"If I really lose anything, I'll already cease to exist!!" The more Ninth Sister thought about it, the angrier she became. She suddenly sprang up and grabbed Jiu Ming by both ears!!!
She had originally been a special existence born from a Twisted Aberration. As for her temper, there was no hoping she could face everything with the same calm indifference as Panel-kun.
"Hey, hey, won't I be the one getting unlucky with you in the end anyway? Or maybe the collision of our luck will balance things out?"
[It is more likely to add together.]
Panel-kun calmly looked at Jiu Ming, whose ears were being tightly tugged, before shifting her gaze to the portion of dice she had rolled that showed sixes.
"No matter what, I feel pretty fortunate. At first, I thought that no matter how lousy she was, she'd at least be able to go toe-to-toe with you for a while. Instead, she got utterly crushed?"
[Not quite.] Panel-kun gently shook her head. [No matter what, the rate at which Twisted Aberrations are generated has always been slightly greater than the growth of the Mysterious Shop. Perhaps I will suppress her for a very long time, but the critical moment will always arrive.]
"And now?"
[A perfect environment.] Panel-kun glanced at Jiu Ming and flipped the panel in her hand. [You definitely will not understand, but there is plenty of time now. I can explain it fully.]
[The monsters those players kill already form a cycle. Under normal circumstances, the growth of Twisted Aberrations and the Mysterious Shop is basically the same. The difference is that the Mysterious Shop starts from a higher point. So long as the Mysterious Shop does not suffer excessive losses, this state will continue.]
[But the Mysterious Shop consumes resources in its