The Whale and The Waifu Boy

Prologue : Welcome to Azlia

Prologue

Welcome to Azlia

"If our waifu isn't powerful yet,

we just need to throw more money at the game."

- Mr.Shan -

Azlia was a magical land, a world of fantasy and adventure. The people who lived in this world were called Azlians. They belonged to multiple races, some beyond imagination.

The vast and expansive world of AZLIA was divided into two territories: Deadland, the realm of devils and demons, and Dayland, the realm of humans. To protect the human kingdom from demons, the people of Dayland established an association in their capital city to build a powerful army against the evil demons.

Azlians with superpowers and magical abilities were called 'Wishers.' They possessed exceptional fighting strength surpassing that of ordinary people. Each Wisher possessed unique talents, weapon skills, and various techniques. The duty of a Wisher was to protect humans from demons, serving as Dayland's heroes, admired by all.

The power level of Wishers was categorized by rarity and increasing power levels: Normal (N), Rare (R), Super Rare (SR), and Ultimate Rare (UR), the highest tier. So, there were very few UR Wishers among the Azlian population.

Regardless of any power level, Wishers must work hard to practice and make the best results possible to raise their ranking to SS-Tier, the highest rank. Being a Wisher was both an honor and a way of life for them.

For players like us, owning a UR Wisher often involves significant spending.

That's right. The Azlian world we mentioned comes from the popular adventure RPG game 'Miracle Azlia'.

Miracle Azlia has been out for years, boasting record-breaking downloads. The game offers stunning, realistic graphics, smooth combat controls, and a variety of gameplay styles and techniques. It features a flexible team system, allowing players to manage up to 10 characters at once, and throws them into a vast world filled with an abundance of missions and monsters. No wonder this game can keep players addicted for months!

Above all, Miracle Azlia features a lot of attractive male and female characters, with a wide variety to appeal to every demographic in the player market. However, the chance of acquiring each character corresponds to the rarity of their power level.

This gacha game heavily relies on luck. Players must collect gacha tickets or top-up money to summon characters in gacha banners. It's like buying a lottery ticket: you risk your luck on what you'll get. And landing a UR Wisher is almost like winning the first prize!

This gacha system makes it extremely rare for F2P (free to play) or small spenders to get UR characters. The only exceptions are those who are incredibly lucky or have been playing for a very long time.

For 'whales,' on the other hand, this is no problem at all.

The term 'whale' is used broadly in gacha games, just as it is among gambling players. In fact, gacha games are very similar to gambling. Instead of using money to gamble for winnings in casinos, players top up money in the game to roll for characters, weapons, or items. What they receive ultimately depends on luck.

The term 'whale' uses a metaphor, comparing players to fish in the ocean and the game company to a fishing boat. These companies try their best to design the game to attract players to spend money, essentially 'catching' them like fish.