[Measuring initial clear reward…]
[Reward measurement is delayed. Please wait a moment.]
Delayed, you say?
This is a first for me.
“Is this something that normally happens?”
[?]
[Loading what?]
[No, more like explain it to me, LOL!]
[What did you do?]
[Is it a bug?]
[Why is that happening?]
[Is the Lily hack controversy coming up again? LOL!]
[But seriously, why is it like that?]
[No mythical items?]
[Give me some details.]
“Details? Hmm… Well, the darkness, no, the boss appeared, so I modified the sealing ritual a bit and sealed it.”
Instead of consuming the soul of the offering, it was sealed through the consumption of power.
It went according to plan, and I successfully sealed it without issues.
To be precise, it’s closer to banishing it than sealing.
‘…Could it be that it’s not recognized?’
The Space of Despair connected to my soul is a world somewhat disconnected from reality.
A virtual space like the realm of imagination.
If Deoen’s system doesn’t recognize that space, it might perceive the dungeon’s main boss as suddenly disappearing without a trace.
From the system’s perspective, which needs to measure the rewards, it has to understand how the boss was dealt with, but it just vanished without a clue.
[What?]
[?]
[What did you modify, Lily? LOL]
[Oh, it was a seal?]
[A seal, you say?]
[?]
“Yeah. Did you think I killed it or something?”
It was a bit rough, but I kind of put some thought into it.
[Eh]
[Eh]
[LMAO]
[Yeah, yeah]
[I really thought Lily was a killer]
[LMAO]
[The blank expression while stabbing is the highlight]
[It was scary]
[Yena crying is hilarious, LOL!]
[So it was sealed… thought you just killed it.]
“……Anyway, how long has it been since I disappeared?”
[1 minute?]
[1 minute]
[About 50 seconds]
[It wasn’t long at all]
Didn’t take as long as I thought.
It felt like quite a bit of time had passed.
Even considering the time difference, it’s still much shorter than usual.
[Measurement complete.]
[You have acquired 300 gold coins and 300,000 experience points.]
“Oh.”
That’s quite a lot of experience for a single dungeon.
On par with my third job change quest.
I leveled up to 65 in one go, and the money wasn’t bad either.
[The scenery isn’t bad]
[300,000?]
[300,000 wow!]
[LMAO]
[6 million won is really sweet]
[This can’t be the end, right?]
[No way]
Ding!
[Choice – You have chosen to interrupt the Offering Ritual.]
[More than half of the Beastmen survived. You have acquired the Holy Seal (Middle).]
You have obtained the Holy Seal of Beastmen.]
[While holding the Holy Seal, the affection of the Beastman race increases by 30.]
Clang.
A token with a brown fur pattern now in my hand.
This feels like a bonus.
[As an additional reward, you can choose an item of your preference.]
Plop.
Several items unfold before my eyes.
The first thing that catches my eye is a familiar blue eye.
Radiating an otherworldly aura…
[The first item is Mythical, ‘Bluering’s Eye.’]
…?
What?
[?]
[????????????]
[Excuse me? haha?]
[Yena lol]
[Hahahahahahahaha]
[Wait, this was also for Lily?]
[What? hahahaha]
[Eye ntr, what is this lol]
[Yena, tear of blood lol]
[Ah, I see, it was to take out the eye haha]
Even though it’s just one eye, it’s not much different from the one Yena used.
As it’s Mythical, its performance and effects have already been proven.
The blue eye seemed to be urging me to choose it.
I almost selected it right away but turned my head.
I should check the others too.
The second item was a long scroll of blue light.
It looked like a magic scroll packed with something written on it.
[The second item is a scroll recorded with the magic of the Highest Water Spirit, ‘Naiad’. It can be used semi-permanently.]
“Spirit?”
I skimmed the scroll, feeling a bit skeptical.
Sure enough, with the seal or the unique magical script of spirits written on it, this scroll indeed contains the power of the highest spirit.
But why is this part of the reward?
[?]
[Naiad?]
[???]
[Why a spirit?]
[Leo would definitely covet that item lol]
[Calling Naiad, isn’t that pricey? lol]
[That’s awesome]
[Mythical stuff seems better though]
[Wow]
[????????????]
[If it can be used continuously, the scroll might actually be better]
[Leo would probably choose this right away lol]
[Not a one-time use scroll, it’s a god in itself ;;]
After that, the System kept introducing strange and special items.
Although they all had some degree of relevance, some were rewarded to a point where I felt, “Do we really need this?”
What stands out the most is that there are no items related to the main boss, the ‘Spirit of Darkness.’
Most importantly…
“The quest hasn’t been cleared.”
The source’s level had enough power to compare to a World Boss, so I was secretly hoping that the advancement quest would be cleared.
If the advancement quest was cleared, I could immediately unlock the Holy trait.
But it seems that due to being trapped in this virtual space, it wasn’t recognized as captured.
It wasn’t recognized as having been caught.
But I can’t catch that guy in the current situation…
‘Time is running out…’
[The seventh item is a ‘very mysterious’ random box.]
“…Random box?”
In a world filled with myths and legends, a random box?
I lifted a beautifully decorated box with a red ribbon.
It sure looks pretty, but…
“Is this a good thing?”
[no no no no no no no no no no]
[no no no no]
[yes yes yes]
[no no no no no no]
[don’t draw]
[gacha go go go go]
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[Either trash or an item that only gives 10% Holy Energy, lol]
[Lily’s luck might make it possible]
[for real lol]
[Gacha isn’t that bad, right?]
[But you can get a guaranteed Mythical item… gacha is a bit tricky]
[If it’s very mysterious, isn’t it just ss*t?]
[INFO: If it comes out well, at most it’s just a Legendary from the Normal tier]
“Hmm…”
To be honest, nothing was really appealing.
Everything seemed usable, but it wasn’t like it compared to a spear, hammer, or something as effective as the Blood Whistle.
‘I want to draw something.’
“Is the very mysterious one the best?”
[no no]
[very very very mysterious is the best]
[very very very]
[Very3 mysterious is Tier 1; this is Tier 3]
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[But a very mysterious random box is still quite expensive, not compared to Mythical]
[Just get an eye or naiads]
[Let’s get an eye and give it to Yena, haha]
“Really?”
Just holding it makes me smile for some reason.
[You?]
[No way. Right?]
[Lily?]
[There’s a Mythical item]
Ding!
[…Would you like to choose the very mysterious random box?]
“Yes!”
Pashh…
All the dazzling items vanished into particles, leaving just a pretty gift box in my hand.
“Yes!”
[?????]
[?]
[?]
[Lady Lily?]
[HAHAHAHAHA?]
[Are you crazy?]
[Yena is crying, hahahaha]
[Gacha hahahaha]
[Wow]
[Is there someone who would choose gacha over a Mythical item?]
[????????]
[Gambler Lily, hahahahaha]
The chat window erupted in chaos.
Seeing everyone’s reactions to the gift box somehow made me feel good.
“Well, I’m going to open it right now.”
[Opening the very mysterious box.]
A strong light burst from the box.
And it was over.
“…Huh?”
A bust..?
■
“Lily!!! What have you done!!! Why! Why! Why!”
As soon as I returned from the dungeon, Yena was bouncing around in a frenzy.
She went wild.
Her eyes seemed to be red from barely managing her expectations.
“…As long as it was fun, that’s what matters.”
[Hahaha!!!]
[Oh lol, as long as it was fun, right? Hahaha!]
[I can’t resist gacha, lol!]
[Fun >>> Mythical Items]
[Lily is such a streamer, hahaha!]
[God of Gacha Lily! God of Gacha Lily! God of Gacha Lily!]
[Could it be that the God I know isn’t really a god?]
[This is seriously so funny, hahaha!]
[I totally recognize Lily the broadcaster.]
[She’s got the broadcast thing down perfectly, lol!]
“Wow… wow… Woooooow!!!”
I made an awkward face and laughed for no reason, but Yena’s wild antics didn’t stop.
Still, it wasn’t totally without gain.
‘From Yena’s perspective, it probably looks like I gained nothing.’
Money and experience points. And the Holy Seal was basic, so it’s expected, but I had caught the World Boss-level ‘Spirit of Darkness,’ so it’s not like I gained nothing.
In fact, I got something better than Bluering’s eyes.
But from Yena’s point of view, it probably looked like I had thrown away a mythical-level prize in one moment of gambling.
Like a tragic heroine, Yena sat down hopelessly.
I patted Yena’s shoulder as she slumped.
“Waaaa… it’s mine… well, it’s not really mine, but it feels like mine…”
“Don’t cry. It makes my heart hurt.”
[It doesn’t hurt at all, lol!]
[You really are somewhat of a cold-hearted flirt sometimes.]
[If it hurts, why are you laughing, Lily?]
[But man, it really does feel wasted.]
[Seriously.]
[Really, if I sold it, I could earn enough for a house…]
[NewTube > House]
[NewTube is definitely the right call, lol!]
“But I got this.”
“…A useless decorative bracelet…”
“It’s not useless. It’s nice and smooth.”
I fiddled with the purple smooth bracelet that came out as a dud.
A rare-grade item with no stats, enchants, or skills at all.
Oh, it does have ‘bound’ status, but as Yena said, it was indeed just a useless decoration.
‘It’s odd that it’s ‘rare’ grade.’
‘What on earth is this used for?’
I pressed the bracelet hard and tried to comfort Yena.
■
While Lily was comforting Yena, somewhere deep in Deoen’s abyss…
Grrrrrr…
‘Celestial Race…’
An ancient entity opened its eyes.
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