Chapter 15

Chapter 15. How to Live Day by Day (2)

Unfortunately, it seems I don’t have the talent for writing.

-[Moron]

-[Is SSS-Class just for show? Huh?]

-[Ugh, this is why newbies are the worst, smh]

-[Newbie, lol]

Contrary to my expectations, half the comments were just people roasting the clueless newbie.

‘Ah, this is gonna be a disaster.’

Being randomly cursed out by a bunch of people you’ve never even seen before is, as you’d expect, incredibly stressful.

So, I decided to ignore those comments as much as possible and focus on the helpful ones.

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Comments

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-[Pashtira’s here, huh? So jealous.]

-[If you wanna make the most of it right now, just attack from a distance every time a pirate ship shows up.]

-[Nah, explaining this in comments is too much work. I’ll just write a separate post.]

-[Oh, here comes the explanation king.]

-[Here’s the link, follow it.]

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But someone seemed to see my cluelessness and decided to genuinely explain things to me.

From my perspective, any detailed explanation was a win, so I silently clicked the link they provided.

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Title: Yo, the guy asking about Pashtira training, read this.

Author: Some Random Kimbap

Content: [Explosion image]

Close-range characters can use mining as a shortcut for grinding, but for long-range burst DPS like Pashtira, it’s super inefficient.

What I recommend is instead of scrapping ships with low durability, let Pashtira attack and sink them.

Pashtira gets bonus EXP for attacking ships, so instead of wasting a shipyard slot on scrapping, just blow them up and use the EXP.

Comments

-[Solid advice, ngl.]

-[Wait, are you seriously saying to just destroy ships? You don’t even get resources back.]

-[You don’t get it, early on resources are tight, but later you’ll be drowning in patrol ships.]

-[Fr, and even though it’s separate from health, destroying ships gives more EXP per action than mining grind for close-range characters.]

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‘Hoh.’

The post and the comments were filled with even more advice.

Compared to the polite post I made 30 minutes ago, the difference in response was night and day. I couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Of course, it wasn’t just Pashtira I was asking about.

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Title: Yo, why’s no one talking about Belial?

Author: Belial’sThighsChuruChuru

Content: [Image emphasizing Belial’s absolute territory between her military skirt and boots]

First, check out Belial’s absolute territory, lol.

Those thick thighs squeezed by the boot belts? If that’s not peak performance, I don’t know what is.

Anyway, that’s the most important part. From what the newbie said, it seems like they’re stuck on Belial’s training.

But Belial’s actually pretty easy to level. As a Golden Demon Puppeteer, the more units she commands, the more EXP she gains.

She also gets bonus command EXP, so just attach her to other units and she’ll suck up EXP like a vacuum.

[Belial image], [Belial image 2]

So, all you newbies reading this, pull for Belial and find your enlightenment, lol.

Comments

-[This guy’s the real deal.]

-[True love, I agree.]

-[The nickname alone screams credibility.]

-[Bro, your nickname’s insane…]

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The advice, paired with the overwhelmingly “credible” nickname, left me trembling.

‘Thank you… overwhelming gratitude…!’

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Anyway, with the help of these clowns, I got all sorts of tips and training info.

And, of course, 187 pieces of data on how to take the most tantalizing sideboob and thigh screenshots.

‘Alright, I’ve got it all figured out.’

I decided to immediately apply all the tips (except the “187 tantalizing tips collection”) to my Belial and Pashtira.

Though, as a result, the long-awaited Girl’s Talk session ended up completely ruined.

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“If that’s what the Commander wants, then we must comply, no?”

“Hmm.”

“And while my specialty is doll manipulation… commanding other superhumans isn’t a bad idea either.”

Even the strict Belial agreed.

“Ah, Commander… How did you know I love blowing things up♡”

“…?”

“This… must be true love♡”

“…”

“But remember, the only thing you can destroy is the pirate ship.”

“Of course♡ I can’t possibly destroy Commander’s precious babies♡”

“…What?”

Pashtira, who casually drops innuendos while destroying pirate ships, humiliates me without a second thought.

“Well then, I’ll head off to mining… I mean, training!”

“Hmm.”

“Commander.”

“What is it, Jessica?”

“Don’t you think Ignis has found their true calling here?”

“…You’re right.”

For some reason, Ignis has started acting like mining is their life’s purpose, and on top of that, they’ve turned into a fitness maniac obsessed with training.

Watching the three of them, seemingly indifferent but also somewhat welcoming, I could only nod in silence.

After seeing my three subordinates head off to their respective “training” sessions, I decided to finally get familiar with the base facilities. Jessica and I opened up a new manual to study.

The problem was, in the game, the “manual” was just a clickable info dump you could check in real-time. But here, in reality, they handed me an actual thick manual.

“Ugh… Ttya-ttya-ttya… Ttya-ttya-ttya…”

“Commander, no matter how much you chant, the manual won’t memorize itself.”

Thanks to that, not only was I dragged into this game, but I also had to endure a brain-melting session with a manual that looked as complicated as a civil service exam from my past life.

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Meanwhile, at the same time Icarus was turning into a “ttya-ttya” machine while holding the real manual…

The community, which had become the mental sanctuary for users who were “kidnapped” and trapped in the so-called NEW Astral Lagrange, was buzzing with two sudden hot topics.

First, there was the interpretation of Icarus’s earlier provocative question.

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Title: Yo, isn’t that guy who asked the SSS-tier question just flexing after pulling everything?

Author: It’sNotMyFaultTheGameSucks

Content: [Image 1], [Image 2]

At first, I thought it was just trolling, but looking closely, it seems like a newbie got lucky and pulled two SSS-tier units right off the bat.

But they’re probably too scared to admit it outright, so they’re making up some story about getting one from hibernation or something.

Comments:

– [For real]

– [They’re trying so hard to act like a returning player, but to us, they’re just a baby newbie]

– [Baby newbies are baby newbies, gotta take care of them]

– [Newbies can be a bit rude sometimes, it’s normal]

– [If they were really a veteran, they’d be acting like a senile old man by now]

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Posts like this, labeling Icarus—who was once a veteran—as either a pure newbie or a senile old man.

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Title: Yo, isn’t it rare to even pull an SSS-tier unit in the gallery right now?

Author: Mahabharata

Content: But they’ve got two SSS-tier units, and I heard they also have an SS-tier unit.

Wouldn’t that put them in the top tier of the gallery?

Comments:

– [They could definitely be a ranker]

– [Trying to butter us up early, huh?]

– [Can’t hurt to try]

– [But it’s not wrong, the superhumans they have cover close-mid-long range and counter pretty well]

– [Oh, sick.]

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Title: Some people start with two SSS-tier units, while others can’t even get one. WTF.

Author: Thyroid’s Aria

Content: [Image 1], [Image 2]

Why is it that after 60 pulls, I still don’t have a single SSS-tier unit, only SS-tier ones? And they’re all wearing military uniforms, which makes me feel weird.

Comments:

– [You’re a Nazi…]

– [You’re an Imperial Guard…]

– [Do you want to turn Jews into soap or something?]

– (Author) [No, I didn’t choose to pull them, dammit]

– [There you are, Mein Führer…]

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The small ball Icarus had thrown was now turning into a massive snowball.