Chapter 6
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: Gacha
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I tapped the Status screen to strengthen Sua. By using ten Suas, I upgraded the current Sua to C-rank.
"Haaah..."
Sua trembled, letting out a strange moan as she awakened.
I used the remaining Suas to create more C-rank ones, then fed them back into her.
Looking at Sua again, her face somehow seemed even more beautiful.
"I... I'm really C-rank now. I definitely feel stronger."
Just one rank up, and Sua was already claiming she felt stronger.
"Told you. You're my main."
"Th-thank you..."
Sua looked genuinely delighted by my words.
"Alright... now that we're cleaned up, let's do a proper pull."
Even after that, Sua eyed me warily whenever I went into one of my rages.
It was because I kept pulling duds.
Then, on the tenth pull, a red glow finally burst forth.
That meant at least one A-rank was in there.
The Valkyrie from the tenth pull was none other than Holla.
It was the Valkyrie I'd seen with Pilot Isteir.
Come to think of it, what happens if two Hollas meet? Do they share memories?
Curious, I asked Sua.
"No. We don't share memories. Our true bodies are in the Celestial Realm, and when a Pilot summons us, each one gets a separate personality. Think of the Holla you met and the one your Pilot summoned as completely different Valkyries."
Oh, got it. Sua explains things so well. And even if there are tons of Suas out there, I was grateful for the one right beside me being my Sua.
If she were the hyper, cutesy type, it would've felt totally off from the Sua in my imagination.
She matched the image of Sua I'd built up perfectly.
Anyway, I now had two solid mains secured. If a better healer came along, I'd swap out Holla, but otherwise, she was a fine pick.
For the 15-man battles later, I'd need at least three or four healers, so raising her from now wasn't a bad idea.
"Let's ride this momentum and pull again!"
I said that to Sua, but she looked dejected at the mere mention of pulling.
Still, my Status kept spewing white light nonstop.
"Argh! Why is the rate so damn low? Sua, is it this hard for everyone else?"
"If you mean summoning, yes, it's tough. Others seem to pull an A-rank about once every five tries. Of course, you've done twenty pulls and only got one, so you're a bit unlucky."
Sua explained calmly, but somehow, hearing that just made me angrier.
But I still had eighty pulls left.
'Ugh... I need to buy favor items for affection grinding too... and weapons and armor...'
In my memories, after this 500,000 won cash-in, I didn't spend again for a whole month.
At first, seeing the diamonds pile up made me think I'd hit the top ranks in no time. I hadn't expected this drought. Anxiety was starting to creep in.
Then, at the twenty-fifth pull, I snagged another A-rank.
This one was Heiji, a swordsman. She had her black hair tied back tight, giving off a samurai vibe.
Great attack power and a buff made her highly versatile.
I noticed Sua's face darkening when I pulled Heiji.
At the fortieth pull, a golden light exploded.
My first SR-rank, and my expectations soared.
'Oh no...'
But seeing the SR Valkyrie, disappointment set in immediately.
It was Jaira, another Spear Knight like Sua.
A warrior with solid defense who leaps to the enemy backline for wide cross-row attacks, making her popular.
I glanced at Sua without thinking, and her face looked on the verge of tears.
And understandably so. My usable Valkyries were Holla, Heiji, and Jaira—three in total. From Sua's perspective, even B-ranks were threats, sure.
But Heiji and Jaira were both melee dealers. Jaira was even a Spear Knight like Sua.
Adding Sua would mean three melee dealers.
Holla covered the essential healer slot, but excluding the needed tank, I'd only have one ranged dealer.
Many comps worked, but the ideal was tank, healer, two melee DPS, two ranged DPS.
Split ranged into physical and magic for best synergy.
Sua didn't know yet that she was my favorite, so no wonder she was anxious.
Pushing aside Sua's unease, I kept pulling.
Around the fiftieth, another A-rank appeared.
Finally, the ranged DPS I'd been waiting for. It was Garujan, the one Isteir had. Unusually, she wielded a spear as a ranged dealer.
She attacks by hurling her spear like a hunter. Her attack speed is slow—one attack for every two enemy hits.
People mocked that she needed time to retrieve her spear.
But her massive attack power and row-wide attacks made her popular.
"Alright! Time to pull a tank!!!"
No tanks yet. Tanks were the most crucial in this Valkyrie world, so it was frustrating. Plus, sitting in the inn room pulling all day was getting boring.
Exactly at the seventieth, red energy spread again.
"What is it? Tank... come on... please..."
I clasped my hands in prayer.
"Whoa... what the hell..."
It was another ranged DPS. A magic one this time.
Beside me, I watched Sua's face turn pitch black in real time.
The new Valkyrie was Elastra. An odd one who only used skills, no basic attacks. But her skill can hit all of her enemies, growing stronger wuth each use—a powerhouse with a sturdy tank to protect her.
Her trait made her hard to kill too, earning her fame as an overpowered A-rank.
She got hit with nerfs after nerfs because of it—way too broken for A-rank.
Pulling Elastra left me conflicted.
'Yeah. Still no tank. Let's keep going.'
Only thirty pulls remained. I wasn't even sure anymore if I'd get one.
Even at eighty, ninety pulls, no A-ranks. Madness.
'Is this even right? Someone rigging the rates?'
This would've been blatant rate manipulation. Ninety pulls meant 990 Valkyries total, and zero A-rank tanks? No way.
'Who do I complain to about rate rigging?'
"Hoo... hoo... let's see who wins."
Ten left. I'd dump all remaining diamonds.
If no tank? Fine, use Jaira as one for now.
Tanks were essential before weapons or armor, so I'd burn it all for one.
Affection grinding? Not important now... Ugh... Unlike at the start, my hand trembled on the Status screen.
91st, 92nd, 93rd... 99th... No tank.
Not even an A-rank.
One pull left.
"Sua. Come here."
"Yes? Me?"
Sua, who'd been moping alone, scurried over when I called.
Seemed like watching the pulls had changed her personality a bit. That desperate, huh?
"Sua. I really need something good this time. Come rub my shoulders."
Sua's face fell even more at my words.
But she obeyed, coming behind me and gently kneading my shoulders.
Her soft hands felt amazing on my shoulders. Not just on screen—I could actually touch her.
Felt like something good was coming.
"Nice! Here we gooo!!!"
I yelled and hit the pull.
Light poured from the sky on the Status screen. Blue at first.
'Ah... B-rank, huh...'
As I sighed, blue turned red, red to gold, then a brilliant prism light showered down.
"Whoaaa!!! Fuck yes!!!!!!!!"
I couldn't help yelling.
The hundredth pull... an SSR-rank.