12 Gacha catch them all

Charm?

What is Charm?

The words charming and beautiful are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

A beautiful woman/man may or may not be charming, but a charming man/woman is by default beautiful.

Beauty can be inherited, but charm cannot.

Beauty is skin deep, whereas charm much more than superficial layer.

Beauty fades, while charm remains.

Beauty is the way you look and dress. Whereas Charm is the way you talk, the grace with which you walk, the way you respond to situations, the pitch of your voice, your choice of words, your tone, your smile, the way you laugh. Charm is an attitude one carries.

Charming men and women emit a natural aura as if there is a magnetic force field pulling one's attention towards them.

"Beauty can turn heads; Charm will turn Souls"

It appeared that his charm was calculated from the previous performance.

When practicing, it never appeared.

Maybe he needed it to be formally recognised in order for it to be calculated.

Soo-Ha was not quite clear on the criteria, but he had a few ideas which he would soon test out.

Furthermore, although he never invested any points into the dance stat, it levelled up on its own.

This meant, he could possibly increase his abilities not only through levelling up.

If this was a game, then it should be easy for him to level up low rated attributes with enough practice, whereas in the latter stages the reward ratio would decrease leading to a heavier reliance on points.

It was only now that Soo-Ha realised how vital skill points would be.

For example, if it took 1 hour to change D to D+ and 10 hours to Change D+ to C- and 100 hours to C and so on.

Then using a skill point to rank up a B or A rated skill would have 10000 times the efficiency of improving a D rated skill.

Nonetheless, Soo-Ha knew there was no reason to cry over spilt milk, without his investment early on, he wouldn't be sitting where he is right now.

Overall, he had learned something new about the workings of his status window levelling, which was enough to leave him excited.

Soo-Ha then focuses to the unusual pop-up which appeared.

A small one just next to the translucent status window.

[Successful Performance!]

1 x ordinary Gacha ticket reward.

'Another new feature'

As Soo-Ha clicks the redeem feature, a fascinating thing appeared.

A small grey coloured slot machine enters his vision.

Pulling the lever, the slot began spinning.

While some of the contents were bronze in colour, most were grey.

Soo-Ha presumed that the items were following the standard ranking of most major RPG's.

Facing the slot machine with low anticipation.

Dung-dung.... Dung!

The rotary slowly stops as confetti pops from the top.

It stopped on a copper slot as the window announces.

[Attribute: Late Night Degenerate (D) acquired!]

When the attribute is in activation, you won't become tired even if you down sleep.

Effect Duration: One-week, one-time usage.

"....!"

Although the title... was a bit lacking. The attribute was quite useful.

But this 'Gacha', was really Gacha.

An essential feature in luck-based and pay-to-win games appeared.

Thankfully it appeared, that tickets could only be attained through completing special tasks, otherwise Soo-Ha may fall foul to a gambling addiction.

At the lowest part of the status window 'Late Night Degenerate' was now in it, with a button which would activate it.

Soo-Ha then begins planning when it would be the most effective to use.

***

The evaluation stage continued to proceed smoothly.

A few debuting members had since come out, as the spaces get filled.

The druggie next to Soo-Ha switched his attention to those higher ranked after seeing his disinterest.

As Soo-Ha pays attention to the next contestant who comes up to the stage.

A participant with a slender builder and a model like proportions enters the stage.

Seeing that he was alone, everyone presumes that he must be from a small agency.

The other participants who were seated on the respective ranked seats began making a lot of buzz.

"Wow!"

"Amazing!"

This contestant was too handsome.

Park Soo-Ha had always been confident of his looks, but he knew his looks suited a more mature audience. It was elegant, regal and unapproachable.

It is for this reason that in his past life, the company constantly pressured him to act and even though Soo-Ha was as wooden as one could get, remarkably though he still got a steady flow of work.

Idols on the other hand were typically marketed to the youth and were required have the appeal similar to that of the handsome guy next door.

While both Soo-Ha and the trainee were equally as attractive, they had different auras.

In Soo-Ha's opinion, with a face and aura like that which screams freshness, it was almost certain that he was born to be an idol.

Facing the name tag on his chest, Soo-Ha was surprised as it was a name he didn't recognise.

[Go Yoojun]

'If he couldn't debut with a face like that, then he must really be talentless.'

Soo-Ha guestimates that to fail with an S ranked face like his, then other abilities must be between F and D tier.

'If only I could see other's status windows, I would be able to know for sure'

At that moment, as if on cue, a window suddenly appears next to the participant.

'So, I can see others status' too.'

Turning his attention to the participant, Soo-Ha's eyes bulge in disbelief.

'.... How!'