“Is this good?”
There are countless ways to make someone angry, and among them, pretending not to know while actually being aware is quite a powerful method.
Just like right now, when it’s obvious that I’ve pulled something good, I’m purposely pretending not to know and asking about it.
Even if I stopped an elementary school student passing by to ask, they would know. The six sparkling stars on the screen looked extraordinary at a glance.
To ask the other party with a smirk on my face is to tease them and simultaneously make them highlight my achievements or accomplishments.
It’s true that someone else’s praise makes something seem more impressive.
It’s much more effective for an expert in a particular field to say, “This person is remarkable; I can vouch for them,” than to stand up and proclaim how great one is oneself.
In simpler terms, the essence is not much different from the nationalist fervor broadcast. Why do people around the world focus on Korea, America is astonished, Japan trembles in fear, and China sheds tears? Why is it considered nationalistic, and why does watching it boost patriotism, creating a surge of enthusiasm?
What matters is the surrounding reactions. There’s nothing quite like the catharsis of influencing another through one’s actions.
This time is no different. I deliberately acted in a way that could be deemed deceptive, and as a result, I would attract both envy and resentment.
At a glance, it might feel childish, but this is the correct way to enjoy a gacha game. After all, games tap into something primal in humans.
“Come on, envy me more! Curse me more and curse the game company!”
[Graaaah!]
[Stop the deception!]
[Why are you deceiving? Why are you deceiving? Why are you deceiving? Why are you deceiving? Why are you deceiving?]
[Can I just punch you once in the upper lip?]
[It’s amazing to see such a pretty face and still get pissed off…]
[The God of Tease has descended! The God of Tease has descended!]
[Are you really asking because you don’t know?]
“No, I genuinely don’t know. I recorded Sena, but I don’t know her exact performance… Is she really that good?”
Of course, it was a bright red lie. I might not know every character’s tier in detail, but I was well aware that Sena stood at the top.
Still, it couldn’t be helped. It’s customary in gacha games to pretend not to know after pulling a good unit.
Because of that, I was pretending not to know, with my nostrils flaring and chuckling slipping out of my mouth.
[What do you mean you don’t know, you punter?]
[If you’re going to lie, at least make it less obvious.]
[No attempt to hide, lol.]
[This is definitely intentional.]
[Mollu’s evil nature… just malicious.]
[Hehe… it brings back old memories.]
[Today is the day to switch back to being a Mollu’s Yuksu.]
[Mollu, assemble!]
“Wow! Sena was such a good unit? She’s devouring all the other units? An indispensable 0-tier DPS? Amazing, amazing. As expected, Mollu’s fans know everything.”
I exaggeratedly made a sound as if I was about to choke and even clapped my hands. In response, the viewers reacted vigorously.
It was fun, really fun. With so many people present, the sense of impact was great.
Typically, if there’s no reaction, interest wanes and one tends to stop, but among all these people, it was impossible for even one not to react.
[Mo Chinsles… just Mo Chinsles…]
[I couldn’t see any chat about Sena’s performance.]
[What the heck did I just read?]
[Phone chatting, wow.]
[Oh, lol, but there were those chats.]
[Mollu’s fans know nothing but to tease… truly the craft of a wicked king.]
[The skills of managing viewers from the early days of the broadcast don’t go anywhere.]
[For real, you’re an expert.]
[They say everyone has a talent in a certain field, but don’t Mollu’s fans have that?]
[Mollu’s fans can’t pull Sena and just get mocked by the moderator, what can they do?]
[They specialize in ruining their lives~]
[Ah!]
[For real, lol, they know how to ruin their lives better than anyone.]
[If you want to ruin your life, just do it like the senior Mollu’s fans. Easy, right?]
“Hello, YouTube friends! Today, I’m trying out the recently hot Crown Ring. Amazingly, I got Sena, the character I recorded, as a new login reward. Now, let’s proceed with the tutorial and finish the 200 pulls.”
Whether Sena comes out or not, the 200 pulls were already planned. I thought since I was going to play the game anyway, I might as well do it properly.
As it’s an action game where you create a party with four characters, just having Sena wouldn’t be enough. I also needed a supporter unit to back up the dealer Sena and a tank unit to hold the front.
[Let’s get the pulls started~]
[Just one Sena isn’t enough, of course. I need to pull more.]
[I posted good combinations that go well with Sena in the café.]
[Irene is pretty too.]
[Let’s pull Elaine, go go go go!]
[Elaine? Hmm…]
[Can we pull a 6-star in the 200 pulls?]
[Looks like it’s going to go badly.]
[Oh, lol, I’m kind of looking forward to this.]
Those who were excited to see whether I would show the miracle again and those who just wanted to see me get schooled by the earlier teasing.
With everyone’s wishes in mind, the 200 pulls began.
*
“Ah, hello… I’m Lil, Lily… Hehe. Nice to meet you.”
A girl with thick glasses and slumped shoulders stuttered as she spoke. When she looked up and then flinched and lowered her head again.
It was a scene I had seen several times already.
“Oh, Lily, nice to meet you.”
[Lil, huh?]
[Lily, did you come?]
[Lily, how many times has this been?]
[I’m going to enhance Lily like crazy.]
[Oh, look at the nerd girl entering the chat, lol.]
[I might get attached to Lily, d*mn it, hahahaha.]
[Lily shows up a lot now.]
[Is Lily rubbish? Isn’t she a 5-star? Can’t use her?]
[Lily is basically a downgrade of Seris, a 4-star.]
[Is there really a 5-star worse than a 4-star? Pusheen-Pashung.]
[Even her looks can’t compete with Seris.]
[What’s wrong with our Lily?]
[Lily, cover your ears, ugh…]
[It’s already 50 pulls and no 6-star has come out.]
[This is normal, usually, only 5-stars come out anyway.]
Indeed, I might have underestimated this game more than I thought. Had I gotten too proud after pulling Sena?
The chat was filled with comments enjoying this situation. If it continued like this, it was clear I would get mocked for the karma I had accumulated earlier. Although I shared happiness with the Mollu’s fans, now they were the ones who would enjoy my misfortune.
Of course, even if no 6-star appeared in these 200 pulls, I remained the owner of Sena, which put me ahead of those who didn’t have her, but still, I couldn’t be satisfied with just that.
I wanted a proper squad, not just a Sena one-man team.
“I’ll pull 50 more. It’s fine. There’s still plenty left.”
Feeling a subtle sense of anxiety, I proceeded with the 100 pulls.
[Hmm… this is too bland.]
[Oh, lol, this seems right.]
[Receive your karma sweetly, sure.]
[Still pulling some 5-stars, at least they’re not completely absent.]
[For real, that’s just average.]
Once again, no 6-stars appeared. Was I not a lucky person?
There’s no specific guarantee for a 6-star. Since only 6 units exist, it relies purely on probability, not just by pulling a lot.
I hadn’t thought much of it when I heard it, but experiencing it myself made it very real. There was a possibility that they wouldn’t come out in the remaining 100 pulls either.
I trembled and continued with the remaining pulls.
“I’ll do the remaining 100 pulls all at once, not in 50s.”
[A bold decision, wow.]
[Will a 6-star come out or not?]
[It feels like only 5-stars will come out, so anxious for Mollu, lol.]
All the colors were blue. Pass. Some combinations of blue and purple. Pass.
How many groups of ten had I passed until, at last, I could face the awaited starlight?
“It’s a 6-star!”
[Is this really happening?]
[This person is lucky, huh?]
[Why is your luck so good?]
[It’s still uncertain, lol. It could be a fake 6-star like Elaine.]
[Elaine isn’t bad either when used with Sena.]
Anyone coming out would be fine. After all, I would use whoever it was alongside Sena. So, who would it be?
With the golden starlight, the character made its entrance.
“Shall I scare you with a scary story? What do you call four balls? ‘Fear!’ How about that, scary, right?”
“Uh…”
Why did you come out here? Displaying its unique sense of humor, it appeared in a majestic form just like before.
[Hahaha, lol.]
[High-class humor, what a nerd, lol.]
[This joke could scare someone.]
[Did Sena come out again?]
[Wow, d*mn, look at that luck.]
[Sena is about to be enhanced to level 2, wow.]
[It seems like there’s some sort of fate with Sena.]
It was satisfying that another 6-star came out. Satisfying, but… I really wanted to create a party with different 6-stars. I was hoping for a character from a different category, if possible.
Still, it was better than nothing coming out at all. With that thought, I was consuming the remaining pulls.
“Did it come out again?”
Another flash of golden light. It was a 6-star.
Like witnessing a meteor falling, the viewers were lit up. I was in a situation almost indistinguishable from theirs.
“Who is it? Who’s coming out?”
The glittering golden light… and the silhouette of the character that emerged.
“The cost of awakening the dead is not small. Are you ready to pay the price?”
[Is it you again, Sena?]
[Isn’t this enough to say you’ve been chosen?]
[How can someone pull three Senas when others can’t even pull one in a lifetime?]
[Sena has done an all-k*ll~]
[The moderator is using a bug again, ha.]
[I’m reporting this, duh.]
[I’m watching this live.]
[This is almost ridiculous.]
[Wow, I’ve seen five of Elaine, but three Senas is a first.]
[The Crown Ring gallery greatly appreciates this account.]
Thus, I became the first user to pull three Senas.
