [Combat Power Ranking: 234th]

“Oh? What? The UI changes when I get 6 constellations?”

The screen that had 6 slots suddenly changed to a risqué illustration of a completely naked Seele.

Of course, to comply with the age rating, it wasn’t overtly explicit like a pornographic image.

…Is this also what they call the joy of those who spend money?

“To call it a 2 million won illustration… well, it’s not like her chest is fully visible, nor is her lower half shown…”

‘Her butt isn’t shown either, is it?’

‘…But the games I’ve played so far didn’t even have this, right?’

‘It was just, click! A light flashes, and the Ultimate damage multiplier increases from 200% to 300%, that was all, wasn’t it?’

[Galaxy Talk Unlocked – Seele]

“What’s this now? Galaxy Talk?”

“Can I exchange messages with Seele?”

This also seems to be a feature you can only enjoy if you get full constellations, right?

All the other characters are locked.

But if I have a conversation now, I feel like I’ll get spoilers, so I should do this later.

“Tsk…! Since they unlock so much like this, it makes me feel like I’m being treated well…”

Damn, this is strange…

It definitely feels like I’m getting more by spending money, but strangely, I also feel like I’m taking a slight loss for no reason?

A risqué exclusive illustration that free-to-play users can’t have, and the ‘Galaxy Talk’ that I haven’t enjoyed yet, are in my hands…

“Aah, anyway, this is something! It’s good for indulging in otaku stuff, whatever!”

I quickly took a screenshot of the screen with Seele’s risqué illustration and the unlocked Galaxy Talk.

“Alright… Then all that’s left is to brag…”

[Made a C6 Seele, am I too late???]

As soon as I finished the tutorial, I liked the game and immediately went for full constellations lol

It’s been a while since I played an otaku game, so I’m thinking it’s incredibly fun.

[Wow lol you went for full constellations on the first day???]

[If it’s not too much trouble, could you buy me a pint of Häagen-Dazs?]

[Is it okay to post the C6 illustration? Won’t the mods delete it???]

[Pyaaaaa]

[Wtf is this guy? He’s only level 22?]

[Whales get an upvote!]

[(Seele giving a thumbs up emoticon)]

[Wow He got full constellations right away.]

[No If you’ve played Genshin, you’d know, right? You don’t go for full constellations on dealers in this game]

[▶ Would a whale know that?]

[▶▶ You’re the broke one]

“Haa… Yes, this is it…”

When I pressed refresh, 20 comments appeared in an instant.

The speed at which recommendations were coming in was also incredible, so it immediately became a featured post after just one refresh.

“Hoo…! I can see they’re envious?! Of course they’d be envious! Honestly, 1.68 million won isn’t an amount that an ordinary salaried person can just spend coolly!!!”

I know because I’ve lived as a 9th-grade civil servant!

1.68 million won on a hobby in one go?

The words “Are you crazy?” would come out immediately! When eating, if it’s over 10,000 won, I think it’s expensive!

[Wow This guy really just finished the tutorial and spent money right away, huh?]

[Is this dude some kind of chaebol 3rd gen or something?]

[Why the hell did you spend money now? PVP isn’t even open yet?]

[Dude, how about joining our clan? Friend code: 109998473]

[No, how did you spend money right away? Is she your favourite character?]

[WTFDWTF]

[(Seele emoticon shouting something about a whale)]

[If you spent this much, you’ll have to work hard in Arena… right? Come to our clan]

[(Dancing Seele emoticon)]

[If you do this, what combat power rank do you get? Do you hit number 1 right away???]

“Ha… There are kids who curse first because they’re envious… Yes, yes, this is it.”

“Wow, in an instant, there are over 50 comments.”

About half of them were cute emoticons featuring Seele and Bronya.

But the other half were words full of envy, saying they were jealous of me or asking for a handout if I had a lot of money.

“Hoo… Alright.”

“Then, shall we slowly start enjoying Galactic Train properly?”

Come to think of it, I need to put 4 characters in a party in this game, right?

How should I form the party? Should I put in one healer like in ‘World War’ or ‘Final Fantasy’ and fill the rest with dealers?

“Hmm… A lot of 4-star characters came out, though…”

4-stars are worse than 5-stars.

Born in a gacha game, this is an undeniable reality.

Therefore, I don’t want to put something with clearly inferior performance in my party.

In the first place, the combat power number I could roughly see wasn’t impressive, so my heart wasn’t pounding.

“Shall I do it like this?”

Seele (Hunt)

– Bronya (Harmony)

– Lenako (Abundance)

– Female Protagonist (Destruction)

“This feels somewhat plausible, doesn’t it?”

To put it a bit more simply, it’s like dealer, supporter, healer, damage-dealing tank…! Something like that, right?

Besides, our Seele is a whopping ‘C6 Seele’, so wouldn’t she have the carry potential of three dealers?

In effect, I can say I have a 6-person party, not a 4-person party!!!

“Hehehe, hohohoho!!! Yes! This is the power of spending money! For now, let’s believe in our Seele’s power and push through the story!”

– Diring, diring…!

“Uh, uhh?! What? A phone call?!”

A phone call while I’m talking to myself, making a fuss, and getting hyped up…!

My face flushed red as I hurriedly grabbed my smartphone to check.

[Hansung Bank Gangnam Branch, Branch Manager Lee Jeong-jik]

B-b-branch manager?

Isn’t this a very high-ranking person?

“Yes… I’ve answered the phone?”

“Good day, Miss Kwon Se-ah.”

The voice on the other end of the smartphone was very grave, heavy, and serious.

It also felt a bit like a kind middle-aged man, but seeing the title ‘Branch Manager’ made the tip of my chest ache.

Ah, sh*t… what is this?

Did he think it was suspicious that a young lady who had been MIA for a month suddenly started spending money on a game?

“This is Lee Jeong-jik from Hansung Bank’s Gangnam branch.”

“Are you feeling a bit better?”

“Ah, yes. I’m resting now, so I’m better than before.”

“That’s a relief.”

“The reason I called is… you rejected several automatically generated calls from our side, so we called to see if an urgent situation had arisen.”

“Urgent?”

“Yes, our Hansung Bank Master Visa card conducts identity verification when expenditures with an unusual pattern occur, to prepare for card theft or loss incidents.”

…Don’t tell me, is this because of the calls I ignored because they were interrupting my money-spending flow?

Were those important calls?

Ah, no, now!

Because I ignored a few of those calls, the bank’s branch manager was worried and called me directly?

H-he would, right.

Yes, he would have no choice but to call!

“If your card was stolen or lost—”

“No, it’s not.”

“I used it.”

“Please don’t worry.”

“Are you sure you used it, Miss?”

“Here, Hon… Kai…”

“Yes, yes yes! Yes! That’s right!”

“I used it!”

“I was fully aware of and used the entire 1.68 million won, so please don’t worry in the future either!”

Aishiiii…!

I’m going to die of embarrassment.

Ugh, my face is burning.

I have goosebumps all over my body.

“Understood.”

“It seems you’ve found a new hobby.”

“Yes, well… something came up that I wanted to look into.”

“Understood.”

“It’s truly a relief that no theft occurred.”

“Please take good care of yourself.”

“Yes, yes… Then, goodbye.”

– Du, du, du!

Cold sweat trickled down my whole body for a different reason than when I was pulling gacha.

“…This will be okay, right?”

“It was the branch manager who sorted it out, not Grandpa or Eldest Uncle calling, right?”

I wondered if anyone would call just because I spent some money, but things like this can happen.

I stared blankly at the monitor for a moment.

…What is this?

Is this what they call post-nut clarity?

“Hmm…! You want to fight me?”

“Eek! Th-that surprised me!”

Startled by someone suddenly speaking to me in my dazed state, I realized it was a voice coming from the computer.

Annoyed, I glared at the monitor, and the C6 Seele, completed by investing 1.68 million won, showed a pretty idle animation of her stretching.

“Fight what… Do you know how much I spent on you?”

But watching the animation with sparkling butterflies flying around, the heat that had been on my face until just now seemed to subside a little.

‘She is pretty.’

‘She is pretty!’

“Ugh…! Still, what’s spent is spent, so shall I enjoy it until I’ve squeezed out every last bit of value!”

Pressing and scratching the underside of my sweat-soaked chest with my thumb, I grabbed the mouse again.

I’ve already experienced all the embarrassing things.

I can’t just feel a ton of shame and not enjoy the fun of spending money!

“Then, before I push through the story, I want to strengthen my characters as much as possible… To level up, I need to farm experience books, right?”

I naturally moved the mouse to the experience book and clicked.

[Acquisition Method – Cocoon (Gold)]

“Cocoon? Gold?”

“What kind of dungeon name is this?”

“Where are Silver and Bronze?”

Thinking it was a strange name, I clicked on Cocoon (Gold).

“Let’s see… I can’t run this dungeon infinitely, can I?”

“I need something called Trailblaze Power, right?”

Trailblaze Power was a resource that recovered by 1 every 6 minutes.

And to run Cocoon (Gold), a minimum of 10 Trailblaze Power was required.

“Then what.”

“Can I run this once an hour?”

“Can’t I get more Trailblaze Power from somewhere?”

No matter how I think about it, I don’t think I can level up as much as I want by running it just a little bit?

[Is waiting the only way to get Trailblaze Power in this game?]

I want to level up my characters quickly, can’t I get more?

Do I just have to sit around twiddling my thumbs when Trailblaze Power hits 0?

[So the amount of daily farming materials is roughly fixed.]

[If you want to recover, there’s something called Fuel, use that One fills up 60.]

[▶ DO.NOT.USE.IT.NOW]

[You either use Fuel or recharge, honestly, in the early stages, doing 1 recharge is good for your mental health.]

[Honestly, if you have a lot of money, you can do 2 or 3 recharges ㅋㅋ]

“…If I have a lot of money, I can get more Trailblaze Power?”

“I can level up my characters more than others?”

I have 4 billion won in my bank account, don’t I?

If I farm all of this, I’ll naturally be number 1 in the combat power rankings I saw earlier, right?