I Became a Member of My Favorite Group! - Chapter 53

Chae-yoon, no, Lilith, had a pretty hefty bag.

At least, that was the case until just a moment ago.

Thanks to yesterday’s dungeon exploration with Yukiko, where they defeated monsters and gathered a decent amount of loot, her bag was full.

• Oh
• Look at that full bag lol
• With all those pipes, let’s hit the casino?

“Casino?”

It was then that she learned about the casino from a viewer’s suggestion.

Even during her first collab with Lulu in Last she hadn’t visited the casino, so she became curious.

She’s not particularly into gambling, but since it’s not real-life gambling she thought she’d give it a try for fun.

Honestly, her confidence that “I’m lucky” also played a part.

“Yes, yes… 2, come on 2, 2…! YEAH! It’s 2!”

• YEEEEEE
• It landed on that lololol
• Why is she so good?
• A Gambling genius fr

At first, things went smoothly.

She came with nearly 900 pipes and managed to grow it to 1,400.

With a win rate of over 60%, her confidence started to grow.

The viewers’ compliments also played a big role.

‘Am I actually good at this?’

She firmly believed that luck was on her side.

With that belief, Lilith continued playing roulette.

The fact that her bets grew from 20 or 50 pipes to 100 or 200 at a time proved it.

But gambling is always like this.

When there are wins, there are also losses.

Lilith couldn’t escape this fate either.

“Huh, huh…? No! That was definitely 3! How did it land on 2?”

• Lolololololololololololol
• Nah, it’s 2~
• 400 pipes gone lolololol
• Total destruction lololololololol

She confidently bet around 400 pipes on 3, but when the roulette landed on 2, she pulled her hair out.

“No! How did it land on 20? The odds between 2 and 20 are so different…!”

• It landed on that lololololol
• Did she lose everything?
• She’s done for lolololololol

Her cautious mindset led her to bet everything on the highest probability, 2, but when the opposite happened and it landed on 20, she lost all her pipes.

As bad luck continued to strike, the 1,400 pipes she had were reduced to just 82.

“Uh, unnie! Can you lend me some pipes? A h-hundred… no, two hundred! I’ll pay you back with four hundred!”

Under the pressure of needing to win it all back, she borrowed capital from Erin, her fellow member who had unknowingly come to the casino and dreamed of rebuilding her fortune.

“Ah, no! Tell me this is a dreeeeam!”

“…Lilith?”

• Erin’s voice lololololol
• Erin’s thoughts: What is this lunatic doing?
• She borrowed pipes just to gamble them away lolololol
• The sound of the eldest unnie’s patience snapping can be heard from here…

She ended up in debt, facing ruin once again.

The viewers advised her to pull herself together, go outside to gather resources, and at least pay Erin back the principal.

“No! I can’t go back like this! It’s not me, it’s the world that’s wrong!”

Refusing to return as a loser, Lilith started bartering with those around her.

She sold the clothes she was wearing.

She sold the precious fire arrows she got from the dungeon.

She gathered pipes and tried again, but….

“Ugh, this can’t be happening… I have nothing left now….”

• Everyone, this is how dangerous gambling is.
• This clip could be used as a public service announcement against gambling.
• CEO Kang… are you watching? This is the monster you created…
• Actually, CEO Kang did nothing wrong…

Even that ended in total destruction, and as she stood on the brink of becoming a beggar, about to play her last game…

“Lilith unnie! Erin unnie!”

A familiar, soft, and ticklish voice could be heard, and two characters came running into the casino.

Lilith, focused on the roulette, couldn’t see the nicknames, but the voice alone made it easy to guess who it was.

• Oh
• It’s Lulu.
• Lu-ha-Lu-ha
• Look at her, so obsessed with gambling she doesn’t even greet her youngest lololol

The viewers criticized Lilith, but she was too focused on the roulette spinning for her last chance to notice.

Whirrrrrr—

Finally, the roulette, spinning wildly, began to slow down and came to a stop.

Lilith, who had gone all-in on 20 for her last chance, saw:

[x2 Win!]

“Ah….”

The message for the highest probability, a 2x win, appeared.

Lilith, feeling like she had lost everything, dropped her head in defeat.

But behind her, someone cautiously approached.

It was none other than Blue LUV’s adorable youngest, Lulu.

“Uh, unnie. Are you okay?”

• She’s not okay, Lulu lololol
• Just ignore her.
• Lulu shouldn’t see this kind of stuff lol
• Jiji, Jiji, stop it.

The moment she heard that voice, Lilith felt a spark go off in her brain.

Even though Erin had already been burned once and refused to lend her any more pipes, maybe Lulu, that kind-hearted Lulu, would give her another chance.

“Lulu…! D-do you have any spare pipes? Can you lend me some?”

“Huh? Pipes…?”

With that thought, Lilith immediately lifted her head and began pleading with Lulu.

• You crazy lunatic lololololol
• Now she’s trying to take her youngest’s pipes too lololol
• She should just jump into the Han River at this point…
• There’s no way she’d give them to you, right? lolololol

The viewers laughed at this sight, calling her a shameless third unnie trying to scam even the maknae after the eldest.

Or maybe Lulu, seeing her state, would guess what was going on and not foolishly throw away her money.

“P-please, just this once. Huh? You’re the only one I can trust, Lulu….”

“Gasp…!”

But there was something the viewers hadn’t anticipated.

It was about Lulu, no, Jeong Da-jeong’s true nature.

A true fan who lives and breathes for Blue LUV.

In her prime, she would watch four streams simultaneously, clip videos, and create content, dedicating nearly 90% of her youth to her Oshi.

No one could understand how much a sincere request from one of her Oshis would affect her.

“Okay. Here, unnie!”

Clatter—

“Huh, what…?”

Without a moment’s hesitation.

Lulu’s action of scattering something on the ground left Lilith stunned.

Is she really giving this to me?

To anyone watching, it’s clear that I’m a gambling-addicted loser trying to mooch off my youngest, right?

[Pipes – 3,027]

“You can definitely win! Don’t lose heart!”

• ????????????????
• Is she really giving this away?
• No, Lulu, you can’t do that…
• Wait, 3,000 pipes? Is this a bug?
• Where did she even get that many?

The number of pipes she carefully picked up was staggering.

Adding to that, the youngest adorable and cheerful encouragement made Lilith feel like something was seriously wrong.

“Yes! I’ll definitely win and treat our youngest to something nice!”

But for someone already deep in the throes of gambling…

The option to back down didn’t exist for her.

All she could think about was becoming a winner and proving her worth to the haters.

＊＊＊＊＊

After giving all my pipes to Lilith unnie, I left the casino and wandered around the nearby plains.

There were quite a few barrels scattered around the casino area.

Clang— Clang—

As I mined the nearby barrels with my newly crafted stone pickaxe, the viewers started to get curious and began asking questions.

• Lulu, why are you mining pipes?
• Do you have a use for them?
• I’ve never seen pipes used for farming before.
• Nah, pipes are a standard currency, so they’re useful throughout the game.
• Are you trying to make weapons?

Yeah, of course, it’s confusing.

While pipes are indeed a standard currency in Last, used from early to late game, they’re not an urgent item for me right now.

At the moment, other items for tending the field are more important.

But these pipes aren’t for me.

I’m mining them just in case Lilith unnie needs to borrow more pipes later.

I’m preparing for that possibility.

“Hehe, I’m mining more pipes for Lilith unnie. She was so happy earlier… I want to give her even more this time.”

• Huh?
• No, Lulu, don’t do that…
• This gives off the vibe of a daughter suffering from her gambling-addicted father’s domestic abuse.
• It’s so sad, like a girl selling scrap metal to support her family…

[User ‘omst’ has donated 24,000 won for snacks!]

• Lulu… We just want you to be happy…

“Gasp! Thank you for the 24,000 won donation…! Ah, I’m already plenty happy, though!”

What are you all talking about?

I’m happy just knowing I can help unnie.

Honestly, you’re all overreacting.

• Happy?
• Is this happiness…?
• It’s so heartbreaking, I can’t watch…
• Does this child even know what happiness is?

[User ‘Stelon’ has donated 12,000 won for snacks!]

• Came from Lilith’s stream. We, the Black Moon Squad, are sorry. This isn’t much, but it’s for the pipes…

“Wow, thank you for the 12,000 won donation! Wait, for the pipes? You really didn’t have to….”

• No, please take it…
• We’re sorry… We’re so sorry…
• (Black Moon Squad bowing emoticons)
• (Black Moon Squad bowing emoticons)
• The Black Moon Squad swarming in to apologize is so funny lololololol
• Explain yourselves.
• How did you raise your owner like this, Black Moon Squad? lololol
• Because of you…! Lulu… Lulu…!

I didn’t intend to take money for this, but the viewers from Lilith unnie’s stream, the Black Moon Squad, swarmed in, begging me to accept the donation, so I had no choice.

[Pipes – 9]

Oh, I got lucky this time.

Usually, mining one barrel drops around 5-7 pipes, but I got 9 this time.

I’ll gather a bit more and give them to unnie.

She’ll definitely be happy, right? Hehe.