Chapter 2

### Chapter 2: I Became a Loser in a Gacha Game (2)

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Prince Archive Order.

This game, commonly known as PAO, was a top-tier game for me, who enjoys collecting 2D cute girl characters in gacha games, until it was released.

Glorious illustrations.

Vibrant Live 2D.

A voice cast so strong that just hearing their names would make you think, "Ah, that person."

Grand graphics that could mesmerize anyone.

Although it was developed by a company I had never heard of, which had previously failed with a previous IP, the participation of a renowned scenario writer who had already made a name in the character industry kept my expectations high.

I was also worried that the terms of service might include insane clauses like collecting contact information from my phone, but fortunately, there were none.

Top-tier game confirmed!!

But after spending my first 300,000 won on gacha, it immediately turned into a complete piece of trash.

—Is this game designed to suck money out of players?

—I've never seen a game with such evil business models. It makes you roll both equipment and character gacha at the same time. lol

—But they do give out a lot of free gacha pulls, so it's still playable.

If they hadn't given out enough free gacha pulls to roll 50 times, I would have had to rush for refunds and buy a reset account from the start, given how terrible the gacha was.

Fortunately, a human rights character came from the free gacha, or I would have had to play the game with a character I had no affection for.

But what's the point of talking about this trash game now?

When I woke up, I had become the young lord of this trash game.

"…Rugi."

Rugi Fermaton.

The only heir of the Fermaton family, who governs the Labyrinth City of Fermaton.

From his name, which sounds like a twisted version of "loser," to his character, Rugi is a 1-star character, and his very existence is set as a punching bag in this game.

Is there a maintenance update? Blame Rugi.

Does the gacha fail? Curse Rugi.

Is the new character's performance poor? Say Rugi is to blame.

He is a pile of garbage with every bad meme attached to him, and his in-game performance and character personality are both bottom-tier.

How else could it be that even story-skippers would play the main story on their phones just to watch Rugi die, and then watch it again on YouTube, and every time the gacha fails, they would watch Rugi die by being stabbed and enjoy it?

Rugi dies again.

Today, Rugi dies again.

Before rolling the gacha, I would watch the video of this young lord, Rugi, dying multiple times to perform a ritual to cleanse my bad luck before rolling the gacha.

But now, I am Rugi.

Blonde hair.

His wavy hair flows down to his back.

His body is just an ordinary, unexercised physique, with no muscles, and his lower abdomen slightly protrudes with a bit of flab.

If there was anything to boast about….

"Damn, now I understand why Rugi got all the attention in the adult content."

His penis is a 5-star.

It wasn't for nothing that Rugi had the most significant role in the adult content, not the pot-bellied uncle or the golden sun.

It's huge.

Not to the point where it hangs down to his thighs, but it's long enough that if a woman were to insert it to the hilt, two or three fingers would still be left.

"Damn, it's huge…."

While it was a bit sad that Rugi was larger and more robust than my real self, now this huge penis is mine.

Smack!

I slapped my cheek hard with my hand.

No.

I can't let a mere penis make me accept that I am Rugi.

No matter that I am the only heir of the Fermaton family, the rulers of the Labyrinth City!

No matter that the Fermaton family's power is so strong that they can control the Labyrinth City!

No matter that even if I use my power to manipulate the players, they will only show disgust, clench their fists, or run away with the bride and groom!

No matter how big the penis is!!

I cannot become Rugi.

Because Rugi is a character with a predetermined death.

And not just in a side story, but in the 'main story.'

The only heir, Rugi, dies miserably when the enemy country, the 'Empire,' invades the Labyrinth City, which is rich in resources.

And with no heir, the Labyrinth City of Fermaton is taken over by the protagonist, 'Player,' and his companions, who work together to reclaim the city from the Empire, which is the core of the first part of the main story.

In other words, I am a villain extra who only serves to make the protagonist's journey difficult until he becomes the master of the city.

His evil deeds, if listed….

—In my last gacha, he appeared with a 3-star effect.

"Should I kill you?"

Just the first evil deed that comes to mind is enough for a death sentence.

He finally appeared in the limited gacha, which I had gathered souls to create, and made me suffer.

That alone is enough for Rugi to be killed immediately, but it's me.

"Damn, is a big penis and power all that matters…. ……Huh?"

A big penis and power.

The ruler of the Labyrinth City of Fermaton.

Before I die, before this place falls to the Empire or the protagonist….

"I am… essentially the king here?"

Strictly speaking, there is a 'lord' above me.

My mother, the 3-star character 'Jenise Fermaton,' the Countess, is above me.

But she has no talent for managing the Labyrinth City.

Jenise, who married the Count of Fermaton for a political alliance, only inherited the territory after the character who was the father of Fermaton—Rugi's father—died.

So the Labyrinth City is managed by the young lord, Rugi.

I am the 'young lord' because I essentially rule the family's retainers and the Labyrinth City.

The permission to enter the 'Infinite Labyrinth' underground, the many adventurers who challenge it, the magic stones and gems they obtain, and the wealth they get from the monsters—all of these are under the influence of the Fermaton family.

Without the Fermaton family's permission, no one can enter the Infinite Labyrinth.

"…Maybe I am a powerful ruler?"

What does it matter if the character's performance is terrible?

I have a big penis, no, a big power.

I have such strong power that I can even exercise the right to manipulate the players.

In this Labyrinth City, I am the law, and I am the 'god.'

Why?

Because….

'The Labyrinth City will disappear without the blood of the Fermaton family.'

The Labyrinth has become part of the family.

In the past, the Fermaton family made a contract with a demon, and an endless labyrinth opened beneath the castle of the Count's territory.

All kinds of monsters appeared in the labyrinth, and even when the monsters were killed, their bodies did not disappear.

After a great mage confirmed the situation, it was said that those with the blood of Fermaton could not leave the city until the Infinite Labyrinth was conquered—specifically, until it was closed.

Wait?

This?

—If the bloodline of Fermaton continues, can the Infinite Labyrinth be farmed infinitely?

—Yes…?

If managed well, it can be a place for infinite farming.

—If you don't listen to me, there will be no magic stones! Do you think you can threaten me?! If I commit suicide, it's all over, you bastards!

Thanks to the first Fermaton's gamble with his life, the Fermaton territory gained the greatest power in the Labyrinth City.

And now, the only one who carries the blood of Fermaton is me.

If I die, the Labyrinth City will be over.

But the reason I am killed in the main story is that the previous Count had two illegitimate children.

One on the Empire's side.

One on the Player's side.

The main story is that these illegitimate children eventually cooperate with the protagonist to maintain the Labyrinth City and continue the quest to break the curse.

"…Damn."

First, I am in a bad situation.

"I skipped it."

The main story.

The side stories.

They are just for getting gacha gems—'Lapis Lazuli.'

What? A story god game?

Full voice-acted animation?

I can watch all of that later.

But there is so much I haven't watched.

I know some things, but there is so much I don't know.

One thing I know for sure.

'Rugi must die.'

He is a character with a clear death flag.

If I can remove that death flag, I won't die.

One. The two illegitimate children somewhere in the city.

I know exactly who they are.

'One is a story companion character, and the other is a 3-star citizen character.'

One companion character who is also part of the protagonist's party.

One character who gives the right to live as a citizen in the Labyrinth City, not a slave.

Two.

If I can find these two and make them my allies, or in the worst case….

"…There are many 3-star characters."

I am selfish.

I will do anything to survive.

And the most threatening existence to my power.

"…'Adventurer.'"

Player.

Once my avatar who seduced many women, but now my enemy.

"…Sigh, I'm going crazy."

There is too much to check.

I need to confirm the current time, my current state, and my….

"Status window!"

"Master…?"

"…Ah, Amy, is it?"

My dedicated maid just came in with a cart of breakfast.

She is a brown-haired maid, one of the retainers working for the Fermaton family.

An extra character who serves the protagonist after I die.

Just a normal, ordinary office worker like me before I was possessed.

"…Hey, Amy."

"Yes…?"

There is only one thing I need to check.

"Pull up your skirt. What color is your underwear today?"

This is my power.

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