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Chapter 18 - A Billionaire Spends Two Hundred Million Just to Pull Himeko
Chapter 18: A Billionaire Spends Two Hundred Million Just to Pull Himeko
Asta’s Insane Spending Spree
[Ding!]
[Top-up successful! You have received 12,960 Ancient Dreamblossoms.]
As Asta effortlessly purchased the highest recharge tier without a second thought, the space station staff looked on in pure shock.
And then—
She did it again.
[Ding!]
[Ding!]
Asta sighed, mildly displeased.
“Why do I have to process each top-up one at a time? It’s a bit inconvenient.”
One of the staff members, hands trembling, quickly pulled out a calculator and started crunching numbers.
After a brief moment, he paled, then slowly turned the screen toward Asta.
“Station Master, please stop! Please!”
“You’ve already spent over two hundred million credits!”
“Oh.”
Asta glanced at the number, then casually stretched her hand.
“Well, my wrist is getting a little sore. I guess I’ll stop here.”
With that, she cheerfully opened the Warp menu.
Going Viral—Asta’s Gacha Session
A staff member hesitantly raised his phone.
“Uh… Miss Asta, would it be okay if I livestream your pulls for the rest of the station?”
“Go ahead, if you think it’ll be helpful.”
“Thank you, Station Master!”
It didn’t take long for the news to spread across the space station.
In various group chats, the reactions were immediate—
[Herta Fan Club] Group Chat
— “No way. TWO HUNDRED MILLION?! Where would she even get that much money?!”
— “I heard she was going to keep going, but stopped because her hands got tired.”
— “She totally used public funds, right? There’s no way—”
— “I just checked her in-game profile. One of her traits is [Inherited Family Business].”
— “Wait. You’re telling me Miss Asta is actually the daughter of a massive corporation?!”@@novelbin@@
— “Forget Herta, I’m switching to Team Billionaire Sugar Mommy!”
— “My biggest rival now is Peppy!”
— [System: You have been removed from the group chat.]
The Entire Space Station Watches
In the main control module, a crowd of researchers gathered around a large screen broadcasting Asta’s gacha pulls in real time.
The number in the top-right corner—showing her Stellar Jade balance—made everyone gulp nervously.
— “That’s more money than I’ve ever had in my life.”
— “Alright, this is going to be good.”
— “Since when was our Station Master this rich?”
— “Is she about to empty the entire banner?”
— “I wonder if there are any other five-star characters besides Himeko…”
Asta, unbothered by the commotion, immediately started pulling.
She wasn’t doing this for the stream, or for fun—
She only had one goal.
To get Himeko.
The Pulls Begin
- First ten-pull:Dan Heng (duplicate) → +1 Eidolon
- Second ten-pull:Light Cone – [First Day of Rest] (March 7’s signature)
She equipped it to March 7 without hesitation.
“This is taking too long.”
“Huh? There’s a skip animation button?”
Without hesitation, she started skipping pulls.
Her eyes were locked onto one thing only—Himeko.
- Third ten-pull:Light Cone – [Woof! Time for Walkies!]
Asta chuckled.
“They even put Peppy in the game?”
“The devs really understand their audience.”
“I’ll keep this one—it’s a nice collectible.”
- Fourth ten-pull:New four-star characters: Sushang & Natasha
Sushang was already pulled by Little Gui, so no one was too surprised.
But Natasha’s appearance caught attention—
— “A new four-star? Is she strong?”
— “She’s not from the space station. Another Xianzhou character?”
Normally, pulling a brand-new character would spark curiosity—
But Asta barely glanced at her stats.
She didn’t care.
Because—
Her next ten-pull was pull #50—
The guaranteed five-star.
The Moment of Truth
“SHHHH!”
As a golden glow filled the screen, everyone held their breath.
Five golden stars appeared.
But—
The icon wasn’t for Erudition.
It was for Nihility.
Onscreen, a man in glasses extended his hand.
His other hand gripped a dark red and gold cane, crackling with red lightning.
— [Welt (New) – Imaginary Element, Five-Star, Nihility]
The space station exploded with reactions—
— “A new five-star!”
— “Wait… isn’t that the other Astral Express member?!”
— “Yeah, he was the only one left! It’d be weird if every train crew member was playable except him!”
— “But… why is he a five-star? He looks so normal.”
— “I wonder what his abilities are? What does his ultimate look like?”
Asta’s Determination Doesn’t Waver
Asta wasn’t disappointed at all.
Instead, she smiled and explained—
“You guys are underestimating Welt. He’s stronger than he looks, and above all, he’s someone you can trust.”
Then, she shut down the discussion with a single sentence—
“But I’m not here to showcase Welt’s skills.”
“You’ll all pull him sooner or later.”
“For now—
I still need to get Himeko.”
The Space Station Staff: Speechless
Hearing this, her colleagues silently wiped their imaginary tears.
“She’s really doing this… all for Himeko…”
But thanks to Asta’s spending spree, everyone on the space station now knew—
Besides Himeko, another five-star character was available—
Welt.
Many prayed he would be strong, because otherwise—
If they missed Himeko and accidentally pulled Welt, they wouldn’t have Asta’s infinite funds to keep going.
For them, there was only one option—
Restart the game and try again.
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