Repeat: Infinite Gacha Rerolls!
Ding.
Repeat
Would you like to Repeat?
"...Huh?"
About three seconds.
That was exactly how long it took Carpe to grasp the situation after seeing the notification.
Of course, figuring out that the Repeat skill had activated didn't even take one second. The rest was just his brain rebooting from the shock.
"Ah, no way. This."
If he'd pulled an 8-star skill from a card pack, he might've screamed something like "Whoa, no freaking way! Insane!"
But when something totally out of left field hits you, words just don't come out. Lesson learned.
-...Holy shit.
Carpe glanced at Cheonma.
He wore an expression too complex for words.
Disbelief, anger, despair, resignation, faint hope... all mixed into one unholy face that no mortal should ever make.
That single "Holy shit" sigh probably held torments beyond the average player's imagination.
-There was a time, y'know. When I thought Last Savior was the ultimate god game. The only one that nailed both the fun of luck-based pulls and perfect balance.
"Uh... yeah."
-All bullshit. No other trash game pulls crap like this. Balance? Luck's fair for whales and peasants alike? Yeah, right. Pull something bad? Just Repeat till you get good stuff... I'm gonna cry, for real.
"Dude, you're a grown-ass man. No need to cry over that..."
-I'm crying for my pathetic ass wasting my life on this garbage game! Why do you care?!
Fortune was piling on at breakneck speed.
Truth be told, ever since pulling the 10-year veteran strategy master Cheonma, a flood of blessings was inevitable. But even he hadn't seen this nuclear bomb coming—doubled down, no less. It was becoming difficult to keep up.
"At this point, even I'm getting scared. Feels like the devs'll show up calling me an exploit and perma-ban me."
-Last Savior has no GMs. Monitoring staff, sure, but no one with authority to mess with the game directly.
"Weird. And it still runs smooth?"
-No major bugs or GM drama in 10 years, so yeah. Anyway, we don't need to worry about RaSe.
Cheonma gestured at the still-floating cards.
-Not pulling? Planning to stick with a 2-star skill?
"As if."
Carpe touched the cards again.
Would you like to Repeat?
"Repeat."
0-star Skill - Repeat activated.
Whoosh.
As the skill triggered, the 2-star skill card 'Charge Arrow' that Carpe had pulled reverted, the '?' symbol reappearing as it returned to its spot.
"Whoa. Had a hunch, but it actually works."
-Does Repeat reshuffle the entire card lineup? Or keep the cards the same but let you repick? And is it one-and-done, or...?
"Spoken like a true vet. Super eager for new stuff, huh?"
Carpe cut off Cheonma's rambling—it'd drag on forever. Those details? They'd test 'em now.
"Going again."
The disappointment from the 2-star was gone, replaced by swelling excitement.
"This time, second from the right."
Ding.
"Ugh. 3-star."
-Still an upgrade from 2. Try once more?
"Think it'll work?"
'Infinite repeats would be straight-up broken, right?' But...
Ding.
Would you like to Repeat?
And it actually happened.
"It works!"
-Sigh, this rotten game has no chill.
Time for a test. He picked the exact same card as the first one: second from the left.
The exact same skill appeared.
"Looks like Repeat doesn't reshuffle or reposition the cards."
-If it did, you'd infinite-loop till you hit what you want. Makes no sense.
"True."
Now that he knew, he pulled without worry.
The fourth pull brought a new 3-star, different from Beginner Mana Recovery.
No need to check—Repeat!
And right as he picked during the fourth repeat, an unprecedented effect exploded.
Fwoosh!
A brilliant golden light burst from the selected card!
"Huh?!"
-No way.
Just like Patron Spirit pulls, skill pulls had grade-based effects too.
And golden light meant...
"Whoa!"
-This? For real?
People'd kill for a 5-star, and he hits 7-star!
As Carpe basked in awe, Cheonma spoke up.
-Hey.
"Yeah?"
Cheonma's face lit up with a grin Carpe had never seen.
Like a gambler, down to his last chips, all-in on the final hand and striking gold.
-Switch Patron Spirits, and Special Skills get deleted.
Plus, if affinity drops too low, they deactivate.
Special Skills outperformed peers but came with heavy restrictions.
-Poor bro here. Teach you this, tell you that, raise you up... and you swap me out over some crap job and skills? Ah, wanna switch Patron Spirits?
"...Pfft. You know I wasn't serious? Just teasing with some bro-love. You're the best, obviously."
-It's cool. I'll let ya switch. I get it. My Jeonghun needs to walk the flower path with a 9-star.
"What kinda salty talk is that, Sect Leader? Carpe, Strike Team 1 Captain of the Cheonma Faith. Your loyal dog will serve till death."
"Kyu!"
"See? Little Sect Heir approves too."
-...You lot have fun. Anyway, enough joking. Holy Sacrifice, huh.
"Good one?"
-Obviously. Why else 7-star?
Holy Sacrifice.
The holy-attributed nuke, aka "Holy Grenade."
-Damage is nuts. Scales with total MP—the more you got, the harder it hits. Conditional, but against dark or magic mobs? Damage jumps tiers. Few 9-stars top it.
But the insane DPS capped it at 7-star due to brutal penalties.
-Use it, and HP/MP drop to 10k, all stats -300%. No skills usable.
"Hm. Basically 'use and die'?"
-Yup. Strictly for finisher shots.
"Even with penalties, seems amazing."
A monstrous burst for the killing blow? Endless potential.
-That alone warrants 8-star min. But there's more.
"What?"
-It's one-use. Deletes after.
"Huh?"
-Gone after one cast.
"...Oof. Lame."
Skill points were precious. Only from levels (1 per), few other sources.
Unlike job changes, learning from skill cards cost 1 point each.
-Other penalties aside, burning a point on a one-shot? Meh.
"Fair."
-Still demand exists. Some quests vanish on death—better invest a point. Auctions sell well.
"Sells? For how much?"
-Later, supply floods and prices drop. Now? Around 5 mil?
"What?!"
Five million?!
Carpe's jaw dropped. For a 20-something college dropout? Life-changing cash.
"Gotta sell! How many chickens is that?!"
-Check first. Might be untradable.
"Right."
Carpe hurriedly inspected Holy Sacrifice.
At the card's bottom: "Tradable" in bold.
"Cheonma, my god! Thank you!"
This was it.
This was the game.
This was a 0-star Patron Spirit!
"Auction house where?"
-Every major city. Ruana's got one.
"Can register on the way for quest mats."
Everything clicking smooth—good omen.
Tried one last Repeat on the final card, hoping for hidden 8-star. Nope, another 2-star.
-Two 2-stars, two 3-stars out of five... 80% trash rate? Ridiculous.
"Gacha rates are all scam. Stress over that and you die young."
Didn't matter anymore anyway.
His god-tier Patron Spirit turned 20% into 100%.
Carpe finalized on the 7-star and rushed to the city.
Ruana's east gate commercial district.
Carpe stood before the biggest building.
"Phew. The auction house!"
-Yeah, auction house. Calm down. 5 mil ain't pocket change, but no need to freak.
"How much cash does a broke college kid even have? 5 mil is huge. Was running low on game time anyway."
-What? Low on what?
"Game time. Today I could only afford 5 hours..."
-Dude! Why say it so casually?! That's a crisis!
Cheonma was appalled.
When even 10 hours daily felt short? Only 5?!
"No cash, what ya gonna do? But 5 mil covers months."
-That's just patching a hole. Long-term, fix it proper.
For Cheonma, who wanted Carpe to speedrun growth and clear the game, login limits were unacceptable.
-First things first: buy a capsule.
Build big? Solid foundation first.
No basics like login time? Nothing else works.
"Want one bad, but broke. Few more jackpots like this..."
-No waiting. Easy fix.
"Easy how?"
-I'll buy it.
"Huh?"
-Said I'll buy it. Easiest way.
"...Possible?"
Obvious, but Cheonma was dead.
Dead guy buying capsules? How?
Even rich at death, assets go to family or state, right?
-Ways exist. Don't worry. Enter the auction house first. Need to list for capsule funds.
Increasingly baffling.
Why in-game auction for real-life capsule? No big-ticket item for instant buy.
-Game overlord or full clear? Yeah, tough. Needs luck too. But one thing I guarantee.
Carpe knew that one thing too.
-You'll game forever, zero money worries.
Cheonma was just too damn cool.
The 10-Star Player's Lucky Draw