Chapter 122
Chapter 122
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 122
>Chapter Title: The Dream Didn't Lie
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Chapter 122
The next morning.
Do-hyun, who woke up right on time at 8:30 as usual, started his day with a glass of cool water like always.
“Son, you’re awake? You seemed to go to bed late last night—how do you manage to get up at the same time every day? Come eat.”
“Ugh... Mom, hangover soup... I’m dying...”
“Ugh! What’s there to brag about drinking? That’s why I told you to pace yourself!”
“I don’t know... Everyone else was drinking—how was I supposed to bail?”
Do-hyun chuckled and took a seat next to the two who greeted him in the living room.
“What’s this, you hungover?”
“Hungover? Even looking like this, I can handle three bottles.”
“A guy who passes out after just drinking shows up bragging about three bottles. Your limit’s whatever you can handle without collapsing, you know.”
“Why are you picking on me first thing in the morning? How many bottles does big bro handle, then?”
“Mom, need any help?”
“Huh? Why dodge the question? Don’t tell me big bro can’t even do three... Oho, avoiding it now?”
Do-hyun easily ignored the question as she frowned while sprawled over the table, prompting Hyun-ah to jump up indignantly.
She clung on persistently when he gritted his teeth and kept ignoring her.
“Ugh, so noisy. You two being quiet is the best help, so just sit still!”
“...Yes.”
“Okay...”
Only after their mother finally snapped did Do-hyun and Hyun-ah quiet down.
It was a good thing for Do-hyun.
He never imagined she could actually handle three bottles. He’d nearly lost his big-bro authority.
‘Well, she did go out drinking even on the day the notice came.’
Was this the difference between someone who trained steadily and someone who’d slacked off for years?
His training had been lax.
He decided to avoid alcohol talk for a while as he finished eating and headed to his room.
Now that he’d eaten, it was time to kick off his fulfilling god-tier gacha life as usual.
But first, there was something to do.
‘Let’s check the reactions.’
As a pro Newtuber, he needed to see the response to yesterday’s upload.
Do-hyun quickly pulled out his phone and fiddled with it.
[Kaiser TV]
- Subscribers: 4.546 million
His eyes went wide at the majestic channel greeting him.
“4.54 million!?”
“Son~ Too loud~”
“...Sorry!”
Do-hyun belatedly shut his mouth after yelling out loud without realizing.
But he couldn’t help it.
‘Why’d the subs jump like this in one day?’
Last he checked, it was around 2 million, but what kind of surge was this?
Hitting a million subs in days was plausible if you were at the center of controversy, but jumping from 2 to 4 million in a day was another story.
It was practically unprecedented.
[Contractor]
- Views: 18.468 million
“Crazy...”
The video that created that precedent was none other than yesterday’s upload.
He’d taken first place in the graduation quest back-to-back, and this video was proof of sorts, so he knew it’d blow up.
But this was overkill.
‘Not even a full day—no, not even half a day for 18 million views? How high will it go?’
This was the payoff of becoming a celebrity in a game enjoyed by a billion people.
You’d predict the next rise based on the last, only for it to mock you with explosive growth.
-Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god!
-Gay for dating sims? Pfft, our bro starts by saving a whole city like a boss.
-Insane control... Didn’t get hit once...
-Is that guy Charlie...? PTSD hitting hard...
-Was that last scene real? Why hasn’t crap like that shown up in Brion? Cutting off right at the important part—now I’m dying to know ㅠㅠㅠ
└For real... No way it’s the main quest, right?
└Why would main quest show up here lol. Even Barion couldn’t find it. Probably just an event scene after boss kill.
└Whatever it is, I’m curious...
-Holy shit!! Best video ever! Is this really Brion?
‘The comments are solid.’
He didn’t know about other sites, but the Newtube comments were pure praise.
There were some about Charlie or speculating main quest, but counterarguments outnumbered them...
He’d cut the main quest part because his head hurt, but ending it like that earned directorial praise, which felt great.
“Yeah, I had a good dream today.”
Today was a lucky day.
He’d ride this momentum to pull an amazing skill and snag every hidden piece!
-Master, you’re here? Early again today.
-Liza!
Logging in with excitement, Jihad and Eliza greeted him as always.
Seeing the two look so peaceful, they must’ve spent the night peacefully in the cabin.
Now it was familiar routine.
But this time, one more had joined.
“You’ve arrived, my lord.”
“Yeah.”
Unlike the casual waves from the other two, Charlie bowed formally.
Do-hyun stared at him silently and let out a hum.
[Loyalty at max.]
[Loyalty cannot increase further.]
‘His was already maxed, so I don’t know how he felt.’
Unlike Jihad and Eliza’s obvious tells, it didn’t show through loyalty, so he had no gauge.
‘Eh, he was fine.’
The Guardian Room itself created a space where the guardian felt comfortable.
No drop in loyalty meant it was good. Do-hyun shrugged it off and looked around.
‘No one here.’
The empty auditorium caught his eye.
Priests who met his gaze bowed and passed, faces grim.
Still mourning. Makes sense—with the Holy Knight Commander’s wood supply dead, they wouldn’t wrap it up in a day.
‘Actually works in my favor.’
He’d already exchanged greetings yesterday.
Showing up again would be awkward, so it was fine for him.
And...
-Huh? Master, not heading to the next city?
-Liza?
Jihad and Eliza tilted their heads at Do-hyun standing blankly in the auditorium instead of warping.
They’d expected him to rush since time was tight, so his leisure puzzled them.
Of course, Do-hyun wasn’t doing this for no reason.
He had a very important one.
[Use Advanced Skill Draw Ticket?]
It was time for the card pull he’d missed yesterday.
‘How obsessed was I...’
Missing the pull and logging out—how bitter was it to dream of card pulls even in sleep?
Even at breakfast, the sound echoed in his ears.
-My god...
Jihad chuckled dryly at the obsession, then asked.
-But can you do card pulls here?
“Yeah.”
-Why? Is this a holy site too? Aren’t there only two?
He always remembered this stuff well.
Normally, Do-hyun would applaud the solid advice, but not today.
With worldly resolve, Do-hyun slowly scanned around in a serious tone.
“Jihad. Behold this place. Where is this?”
-...Lair Grand Temple auditorium?
“Right. The place worshiping the most gods, where countless people bowed to me and prayed.”
-...?
So? What’s that mean?
Do-hyun raised his voice as if Jihad truly didn’t get it, staring at his blinking eyes.
“You really don’t get it? This place filled with holy prayers is the true holy site!”
-My god. Master. What nonsense is that? And gods are your enemies...
“Out!!”
-Eek!
Do-hyun squeezed his eyes shut as Jihad instinctively shut his mouth.
Truth be told, Do-hyun knew it was half(?) nonsense. Even he’d see it as a tantrum.
But he couldn’t back down—there was a reason.
“I saw it in last night’s dream. Me pulling a dragon here.”
A golden one, no less.
It turned its head like tham-tham-tham, glanced slyly, and left, but it was a dragon.
He’d dreamed a rare dragon dream—couldn’t change spots now.
This was peak pseudoscience!
“Let’s go!”
-...I dunno. Do what you want, master.
-Liza...
Usually the sanest, but why’d he turn like this before pulls... Jihad couldn’t get used to it.
As Do-hyun started the pull ignoring the head-shaking guardians,
Charlie, watching, approached Jihad cautiously.
-What is my lord doing now?
-Ah, first time for you. Watch closely. You’ll see this plenty from now on. Don’t freak out.
-Liza liza.
Charlie grew serious at Jihad’s veteran aura in this weird field(?).
-Hm! Seems like a very important ritual for my lord!
-...Kinda. Interrupt and it won’t end with a flick.
-Liza liza...
-Then this lowly sword shall stand guard to not disturb my lord’s ritual. Leave his side to you two.
Jihad shook his head at overly solemn Charlie scanning surroundings.
-Feel like I’m the only normal one.
-Li... za?
-...Eliza? You hitting puberty lately?
-Liza liza?
Eliza pursed her lips like whistling, playing dumb.
Jihad’s sanity crumbled. That’s when the three guardians were busy in their ways.
“Naisu!!!”
-Eek!?
-Li, liza!
-My lord?
The three jumped and whipped around at Do-hyun’s sudden yell.
But he had no time for them.
Distracted by the yellow lights before him.
‘Crazy... Three yellows.’
Best grade from Advanced Skill Draw Ticket was Heroic.
Even that was rare probability—usually satisfied with Rare.
Yet three Heroic cards.
‘Three out of ten! A whopping 30% chance!’
Five silvers, two duds—fail rate barely 20%.
20% dud, 50% break-even, 30% jackpot.
Unheard of for Do-hyun.
‘...Or maybe not? I’d probably pick the 20% dud perfectly.’
Rational doubt flashed, but anyway, best gacha luck ever.
First time seeing three yellows at once.
Dragon dreams don’t lie.
‘Left? Right? Or middle?’
Fidgeting his index finger in 고민, Do-hyun finally reached out.
Middle in times like this.
Pulled the card—yellow light burst,
Ding-
Cheerful alert, skill appeared.
[Fuse - Thread]
- Grade: Heroic
- Restriction: Rogue line
- Description: Rogues must stay hidden—never reveal themselves.
No trap suits a rogue better than a fuse.
- Effect: Creates a wick using fuse thread to light fire.
Attach to objects or targets, connect up to 20m.
Once attached, ‘Fuse - Thread’ transforms to ‘Fuse - Blast’; igniting wick causes explosion.
Classified as trap—indiscriminate to friend/foe; longer thread amplifies damage.
- Cooldown: 20 sec
Behold, the arrival of Fuse—one of rogue’s ‘Heroic skills’ dismissed as unworthy of its grade.
“Do... Do-bung...!”
Do-hyun pointed accusingly at the flashy entry, then clutched his head gasping.
Of the three, he picks the rogue’s—and worst, the shit-fuse called ‘chewX-fuse’!
“Aaah...”
Barely holding back rising blood pressure, Do-hyun realized.
Why the golden dragon tham-tham-thammed its head around before leaving.
The dragon dream didn’t lie.