Doyun Again!!
Gacha games aren't just about pulling characters.
They have their own philosophy and content, you know.
Of course, at its core it's still a button-mashing gambling game, but once a month they update the main story.
And honestly, that main story is the real heart of any gacha game.
I sat reverently in my gaming chair, fully prepared to binge the latest chapter.
"Bladder emptied, water for sipping during the story prepped, condition perfect. Okay. Time to really dive into the main story."
When it comes to pushing the main story, I focus like nothing else.
Because that's how the game becomes truly fun.
Maybe it's because I'm a total weeb, but I get deeply immersed in the game's world and enjoy it that way.
That's why I devour every last scrap of the main story.
To the point where I listen to every single line of character voice acting.
Most people just read the script and skip ahead. Not me.
I watch the cutscenes, of course, but I also fully immerse myself in the voice actors' performances.
Because of that, clearing the main story always takes me quite a while.
It varies by game, but usually around ten hours.
"Ha. The community reactions are calling this story absolutely legendary. I'm so hyped. Alright, let's savor this properly, shall we?"
I approached the NPC that progressed the main story.
Perfect. For the next ten hours, I'm going to lose myself completely in this game's world!
###
This main story update had a massive amount of content.
It ended up taking even longer than usual.
I glanced at the clock and saw that roughly twelve hours had passed.
Normally playing this long would leave me exhausted, but I wasn't tired at all.
Because the electrifying rush of pure dopamine hit way harder than any fatigue.
"Whoa... WHOAAAAA!!!! Are you fucking serious right now?! This dopamine explosion of a plot twist, what the hell?! This is seriously legendary!!!! This version is peak of all peaks, isn't it?!!!!"
Sure, I tend to get overly excited, but this time it was completely justified.
The main story for this version was just that good.
Even now, the dopamine was pounding my poor innocent brain so hard I could barely think straight.
"Kyaaaaaack!!! What am I supposed to do with this rush?! I can't hold back anymore!!! Time to go all-in on the full limit break gacha!!!"
After experiencing a story this amazing, you don't spend money?
That would be an absolutely heinous act that kills the entire gaming industry.
To show my sincere respect to the developers, I immediately tried to roll for the character.
But when I opened the pickup banner, there was nothing left to pull.
Come to think of it, I already had every character at full limit break.
Not just the limited pickup ones, but all the permanent pool characters too.
Pulling anything more on this account would only give me mileage currency.
So what now?
I'm completely fired up. How do I satisfy this rush?
"Kyoooooot!!!! I should've pulled the character first before doing the main story!!!! What the hell am I doing?!!!!"
In my current state, even if I lost the 50/50 I'd probably still feel good about it.
That's how hyped I was.
But here I was in full awakening mode with nothing to do...
This was straight-up torture.
"Ah... There's no gacha worth doing in other games either... Guess all I can do is go to the community and jerk off to the story discussions with everyone else...?"
Sigh. No point regretting it now.
I should just do what I can in the moment.
I was about to head over to the game community to chat with other people who'd gotten hit with the same story high when someone knocked on my door.
The voice that followed belonged to my second oldest sister, Sieun.
"Doyun~ Are you busy right now? Wanna talk with me for a bit?"
Sieun noona was also one of my precious benefactors who gave me a lot of allowance.
When someone like her wanted to talk, I couldn't just shout through the door.
I opened the door, looked up at Sieun, and answered.
By the way, I've felt this for a while now, but everyone in my family except me is tall, so constantly looking up at them feels a bit weird.
"I'm not busy. What's up? You wanna get some late-night snacks together?"
"No, that's not it. Would you be interested in a part-time job? I'll pay you really well per hour."
Part-time job.
There was only one kind of "part-time job" Sieun noona ever offered me.
It seemed like she'd messed up on her stream again.
"What kind of accident did you cause this time?"
"Ah... haha... well... I've been late to stream a lot lately... and I've been burning a lot of toast too..."
Ha Sieun.
Twenty-three years old.
My second oldest sister.
She inherited Mom's talent and awakened with outstanding hunter potential, but Sieun never became a hunter.
Instead, she became an internet streamer.
When an A-class or higher awakened started streaming, it drew massive attention in the early days.
Thanks to that, she'd built up a solid position in the streaming industry.
She didn't earn quite as much as Chaewon noona, but she made enough to be called a major corporation in the streaming world.
Anyway, the "part-time job" Sieun noona was talking about meant appearing on her stream.
I'd shown my face on her broadcast before, and apparently the reaction was insane because I'm an ultimate-level super cute pretty boy.
So whenever the stream's public sentiment took a dive, Sieun would bring me on.
In a way, she was using me to manage her audience's mood, but I didn't really mind.
Because just showing my face meant I could get a ridiculous amount of allowance.
"Hmm. Sure. I'll appear on your stream. But I'll need to get paid accordingly, right?"
"How much do you want? 500,000 won?"
Five hundred thousand won!
If I were still short on allowance, I would've been drooling and nodding my head immediately.
But I'd just received a whopping seven million won from Chaewon noona recently!
There was no way five hundred thousand won could move me now!
"Hmm. Well... I got a ton of allowance from Chaewon noona recently. So five hundred thousand barely even registers."
"Um... Fine! Then seven hundred thousand!"
"Tsk..."
"...Eight hundred thousand?"
"Sigh... Is this really the limit of Sieun noona's class...? I'm a little disappointed."
"...Ugh. Seriously. How much did that Ha Chaewon bitch give you?"
I could see Sieun noona's dilemma deepening.
No matter how successful a streamer she was, dropping a hundred-level sum at once seemed like a burden.
Come on. What's wrong with spending a bit more?
It's not for some stranger. It's for your own little brother.
If you're gonna do it, let's go all out~
"...Argh! I don't care anymore! One million won in allowance! So just come on my stream for one hour!"
"Okay! One million won confirmed! Please transfer the money, Sieun noona!"
"Ah... seriously...! In return, you have to stay for the full hour! Got it?!"
"Of course~ Obviously~ I always work hard as long as I'm getting paid~"
"Ugh! Whatever! I'm going to go eat, so handle it yourself!!"
Sieun noona, clearly upset about the unexpected expense, hurriedly ran off to the kitchen.
Even though I was suddenly doing a stream by myself, there wasn't really any problem.
I actually had surprisingly good stream presence.
Plus, since I was a guy, the viewers treated me really well.
Yeah. Perfect. Time to go stream.
But first, appearance check!
I went to the mirror hanging in my room and gave myself a quick once-over.
Today, as always, I had an adorable and lovable face.
With this, I could jump straight into the stream with no issues.
###
Ha Sieun's stream chat.
This place was nothing short of a cyber battlefield.
Two thousand malicious viewers spamming toxic chat, trying to blow up the stream.
And two managers working to ban them all.
Their battle was quiet, but incredibly fierce.
No matter how capable Sieun's managers were, two people couldn't handle two thousand.
As a result, the chat had completely turned into a shitshow.
Fortunately, there was one clear way to calm down the burning chat.
All it took was Doyun showing his face on camera.
That alone was enough to restore order to the chat.
And the person the chat had been desperately screaming for finally appeared.
Ha Doyun walked into the room completely naturally and sat down in the gaming chair.
He smiled brightly at the viewers and greeted them.
"Hey everyone. Big sisters. Your precious little cutie Doyun has arrived. So how about we all calm down now?"
The moment Doyun appeared, the chat exploded in a whole new way.