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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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[Newbie got an SSR, is this good?]
Collection-type RPGs always have characters that are, so to speak, a laughingstock.
[It’s called Oz, Successor of the Mage King, looks fucking strong]
The term “laughingstock” is used in many places, but in games it usually refers to characters with problems in performance or treatment.
Among them, there are three types of characters considered a laughingstock.
-Usable after maxing level, equipping exclusive gear, then transcending, awakening talent, soul liberating, and limit breaking.
└ No way, are these the actual growth methods in this gacha game? What is this game’s standard?
└ Isn’t a game that takes care of old characters a god-tier game?
└ I thought I was talking to a person, but it’s a pig for slaughter?
└ Oink oink
Firstly,
Simply pushed out by in-game power creep, they no longer have a place.
-An all-rounder character that deals damage, tanks, heals, and provides utility.
└ Isn’t that just another way of saying a jack-of-all-trades, master of none?
└ Yeah, you know it.
Cases where the skill mechanism is strange.
-Still, seeing Oz appear means the story is fun.
└ What’s it like?
└ Rolls around well like an armadillo.
└ LOL
And cases where they are treated poorly even in the in-game story.
The character Oz, [Successor of the Mage King], surprisingly fit all of those categories.
Simply put….
-He’s a meme character.
A meme-worthy, unpredictable character.
Although he was an SSR-rank character released in the early days of the game, it was severe.
Even with balance patches, there was no sign of improvement.
This laughingstock character’s skill mechanisms themselves were twisted.
The passive skill, [Contemplation], reveals hidden treasure chests on the map and enemy weaknesses.
The ability to find treasure chests was useless from the start since their locations didn’t change, and revealing enemy weaknesses was also discarded after one use.
Even that became a pointless skill after the monster encyclopedia was published on the official website.
[Active Skill 1] was [Mana Dominator], which seemed to be inspired by the nickname “Successor of the mage King.” It randomly uses one of the active skills possessed by all mage characters.
That’s right. This skill is the main culprit that made Oz a meme character.
Naturally, “all mage characters” means all characters from N-rank to SSR-rank.
Seeing this idiot use something like [Fireball], which N-rank mage characters use and is immediately sold to the shop upon summoning, in a boss fight is infuriating.
[Active Skill 2] is [Spatial Barrier], which deploys a barrier around him that ‘unconditionally’ blocks instant-death level damage once.
As the name suggests, it’s a barrier-type skill, so it possesses some defensive capabilities, but it’s practically useless.
It might seem like a useful skill since it ‘unconditionally’ blocks any attack once, but it’s better to use a tank than this one-time-use glass shield.
The ultimate skill, [Challenger of the Divine], was even more of a spectacle.
For a mage, and a character whose role is a damage dealer, the ultimate skill was a healing skill.
It makes no sense unless the developers had gone insane.
Moreover, even in the game’s story, this character Oz was treated poorly.
Whenever an enemy appears, he enters with flashy effects, confidently picks a fight, and then gets beaten up as if it’s only natural.
And that was from main story chapters 5 to 13. Even Vege** would have won at least once in that timeframe.
The character Oz felt like a product of the developers’ malice.
With his impressive appearance and seemingly good skills when looked at individually, he’s a trap character that preys on newbies fooled by the hollow SSR rank.
It’s like they’re saying, “If you don’t like it, reset and start over.”
That’s why {Broken Sky}, a game passionately supported by pigs for slaughter like us, could be called an unfriendly game.
Yes, “unfriendly.”
There were no signs, no foreshadowing.
It’s not like I specifically cursed the character Oz or picked a fight with the developers.
I didn’t do any unknown updates or open any suspicious emails.
–It was just that I asked my friend how the new main story was on my way home from work. The reply I received from my friend wasn’t much either.
[That laughingstock bastard died as soon as the main story started? It doesn’t even show how he died lol. The homepage is on fire right now lol.]
But after seeing that reply,
At the moment I chuckled,
“What the fuck is this…….”
My vision had changed.
What I saw were sky-blue eyes that felt cold and jet-black hair.
[SSR Successor of the mage King], Oz Quabadis
At first, I thought it was a window.
But looking closely, it was a mirror with an ornately decorated frame.
Yes, I had become Oz, the SSR-rank laughingstock character, [Successor of the Mage King], in {Broken Sky}.
What kind of character was [Successor of the mage King] Oz?
First, judging only by his appearance in the story, his initial treatment wasn’t bad.
His title itself was [Successor of the Mage King].
There’s no way a character like that would have had a pathetic start.
Oz’s initial evaluation was that of a ‘deus ex machina’ character who forcibly changes the plot. Yes, his appearance itself wasn’t ordinary.
In Chapter 3 of the main story, Oz appears, rescuing the protagonist in crisis with flashy magic.
Since Oz’s CG appearance was obviously meticulously crafted, everyone could guess.
–The character Oz would definitely be released as an SSR-rank character.
He had that much gravitas.
But what was he actually like when released?
Of course, when only the pre-release PV was viewed, it was enough to make everyone excited.
The image of Oz hitting the enemy with all sorts of flashy magic one after another made him look like a so-called must-have, human rights character.
But what came out wasn’t a human rights character but a meme-worthy clown.
The result of numerous experiments by users trying to find potential was ultimately a fool with only a high ‘attack coefficient.’
The excitement for the new character cooled down quickly.
“The problem is that’s me now….”
In the early story, Oz displayed overwhelming power.
He was so competent that most problems were solved just by his intervention.
That was indeed the impression he gave to the surrounding characters.
It couldn’t have been anything but an overestimation.
Users who knew his in-game performance couldn’t help but laugh, but in the early part of the story, he did display such majesty.
–But that was only the story up to Chapter 5 of the main story.
Users could guess as the story unfolded.
That Oz was used as a sacrifice for the protagonist’s awakening.
‘Oz-ssi was defeated…?’
As everyone was shocked to an unreasonable degree, as if some main character’s spiritual pressure had disappeared, only the protagonist continued to fight, burning with fighting spirit.
As a result, the protagonist character, who was a scarecrow not even worth an R-rank in-game, became a somewhat usable SR-rank character in terms of story strength.
An SR-rank character obtained by sacrificing an SSR-rank character.
Unbelievable cost-effectiveness.
The first step in Oz’s laughingstock journey, that episode, regardless, received a relatively decent evaluation.
It was probably because the protagonist’s awakening scene was somewhat worth watching.
But our incompetent developers seemed to think differently.
Oz, who had been showing overwhelming performances every time he appeared, became a laughingstock after that episode.
To be precise, he was relegated to a combat power measuring device that got beaten by the enemy to emphasize their strength to the protagonists.
‘Was I careless?’
It was hard to hold back laughter every time that line appeared.
But now that it had become my reality, I couldn’t laugh.
“Sigh….”
Frustrated with the current situation, I ran a hand through my hair while checking my reflection in the mirror again.
“Hmm, yeah. I am handsome. I like that.”
Just as I was feeling satisfied with the sudden sense of plausibility while looking at my reflection in the mirror,
“Hmm?”
I discovered a sticky note attached to the edge of the mirror.
“A schedule? Detailed.”
As if the previous Oz had written it, the note was densely filled with today’s schedule.
Meeting various high-ranking officials, showing his face in social circles, conducting personal research, and so on—a tight schedule that seemed impossible to complete in a single day.
“….Yeah, you sure live a busy life.”
As I was getting fed up looking at the densely packed schedule that seemed impossible for a human to handle, I discovered that there was writing on the back of the sticky note.
{Things to Read Absolutely}
“What…?”
Normally, even if I saw something like this, I wouldn’t have given it much thought, but because it felt strangely intertwined with the current situation, a chill ran down my spine.
Why “Things to Read Absolutely”?
There would be no need to write “absolutely” if it was something he needed to remember. But this was different.
It felt like it was written knowing I would possess this body.
Do not stop [Contemplating].
“Contemplation…wasn’t that Oz’s passive skill…? Ugh?!”
The moment I became conscious of [Contemplation],
The world changed, as if the very vision itself was distorting.
“Ugh.”
While in pain, I felt like the pupils reflected in the mirror had become a little sharper.
“This is….”
It was nothing short of astonishing.
To be able to make such accurate observations despite the world shaking so much.
Not only that. I could feel some kind of blue energy floating around.
I could understand it as mana.
Just by seeing it, I could grasp how to roughly utilize it.
It was literally [Contemplation].
“It was a broken ability…?”
In the game, it was an insignificant ability, but this level of observation was definitely a tremendous power.
Since the most important thing in my current situation was to observe my surroundings.
If I could see even trivial things like this, it would be easier to find a way out even if I fell into a crisis.
“Phew….”
While enduring the pain, I focus on my reflection in the mirror.
To be precise, I focus on my pupils while adjusting the output of [Contemplation].
[Contemplation – Activated]
After concentrating on my senses for a while, the pain subsided, and things that were invisible started to become visible.
I felt my mind clearing up.
Knowledge about magic, which I originally wouldn’t have known, surfaced as if being engraved in my mind.
[Erosion Rate 7%]
“…….”
And I discovered some rather chilling information. What was [Erosion Rate]?
What would happen if the [Erosion Rate] reached 100%?
Even though I now had magical knowledge, I was closer to my original self.
Then this 7% figure was likely Oz’s share.
If interpreted literally, would my existence be overwritten by Oz if the [Erosion Rate] reached 100%?
“This is some really shitty information.”
Damn broken game.
Even at just 7%, Oz’s influence felt greater than expected.
Even in this perplexing situation, my composure was maintained.
It felt like I was dreaming.
[Erosion Rate 4%]
As I thought that, the [Erosion Rate] decreased by 3%.
“Wait, it’s called Erosion Rate, but it decreases too?”
Does it change based on my thoughts?
It could be considered good news, but the volatility was insane.
3% might seem small at first glance, but broadly speaking, it meant my mind was that much more confused, so it wasn’t a good thing.
“Phew….”
For now, I adjust the output of [Contemplation] to a level that isn’t bothersome and checked the other information.
I checked what I could do, or rather, what ‘functions’ Oz is equipped with.
[Mana Dominator Lv. 1]
[Spatial Barrier Lv. 1]
The first things that caught my eye were, of course, the skills Oz possessed.
There weren’t skill levels in the game, so what was this?
Did things like coefficients or probabilities increase when the level went up? It didn’t seem bad.
“Hmm….”
I increased the output of [Contemplation] slightly and focused on [Mana Dominator], which could be considered Oz’s main skill.
Then, more detailed information entered my mind.
But….
[Mana Dominator Lv. 1]
[★First-Time Limited Edition SSR-Rank Magic 100% Guaranteed!!]
“Aren’t these guys completely insane?”
Something felt off.
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Ah yes, the Gacha Magician