I Possessed a Game Where I Die If I Don’t Clear the Tower - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37. Patch Rewards Are Gacha Pulls?
Dun-dun! Dun-da-dun!
The familiar main theme of The Darkness Tower echoed through the air, and a loading bar materialized before me.
[※System Patch in Progress….]
■■■□□□□□□□ 20%
-Do not die under any circumstances during the system patch! Serious errors may occur.
‘Good grief, what’s next?’
It was absurd enough that the patch was proceeding on its own, but the warnings were equally ridiculous.
Don’t die?
The game was doomed to collapse if left alone, and yet it was telling me not to die?
As I grumbled, the loading bar steadily climbed until it finally reached 100%.
Dun-dun! Dun-da-dun!
The main theme played once more, as if celebrating the patch completion.
Then a system window appeared, far clearer than before.
I tilted my head in confusion.
‘What’s changed?’
The main categories—Character, Allies, Territory, Reputation—remained unchanged. The Inventory was the same as well.
As I rummaged through the windows with bewildered eyes, I soon realized something.
The gear icon in the upper right corner of the window was now active.
‘This was definitely disabled before…!?’
Inside the settings window were game settings, save and load options, and….
‘Logout!’
I hastily moved my hand to the settings window.
But what awaited me was not a logout button.
[Announcements] new!!
[Difficulty Guide] new!!
Two buttons I’d never seen before in the game sparkled with ‘new’ icons.
‘What is this?’
I tapped on the announcements first.
[New ‘Hell Difficulty’ Application Notice and Error Apology]
Welcome, new Lord!
We’ve added a new difficulty level, ‘Hell,’ for our esteemed Lord who has been enjoying ‘The Darkness Tower’ consistently.
We apologize for the error during the patch that caused this difficulty to be listed as ‘Hardcore’ instead.
[Compensation Notice]
-Random Reward Ticket x1
I couldn’t help but curse at this infuriating patch.
What the hell is Hell difficulty? Wasn’t this supposed to be the Hardcore difficulty?
I closed it and read through the other announcements.
In summary, it said this:
-Hell difficulty means Hell difficulty
-Patches will occur periodically
-Rewards will be given with each patch
-The next patch reward is expected to be the 10th Floor
‘What in the world is this insane game talking about? You’re a packaged game. This isn’t DLC or bug fixes—patches? What kind of online game nonsense is this?’
Wasn’t this a genre violation?
Flabbergasted beyond words, I opened the difficulty settings window.
Thanks to that, Camilia could finally understand why Floor 1 and Floor 2 had been so brutally punishing.
[Hell Difficulty]
-Turn-based combat system cannot be used.
-Save & Load cannot be used.
-Cannot revive upon death.
-Reputation gain rate becomes -100%.
-Boss monster special abilities are enhanced by 10%.
-Invasion event probability is fixed at 50%.
-Grim Reaper appearance probability increases by 20%.
-Nightmare appearance probability increases by 15%.
‘This is insane! No wonder!’
So that’s why single-digit probability events kept triggering one after another.
Clear this insane difficulty?
Are you joking?
Grinding my teeth, I tried to close the window, but instead the scroll rolled and pulled up a new page.
[Hell Difficulty Privileges]
-Obtaining Normal Ending or higher allows you to save the world.
-Obtaining Happy Ending or higher allows you to return to your original world.
-Obtaining True Ending allows you to fulfill a ‘wish’.
Just as Camilia was cursing about what kind of privileges these were and trying to close the window, I inadvertently held my breath.
‘…If I achieve the Happy Ending, I can return? To my original world?’
But what concerned me even more was the True Ending privilege.
‘To fulfill a wish….’
Would it grant anything—a trillion won, an immortal body, anything like that?
What if, just what if… I wished to bring back someone who died?
And not just one person, but three?
‘Could it even grant such an impossible wish?’
Had the system read my thoughts?
The letters in the system window wavered and shifted, then changed form.
-Obtaining True Ending allows you to fulfill a ‘wish’.
Absolutely.
A hollow laugh escaped me.
So this is when it dangles such a sweet bait—after clearing Floor 2.
‘Because there’s no point offering such a proposal to a lord who can’t even handle a single Grim Reaper or invasion event?’
Or was it because of that suspicious phenomenon that had appeared right before the patch?
Either way, the system window emanated intense malice and obsession.
A will that would sacrifice anything to make her climb to the very top of The Tower, an unwillingness to accept surrender under any circumstances.
Otherwise, why would it demand a three-year clear in a game where even a five-year clear was tight?
But hope was better than despair.
If I succeeded, I might escape this insane world, and perhaps even achieve something impossible.
‘Either way, they added a reward, right? I should take it.’
I received the random reward ticket attached to the patch notes.
The holographic ticket that shimmered into existence displayed several precautions, explanations, and a list of rewards obtainable through it.
‘This is like some mobile game gacha system.’
I grumbled while carefully examining the reward list.
-Status +1
-Reputation +30
-Affection +30
-Loyalty +30
-Special Quest Unlock
-Status Change Voucher
-Class Change Voucher
There were more items below, but only one caught my eye.
‘Class Change Voucher!’
This was a game made by insane developers who responded to inquiries about why class changes weren’t possible with nonsense like “we cannot support such a system lacking in authenticity.”
But now they were adding a class change voucher at this point?
I could escape being a useless character just by tearing one ticket?
‘Blessed patch…!’
The resentment that had kept me bedridden for two weeks complaining about the patch instantly evaporated. Only gratitude remained.
With one random roulette spin, I could get anything—this was gaming at its finest!
No wonder people were addicted to mobile games.
‘Use it right now.’
I immediately tore the holographic ticket.
The main theme song, arranged as a music box melody, played as gold and silver light spun wildly between the torn pieces.
I knelt on the bed with my hands clasped together.
And I prayed earnestly.
‘Please give me the class change voucher!’
If the system wanted the true ending, it had to grant the class change voucher above all else.
I wasn’t even asking for Barbarian.
If I could just become a Holy Knight, I was confident I could see the ending within three years.
Or at the very least, an Assassin!
‘Please, class change voucher!’
Did my earnest wish move the system, if not the entire universe?
The gold and silver light suddenly transformed into a dazzling rainbow.
Camilia grasped it instinctively.
Something massive had arrived!
Even as her heart threatened to burst from her chest, she didn’t blink once, her eyes fixed unwaveringly on the holographic window.
As if to reward her unwavering focus, the iridescent light that had been shimmering between the tickets finally fractured.
And the result that emerged was….
[Special Quest Appeared]
Difficulty: ★★★★★
Reward: New Companion
…that.
‘Huh?’
Camilia tilted her head, peering at the Quest window that sparkled with brilliant light.
A Special Quest appeared?
What? Was this even on the list?
‘Could it be a Special Quest that grants a job change voucher?’
Camilia chose to deny reality for now.
But no matter how many times I looked, the reward window displayed nothing but ‘Special Quest Appeared.’
‘No… no, this can’t be right. This absolutely can’t be right!’
Shouldn’t the person who tears the ticket always get what they want?
Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work?
Where did the convenient plot development go?!
‘How does this nonsensical result even make sense? This is why mobile games are garbage! You cyber gambling den bastards masquerading as a game!’
Camilia erupted in fury, slamming her fist down hard on the bed.
The result was a sprained wrist and a person without a job change voucher.
‘Ugh, this body of mine really…! This trash game really…!’
While Camilia clutched her aching wrist and wailed inwardly, the reward displayed on the holographic window continued to gleam brilliantly.
[Special Quest Appeared]
Difficulty: ★★★★★
Reward: New Companion
Time Remaining Until Start: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

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