I blurted out the name unconsciously, "Lucoa?"
That's right, Lucoa, that one busty Dragon from Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
[Is that my name now?] She asked in her usual monotone voice, but somehow, even during our short time together, I could tell she was excited.
"Uhh.. Yes, that's your name now, it's a sort of a nickname for Quetzalcoatl, I heard that h- she was also an Ex-goddess". The OG Quetzalcoatl was a guy deity, right? Or was it a she?
No, the most important thing is that there are lot of coincidences right now, Waaaay too many for comfort, How to Train Your Dragon, Monsterverse, Now Dragonmaid, what's next? Why is this world an amalgamation of many different stories from my past life? Ughh, if there was one thing that Lord Of The Mysteries has taught me, Coincidences are bad, at least that's what I remember from watching the anime, which was underrated in my opinion. Ahh, I can't think properly. My world has been flipped upside down way too many times now.
[Thank you, host, you even took into account me being an Ex-Goddess, I shall cherish this name] she answered me, to which I replied with a "You're welcome".
Having finished naming her, I continued to read some more of the features when suddenly-
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[<"????????"> has been named <"Lucoa">!]
[Notice!!!!.....
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"What the?" my eyes furrowed
[Oh my]
"What is it?" I asked her
[It is literally under my System Feature my dear Host, if you could scroll down some more please] she said
I realized that her voice changed a bit, maybe sounding similar to Lucoa, though that's what I like to think now because it has since been a while since I've watched Dragon Maid, that said, I still hear a little bit of the OL Secretary vibes so that was a plus.
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[-Built-in [Kaiju Crystal (Internal)] within the confines of the System]
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"What's a [Kaiju Crystal]?" My eyes furrow, not remembering what this is.
'Was there something like this back then?' I try to remember my meager knowledge of Kaiju-related topics from my previous life, yet nothing seems to come to mind.
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[‹Kaiju Crystals› are externalized organs composed of high-density crystalline structures that supply large Kaiju with essential nutrient intake. They function as primary life-support nodes; destruction of a crystal results in progressive starvation unless repaired. With limited exceptions such, a Kaiju will not survive without an intact crystal. Despite extreme structural durability, a crystal can be damaged or destroyed by Kaiju of equal or superior classification. In addition to metabolic functions, these structures operate as long-term data repositories, storing sensory records, environmental observations, historical events, ecological shifts, and accumulated discoveries encountered by the Kaiju directly or indirectly over its lifespan.
Functions:
Domain Establishment. ]
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The information was a lot to take in "So this means that I can see the past or the history of this world just by seeing through their Crystals Memory?"
[You would be correct] she affirms me
"But I don't need that right?, I'm pretty small, plus I don't need a lot of food to survive, right?, so why do I have one?" I asked
[Do you not want to be strong?]
"Well anyone does, as long as it's worth it" I replied
[Then continue to read the System Features to learn why you have a
"Ok but before that, what does the Domain Establishment Mean?"
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-Domain Establishment Buff: With the help of a [Kaiju Crystal] as the center, you can assign an area where you are more favored for by granting buff to yourself and allies within the area while dealing a debuff to enemies. Helps in speeding up the conversion of previously defeated kaiju's energy residues into your own energy thereby increasing the size and conversion speed of your area.
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I see, very useful now to the Kaiju Crystal.
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[-[Kaiju Crystal (Internal)] increases efficiency of the
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"G-g-gacha?!!, even in another world, I cannot escape this cursed mechanic" I had always been in a bad relationship with Gacha, and even then, I still couldn't get away from it, it's a perfect example of Toxic relationship, which is why I had such an intense visceral reaction within me, because something about Gacha rubbed me the wrong way, and also Rate up is a lie.
[Wonderful, you are already familiar with Gacha I assume? and why do you call it Cursed? Is it not a blessing to earn powers from all around the Omniverse?]
"Yes but the good parts of it are often crushed by the massive weight of bad pulls" I remember back then, playing Brave Nine or Brown Dust, I didn't know at the time that I was literally unlucky, I had shit luck and had shit rolls.
And because I was looking for proper work, I had to work into sweatshops just to make ends meet, that was before I had reunited with my brothers and sisters, so I could only get to play it 1hr every other day, maybe even after a week or 2, and I wasn't into whaling (someone who spends a fuckton of money) or being a dolphin (only spending the minimum and necessities of the in-game purchases) because I had misplaced pride in being a Free to Play Gacha Gamer, plus my struggles before reuniting with my siblings taught me to be very frugal with money.
My luck was so bad that I could only get the Mercenaries I wanted after the 100 pull-guarantee for a regular 5⭐ and 200 rolls for legendaries, so that was the saving grace, the Pity pulls or so they say.
But the unluckiness doesn't stop there, because you need materials to increase the level of your Mercenary, and…..ugghh, I don't even want to remember the amount of in-game money I've spent just to max the Equipment to a +5 which only increased the overall power by what? Like 5-10% of the Base Stats? It wasn't that big of a boost in the game, maybe the top-tier gamers of the game could see the difference but I wasn't one in my past life.
So yeah, in short, bad experiences with Gacha.
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