Chapter 10: Otto, Your Wallet Is in Danger!

Chapter 10: Otto, Your Wallet Is in Danger!

"E-Eat your screen?! Big Brother Streamer… you can't eat a screen!"

As soon as Hokuto made his bold declaration, Seele immediately protested.

"You'll get sick!"

"Is that really the main issue here…?"

Meanwhile, Otto Apocalypse sat in his office, staring at the chat messages with utter confusion.

"What kind of people are in this livestream? I feel like we're speaking entirely different languages."

Then, a new comment appeared—

"Based on general medical knowledge, swallowing a mobile device or similar foreign objects significantly increases the risk of death."

Fu Hua.

Otto's eyebrows twitched.

"Finally, someone who makes sense."

After wading through a sea of nonsense, he finally found a viewer who seemed to have a rational thought process.

"At least someone here understands common sense…"

Then, Otto turned his attention back to Hokuto.

"If you wish to retract your statement, I will consider it a joke.

However, if you insist on this ridiculous bet… I won't stop you."

Hokuto grinned.

"Hah! Sounds like you've already decided I won't pull it?"

"While you were browsing the rates page earlier, I already calculated all probabilities in this banner."

Otto's tone was calm, confident.

For a mind like his, calculating gacha odds was child's play—he had already memorized all the numbers.

And the result?

The probability of pulling an upgraded weapon in just one ten-pull was extremely low.

Any probability under 10% was gambling, as far as Otto was concerned.

So where exactly did this "Airborne Splits Cleaning Technician" get his unwavering confidence from?

"If you feel offended, I don't particularly care. I'm simply stating facts, with no personal bias."

Hokuto smirked.

"Oh? 'Just stating facts'?

How about we make this interesting, then? Let's bet on it."

Otto's interest was piqued.

"A bet? And what are we wagering?"

"If I do pull the weapon in just one ten-pull, you'll send me a donation.

How much? Oh, I'm not picky~ just whatever you feel is appropriate."

Then—

"Hmph. I must warn you… if you break your word, I have more than enough ways to make you honor your promise. And I always keep my word."

Hokuto's smile froze.

Oh, crap.

Was Otto Apocalypse seriously about to enforce his "eat your screen" bet?!

Come on, man! You're the one who just said that swallowing a phone could be fatal!

Hokuto stared at Otto's dead-serious declaration and felt his stomach drop.

"Why is he taking this so seriously?! IT'S JUST A STREAM!"

At this point, he had no choice but to go through with it.

Taking a deep breath, he opened the Equipment Supply page and pressed the ten-pull button.

"Great Bro Dawei, grant me a miracle!"

"Sacrificing a luxury villa for a miracle!"

"C'mon, gimme that weapon!"

As the gacha animation played, Hokuto's heart pounded in his chest.

One pull…

Two pulls…

Three… four…

All blue.

Hokuto's finger froze.

"Dawei, you're USELESS!"

His face darkened as he clenched his fist.

"Damn it… Why is my luck so bad today?! I even washed my hands before streaming!"

Then—

A taunting comment appeared.

"Why did you stop?"

Otto.

Hokuto gritted his teeth.

"Shut up! I'm just gathering good luck, okay? Watch—this next pull will be purple!"

He tapped the screen—

A purple glow!

…But it was a Stigmata, not a weapon.

"F*!!"**

Hokuto slammed his desk.

Anyone familiar with gacha games knew—

For an "elite whale" (a lucky spender), a ten-pull could be filled with multiple purples or even an instant banner hit.

For a "free-to-play peasant" (an unlucky player), a ten-pull would only give a single guaranteed purple—which could be garbage.

And in this case…

The Stigmata that appeared was—

"Kallen (Mid)".

Seele's comment popped up.

"Big Brother Streamer… your voice sounds scary. Is this Kallen Stigmata bad?"

Hokuto laughed bitterly.

"Hah. 'Bad' doesn't even begin to cover it. This thing is worth a thousand Stigmata Resonance points. Completely useless!"

Then—

"KALLEN?!"

A notification popped up—

[Due to your stream content, "Your Great Inventor" is shocked! You have gained 740 Crystals!]

Unlike Hokuto, who was mourning his wasted pull, Otto was thrilled.

"Ah! I didn't expect to see Kallen in this game!

Such a rare and precious Stigmata!

The artwork is so detailed—it must be an exclusive collector's item!"

Hokuto froze.

At that moment, he was 100% sure.

This guy was definitely Otto Apocalypse.

"Seriously? My system keeps warning me not to expose my identity,

but everyone else in this chat is just openly exposing themselves!"

He exhaled and decided to ruin Otto's excitement.

"Calm down. I hate to break it to you, but this Stigmata is completely worthless."

As a veteran Captain, Hokuto had been waiting for this moment—

An opportunity to pour cold water on Otto's delusions.

After all, he had just spent an entire ten-pull for this garbage result.

He had every right to be mad.

Then—

"WHAT?! How can the game developers be so blind?

Kallen's Stigmata is weak?!

If it were up to me…"

Otto's rage was practically leaking through the screen.

If he had access to the game's backend, he would have personally rebalanced the Stigmata stats.

He might have even taken control of the game entirely.

Hokuto shrugged.

"Welp, that's not my problem.

But just so you know, I'll probably end up disassembling this Stigmata later.

Just giving you a heads-up, so you don't complain later."

Otto's Wallet—Now in Danger.

A long silence settled in the chat.

Then—

"Heh. What's the point of telling me that?

I don't particularly care."

Otto's response was surprisingly nonchalant.

However, his next message took an unexpected turn.

"But I do think we should explore this Stigmata's hidden potential…

Turning something 'useless' into something 'valuable' is an interesting challenge, don't you agree?"

Hokuto rolled his eyes.

"Nope. Not interested."

Then, he let out an exaggerated sigh.

"Ahhh, being a streamer is really tough.

Barely any viewers, nobody sends donations~

And now I've spent all my Crystals on a useless Stigmata.

Ugh, this is a real dilemma~"

Otto's typing stopped.

Then—

"Oh? Are you implying something?"

Hokuto smirked.

"Not at all. I just figured…

Since you clearly don't want me to dismantle the Stigmata,

maybe you'd like to financially support my in-game endeavors?

Otto Apocalypse, the richest man in the world, paused.

…His wallet was in danger.

End of Chapter 10