Chapter 36 - Dopamine Addiction
“Sigh…”
The revolutionary of our time, G.D. Ragon, left behind the famous saying ‘Nothing lasts forever’.
Was it because we sucked too much honey at the beginning of the 12th floor?
For 3 days after that.
Until breaking through Zone 10 of the 13th floor, the dungeon’s flavor was quite bland.
The monster waves that used to rush out in droves now came out weakly, flimsily, dampening our spirits.
Decisively.
“No treasure chest… again?”
“Woof…”
It’s not like they’re giving and taking away.
The rewards are just unsatisfactory!
To the point where I wonder if there’s even a need to do repeated clears, it’s a dud, dud, and another dud!
…Of course it’s not that bad, there were various hidden quests hiding, and very occasionally treasure chests did appear, but.
People have a threshold.
My brain is already too broken to be satisfied with minor rewards…!
To soothe this emptiness with nowhere to vent a little bit.
“Let’s go to the arena.”
I’m going to teabag today too.
The revelator ‘DotoIsCuteDoto’ had another peaceful day today.
Waking up early to chat with the heroes for a bit.
Taking a walk around the city to see the people.
Calmly conquering the tower with the heroes according to the angel’s whispered revelation around lunchtime as always.
Sometimes on days when the angel doesn’t give a revelation, making their own judgment to repeatedly conquer floors they’ve already cleared.
And in their spare time, practicing swordsmanship with Seres, a hero they’ve gotten quite close to recently.
Or enjoying woodworking, one of their new hobbies.
If both of those get boring–
The revelator’s symbol called the tablet of revelation, tablet of purification, or various other names.
They would also communicate with other revelators through the tablet in the ‘Revelator Community’.
Talking with other revelators existing in different dimensions was a novel and fresh experience.
[Pipipikikpeembulgi / Tinya was cute today too hnnng (7)]
Hearing stories about heroes they haven’t contracted yet in their own dimension.
[Myukyuisatchingyu / Our angel spent on packages again omg (6)]
Seeing that angels’ tendencies varied widely too.
Feeling envious reading about receiving ‘packages’, treasure boxes containing enormous resources as gifts.
[Whaleisflying / Floor 32 of the tower is really tough (17)]
Letting out exclamations while reading vivid accounts of revelators climbing high floors, the so-called ‘vanguard’.
There was also fun in seeing the various names given by the angels.
Their own name ‘DotoIsCuteDoto’ was also directly given by the angel when they first opened their eyes as a revelator.
And the common opinion among revelators–
To the point of feeling that their personality also grows to resemble the angel.
Revelators of all kinds were freely expressing their own colors.
Of course, there were some slightly twisted people among them too.
[1Q2W3E4R / Why can’t I clear floor 29 really? This is so frustrating (13)]
There were bad people who blamed their incompetence as a revelator on the angel, or on the heroes working with them.
[Author: SeonPDOUT]
[Title: Ah fuck is there no way to cross dimensions?]
[This bastard ‘aaa’ keeps acting up in the dimension arena
I’d try to endure usually
But can’t he stop that fucking dance???
I really want to quit being a revelator and beat the shit out of him for real]
Hmm… Is that so?
I met him once too, their Lumi has different footwork
ㄴIndeed
There were also revelators who vented negative emotions arising from the dimension arena or dimension brawl.
“Haha…”
Every time that happened, ‘DotoIsCuteDoto’ gave a bitter smile.
Victory and defeat are common in war.
If you lack strength, take time to train.
Whether thanks to the angel or not.
‘DotoIsCuteDoto’ was naturally peaceful and moderate.
Why get so angry?
Is this what other revelators self-deprecatingly call ‘RP’–
Revelator Average Personality?
They had such thoughts.
[WARNING: An attack is incoming from the Dimension Arena.]
[Prepare to defend.]
“…”
Until meeting ‘aaa’, that is.
Even though there was clearly nothing a revelator could do in the dimension arena, Dimension Arena.
Whether to call it a dance, or gestures with some meaning.
Hopping around.
Clapping and exclaiming.
Raising fists to the sky.
Shaking hips in excitement.
Anyway, yeah.
It was exactly fitting for the word ‘eyesore’.
Still, that much was bearable.
But.
When they finally tore their eyes away from the other revelator’s disgraceful behavior and turned their gaze to the battlefield where the heroes were fighting.
“What is this…?”
They were losing a fight that couldn’t be lost.
Something beyond common sense was happening.
Prioritizing the enemy in front of you was a basic rule in the Dimension Arena, but.
As if ignoring that rule–
The enemy’s dealer heroes, Tinya and Ari.
Were targeting their backline heroes first.
Like that, Yohena fell.
Servian fell.
Until even Shanpei fell.
The enemy’s tank hero, swimsuit Saha, firmly held her position.
In the end, their defeat was confirmed.
The rankings reversed.
…Victory and defeat are common in war.
If you lack strength, take time to train.
Just as they were about to leave the dimension arena, trying to think positively like that.
“It’s easy, isn’t iiit?”
Snap!
At that last comment.
‘I just want to hit them once…’
‘DotoIsCuteDoto’ ended up having a negative thought in their head.
“Ugh, I can’t do this anymore either.”
Even using up the 5 daily attacks in the Dimension Arena was quite tiring.
Because I had climbed to an excessively high rank compared to my specs.
My rank would slip down after sleeping one night.
…I’d probably attack myself first if I saw myself on the list too.
Since I was climbing with a level 40 party in a section with average levels of 50-60.
Although I couldn’t control the defense environment.
I now had a firm grasp on the attack environment.
While talking about Yohena and Dimension Arena before.
‘You say my appearance was visible…?’
I felt chills realizing I had been eagerly creating my own dark history.
But changing perspective.
My voice doesn’t reach them, but my appearance is visible?
Then couldn’t I communicate through body language?
So I tested that hypothesis.
And achieved perfect success.
Raise my left hand? Target the dealers first.
Raise my right hand? Target the healers first.
Clap? Something big is coming so save ultimates.
Shake my hips?
This is just bluffing and teabagging to not seem too blatantly giving signals.
…It’s fun, you know.
Then occasionally.
[Revelator ‘SeonPDOUT(UID 93483)’ has sent you a friend request.]
I would receive handshake requests containing extreme praise like this.
Accept a friend request that comes after teabagging?
That’s something only a true scumbag could do.
Since I’m not a scumbag.
I coolly rejected it.
I had another peaceful day today.
Although there wasn’t any special harvest in the tower.
I relieved some stress in Dimension Arena.
I started farming Growth Elixirs in the daily dungeon again.
“Kuu…!”
Because my ambitiously developed new product, EXP Double Peace Cocktail, was raking in gold coins from uncontracted heroes!
Even customers who were whining that the effects of existing cocktails were wearing off all gave 5-star ratings.
…I started to get confused whether I was selling alcohol or drugs, but.
There are no side effects, and the addiction is due to alcohol so it can’t be helped.
Thanks to that, the firepower of my LyricalMagical-Revolver is rising day by day.
If we keep going like this, I might be able to gain enough self-defense power to pop a spider on my own.
After briefly looking at my lovely piles of gold coins, patting Tinya’s head once.
“Last order is over!”
I announced to the customers that the kitchen was closing.
Then entering the Secret Workshop on the 2nd floor.
“Hehehe…”
Time to finally fill the dopamine I’ve been lacking since yesterday.
The time has come to unlock the ‘Special Gacha Machine’ with 10,000 points!
The name itself is extraordinary.
A Special-Gacha, no less!
Although there was the risk of no tooltip existing.
Just as the 3D printer proved its worth, the Special Gacha Machine will not betray my expectations.
[Y■ / N□]
The moment I boldly invested 10,000 points with hands full of dopamine and adrenaline.
Poing, poing!
“Oh.”
What I saw in front of stationery shops as a child, and when I traveled to Japan.
One gacha machine in the form of inserting a coin, turning click, and a capsule popping out clatter-roll.
And next to it, a familiar machine labeled ‘Currency Exchanger’.
“Intuitive.”
I’ll use dedicated coins exchanged at the currency exchanger to turn click the capsule gacha machine.
Let’s see.
The exchange rate is…?
[100 Divine Stones = 1,000 Shop Points = 10,000 Gold = 1 Coin]
“Are you crazy?”
Have they really gone mad?
Demanding 5 10-pulls worth of Divine Stones for just one click?
What is this disastrous exchange rate?
Just how good are the rewards to justify this?
I just used up all my points.
Divine Stones… I have some to spare, but.
Still feels a bit wasteful to use.
Then the remaining option is gold, but.
“Tsk.”
I fiddled with my Capitalism-Revolver while clicking my tongue.
I’ve just started soaring as a national power level supreme dealer, but.
…Sometimes you have to sacrifice small things for the greater good.
I have about 60,000 gold in total assets now.
Let’s do exactly half.
Just 3 rolls.
“Kyauung…”
Tinya stretched out to loosen her stiff shoulders.
Though born with a blessed demon body that doesn’t need sleep, she couldn’t help feeling a bit tired.
So stretch, stretch.
While briefly practicing the ‘stretch exercise for growing breasts and height’ she heard from Elise.
“Kihehek… hehek…”
Perk.
Some strange voice came from the 2nd floor.
“Master?”
Suspicious feeling!
Something, something feels suspicious!
Tinya briefly took in the sight of other heroes busily cleaning up.
In case the master might be doing ‘rub rub swish’.
She tiptoed up the stairs without making a sound.
“Jijidden…! Jijidden…!”
From the ‘Secret Room’ she came to with the master before.
The suspicious voice flowed out even more clearly.
Tinya puffed up her cheeks and.
Peeked through the gap of the ‘Secret Room’.
“…?”
There.
With an expression as if possessed by something.
Eyes slightly bloodshot.
She saw the master’s figure clutching a strange machine she hadn’t seen before, offering prayers.
“Last one, this is the last… I can do it… I am VTuber…”
Beside the master, something unidentified large and round capsules were rolling around one, twoo, threee… eight of them.
“Hic.”
The intuition that she shouldn’t interfere and.
The intuition that she shouldn’t leave him like this overlapped.
Swallowing her hiccup, Tinya tiptoed again.
Very carefully. Without making a sound.
She went down to the 1st floor to call Lumi woof.
Behind Tinya’s back.
“Kuuu…! Jijidden…!”
The master’s strange voice echoed softly again.