Gacha Game Girls Are Obsessed With Me

Even a sturdy bridge should be checked before crossing.

Tynia, the mimic food representative, carefully opened the box and peeked inside.

“Master! There’s a strange piece of paper in here!”

It’s safe, huh? But a piece of paper, really?

I jumped lightly into the pit with a slight sense of disappointment.

I examined the paper that Tynia handed over.

[Party Reserve Member Slot Expansion Ticket]

[A ticket that allows you to add one reserve member to the Hero’s party. However, it only applies to parties commanded directly by the God.]

“Uh…?”

I blinked at this unfamiliar concept.

Reserve member?

That didn’t exist in the original story.

Of course, I understood the last part: it only applies to parties commanded directly by the God── as it was essential for high-level content like those after floor 30 or boss raids for multiple parties to join forces simultaneously.

But still, a reserve member?

A feeling that was almost familiar tickled my brain.

[Would you like to use the Party Reserve Member Slot Expansion Ticket?]

[Y■ / N□]

The paper shimmered and melted into my body.

Then.

[The reserve member system has been activated.]

[The highest-level member ‘Elise’ has been automatically registered as a reserve member.]

Once again, a status window popped up.

“Oh my?”

“Oooh? It’s an Elise doll!”

“Whoa…?”

Out of thin air, Elise appeared.

Not just appearing normally── she transformed as if she were an SD character, into a doll-like form.

Elise seemed surprised too, looking down at her body and glancing around.

“What’s going on? I was definitely drinking tea in the Guild House.”

You were just messing around and not doing your job!

“Hey, I finished the alchemy that Lord Arc instructed.”

What a pro.

“Hmm, let’s see, then…”

I started to grasp what this was about.

If I focus and think about turning Tynia into a reserve member, and Elise into a main member──

“Eek!”

This time, Tynia’s body poofed and transformed into an even cuter SD version of herself.

SD Elise stretched out and poofed back into her original state.

“Oh.”

For a moment, my heart swelled at the miraculous growth in her chest.

My mind quickly revolved around the issue.

Though I had used the term reserve member, it essentially meant one more party member.

Even though only five could participate directly in battle, I could now flexibly utilize the power according to the situation.

For example, during segments where a healer was unnecessary, I could temporarily remove Yo-hena.

Or during segments requiring a magic dealer, I could replace Ari with a magic dealer.

It meant I wouldn’t have to rearrange combinations when re-entering a tower…!

“Awesome.”

Seriously, this was amazing.

A total jackpot.

* * *

“Ugh, I’m tired…”

Ari groaned and headed straight for the bathhouse.

From Zone 1 to Zone 5, we pushed through non-stop, leaving fatigue etched on the faces of the rest of the group.

The heroes slowly followed after Ari to melt away their exhaustion from the day.

Only Elise, who had floated as a doll the whole time, laid back on the sofa with a comfortable smile.

“Wow, Arakrene, you have quite the unique taste. I didn’t expect gift assault like this. Truly, you are Lord Arc.”

Indeed.

He was like a tree that gives without reservations.

While it wasn’t as exaggerated as in Zone 1, where treasure chests were everywhere, there was still a considerable haul from Zones 2 to 5.

I could recover about half of the gold coins used in the power deployment.

Thanks to occasionally finding shards in batches of 10 or 50, I made up for the shards I had rushed through and gained quite a profit.

Plus, with store point exchange coupons popping up occasionally, I accumulated over 3,000 points.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any hidden quests.

And no jackpot items like skin exchange rights or party reserve member slot expansion tickets came afterward.

But it was still something to be grateful for.

People should be satisfied with what they’re given.

“Oh, right.”

I suddenly remembered something I had forgotten.

I pulled out the book I had acquired from the treasure chest and handed it to Elise.

Her eyes sparkled.

“Hmm… Lord Arc, is this your taste?”

What’s with that look?

I felt a slight ominous premonition.

“I can’t make out what the letters say…”

At my words, Elise broke into a mischievous smile.

“Instantly enjoy the doggy degradation with a 3000-fold enhancement.”

“…?”

“Should I read that again? Instantly enjoy the doggy degradation with a 3000-fold enhancement──”

“Ahem, cough!”

Why on earth was that kind of book in the treasure chest?

I hastily cleared my throat to erase that inappropriate term.

“It looks interesting. May I read it?”

“…Feel free.”

I averted my gaze from Elise, who was enjoying her sophisticated hobby, and cautiously made my way to my room.

After shaking off the day’s fatigue in the separate shower attached to my room,

I spotted Tynia rolling around on my bed as if she had just arrived.

She seemed to have been assigned the role of watching over Arc today.

“What’s up? Are you bored? Want to get to work?”

“Eek…!”

She squirmed when I playfully teased her, which was incredibly cute.

I sat Tynia on my lap at the desk while scribbling our harvest on paper.

I fiddled with my smartphone, wondering what I could do with the accumulated points, doing some app management.

“Hmm.”

I also started to formulate plans on how to utilize the reserve member system.

It seemed like it was about time to expand the hero pool.

But the amount of shards gathered wasn’t that substantial.

The gacha addict cried again today…

With that, I wrapped up my day.

I left Tynia seated in the spot I had sat her and flopped onto my bed!

Tynia, who sat in the chair I had set up, looked at me with a playful sparkle in her eyes.

Unlike the clunky fashion she wore when we first met,

The time we spent together showed that Tynia was as innocent as a child who lived for a hundred years, and such claims felt like lies.

Nothing to worry about.

I could sleep comfortably tonight.

Finally, I drifted off to sleep.

* * *

I had a dream.

“God? Could you apply some oil here?”

Saha (in a slingshot bikini) beckoned me while casually loosening the strings of her swimsuit top.

“Arc. It’s quite cold today…”

Yo-hena (in sheer pajamas) approached me, flaunting her soft belly and hugging me tightly.

“Arc? I, right. Did I drink a lot today?”

Ari (in a bathrobe) came over, unbuttoning her robe one by one.

“Woof! Woof! It’s the promised day!”

Lumi (with three bands) rushed at me, as if to devour me.

“Fufufu… enjoy it with a 3000-fold enhancement, won’t you?”

Elise (in a reverse bunny) grinned at me with a suspicious syringe in hand.

And.

“Master, since it’s my first time, you have to be gentle with me…?”

Tynia (without any equipment)──

“AAAH! AAH! ACK! AAAAH!”

I awoke in a cold sweat, shouting as I came to.

I obey the law!

I’m legal!

I’m suitable for all ages!

“Ugh… Master, what’s wrong?”

Someone was poking my side, and when I looked, it was Tynia (in real life) peeking out from the covers and looking up at me.

The pale skin and nape I had just seen in my dream overlapped──

“Gak!”

I hastily regained my composure and gently pushed Tynia away.

I shook off the covers and checked what we were wearing.

…Fortunately, we were both dressed well, and there were no suspicious traces left on the sheets.

“Arc?! What’s going on?!”

“Gack! Gack!”

Before long, the residents from the next room, Saha and Lumi, rushed in.

“…Arc?”

“Woof?”

…Due to the dream I had just woken from, my small, precious ‘thing’ was quite elevated.

Their gazes shifted toward that direction, then to Tynia, and then back to my face.

Two incredibly icy glares pierced through me as if they were trying to carve me up.

“No, no. It’s a misunderstanding. It’s a misunderstanding.”

Fortunately, that misunderstanding was cleared up quickly.

“It’s a nice dream… to dream of… Huwaaa…”

Tynia, who had gotten some backlash, grumbled.

“Tynia! I told you last time! If you sleep close to me, the dreams get weird!”

Lumi, what kind of dreams are you having?

Let me know.

…Certainly, when Tynia held my hand while I was sleeping last time, it also led to something strange.

Now, with the area of contact increased, perhaps the dreams were a little more passionate, um.

Perhaps a bit too aggressive.

“…Yeah. Tynia, I appreciate your feelings, but I also want my dreams to be a little….”

It was nice.

I didn’t dislike it.

But the last scene was just a bit too much.

“Hiiing…”

From now on, Tynia is banned from contact during sleep.

It’s dangerous, really dangerous.

“Can’t I just sleep alone comfortably…?”

I timidly voiced my opinion.

“That’s not allowed! Arc must be monitored to avoid accidents!”

Lumi firmly rejected my request.

You’re a dog that has a habit of licking the faces of sleeping people…!

I couldn’t bring myself to say that.

So I made a resolution.

Tomorrow, I’ll renovate my room to add another bed.

That would be better for my mental health.

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