Chapter 34
Chapter 34
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 34
Chapter Title: Lucky Elf?
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Swish.
"No way, fuck, is this for real?"
I let out a hollow laugh at the result right in front of my eyes.
After experimenting for a good while until the gallery got noisy...
The elf... no, the long-eared aristocrat kept winning purely out of 'luck'.
Increased attempts showed cases where even with the elf, there were no wins.
Out of ten tries, three times both won, six times only one.
Drawing two out of hundreds, yet overwhelming luck defied the odds.
'Not just luck, maybe some trick I don't know...'
This gallery censors anomalies and blocks Strategies.
My Irregular-granted function swayed by someone else's power?
'No way such a powerhouse is still in the tower.'
If possible, they'd have gotten Irregular and left, or escaped without it.
"...But if it's really special luck, why is she still here?"
Irregular isn't a luck drop? Or even this luck can't breach Irregular's wall?
I don't know. Honestly, the long-eared aristocrat so far seemed... just dense.
No, not dense—fourth-dimensional. Living in her own world.
"...I can't believe it."
I shook my head at the redraw result.
Would be better if rigged, but it didn't seem rigged—that was the problem.
Is this that thing where the universe helps if you wish hard enough?
'Should I give it...?'
If sticking to the first result, yes.
Even if giver's choice, rigging unhappy results means eternal rigging.
The moment lottery's essence fades, fun drops.
Issue is giving both to one person.
"Hmm..."
Customs considered: 500, 300 TP each.
Could toss one more, but honestly didn't want to.
Much more to do. Before customs drop, more tossed means more loss.
Ding-! Ding-!
I squeezed my eyes shut then open at the nagging comment alerts.
No choice—ask the wise gallery's opinion.
Absolutely not passing responsibility irresponsibly.
'I dunno, you guys decide~.'
Wrong to ask after drawing, but needed clarity now.
Didn't matter who gets it. More TP means more giveaways.
'Problem is, with that long-eared aristocrat's luck... she'll win every time.'
Essentially a fixed seat.
If they don't choose wisely, lifelong one seat lost.
Ding! Ding!
"Almost split..."
Comment previews and vote results both near fifty-fifty.
Both sides reasonable.
Think 'could be me' → 1. 'Won't be me, hate if someone does' → 2.
Obvious result, scratching head wondering what to do—
'Tsk tsk...'
Kicking away her golden goose, I closed the vote.
Now I'm innocent.
All your choice?
'Transients tense now.'
Screenshot hard to discern.
I can gift by clicking winner, but they don't know who.
Dingdingdingding-
"Kukukuk."
I burst out laughing at the long-eared aristocrat denying reality with multiple comments.
Deleted her poll comment, now protesting for cola, transients mobbing her.
She ignored, kept demanding cola.
Gifted burger and cola immediately.
Bit lip hard at 800 TP vanishing.
'Slightly over 10%, but whatever.'
TP farmable ongoing.
Huge attention, future reviews make it okay.
'Time to lie down and rest.'
Cleared burger to fries cleanly.
Posted, now sleep through sugar spike comments.
Crunch-
"...Ah."
Sighed softly at crumbly feel lying on blanket.
Just two days, but tower bed memory made it unsatisfying.
'Buy a real bed?'
Even mattress: 3k TP doable.
Ding-!
Thinking that, a nick-changed commenter replied.
"Another crazy one."
Hollow laugh at split-personality Sage's comments.
"Well... saw something."
Black space, mysterious talk heard there.
Kid's final words too.
Didn't reveal: uncertain.
Faint talks, little inference, no want to confuse gallery.
'Explaining ordeal too.'
Recalled vague memories.
-Bro not someone for %#!@.
Kid said I not for something.
-This % became$@ thought!@##
-Then @#^&! &%kill#@#you$#?
-Like this#$@ & live#remain@$(!@...
'This... think.... gonna kill.... survive?'
Arguing or debating? Heard near ear.
-Me$ like@ leave& can't#!@%
"Leave like this..."
Resounded loud, hard recall words.
Felt voices booming in big space like speakers, couldn't hear clear.
Not even one person's voice.
"..."
Who conversing?
NPCs? Kid not NPC?
If tower makers exist... if quarrel theirs.
Kid one of tower designers?
'Thinking back, odd from first sight.'
Empty eyes, weird aura.
Not just lost parents, NPC bug maybe...
"Fuck, so damn hard..."
Don't know. Too little info, anything fits.
Even kid tower owner secretly helping—possible nonsense.
What "not my place" means first? Don't know.
'Place' suspicious village? Tower? Unknown.
'Anomalies only in Tower of Wisdom?'
10F yet, not seen in Mind or Fate Towers.
Trial Tower to 20F, none.
Anomaly does 'Tower of Wisdom' name justice, or other conditions? Unknown.
'Feel like I'll learn all someday.'
Unlike 20F anomaly, different level.
Experiencing tower bugs properly, NPCs not mere holograms.
Climbing more gathers info.
Swish.
'Anyway, for this, better climb all evenly.'
Only Wisdom for info okay, but this urgent.
'What'll appear.'
This app internet-related anyway.
Star Wiki, Star Bang out—doubt more.
'Maybe Star TV or Star Tube.'
SNS unlikely. Solo useless, gallery enough.
"Game rice-farm for TP... something like that?"
Nothing else came mind.
Felt got all useful.
More curiosity than need.
"Hoo."
10F Star Bang.
20F anomaly.
New anomaly, 50F goal now.
'Round and round, gotta climb towers...'
One thing to do.
'Still nothing.'
Searched wiki hopefully, same.
Curious if stays after uncovering secrets.
Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
Searching briefly, comments exploded.
Wondering what MY FANs want, entered gallery—
"..."
Not just me idiot—immediately saw ecstatic post, hollow laugh.
'This familiar air.'
Hundreds-regressed veterans? Laughs at absurdity.