Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: 72 Demons Remegton.
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Chapter 4
72 Demons Remegton.
For a bishoujo gacha collection game, it’s pretty well-made when you break it down piece by piece. Of course, there’s no disagreement that it’s total garbage overall.
The 72 Demons are both the symbol and core of Remegton.
The highest rank among the familiars used in various dungeon elements, the 6-star grade, is entirely occupied by these demons.
In other words, this game starts with demons and ends with demons.
That’s why, among the tutorial rewards, items like Demon Stones and Demon Gacha Tickets hold tremendous value.
Kwaaaaa—!
The rainbow light pouring from the skull’s eye sockets, and…
Thud…
Thud…
That presence beyond the Hell Gate that’s been resounding since earlier.
‘This… is the best.’
I love this moment.
The sense that something is about to happen, coupled with the conviction that a brighter future awaits ahead.
All of it captivates me.
‘Demons… finally, a demon!’
It’s not strange or sinful to swell with anticipation.
‘If a Grand Duke rank or higher comes out, things would go so much smoother…’
Even among 6-star demons, their values aren’t equal. There’s no way the balance among the 72 Demons would perfectly align in such a beautiful manner.
Naturally, with 72 demons existing, rankings form based on their utility, versatility, and performance—72 rankings in total.
Of course they’d rank them!
That’s why this gacha pull means so much.
‘If Focalor… or even Vine comes out early on… no, any of the best demons available in this initial pull!’
Sparks of happiness fire in my mind.
It’s the signal of my delusion circuits overheating with joy.
Someone once said it, right?
A mobile game’s gacha is just pachinko with a bunch of skins slapped on.
I totally agree.
I’d never wasted money on useless things in life. Yet in Remegton, I was classified as a hardcore whale… Gacha games are the devil’s games, captivating everyone with their vicious addictiveness.
‘Yeah… just like devils. Look at this production value.’
Whooooosh—!
Remegton was definitely crap, but the gacha animations and their rewards were solid.
I love this moment.
The scene that will unfold after a short time passes.
It fills me with unparalleled joy.
“Hell…”
Aje Rup muttered.
The moment of narration.
The production is about to begin.
“There was an old man.”
I freeze.
‘…Huh?’
The skull doesn’t stop and keeps blabbering on.
“The old man was grumpy, but hotter and stronger than anyone.”
An image formed by the Hell Gate’s power projected before my eyes.
‘More importantly, this script the skull’s spouting… I’ve heard it somewhere before…’
The image showed flames standing alone against a massive wave of glacial ice.
“The lone strong one, he was the flame of Hell, the symbol of courage and life.”
Ah…
“When a blizzard of annihilation struck Hell without warning, he passed his heavy name to his disciple.”
‘No… no way… don’t!’
- Fly away, little one.
- Grandpa!
Please, no.
Don’t do this to me.
My body heats up.
My emotionally numb shell was showing disgust.
- From now on, you are Phenex.
- Grandpa!
“……”
“She has carried that flame in her chest ever since that day.”
Thud!
The Hell Gate began vibrating fiercely.
Kwang…
Kwaaaang!
“Someday, it will blaze like a miracle in an instant…”
Kwaaaaaang!
Piiing!
Clang—!
The chains snap.
Instantly, the Hell Gate opens.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaang!
Amid tremendous demonic energy and rainbow light, the Hell Gate swung open, and a single girl burst out in a bizarre pose.
Papat—!
A crisp motion, clearly practiced dozens or hundreds of times for that awkward pose.
‘…You!’
Her face half-covered by her hand, but her clear white skin and delicate features were striking.
Red hair to match her red eyes.
A natural, innocent smile.
And the horn on her head.
Unlike Lucifer’s, her horn wasn’t particularly large.
The woman said.
“My lord.”
For an instant, our gazes met.
The collision between Faust and the first demon to cross from the Hell Gate.
That clash was catastrophic… no, despairing.
“Did you find Phenex’s flame, my lord?”
[★★★★★★ Summoning Phenex.]
[Achievement Quest ‘Novice Demon Lord’ completed.]
At this moment, my reactions split into two.
The production is ridiculously amazing!
The gacha animation was truly spectacular.
Phenex’s flames still flickering around felt so real.
‘…….’
The other reaction was highly negative.
“Heehee…”
Even seeing those puppy-dog eyes begging for praise and cheers stirred no emotion in me.
…Are you a dog or something?
Faust isn’t even that kind to demons.
Swoosh…
My gaze turned to the skull of the Hell Gate that summoned her.
The skull flinched, sensing something wrong from my reaction, and groaned.
“…Uh, um?”
I shifted my gaze from him to Lucifer.
Swoosh…
Even Lucifer couldn’t help it this time; for perhaps the first time since meeting me, she avoided my eyes.
Her head tilted sideways as insincere words spilled out.
“Quite… ex… cellent demon…”
Lucifer lacked the courage to finish the sentence and stopped there.
My gaze returned to the demon of revival, Phenex.
“Heehee…”
Excluding her ally Lucifer, she was my first demon.
Indeed.
Faust’s impression could be summed up in one line.
“Troubling.”
* * *
No matter how much I emphasize it, the importance of your first 6-star demon can’t be overstated.
Even in the game, since there was no built-in reset marathon—aka rerolling—players used multiple accounts or every cheat in the book to pull the demon they wanted.
‘And now… this isn’t even a game anymore.’
With Remegton turned reality, rerolling was impossible.
The Demon Gacha Ticket given only after finishing the tutorial. A chance to secure one demon for sure.
Just once… one single chance.
Even pulling an unwanted demon wasn’t a big deal for whales.
Throw in overwhelming capital, and you’d eventually get the one you want. Then you wouldn’t need to use the first one.
But not me.
Damn it, not me.
I’m not, you bastards.
‘No options…’
In a no-recharge situation, having Phenex as my first demon… ha, “troubling” is putting it mildly.
No… let’s analyze coldly.
Is Phenex bad?
‘Bad… bad…’
Tilt—
Phenex is bad.
Half right, half wrong.
Phenex is bad “right now.”
This demon of revival has standout strengths that make her useful later on.
Rustle…
“……”
Even now, Phenex is peeking at me from behind a pillar.
Like a dog whimpering.
Her expression clearly screams, “Did I do something wrong?”
“…Your eyes scare me, my lord.”
…You didn’t have to say it out loud.
I hadn’t told her my name, but it must’ve been conveyed through the Hell Gate contract; she sometimes calls me Lord Faust.
Anyway, this situation is embarrassing for both her and me, but Phenex is… absolutely not someone you want in the early game, especially as your starter.
In reality’s reroll tier lists, she was buried at the bottom.
Reasons were many, but summed up in one line…
‘Limited utility, and she just eats growth resources until a certain point.’
There’s an ironclad truth in gacha games: expensive characters aren’t for main roster; they’re late-game picks.
‘Yeah…’
She’s a freeloader.
On top of that, lacking the versatility of a first character, she has only one niche strength…
“Um…”
The one Phenex just addressed wasn’t me—it was Lucifer.
“Here… when do we eat?”
“……”
Lucifer and my gazes met.
Swoosh…
She silently turned away from me.
She walked off, dragging Phenex away for a bit.
Thanks, now I have time to think alone.
“Haa…”
Troubling.
So troubling.
* * *
Phenex met a new lord!
- Quite… ex… cellent demon…
A beautiful demon… don’t know who yet, but she called me excellent!
So Phenex is acknowledged!
- Troubling.
…The lord thinks the same, right?
I need time to adjust.
After all, this isn’t the Hell I knew!
Will he give lots of food?
I eat a lot…
The lord seems full of worries.
From the moment we met until now, he’s been glued to that chair! Impressive! Phenex can’t stand boredom.
Hm… his reaction is totally different from past contractors.
Still… all previous ones welcomed me at first…
‘Gasp!’
Wait, is this that?
Did bad rumors about me spread without me knowing?
Grandpa… what do I do!?
‘Looks like I might’ve been hated after all…’
Grrrrumble…
Ah, thinking made me hungry!
“Um…”
Swoosh…
“Here… when do we eat?”
Totter…
What? Got dragged out by a pretty demon.
Are we going to eat?
“Phenex, please mind your speech and behavior in Lord Faust’s presence.”
“But… I’m hungry…”
“Meals are at designated times.”
“When’s that?”
“…Not decided yet.”
“……”
This feels like a weird place.
“Please wait quietly here until Lord Faust organizes his thoughts.”
“But… Phenex isn’t quiet…”
“……”
“Got it…”
I’m hungry…
Phenex is hungry!
More importantly, why isn’t this demon leaving?
…She’s standing next to Phenex?
“Hey…”
“Lucifer.”
“……”
“Call me that.”
“Lu, Lucifer… huh? Lucifer?”
Wait! Lucifer… that?
That Lucifer?
The absolute ruler of Hell!
No way! This has to be a lie!
“You’re really Lucifer?”
“…I decline personal questions.”
“But if you’re Lucifer… that…”
“Phenex.”
Grandpa! I met Lucifer!
The demon Grandpa talked about!
“Bear that name without shame.”
“…You remember Grandpa?”
Swoosh…
“This might be your last chance.”
I don’t know!
It’s the rumors!
“Eek… you know?”
Lucifer knows everything!
Does Faust? Does Faust know too?
“Lord Faust doesn’t yet know that all your past contractors cast you out.”
She knows… everything.
“…Not yet.”
“Y-You’ll tell him?”
“……”
“Don’t tell! Phenex can do well this time! I can do well…”
“Stop.”
So firm!
…And scary.
“Cease the commotion.”
“…Okay.”
“And…”
Swoosh…
“I’ll mention the meal. Bear with it until then.”
“Ah…”
See… she’s kind!
Lucifer is kind!
- That Lucifer girl, who knows what she’s scheming…
A name Grandpa often mentioned.
- Still, if something happens to me in this Hell, she’s the one you can somewhat rely on… Remember the name Lucifer.
‘Grandpa, I… met her! Lucifer!’
……
Thud…
Gasp, the door opened.
It’s Faust!
Step…
Step…
Meal time’s set!
“My lord!”
“Phenex.”
“…Huh?”
“……”
Stare—
‘Eek…’
That glare, scary!
“First,”
“……”
“There’s work to do.”
“……”
Food?
“Then, the meal.”
…The lord’s kind too!
“Phenex likes that!”