"Good morning… After I finish my daily free gacha, I'll get back to decorating the dungeon. I spent a lot of DP yesterday, so I'm kinda worried about the balance, but I trust my calculations… Let's get back to it."
Rising from the middle of a circle of 10 sleeping Nyanko cats, I slowly woke up. As usual, Hisui was the biggest, followed by Inaho, who had grown so large that I could no longer hold her comfortably. Still feeling groggy, I blinked away the sleep, turned on my personal computer, and opened my streaming screen.
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"Morning!"
"Morning? It's already almost evening! You're such a night owl."
"What if you pull another Nyanko today?"
"Breaking news: Seems like Hiji pulls nothing but Nyankos in the daily gacha!"
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The three new additions to the Nyanko family were still asleep, nestled into Inaho's fluffy belly fur. The new kittens were:
- **Ginnan ♂:** Short-haired, gray tabby (Japanese cat motif)
- **Kinako ♀:** Short-haired, blue (Scottish Fold motif)
- **Shinju ♂:** Short-haired, fawn (Abyssinian motif)
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"Alright, today's the day I finally get something besides a Nyanko…!"
With a prayer, I pressed the daily free gacha button.
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"Is that… an actual prayer?"
"LOL"
"Well, it *is* a godly-made game, so technically not wrong?"
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Grabbing the gacha lever, I took a deep breath.
"Here goes nothing!"
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"Whoa, that was some serious intensity!"
"Hiji's usually so laid-back—this is rare!"
"Did you just… break the lever?"
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"Phew…"
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"Hiji's hands are shaking like crazy with that silver capsule! LOL"
"You can practically see afterimages!"
"Dango-chan is sniffing the capsule so cutely, aww"
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"Alright… Here goes!"
With both hands, I twisted the capsule open.
"Rainbow light!?"
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"SSR?! Wait, no, there's gold and silver!"
"Did Hiji just pull a UR from the free gacha?!"
"WHAAAAAAT!?!?!"
"!?"
"!?"
"!?"
"!?"
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"U-UR?! What do I even do with this?!"
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"Hiji's panicking LOL"
"Just open it already, stop stalling!"
"Hiji's hands are trembling so bad, just open the dang thing!"
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"Screw it, I'm opening this!"
As I opened the capsule, the rainbow, gold, and silver light merged into one and started taking shape. While the scene itself wasn't unusual, the different colors of light had me on edge. Clutching Hisui for emotional support, I waited for the light to fade.
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"I see you are my master. Hmm, it seems I am in your care."
"Wha… huh!?"
What appeared before me was an incredibly handsome man with large, branching horns extending from the sides of his head. Behind him, a long tail covered in scales and lined with a mane-like fin swayed slightly. He wore an elegant, fantasy-inspired hunting outfit, and his hair was jet black, while his eyes were a striking blue.
The moment his figure fully materialized, I let out an unintentional squeak. Most of the viewers would probably have guessed why: I don't have much resistance to good-looking guys. Even though I can handle them in a work setting, in casual interactions… yeah, I avoid them.
"Uh, um… nice to meet you… I'm Hiji-kata Ichiha. Can I, um… do an appraisal real quick?"
"Of course, knowing your ally's abilities is important. But, why are you hiding behind this massive cat and avoiding my gaze?"
"Be-because you're too shiny! Looking at you directly is, um, difficult!"
"I see… It seems my creator's taste in aesthetics has put you in a difficult position."
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"OMG, he's a total bishounen!"
"I'm swooning alongside Hiji right now, send help!"
"Poor Hiji, pulling a human-shaped monster and it's an ikemen of all things LOL"
"RIP to those who wanted an all-Nyanko crew"
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"S-so, let's check your stats…"
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**Name:** O-chan
**Species:** Water Dragon King
**Skills:** Water Magic / Weather Manipulation (Rain) / Spearmanship
**Description:** The king of water dragons.
- Calm and generous unless provoked.
- If angered, he'll flood entire regions or cause months-long storms.
- Strict with anyone besides the dungeon creator.
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"Wait—what's with the name?!"
"Please, don't remind me. My creator… lacked proper naming skills, and I ended up with this unfortunate moniker."
"But your species and skills are totally normal!"
"Yes, only when naming me did the god's creativity vanish into thin air."
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"O-chan LOLOLOL"
"WHEEZING"
"I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING"
"The name doesn't match the look at all!!"
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"Could you… maybe give me a new name? I can't bear to be called O-chan."
"I see your point… How about *Oboro*? It's misty, watery, and still suits your current nickname."
"That's perfect! From now on, I shall be known as Oboro. No matter what the system says, I am Oboro!"
"You're really passionate about this, huh?"
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"Oboro it is!"
"Hiji got over her fear of ikemen fast LOL"
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Even though Oboro was still officially "O-chan" in the system, it didn't seem to bother him anymore. As I checked his full profile, I started pondering how to use him in the dungeon.
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**Species:** Water Dragon King
**Rarity:** UR
**Description:** One of the Five Dragon Kings, rulers of elemental forces.
- Kind and patient unless provoked.
- Can transform between human and dragon forms.
- Do *not* make him angry—his powers can leak into the real world with devastating results.
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"Why isn't this classified under divine beings?!"
"Beats me."
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"Congrats on getting a literal dragon king from the free gacha!"
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"By the way, URs are super rare in Japan, right? How many are there worldwide?"
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"There are now 6 URs worldwide, counting Oboro. The others are spread across Sweden, Australia, Argentina, Canada, and Egypt."
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"Whoa, I'm one of six? That's impressive."
"Yeah, I guess I hit the jackpot…"
Thus, a new chapter began with the addition of Oboro, the Water Dragon King, to my dungeon crew.