Chapter 82: The Gacha Lord Returns
"System, check my points."
Ethan found an excuse to temporarily pause the livestream, letting the auto-broadcast function take over for a while.
[Beep beep beep— Searching... Search complete!!!]
[Current Livestream Points: 261,000 (after redeeming 100,000 in gifts).]
[56 more rolls to guarantee the next Servant summon.]
261,000 points!!!
That meant he could strengthen Servant Saint Graph again, right?!
"System, how many points do I need to enhance Mordred's Saint Graph further?"
After all, Mordred was the only one who had received one enhancement so far.
[Beep beep beep— Mordred has been enhanced once.]
[To perform the second enhancement, 'Heart of a Foreign God' and 1,000,000 points are required.]
['Heart of a Foreign God' can be randomly obtained through the Advanced Summon Ticket.]
Oh, so materials were required too? Never mind...
And one million points?! Why not just rob me outright?!
This was only the second enhancement, and it already costs a million. He didn't even dare to imagine what it would take to reach Grand Servant level…
Well, considering it was a world-class Heroic Spirit, a high price was only natural.
"System, can I summon a Servant while inside Chaldea?"
First, he needed to find a proper location before using his pity guarantee.
[At Chaldea, due to the inability to draw mana from the leyline, the Servant summoning rate will be significantly reduced.]
[If a summon fails with no Heroic Spirit responding, the system will refund the 1,000 points used.]
[However, Servants successfully summoned in Chaldea are not restricted by the five-Heroic-Spirit contract limit like in Singularities.]
"Naruhodo ne."
Ethan sighed in relief.
It took a lot of effort to build up his pity counter. If a failed summon only refunded one single ticket, even capitalists would shed tears.
Might as well save it for the Singularities and gacha there.
[However, if the Advanced Summon Ticket is used, the system does not require leyline mana to summon.]
[Any Heroic Spirit who has previously encountered and formed a 'Bond' with the Host can be summoned.]
[Each Advanced Summon Ticket costs 10,000 points. After 100 rolls, the pity guarantee activates.]
[Currently, the Host can redeem up to 26 Advanced Summon Tickets.]
[Current Advanced Summon Ticket rolls: 0]
So this was how the system planned to drain his resources?!
10,000 points per advanced roll? Hopefully, there weren't any Manpo Tofu in this banner…
Based on the system's description, summoning Heroic Spirits in Chaldea wasn't that difficult—plus, no COST limit!!!
Ethan smirked and confidently called out:
"System, redeem one Advanced Summon Ticket. Let's test this out!"
As a rational human being, he believed in taking things one step at a time.
[Redeeming… Success!]
[Would the Host like to begin the summon now?]
"Yes!"
A silver summoning circle appeared before him—that familiar feeling was back!
Pity? A naturally lucky man like himself didn't need guarantees!!!
Today, I shall show you what true 'Gacha Emperor Luck' is!!!
My luck shall shatter the stars themselves!!!
[Congratulations, Host! You have received 'Proof of Hero' x1.]
Ethan stared at the "manhole cover" lying pathetically on the floor, utterly silent.
"System, so this entire pool is just materials…?"
[The Advanced Summon rate for Heroic Spirits is still 1%. Please be patient.]
Oh, right, 1% isn't exactly easy to hit.
"SYSTEM! Redeem TEN more Advanced Summon Tickets!!!"
Ten times means a higher chance! Round it up, and it's 100%!!!
The summoning circle gleamed bright silver once more!
Yes! This is the feeling!!!
This time, I'll hit the jackpot!!!
...
"Senpai?"
Hearing Ethan's strange laughter from inside the room, Mash worriedly knocked on the door.
But no response.
Sensing something unusual, she immediately pushed the door open.
"Senpai! Are you okay?!"
"Hahahaha… I hit it! I finally hit it!!!"
In the dark corner of the room, a hunched-over humanoid figure sat curled up, letting out a sinister laugh.
"Who's there?!"
Mash hurriedly switched on the lights, and the blinding brightness immediately revealed the scene inside the room.
Ethan was sitting on the floor, surrounded by a pile of strange items—some looked like medals, some were dragon fangs, and there was even some weird-looking black ash.
"Senpai?! Are you okay?!"
Once Mash confirmed it was indeed Ethan, she quickly ran over, worried.
"Mash, I've finished rolling..."
Ethan had the expression of someone who wanted to cry but couldn't.
261,000 points!!!
All that effort to save up those points—
And this was all he got?!
If someone walked in and saw this, they'd think this was some infinite material banner!
Gacha Is Bad Civilization!
RATE-UP IS A LIE!!!!!!
[Host currently has 0 Advanced Summon Tickets left.]
[Total Advanced Summon Rolls: 26.]
The system's voice echoed in his ears, as if twisting the knife deeper into his already shattered heart.
The good news—he was one step closer to the pity guarantee on the Advanced Summon pool.
The bad news—he had only pulled materials. Not even the ascension material for Mordred!
It hurts. It hurts so much!!!
"I don't know what happened, but Senpai, you can do it!"
Mash tried her best to encourage him.
Seeing his adorable kouhai so genuinely concerned, Ethan couldn't stay depressed forever.
"Right, Mash, you came at the perfect time. Everyone's been wanting to see you."
As he spoke, Ethan turned his livestream back on.
[Newbie here, is the host of this channel actually a chair? Why hasn't he said anything?]
[This chair has 40k viewers?! Was it bought from Virgil?]
[Is the host having kidney problems? He's been gone for ages.]
[Haiz, look at the host's working conditions. No wonder he's falling apart.]
[Which company does the host work for? Do they need janitors? I'll even pay to work there!]
[I'm applying to be Mashu-chan's personal butler!]
[Host, why aren't you back yet? Don't make me kneel and beg!]
[Ahhhh! He's back! He's back!!!]
[Oh, so you do remember to return, huh?]
Ethan glanced at the chat messages, feeling a bit helpless.
It wasn't like he had any content to provide. What was he supposed to do now? Just sit here and chit-chat?
Thankfully, Mash was here.
"Mash, you take over."
"Eh?! A-Alright! I'll do my best!!!"
Even though Mash had gained some streaming experience before, she was still nervous.
"H-Hello, everyone."
[OH MY GOD, IT'S MASHU-CHAN!!! AND SHE'S IN CASUAL CLOTHES!!!]
[Mashu-chan, you've worked hard! Are you on break now?]
[Mashu-chan is so beautiful even when she's just relaxing.]
[My heart is beating out of control! Now I understand why you guys camp this stream all day...]
...
[System Notification: 'Strongest Shield' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]
[Message: Finally, I've been waiting for you! Hallo, Mashu-chan!]
...
Seeing the chat explode, Mash visibly panicked in front of the camera. She only managed to say a few polite phrases, but the viewer count kept skyrocketing.
Ethan sighed.
As expected—if he just sat there talking to himself, he'd never get this kind of engagement.
If he wanted to earn more points, he needed a new strategy.
'System, if someone discovers that my livestream is actually real, can you handle it?'
Ethan seriously asked the system.
Previously, his channel didn't have many viewers, so no one questioned if it was fake or not.
But now, as the audience grew, he needed to understand the system's limits.
[Beep beep... As long as it remains within the system's handling range, there will be no issues.]
[However, if disputes arise due to the livestream (complaints, force majeure events, platform content moderation) beyond the system's capacity, the system will immediately cease operations.]
Cease operations?!
…In other words, the system was telling him not to push his luck too far.
Thinking carefully, it was similar to how the Holy Church ensured that Holy Grail Wars remained "secret."
If they could cover it up, they would. If they couldn't, they just let it happen.
That meant Mash and the other Servants couldn't be on stream for too long—if they accidentally leaked something, it'd be a big problem.
But if he streamed alone, viewer engagement would drop, making it harder to earn points.
There was still some time left before they reached the next Singularity—he needed to maintain the hype.
How could he have Servants on stream without risking exposure…?
Ethan's eyes suddenly lit up.
He had an idea!!!
That's it!
Let them... air the reaction movie!!!