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[Klee]: This one sounds nice too! Klee likes it!
[Hook]: Bear~~~ BIG!
[Klee]: Bear~~~ TWO!
[Lisa]: Only kids would like something like this.
[Yunli]: Who says? I like it.
[Yanqing]: You haven't grown up either.
[Robin]: Pleasant Goat~ Pretty Goat~ Not bad, it's very catchy.
[Herta]: Didn't expect that. Even a superstar likes songs like these.
[Black Swan]: With the Charmony Festival approaching, Miss Robin could consider these songs.
[Robin]: I'll pass… it wouldn't be appropriate to sing these on stage.
[Valerius]: I think Miss Robin should consider it. If none of these appeal to you, I have other songs too.
[Robin]: Oh~ so Mr. Valerius understands music theory as well? May I ask what other songs you have?
[Valerius]: That depends on how hard your brother works.
[Robin]: …I'll pass.
Joking aside—her brother was already on the verge of collapse.
Doing this again would be truly inhuman.
[Ruan Mei]: Mr. Valerius, does that mean… the next trade will still be this?
[Fu Xuan]: This is downright inhumane.
[Yae Miko]: If they fall for it again, I wonder what kind of expressions they'll make.
[Valerius]: Of course not. How could I use the same trick again? This time, we're going big.
Using the same trick again would be boring.
Valerius had already planned the next trade carefully—
one that would leave these people begging for mercy.
[Xiangling]: What is it? What is it?!
[Valerius]: That depends on you.
[Feixiao]: Us?
[Sparkle]: We get to suggest it? I can provide a lovely little gadget for free.
[Valerius]: This time, the trade items will be randomly selected by the players' support teams.
The pool includes all previous rewards.
[Lynx]: Random??? Support teams???
That… didn't sound like good news at all.
If it was support teams, she counted, right?
But random selection was scary.
If the lottery machine came up, that was a jackpot.
But if it was that cursed toy…
She didn't even dare think about it.
If she ended up making her brother buy that thing, she'd never forgive herself.
[Raiden Ei]: I'm Shinobu's and Ayato's support team. I should be the one to choose.
[Yae Miko]: Dream on. It'll never be your turn.
[Sampo]: I'm Gepard's support team! Let me choose, let me choose!
[Serval]: Heh, looks like Gepard's support team is all about our Lynx.
[Barbara]: My sister's reward must be chosen by me.
[Lynette]: Ta-da!
[Arataki Itto]: Heh heh, I'll definitely pick a jackpot for Shinobu! Hahahaha!
[Silver Wolf]: Kafka's is mine.
[March 7th]: Leave Himeko's reward to me! Don't worry—I've got insane luck.
Seeing so many people rush forward to claim the role of "support team," Valerius laughed.
They really weren't thinking about how the players would feel at all.
If the chosen item ended up being a disaster, someone might actually break down.
But since you're all so brave—
don't blame me later.
With a few taps on the interface, something new appeared on the screens of eight people.
[Please select a trade item]
Barbara stared at the screen, eyes wide with curiosity.
The interface was extremely simple.
Several cards floated in front of her—
each priced at 3 points.
"Th-this… how am I supposed to choose?"
Barbara panicked. There was no item description at all.
Wasn't this just blind guessing?
Among the possible rewards, the lottery machine was the grand prize.
Next came food upgrades and the game console.
The worst option was that inhuman little toy.
If she drew the lottery machine, great.
But if it was the toy…
No.
She didn't dare think about it.
If, because of her, Jean ended up buying that thing,
Barbara wouldn't be able to forgive herself.
"…Forget it. I'll just pick one."
With no way to tell the difference, Barbara could only choose randomly.
"Barbatos, please bless me… let me pick the lottery machine."
The others were just as lost.
Staring at the cards with no clues, they could only choose at random as well.
[Valerius]: Alright. Since you've all made your selections, I'll go prepare them.
Whether you picked the jackpot or not—we'll find out in three days.
[Silver Wolf]: Valerius, you're not going to cheat, right?
Eight people choosing together meant the odds of hitting the lottery machine weren't low.
Seeing Valerius say he still needed to "prepare," Silver Wolf couldn't help but worry.
You didn't secretly swap the rewards, did you?!
[Valerius]: Relax. I won't cheat.
Afraid he'd cheat?
Valerius found it amusing.
If he wanted to keep running this game arena, cheating was the one thing he couldn't do.
Schemes, traps, mind games—for points, anything was fair game.
But cheating?
If someone won, they won. No exceptions.
[Barbara]: I'm so nervous… I really hope I picked the lottery machine.
[Lynx]: Mine is definitely the lottery machine.
[Kamisato Ayaka]: I—I think I also… actually… never mind… may the Narukami bless me.
Ayaka wanted to cheer herself up too, but stopped midway.
If it wasn't the jackpot, that would be unbearably awkward.
Better not jinx it.
[Raiden Ei]: Very well. I will bless you.
[Venti]: ...
[Zhongli]: ...
[Furina]: ...
Why was she so confidently clueless?
What exactly was she supposed to be blessing?
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