Chapter 1

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〈 Chapter 1 〉 I Became a Loser in a Gacha Game (1)

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“Fucking gacha game.”

I went bankrupt.

I failed to pull the limited gacha without a cap.

I poured in three truckloads of gems, and still, I failed.

“Shit. Damn.”

I can't even say a decent word.

Not only did I lose money,

but all the adventurers I pulled with gacha turned into gems.

I couldn't even get the limited character, known as the "human rights" character.

I've already exceeded the limit.

There's no way to keep spending.

If I want to spend more, I'd have to take out a loan from my overdraft, but is it really worth it to go that far?

‘The rerun will be next year, right?’

Right.

If I spend now, I'll be on top!

Without the human rights character, I'll be forced out of the clan, and then I'll be pushed down in the rankings, becoming a has-been, and all the money I've spent on this game will become mere data.

Should I seriously take out a loan?

If I just break through my overdraft for a small amount, say 1 million won, I might succeed.

Honestly, if I hadn't gotten even one after pouring in so much, I'd be holding the doorknob, waiting right in front of the screen.

­I'll dedicate everything to you, adventurer!

“Right. How can I play without the human rights character? It's essential for clan battles, raids, and exploring the infinite dungeon.”

Today is the last day of the gacha pickup event.

Its performance was already proven on the first day of the pickup, and many people who couldn't pull it, like me, are complaining.

“…It's only 0.1%. If I did 1000 pulls, it should have come out at least once, right?”

The gems I've accumulated are already a mountain.

Since recruited allies convert into gems for limit breaking, the amount of gems I've accumulated while trying to pull the human rights character is enough to limit break all the 5-star characters and still have some left.

“Time left….”

One hour.

There's one hour left until the gacha closes, and if I don't pull the human rights character in this hour, I'll be pushed down in the rankings.

1st place?

I can't aim for the top.

But I can't let my gold badge turn into a platinum badge, and I can't let my gems be urinated on.

“…I'll scrape together what I can.”

Before taking out a loan, if I can do one more pull, I might get the human rights character.

‘Where can I get more gacha gems?’

Character relationship stories? I've already completed them all.

Main story rewards? Side story rewards? I've already consumed them all before doing the pulls.

Clearing all three stars in the story dungeons? If there are any left, I'll do them.

“Shit, I really worked hard.”

How did I clear all the stages in the field 100%?

This way, I can't even do any mission work.

“…Mission?”

Maybe.

Is there any achievement that can provide gems immediately?

Within the next hour—

“Yas! There is!”

­The perverted fantasy of the young lord.

My fist clenches involuntarily.

The young lord.

As the young lord of the labyrinth city, a 1-star gag character and a character that can't even be used for variety shows, a character so useless that he gets beaten up like a punching bag in 4-panel comics.

A 1-star character with 3-star effects, a character created by the developers to blatantly screw over the players.

­Young Lord Champ….

At the same time, a "villain" character in the main story, and a death squad character who is "executed" along with the fall of his family, a character that exists only to make the player character the owner of the labyrinth city without showing a cool final moment.

This character has one achievement.

­"Clear it." Clear the infinite dungeon with the young lord and five 5-star female characters in your party (0 / 1).

Reward: 100 gems

Endgame content.

Practically, it's an infinite dungeon that requires all six characters to clear, and it's almost impossible to clear with the underleveled young lord.

But it's possible with the human rights character.

To achieve the achievement, I need the human rights character, but I need to clear this to get the human rights character.

“…I'll twist my body to clear it.”

I'll use every resource I have.

Creating a harem party with the young lord feels like taking away the female adventurers from me, the player, which is disgusting, but is this the time to be picky?

“If I succeed… I can do three pulls.”

It's possible.

It's not impossible.

Since there are people who have actually cleared it, it's possible to clear it without the human rights character.

I've invested enough in this game to buy a car, so I can't fail to pull the human rights character here.

So.

I must.

Using all tactics, skill allocation, and retries—

“…I cleared it!!”

I won.

All the female characters were wiped out by the final boss, and the young lord, who was the only one left, dealt the final blow by throwing a bomb.

“If the human rights character comes out, I'll fully level up the young lord.”

100 gems.

30 gems for a pull.

With only 18 gems left, I was short by 2, so I could only do three pulls.

“…”

Recruitment.

With a flashy effect, the resume papers fly.

Since it's a pull, only one resume paper came out, and that resume—

­I will become your sword, commander.

Converted into 10 gems.

“Okay. One gacha stack removed.”

I still have two left.

With a trembling heart, I pressed the recruitment button.

“Now, come out holding the doorknob, huff…!!”

A rainbow-colored resume.

Stardust falling from the sky.

Three stars on the adventurer's evaluation sheet!

This is definitely the aura of a limited pull—

­Named, Cerberus!

Converted into 50 gems.

“Damn it…!!”

Why are you here.

I'm grateful you came out, but you can't come out now.

“…No way.”

Did the rainbow rare stack removal just now cause the next character to be a 1-star character?

It can't be.

It can't be, right…?

“…If it doesn't come out, I'll break my overdraft, really?”

This is a matter of pride.

Even if I eat three Jin Sun Mi noodles tomorrow, I'll get my human rights character.

“Big one… coming!”

The resume paper falling from the sky.

White light, but still nothing.

“Rainbow…!!”

A rainbow-shimmering resume paper!

A luminous star on the rare grade chart!

­Haha! This young lord is now your companion, that's what I'm saying!!

Converted into 1 gem.

I messed up.

I'm ruined.

It's so absurd that I can't even touch the screen.

The young lord, what's so good about you, the developers made this live 2D animation to make me feel terrible.

“Shit….”

The human rights character is gone.

There are only 3 minutes left.

If I had known this would happen, I would have broken my overdraft or used a cash advance on my credit card earlier.

I've already used up the emergency fund in my account, which was as much as my salary, so the only option left is to withdraw from my savings.

“Cough…!”

Goodbye, my beautiful Gaudi!

Your emblem will shine platinum in the labyrinth city.

“Emergency withdrawal… emergency withdrawal… what?”

What.

“…The world is screwing me over?”

I feel so helpless.

The young lord in the screen is still smiling proudly at me, and the clock is striking the hour.

“…”

If I leave the screen as it is, maybe I can get attendance gems tomorrow and try again.

Maybe the server will lag and extend the gacha for one more day?

No such luck.

When I tap the young lord's eyes to dismiss him, the "pickup" sign in the lobby disappears.

Human rights.

Gone.

From now on, until the next human rights character comes out, I'll be a guy who deals low damage in raids and leaks golden pee in the rankings.

“…Shit.”

Even the 2-star character I usually don't call.

The traitor who appeared to screw up the timing for a 3-star character.

And the dog-like young lord who deceived me until the end are all shit.

“Should I delete everything?”

Using the app store's refund policy, I can get a refund for the money I've spent on this gacha.

At the very least, I can recover the amount of my salary from the money I've spent on gacha so far.

But if I do that, my account will be blacklisted and banned, and I'll never see the data I've played with so far again.

“…Shit.”

Only curses come out.

Maybe I'll delete everything and leave the young lord to eat noodles.

“Shitty game.”

I'll never play a gacha game again in my life.

“Shit. The developers who removed the cap when releasing the limited character are bad.”

This is the fault of the game company.

The fault of the publisher.

The fault of the trash PD who added an animation to change the 3-star star to 1-star when the young lord appears at the last moment.

“No human rights? Just delete it~”

Angry. Angry. Angry.

And since I'm going to eat noodles anyway—

“Young Lord 5-star, gooooo!”

Full level.

Full build.

And I put all the special items I've saved for a character I really like, which I've only been able to get 10 of so far, into the young lord's stomach.

“Aah, I'm satisfied. This shitty game.”

They say it's hard to go up but easy to go down, and that's exactly how I feel now.

I feel like dancing down the stairs if there were any.

“…I'll apply for a refund tomorrow. Shitty game.”

I threw my phone and lay down on the bed.

It's already late, and I just hope that a raged post will go up on the noodle forum.

“Shit….”

That's how I closed my eyes without the human rights character.

“Wake up, young lord.”

“…Huh?”

Shit.

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