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by adminEpisode 42 – Festival –
Naturally, my terrible incest novel caused great controversy.
The emperor of the Helium Empire and the lord of the Golden Tower.
The sexual relationship between two people comes to mind when you think of high-ranking people in the empire.
And those two people are brother and sister.
As such forbidden love spread throughout this country, it quickly became controversial.
To the point of burying my issues.
‘If this doesn’t work, I’ve prepared something else. Fortunately, I’m glad this ended in one thing.’
And for a moment, I thought about revealing that I was the one who wrote this novel.
Unfortunately, I cannot reveal that the author is me.
If you reveal this, you could be put to death for insulting the royal family.
Even if it is revealed that he is the youngest Auror Master, he will be treated as a prisoner.
This novel was widely spread even in the academy.
Of course, it’s because it was packaged in a really stupid setting.
“… Why on earth do His Majesty the Emperor and His Excellency the Lord of the Golden Tower speak informally to each other? ”
“This really looks like a couple, right?”
“Furthermore, the claim is absurd. I don’t really want to read it… ”
Of course, I didn’t write it myself.
I gave money to a suitable novelist and had him do it.
They said I had to die after writing.
When I received the request, I even asked why.
[Why do you want to write this novel? Even if the empire abolished the guilt-by-association system, if this were to become known, the children would not have an easy life, right?]
[Cluck. Because of the mistakes I made in the past, I don’t have much time left to live.
I am trying to provide an inheritance for my children. With that much money, you could launder your identity and live on your own. Click.]
Charlie Chaplin’s saying that life is a comedy when seen from afar, but a tragedy when seen up close, is exactly right.
From afar, it looks like a father sacrificing himself for his children.
If you look closely, there is a crazy person who requests an incest story and a novelist who wants to write it.
[I will give you enough money, so I ask you to do the publishing yourself.]
[Of course it should be so. If I die anyway, no one will care. I won’t be able to find you.]
After that, the novelist took over a failing publishing company and created an edition.
They distributed novels to people in the slums for free.
And this terrible incest spread even to the academy.
The client is me though.
The author is different.
The publication request was also made by the author.
And the author is no longer from this world.
As the author who had a connection with the entity that wrote and published the novel disappears.
I succeeded in creating a perfect alibi.
This is something the author did because he was good at handling the imperial family and the Holy Imperial Office.
It is only possible to find the client whose identity is hidden.
You won’t be able to tell that that being is me.
When I finished everything and returned to the academy.
“This is your doing, right?”
At some point, Theseus came close and whispered to me.
It seemed like he was already convinced.
“What is the basis?”
“First of all, it was your achievement that was published together in the newspaper, so you probably tried to hide it.”
“But it has little to do with it.”
“If I were in the same situation, I think I would have done the same thing. Well, I probably should have focused on other issues.”
“It’s a similar argument to saying that a murder occurred and the butcher knife nearby was the weapon. The causal relationship is shallow, but they are forcing a connection.”
“So what is the truth?”
“You are very similar to me.”
Just as Theseus saw my antics and kept me as a friend.
This guy is the same guy.
Because it is the next operation, there are many cases of restraint.
When I was young, I did a lot of similar stupid things.
I immediately accepted the offer of an adventure.
This guy was arrested while crossing the border with me.
I should have looked into it when, after growing up so precious, I would eat raw bear meat without a care in the world.
“But what kind of novel was it that caused such a fuss? No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand it. There have been a lot of cheap trash novels before, right?”
Theseus’ question.
There was only one way I could answer.
“I just gave money and gave it away. For free.”
“So that’s right. I wondered why a post that would have been buried originally appeared.”
There must have been several novels of this type.
But the results were different.
The difference between me and those novels is that I published them openly and disseminated them.
After writing a large number of novels, he distributed them for free.
Of course, with the news that it was free, the novel spread like hot cakes.
This controversy has come to an end.
“First of all, it has to be advertised before you buy anything. Rumors between people are so uncertain, right?”
Although the economy has developed, it is not yet fully mature.
Therefore, in modern times, there are many cases where there are no obvious advertisements or anything else.
Nothing special.
Because there was no middle class on Earth before Henry Ford.
Even if he wasn’t there, someone would have developed it. Well, anyway.
“But if you do this, won’t they find out what you ordered?”
“When making the request, the identity was completely hidden, and the novelist who would be the subject of the request is already dead.”
“Publisher?”
“The direct descendants of those who committed real treason are also spared. Are you going to punish the publisher?”
Unlike the medieval world, WFS is a game world.
The imperial family and the Seonghwangcheong were not set up so strictly.
This is because the guilt-by-association system was abolished by Emperor Seonseondae.
Although we are monitoring those involved.
“Still, if I get caught, I’ll be screwed.”
“If he was caught like this, even a saint would have to come along to catch him. What are you going to do?”
“You can come along.”
“What do you ask for? Oh, if some guy uses an incestuous relationship between me and my sister and asks me to catch him, a saint will be dispatched.
It’s not even illegal under imperial law. They only blocked commercial use so people could curse behind my back. I didn’t make any money. I just sprayed it.”
“You. Did you buy Ponsi again last time? You said it wasn’t illegal, but you got robbed.”
“So it evolved, right? Hide it so it won’t be discovered. Even if you decide to find it, it’s not illegal, it’s just making sure there’s no inscription. Isn’t it perfect?”
There is a possibility that the imperial family may pursue them.
The emperor is not in a leisurely position to react to something like this.
It was so absurd that no one believed it to be true.
The imperial family simply stated that it was not true.
“But what if a saint comes?”
“No, it won’t happen unless an angel suddenly comes down from the sky and says this guy is the culprit?”
“Oh. If so, what are you going to do?”
“Then even if he is innocent, he should be considered guilty. All angels who come down to earth come under orders from the Heavenly God. How to defeat God.”
“Oh. really? I didn’t know that.”
To be precise, it comes after making a voluntary decision, but it is an unusual structure in that it is the will of the Heavenly God.
It was hard to explain, so I just nodded.
“Hey. By the way, what are you going to do at this festival? For the first two days, only first year students can open the booth.”
Apart from that world, the Academy is welcoming the festival season.
A festival is an event that is open to the public.
It was also an opportunity for academy students to earn money.
Because the academy itself is a microcosm of politics, not a university.
This is because it was a good opportunity to enhance one’s employer and reputation.
So something like the World’s Best Martial Arts Competition is held.
Alchemists sell goods. They also run businesses.
Since I have the opportunity, I have to do something.
“So what are you going to do this time?”
“There is a way to make money. I plan to use that.”
“How to make money? What is that?”
“It’s a great method and a good way to do business.”
“So what is that?”
“Complete Gacha.”
It comes from about 100 years in the future.
It’s a great way to do business.
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Things I have learned to take for granted while living in modern times.
In reality, these are things that humans discovered after much trial and error.
The technical term is called hindsight bias.
For example, when a study was published showing that in war, black people had an advantage when operating at night, and white people had an advantage when operating during the day.
It is said that people took it for granted.
Because it actually seemed plausible.
Some even said that the researchers who studied such things were idiots.
They say they studied the obvious.
But the truth was it made no difference.
It is said that the truth is that there is no significant difference in success rate due to differences in skin color.
This is hindsight bias. I didn’t know it, but I took it for granted after seeing it.
It’s roughly like Columbus’ egg.
The answer is simple, but difficult to remember, so it was worth researching.
And I know most of them.
“Will this make money? Isn’t it actually gambling?”
“It’s much worse than regular gambling. It is also beneficial to me.”
Complete Gacha. The so-called Comple Gacha is easy to judge if you think of it as a collection.
When there are bundles A, B, C, and D.
Consumers can randomly select A, B, C, and D.
However, A, B, C, and D themselves do not have much benefit. No, there shouldn’t be any.
If this happens, you will naturally wonder why you are selected.
However, Complete Gacha adds one more thing here.
When all A, B, C, and D are collected, the seller pays E.
And the E is set to very good performance.
This completes the complete gacha.
The great thing about this business item is that it targets both the gambler’s fallacy and people who are bad at math.
“Assuming that all A, B, C, and D must be selected.
The probability of filling the encyclopedia the first time is 100%. The second is 75%, and the third is random. In the end, you have to fill 25%.”
“Yes. It’s natural. Because it will show up as a duplicate.”
“But the problem is that sunk costs are clearly visible to people.
The probability decreases as you achieve the Encyclopedia. I think the encyclopedia is 75% complete. In reality, the probability of success is 25%, but you keep investing because you think you have achieved it.”
The gambler’s fallacy is that each probability is an independent trial.
And the sunk cost fallacy states that sunk costs cannot be reversed and therefore should not be considered in future choices.
The complete gacha that maximizes these two errors is. It creates a huge illusion.
The sunk cost fallacy is that you have made a lot of progress.
And since there are a lot of duplicates, it’s a gambler’s fallacy that they will appear next time.
Even on the outside it seems satisfying.
Because it is difficult to fill later, it also means that it is easy to fill in the beginning.
“Having about 100 collectibles right now or just having a 1% chance. Which seems less harsh?
The former will pop up well up to 80, but the latter will hardly pop up. But the final probability is the same for both. 1% to 1%.”
“But actually, the former spends more money.”
“Uh. Even in the beginning, it rises well so it’s easy to get buried. Even people who don’t want to take on the challenge will want to take on the challenge a lot because they will quickly fill up the encyclopedia.”
Common sense dictates that you shouldn’t challenge it.
As they say, gambling addiction is not something that exists for nothing.
Humans are not beasts that act rationally.
“And there is this famous saying.”
“What is it?”
“The person who makes money through gambling is not the dealer or the customer, but the casino owner.”
So, I will be on the side that makes money.
If you become a boss instead of a dealer or a customer, you will make a lot of money.
“There is no guarantee that it will succeed, so the next operation is.”
Theseus looks like me.
So he also realized that I had a next plan.
told him
“What if Comple Gacha fails?”
“You will fail.”
“Anything else?”
“Uh… Is there really a need to risk life and death on this festival?”
“That’s right.”
It’s a first-year festival anyway.
Even if you fail, you can use it as an experience to get up.
Because there is almost no risk of failure. This festival.
A festival was about to be held that would cause huge business disruption.
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A dark room.
Inside, a man was sitting at a desk.
There was a magic crystal on the desk.
Light flowed from the magic crystal, illuminating the dark room in a slightly gloomy manner.
[So shall we proceed as planned?]
A voice flowed from inside the magic crystal.
The man in the room talked to the voice.
“Okay.”
[But are you sure? No matter how royal you are. It won’t be enough to replace Dragon Heart, right? However, it is not enough to target multiple members of the royal family… ]
“If it’s ‘her’ who contacted the evil spirit and found out, it will be okay. She is fully qualified to be a sacrifice.”
[Then I understand. We will aim for a time when Academy security becomes lax. Even professors get distracted while enjoying the festival.]
“Sure.”
As if the conversation was over, the light of the magic crystal faded.
The room was filled with darkness again.
The man who sat down slowly looked through other documents.
There was a strange sense of anticipation in his eyes.
“May endless glory come to you once again.”
The man said a prayer inside the room.
prayed to his god.
And the next day.
The Academy’s festival was held.
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