Gacha Game Female Characters Become Obsessed with Me

After sleeping soundly without worries for a while, I, who woke up as a great early bird.

Despite the chilly air with no boiler to speak of.
The whispers of birds chirping peacefully as if I were in the countryside.

I’ve become quite used to it now.

Today is the first day of the big project.
And it’s also the day when the unmanly me who existed until yesterday has died, and I’ve been reborn as health itself, a giga-chad.

Yohena, befitting a saint, had already left for the sanctuary.

The sound of Ari snoring doro-rong.
The sound of Lumi sleep-talking woof-meng-meng.

Taking in the living noises coming from the next room, I carefully changed my clothes.

Without the hood that usually harms my neck health, I stepped out onto the street in simple attire.

“It’s cold…”

The temperature-sensitive unmanly me reacted sensitively.
But exercise won’t betray me.

Slowly increasing my speed.
I started jogging leisurely through the city streets devoid of any signs of people.

First, from the Guild House to my shop.
Checking while running to see if thieves broke in overnight, if there was a fire, if a drunk person terrorized it, if someone sprayed lacquer on the walls.

Next, to the square where I picked up Lumi.
I took in the majestic sight of the fountain spewing a grand stream of water, as if some magic had been worked in this primitive fantasy world.

Then turning onto the hill road, circling around the vicinity of the Revelation Sanctuary.
Feeling the sensation of my soul being healed by the clear singing voice reminiscent of a hymn wafting around.

“In te spem habére, te dilígere──”

This is Yohena’s voice.
I don’t know what it means, but she sings well.

I also took in the sight of the heroes’ temporary barracks (cold, frequent fights, dirty) where Ari had stayed, albeit from a distance.

As I kept running without slowing down like that.

“Saha, hello?”
“Huh? Huh? …Huh?”

I also greeted Saha cheerfully as I saw her waddling along with other knight order members? vigilante members? friends in armor, perhaps on patrol.

Going round and round to the front of the Guild House.

“Haa, haa, haa…”

The feeling of cold air seeping into my lungs wasn’t too bad.

Right. People need to exercise.
The morning should be this invigorating for the day to be fruitful.

To finish off the refreshing morning.

I lay down on the bed again.
I’ll just sleep for 10 minutes.

Originally, strong power is accompanied by strong recoil.
It’s the same principle as how activating polka dots in a certain manga leads to shortened lifespan.

“…So you overslept, you say.”

“Yohena. It’s not oversleeping. I woke up and then slept again.”

I corrected the facts and continued eating nonchalantly.

Today’s lunch menu is Ari’s homemade hodgepodge rice.

It’s not a joke, it’s really hodgepodge rice.
She’s excluded from cooking duty from now on…

But since people need to eat to live.
Somehow forcing it down my throat.

“Come to think of it, Ari, did you look into the blacksmith?”

I threw a question at the dizzy one who seemed to be still groaning from a hangover to anyone’s eyes.

Looking at me blankly with half-closed eyes for a moment.

“I introduced you yesterday…?”

What are you saying?
Are you not sober yet?
You don’t seem sober.

“Yesterday? Ari did? Who? How?”

I threw out an interrogation based on the five Ws and one H.

Then Ari, as if she couldn’t lose.

“Didn’t Harong say she was from a blacksmith background yesterday…? I really searched hard yesterday…”

“Huh, really?”

I thought she was just a drinking buddy who likes alcohol.
I didn’t see any muscles on her arms suitable for hammering.

After interrogating Ari a bit more like that.

A very surprising fact.
The two had met for the first time yesterday!

Even though they had emptied bottles of alcohol like inseparable best friends.
How is that possible?
Women are truly scary creatures.

Postponing today’s tower climb for a moment.
As soon as I finished eating, I ran hurriedly to the front of the shop.

“Yahoo~ Ark! You’re late.”

In stark contrast to the walking dead in the corner of the Guild House, a very lively Harong-ssi was waiting, fluttering about.

“Did you wait long?”

“Nah, it’s only been about two hours?”

“…? You did wait long.”

“I’m unemployed. I have lots of time~”

Don’t say such sad things with a smile so calmly…
It makes me feel like I got hit too…

Entering the shop together.

I proudly showed Harong the new place, the blacksmith, unlocked by the tower’s power yesterday.

And the response I got.

“…The condition is serious, isn’t it?”

No, why again.
Why is it serious!

But I had to agree with the expert’s explanation that followed.

It seems the current blacksmith only has the very basic equipment, and not much of the facilities needed for actual work.

I felt a strong sense of déjà vu from the Guild House situation.

“But there’s a forge. And I have the magic hammer I used, so that’s fine. The important thing is there’s no anvil? And basic equipment like fullers, chisels, tongs, quenching tanks are either rusty or missing… Well, we can just buy them!”

I heard an auditory hallucination of coins jingling, jingling in my ears.
The sound of money leaking out rang out.

“By any chance, how much is the budget…”

“Hmm. If we start cheap, 10,000 gold?”

Hmm.
It’s ambiguous to call that cheap.

No.
I’m destined for great success in the water business.
The prince of the night, the avatar of cocktails, the ruler of money. That’s me.

I scraped the amount Harong suggested from the drawer and handed it over while shedding tears of blood.

Right.
Money comes and goes.
I can earn it again.

“…Harong… I’m… counting on you…”

Anyway.
The expert will take care of it.

But come to think of it.
Heroes usually wear the same clothes all the time, right?
Then what’s the use of equipment?

“Woof! Bark bark!”
“Lumi, be careful!”

Today’s climb is the 4th floor of the tower.
While taking in the sight of Lumi rampaging against monsters that don’t die in one hit now, and Ari supporting.

“About that.”

The most erudite intellect in our party.
The one and only human rights-level dignified healer.
And currently just a buff wrapper thanks to Lumi not getting hurt.

Miss Yohena kindly started explaining.

“Could you look here for a moment?”

Yohena held out her hand and waved it gently.

“Oh.”

I had been wondering if they ever do laundry since they always wear the same clothes.

As her fingers waved, the sleeve of the saint’s robe seemed to disappear transparently, revealing a low-quality leather glove underneath.

“As Ark knows, the source of our heroes’ power comes from these clothes blessed by the goddess. It’s also because of this that we can exert holy power.”

So it’s clothes power.
Ah, so that’s why separate skins make sense.
Because changing clothes completely changes performance.

“…I can’t show you here, but you can think of it as wearing adventurer’s equipment like underwear under the saint’s robe.”

“If not here, could you show me somewhere el─”

Smack!
Yohena’s book struck my crown.
…Well, I could be curious…

“Please mind your words and behavior, Ark.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, curiosity satisfied.

Yohena, who regained her composure, continued her explanation.

“The bow Ari is holding also looks like a blessed hero’s bow on the outside── but in reality, it’s a slightly old wooden bow. That’s why we need a blacksmith, and equipment is important.”

“Thanks for explaining, Yohena.”

Curiosity satisfied!

As we were doing that.

[Tower of Wishes Floor 4 – Evergreen Forest Depths Zone 3 Cleared!]

“Master! It’s all done woof!”

“Good job, Lumi.”

Lumi, who completed the sweep in autonomous mode, runs over and presents her head.

It’s become such a habit to be petted, you know.
Well, the soft texture wasn’t bad either.

And so we climbed the tower safely again today.

But today wasn’t OTTAF.

Why?

“No rainbow woof…”
“Uuum…”
“…I guess our faith was still lacking.”

Because we failed the gacha again today.
At this rate, will I, see the ceiling?
Will I end up doing tug-of-war hanging from the ceiling?

“It’s okay, Yohena. It’s not the saint’s fault.”

I struggled to manage my expression as I accepted today’s waste papers.

Still, the range of 4-stars I can contract has widened a bit, but I haven’t felt the need to recruit a 4-star yet.

Although she’s a damage-tank, the tank-damage-heal balance is good.

Considering the accumulated consumables and the reconstruction progress of the Guild House, I thought there was no need to recruit one more person yet.

Instead.

“Ari, can you come over here for a moment?”

“Hm? What is it?”

The need to make the dealer stronger. Greater.
To develop her further.

I took out 3-star generic contracts from my inventory and checked the number by licking my fingers and flipping through them one by one like counting banknotes.

50 sheets.
Good.

“Here, Ari. It’s time to get stronger.”

“Huuh? …Really?”

Have I only been deceived?
I’m always an exemplary shop owner who breaks my bones for the welfare of the heroes.

“Yes. Other 3-star heroes are excellent people too, but Ari is special. Let’s get stronger.”

“Woof!”

To Lumi’s interjection, Ari carefully accepted the contracts I handed over.

Sparkle sparkle.

And as if.
Like a magical girl transformation scene──

“Whoa.”

For a moment, the silhouette of her body was revealed with a flash of light, then suddenly sparkle sparkle.

Oh? Ari’s state…?
Congratulations! Ari has evolved to 4-star!

Originally, strength is proportional to exposure.
Her outfit transformed to boldly reveal the soft armpits and navel that were modestly hidden when she was a mere 3-star.

I feel refreshed just looking at it. Phew.
It might be a bit cold since it’s winter though.

“I feel like I’ve been reborn…!”

As if amazed by her own change, Ari’s gaze kept scanning her hands, arms, body, here and there.

Right.
A dealer should be at least 4-star.

Everyone applaud.
Clap clap clap!

“Thank you, thank you! I’ll work hard!”

Seeing her jumping around so excitedly makes me feel good.
Although no matter how much she jumps, there’s a comfortable feeling without shaking.

“I’m curious how much stronger Ari has become, shall we climb the tower a bit more?”

“Yeah!”
“Woof!”

With this, we’ll break through the 4th floor easily.
Many things will change from the 5th floor.

The shop level will also increase, increasing resource income.
Ultimate skills will be unlocked when reaching 4th rank.
The 5th floor is also the starting point of what could be called the main story.

…The tower difficulty will also increase exponentially.

What I’m most looking forward to but also vaguely anxious about is the 7th floor.

When we conquer the 7th floor, the ‘Dimensional Arena’ will open originally.

How will PVP be implemented?
Are there other people incarnated into this game besides me?
Will we be able to interact?

While harboring such concerns in my brain.

I blankly took in the sight of Ari swishing and Lumi hopping.

Hmm. Simmons.
Hmm. Bounce.

My mind became at ease.
I shouldn’t worry about the future, I should focus on the present.