Ruthless Correction
-Nice.
-We should, yeah. We absolutely should.
-Th-the big roll.
-Letaaaa goooooo.
As expected, the reaction was great. Let’s keep this momentum rolling all the way through.
"Before that, as those of you who play Unknown know, people who don’t touch the game at all probably don’t really understand why this Mika, an SSS-grade spirit, is so good. You’d think, 'Is there really any reason to spend tens of millions of won pulling for it?'"
-Yeah lol
-A normal person would be satisfied with B to A tier
-Ahem
-Please refrain from facts
"There’s no need to argue with every one of those people. You just prove it with results."
-Ooooh
-Nice
-Hurry up and show us Mika. I’m getting symptoms.
"And for the record, my pity rate is in the tens of millions of won, but I pulled it with three million. Just keep that in mind."
-What?!
-Casually flexing...
-Your luck is disgusting, seriously
-You’re the one who got hooked, idiot
While I chatted with chat about one thing and another, I walked into the practice room. This place was only open to me or my party members, which made it perfect for testing damage.
"Let’s summon a training dummy..."
Before a job change, beginners can use every weapon. And I was a monster among Unknown veterans, so my proficiency with all weapons was high.
Since this was a one-shot chance before my class change, I was going to work off all that resentment by bullying the trash who’d earned my wrath.
"First, the bow."
Thud!
An arrow sank into the training dummy.
[10]
[No Attribute]
The damage was 10. There was no attribute at all. No critical hit, either. If I summoned SSS-grade Mika here, then what?
[SSS-grade Mika has been summoned.]
[SSS-grade Mika]
[★★★]
[On attack, Light attribute is applied.]
[Attack Power +100%]
[Attack Speed +125%]
...
...
"See the notification? It’s insane, right?"
-Ooooh
-The taste of money really is something else
-Look at that crit rate, it’s at a hundred percent lol
-I’m heading to pull SSS-grade after seeing this
"Huh? You’re going to pull SSS-grade after seeing this? Don’t do that. You need to stay on Unknown for a long, long time."
-That’s a hellish either-or lol
-I really can’t choose;;;
-Honestly, the first one
"Everyone, you can play Unknown just fine as free-to-play. It sounds like a lie, but it’s true. If you don’t get greedy and just take it slowly..."
-?
-Huh?
-Whoa
-Unknown veteran
-Hang in there, man
-How many Mikas do you have?
"Th-thirty million isn’t even that bad. Some guy pretended to be a crypto rich guy and went into debt for seven hundred million won to whale..."
-Who?
-Unknown veteran
-No way, there’s no such person.
-For real?
"Of course I’m joking. Who would even do that? No matter how much of an Unknown addict you are..."
I swallowed the tears rising inside me. My previous life story was too depressing, so let’s not drag that out any further.
"Anyway, it’s because they got greedy. People should play games with a plan."
-Says you?
-(While spending 300)
-And now, the Black Whale Haruru
"What, punk? If I spent three hundred thousand and got it instead of spending tens of millions, that’s called being planned. Life is all about results."
-Yeah lol
-Don’t get mad ㅠㅠ
-Surprisingly, that’s actually true
-Hurry up and show the damage already.
"Yes. I’ll show you the damage."
Thud!
The arrow slammed into the training dummy with full force. The damage was a staggering...
[500]
[Light Attribute]
[Critical Hit Applied!]
"That’s fifty times higher, right? That’s ridiculous, isn’t it?"
-Wow, that’s insane
-Whoa, it hit 500 damage before even changing classes
-Beginner strongest on the server, damn
-Money really is nice, huh
The damage had jumped by fifty times, which was exactly the kind of thing you’d expect from Unknown, a game where spending money actually feels good. The chat was full of awe. But this still wasn’t the end.
"When you fully transcend Mika at 3-star, you get another new skill, right? This is damage from before using that. This is it."
-What? That’s not the end?
-Damn
-I’m scared
-Worth every won
"You’re starting to get it now, right? This is why people spend tens of millions pulling Mika and fully transcending it... or so you’d think."
-So that’s why everyone keeps saying Mika Mika lol
-It’s bustedtttttt
-Gasp!
-Please, no facts
-If you buy a car, does your damage get stronger? Don’t make things up, lol
-Here comes another car-loan bro...
Ha. Of course it was our Harusalidan. They just couldn’t resist scratching at my nerves whenever they saw an opening.
"The more you use a car, the more it wears down, right? Maintenance costs money too. But Mika? Pull it once and you’re done!"
-Oooooh~~~
-Yeah lol
-Surprisingly true, damn
-Scary fact) Even if you spend tens of millions, you still might not pull it
"All right! Let’s check the active skill."
-You’re ignoring it with your teeth clenched lol
-I already said fact-ban.
-Get out~
[Light's Choice]
[When used, grants all attacks Mika's intense Light attribute for 60 seconds. (View details) Cooldown: 120 seconds]
"Just the Light attribute alone is broken. It even has the phrase 'Mika's intense' slapped onto it. If you click view details here, you’ll see..."
[Mika's Intense Light Attribute]
[Deals an additional 70% Light attribute damage to targets of all attributes. (Each additional attribute added to the weapon increases the extra damage by 20%.)]
[After 2 attacks, Intense Light charges up, and after 3 attacks, damage increases by 300%. (Each additional attribute added to the weapon increases the damage by 100%.)]
"This game, Unknown, is such an attribute-trash game that how many attributes you have matters. Mika gets even stronger whenever it gains another attribute alongside the Light attribute, which is already considered the most broken one. Mika... I should pull it, right?"
-Ooooh...
-No pity and a ten-million-won expected value. Now I see why
-But seriously, isn’t this way too broken? I only heard about Unknown, and it sounds like a crazy game
"For something that costs tens of millions, it should be broken. Of course, I pulled it for three million. Just saying."
-Ah, that flex is disgusting lol
-There it is again, the casual flex...
-Watch out, you’re going to get hit by mean reversion someday
"Mean reversion..."
I didn’t know the formal term, but in games it basically meant that if you pulled something big with a little money one day, another day you’d end up paying way more than normal for something mediocre. That was the rough idea. The opposite happened too, sometimes.
But it didn’t scare me. The goddess of luck was watching over me.
"Heh. You think something as petty as probability can toy with me? Not a chance."
-What’s with her;;;
-Streamer, I’m scared...
-That mindset is exactly the kind that gets you scammed by whales
[Mika's Intense Light Attribute has been activated.]
[Duration: 60 seconds]
At 3-star, the bonus stats go up too, so it wasn’t a perfect comparison, but let’s say Mika’s damage at 1-star went up by about fifty times. Then if I used the fully transcended skill after reaching 3-star, how much stronger would it get?
In my previous life, I’d been so unlucky that Mika had stopped at 2-star. I’d finally get to settle that score today. I swung the weapon twice into empty air.
[Intense Light has charged.]
The moment that message appeared, that was my cue. I fired the arrow.
Kwaaaang!!!
The whole action felt completely different from before. The screen shook hard, and a blinding flash of light burst everywhere.
-Ooooh~
-Even the sound is different
-What the hell;;;
-Whoa, my eyes
Damage Unmeasurable
The training dummy couldn’t hold out and shattered.
"First in Shining Parade history: beginner breaks a training dummy successfully."
-Whatever you do, it’s first place, damn
-At this point it might even be first place on the whole server??
-She’s seriously stupid strong
"This is the peak of the Unknown of the future."
-Nice
-The big roll
-She really might reach the peak, damn
After that, I tested several more weapons and packed up. The time for cleansing was approaching. The malicious bastards who’d illegally occupied the beginner zone and were slaughtering people indiscriminately, the guild called Minari.
"Minari Guild... now it’s time for you to pay for your sins."
-Letaaa gooooo
-Here comes the big one!!
-Ruthless execution
"The person donating, are you from Minari Guild?"
-Coward?
-Coward?
-Seems like it lol
-Even if they’ve whaled a lot, how are they supposed to beat Mika fully transcended lol
-For real
-Whoa
"Yeah, that’s Minari Guild all right."
I turned off the donation feed and looked straight at the camera. The VTuber avatar tech was good enough that it followed my gaze.
"Wipe your neck and wait."
-Oooooh~~~
-The big roll
-Kill them kill them kill them
-Smash the Minari Guild!!!
It had been a long time since I’d stepped out into a private stage. Most of the nicknames were obnoxious, but what they were saying was pretty much the same: they were cheering me on.
ChaeEun190MWonLoan: Please teach the Minari Guild a lesson!! Let’s go, Big Roll!
SallyNewSong5Losses: Let’s gooooo!!!!
UnknownEndsWhenYouQuit: Because of those bastards I can’t even play the game. Please kill them!
"I appreciate it, but... don’t cheer me on with those usernames! You maniacs!"
-lol
-Big Roll is even turning the trolls to her side
-They should get those people blocked in-game already
Beginner Zone 1-C.
From here on, the BGM changed and carried a fair bit of tension. As I kept walking, a few red usernames started appearing. Every single one had the Minari guild name up top.
-Ah, Unknown-sensei
-Don’t overreact lol
-She’s definitely going to win
One of the Minari Guild members sprinted at me. He was in combat stance, ready to cut me down at once. But that was even better. Thanks to him, I’d been spared the trouble of going to him.
"Control is for the weak."
Click.
"Next."
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