He Is That Guy

As the guild members who’d been gawking at the staff followed me to the Peroco Lighthouse, sure enough—Yu Chae was already there, waiting by a fully prepped enhancement shrine.
[Guild] Yu Chae: ?

[Guild] Yu Chae: Hyung, why are you dragging trash around?
[Guild] Hwa So-un: ㄷㄷ
[Guild] Mokappang: ㄷㄷ

[Guild] Staeric: ㄷㄷ
…Wait, was he only waiting for me? Anyway.
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: “Trash,” huh

[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: Can you not talk like that?
[Guild] Yu Chae: ㅠㅡㅠ
[Guild] Yu Chae: ♥Why are you dragging trash around, huh~?♥

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: LOLLLLLLLLLL
[Guild] Mokappang: LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
[Guild] Haereun: Just ‘cause it’s wrapped in hearts doesn’t make it cute, wtf LOLLL

[Guild] YangnyeomGejangJjeop: fr I’m gonna lose it
Forget it. What’s the point of nagging? As I shook my head, Yu Chae sent me a trade request.
[Guild] Yu Chae: Let’s start light.

[Guild] Yu Chae: I prepped about 70.
The trade window opened, showing 70 enhancement stones and a stack of gold.
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: tf 70??

[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: What?
[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: What’s 70?
[Guild] Hwa So-un: Enhancement stones.
[Guild] Hwa So-un: We’re doing a live broadcast from Peroco Lighthouse where Sleepy’s enhancing his staff.

[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: No way
[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: On my way
[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: Can I come too? hehe

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: gogo
[Guild] Mokappang: 70’s more than enough
[Guild] Mokappang: Should be able to hit +7 easy?

[Guild] TheHunter: Yeah, +7’s pretty much guaranteed
[Guild] TheHunter: If you get lucky, maybe even +8
[Guild] ManaOing: I remember when I was enhancing my staff
[Guild] ManaOing: Took me about 80 to get to +8 I think

[Guild] ManaOing: But I had god-tier luck that time
Any weapon enhancement requires enhancement stones. But those stones only drop at a set rate in high-difficulty raids, so they’re pricey.
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: thx thx

[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: I’ll just take the stones
[Guild] Yu Chae: You can take it all though..ㅜㅡㅜ
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: nah, I’ve got gold

Even just the stones cost a good chunk, and getting the gold from Yu Chae on top of that made me feel kinda guilty. I declined the gold and only took the enhancement stones, then walked up to the shrine.
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: You know...
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: Sleepy seems like he’d be good at this kind of thing

[Guild] Hwa So-un: fr
[Guild] Hwa So-un: Bet he’s got cracked luck too
[Guild] Sanyang-eMeChinnom: Is today the day he breaks records?

[Guild] Sanyang-eMeChinnom: One-shot +8 incoming?
[Guild] Haereun: People who’re good at games usually have dumb luck too, smh
Reading the guild chat, I got a little uneasy. I hated to disappoint them, but…

“Haa…”
I have trash luck.
I’ve been gaming for years—there’s no way I haven’t tried RNG systems before. From gacha in mobile games to random draws in events—I lose across the board.

Every so-called “legendary pull” in gacha gave me low-rank junk. And with enhancements, I always had to try double or triple the average just to succeed.
‘No way it’s gonna be like that again… right?’
I swallowed dryly and moved the mouse carefully to click on the enhancement shrine. A window popped up where I could place the enhancement stones and the weapon.

My staff was currently at +6. To try for +7, I needed 10 enhancement stones and 150,000 gold. The success rate was 40%. The higher the enhancement, the lower the success rate and the more materials it eats.
I slotted in the 10 enhancement stones Yu Chae had given me along with the staff and hit the [Start Enhancement] button.
Please… please…!

KWA-RRRRRRUM!
Before I could even finish praying, a black lightning bolt shot down between my character and the shrine. Then, a message popped up dead center on my screen:
[Enhancement failed. Enhancement level has dropped.]

The staff had fallen from +6 to +5. I groaned and cradled my forehead.
[Guild] Haereun: gasp..
[Guild] Sanyang-eMeChinnom: Huh? You failed?

[Guild] Hwa So-un: oof..
[Guild] ManaOing: hyeck
The black lightning from a failed enhancement is visible to everyone. My guildmates, who’d been whispering behind me as I stood there dumbfounded, hurried to send support.

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: it’s fine it’s fine
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: it always fails the first time anyway LOL
[Guild] Haereun: tru

[Guild] Haereun: if you succeed right away there’s no drama lmao
[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: bad luck burnt off, confirmed?
[Guild] Hwa So-un: confirmed

[Guild] TheHunter: at least +5 doesn’t drop on fail LOL still fine
[Guild] Staeric: yep yep
[Guild] Staeric: just gotta go up now

[Guild] Hwa So-un: what’s the +5 to +6 success rate again?
[Guild] Mokappang: think it’s 40 or 45%…
[Guild] Mokappang: not exactly high?

[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: It’s 45% hehe
[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: speaking of which Rahee, did you enhance your weapon?
[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: Yep yep

[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: Water Unni helped me recently
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: yeah
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: I mean I just kinda stood there lol

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: but Rahee still hit +8 fast
[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: how many stones did you use again?
[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: About 90, hehe

[Guild] TheHunter: 90 for +8? That’s lucky
[Guild] Hwa So-un: only 90?? that’s jackpot
[Guild] DoraHeeImnida: You can do it too, Sleepy~!

So Rahee already hit +8, huh. Now that I think of it, I do remember her weapon glowing faintly gold during the prelim yesterday.
[Guild] Yu Chae: Hyung
[Guild] Yu Chae: You got thisㅜㅡㅜ!

Mmm, I mean, Yu Chae prepped all the materials and the shrine just for me—how could I back out now? Plus, I’d already lost the +6 Fever gave me. At the very least, I needed to get back to that.
Thankfully, failing at +5 doesn’t drop the level, so there was way less pressure. First step: get back to +6. The success rate’s 45%, right?
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: Going again...

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: gogo
[Guild] Hwa So-un: you got this!!
[Guild] Mokappang: Let’s gooo~!

As I slotted the staff and stones back in, my guildmates started waving their arms in sync behind me, dancing their hearts out.
Alright. Time to ride that energy—this time, I’ve got a good feeling. Let’s do this!
KWA-RRRRRRUM!

[Guild] Hwa So-un: LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
[Guild] TheHunter: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: Wait what AGAIN??

[Guild] Mokappang: Hmm.. Sleepy’s good at games but RNG? Eh… not so much lmao
[Guild] ManaOing: fr fr LOL
"……"

Was that… cursed energy I just absorbed from them?
Should’ve ditched those useless weirdos back there. Regret came crashing in like a tsunami.
[Guild] Yu Chae: Hyung… it’s okay

[Guild] Yu Chae: That’s why I bought so many enhancement stones for you…
“Haa…”
Why the hell is he saying that like he knew I’d have trash luck? That’s not comfort—that’s salt.

Still, something about it made my pride flare up.
Fine. I’m not asking for much. Just lemme hit +7. Rahee only needed 90 stones for +8, right? Then 70 should be enough for +7.
Alright. Let’s go again. I confidently clicked the shrine again, put in the staff and stones, and hit the enhancement button.

KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]

DING!
[Enhancement succeeded. Enhancement level has increased.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed. Enhancement level has dropped.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]

KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]
KWA-RRRRRRUM!
[Enhancement failed.]

FUCK!
I’d burned through all 70 enhancement stones Yu Chae got me. I clutched my head and collapsed onto the desk. Things got so grim that even the guild stopped teasing and went silent in shock.
[Guild] Hwa So-un: Damn… uh, yikes ㄷㄷ…

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: How many fails was that??
[Guild] Staeric: Easier to count the successes tbh
[Guild] Haereun: Wow, there’s someone unluckier than Staeric

[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: So it wasn’t just bad luck—it was pure suffering..
[Guild] ManaOing: I’m actually crying from laughing ㅠㅠ
Sitting there stuck at +5 again, I let out a hollow laugh.

Seriously, how is this even statistically possible? Is the success rate really 45% and 40%? Feels ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) more like 10% and 5%.
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: RNGesus-fucking-hates-me this game’s bullshit…
[Guild] Haereun: LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Guild] Staeric: LOLLLLLL
[Guild] Staeric: I feel this in my soul
[Guild] Hwa So-un: No but for real LOL that was impressive

[Guild] Yu Chae: Hyung
[Guild] Yu Chae: You’re at +5 now, right?
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: Yeah

I was out of enhancement stones. If I wanted to keep going, I had to buy more. Just as I opened the auction house to restock, Yu Chae sent another message.
[Guild] Yu Chae: Want me to do it for you?
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: ?

[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: You mean enhance?
[Guild] Yu Chae: Yeah, I’ll give it a shot
He’s offering to enhance it for me? I mean, it’s not hard—just gotta hand over the staff.

[Guild] MuljomMasyeora: Honestly yeah, that might be best
[Guild] Haereun: tru, guildmaster’s got cracked enhancement luck
[Guild] Haereun: might be smarter to leave it to him...

[Guild] SseSseSsehajago: Wasn’t it our guildmaster who hit +2 LUX on that staff in one go?
[Guild] Staeric: Wait fr?
[Guild] TheHunter: Yup. LUX odds are trash and he landed it first try…

One after another, the guild piled on, saying I should hand it over. Right… now that I think about it, Yu Chae had pulled off that crazy successful LUX enhancement.
So not only is he good at the game, but he’s lucky too? Did he save a country in a past life or something?
[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: okay

[Guild] Jeo Jolryeoyo: Go for it
[Guild] Yu Chae: Of course, hyung
[Guild] Yu Chae: If I succeed with +7—

Yu Chae paused. After a moment, he typed again.
[Guild] Yu Chae: Marry me.