The number one ranking is a Yeo Ah-Jang with 100 trillion assets.

The bidding, which had been fiercely fluctuating, finally quieted down.

And it stayed that way until the auction ended.

[Heart]

[Final Bid: 500,000,000 (cash)]

The highest bidder was me.

No one could have predicted that I would burn 500 million cash on a nickname.

[Auction Complete]

[Do you want to change your nickname now?]

And just like that, I abandoned the difficult-to-pronounce, awkward two-character nickname Dttip.

[Lv. 95]

[Idol]

[Heart]

The main character name of the Idol class in Ragnarok Saga, Heart, is now mine. Even without that, it’s a rare two-character nickname. Heart is me.

The nickname auction, which had been going on from 7 PM to 10 PM, came to an end. Meanwhile, the Ragnarok Saga-related community was in chaos, all talking about Heart.

I was the first to check out a community called ‘Raful,’ short for Ragnarok Saga Players, which requires real-name registration to post, but it still has a reputation for being full of spam and low-quality posts, just like the Ragnarok Saga gallery.

The community specializes in topics like streamer kill steps, rice-eating behaviors disguised as not doing so, superiority complexes, and using restaurant analogies.

[Hot Recommended Post (NEW!!!)]

[Top 5 Nickname Auction Sales]

[Top 1: Heart 500 million cash]

[Top 2: Knight 20 million cash]

[Top 3]

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Wow, a nickname sold for 500 million? That’s such a waste of money.
Haha, do you think someone who spends 500 million on a nickname will care about wasting money?
The other rankings are ridiculous, but the 1st place is just too overwhelming.
You spent 500 million on Heart?
Heart, sir, if you don’t mind, could you spare 100 Golden Apple Fragments?
The person who had the Heart nickname is like they won the lottery.
To put it in restaurant terms, it’s like the name of a running restaurant has become more expensive, so they sold it.
Good analogy.
I’m jealous. Honestly, I wish I had the wealth to spend 500 million on a nickname too.

Even though the site prohibits direct transactions, word had spread fast. It turned out that the whale who had swept up all the gold the night before and the person who bought Heart were the same.

After sweeping all the server’s gold, spending 500 million on a nickname—flex.
Heart, you’re crazy.
Looks like even the number 1 rank across servers should be worried. You’ll catch up soon.
The number 1 rank can never be caught, even if Sanjae Yong
Heart, please hire me as your personal dog. I can wipe your behind if needed.

“Woof woof, I can even cook for you.”

A smile couldn’t leave my face. I immediately checked the next hot post.

[Why Heart is Scary…]

[Content: The person who lived for years with a ridiculous nickname like Dttip suddenly swipes all the gold and spends 500 million on Heart. To put it in restaurant terms, it’s like running a pork cutlet shop but secretly being a noodle master and opening a cold noodle shop instead.]

Oh, so should I eat Dttip then?
Does Dttip look like trash to you?
What kind of analogy is that? Am I the only one who doesn’t get it?
So did you buy a level 95 Idol account???
Hmm, if that’s true, it’s a bit absurd. No matter how much you spent on a nickname, a clarification might be needed.
Clarification? Lol. What does a normal person even have to explain?
A sudden newcomer rising to power is a bit shocking.
Top-ranked players should be worried now.
Heart, thanks for making my rice expensive, I’ll support you forever.
Rice-eating level, tsk tsk.
Go to the gallery.
Watching someone burn 500 million on a nickname makes all the other top players seem petty…
The truth is, Heart probably won’t enjoy Ragnarok Saga and will quit soon. I bet they’ll quit in a couple of months.

Meanwhile, as expected, the Ragnarok Saga gallery was already divided. It was the kind of community that loved to fight over things like the Guild Cup, and now it was Heart vs. other streamers.

Someone like Heart will probably just mess around for a couple of months and quit, right?
I support Heart, thanks to them the price of gold has skyrocketed.
The Ragnarok streamers’ scene has been boring lately, so it’s nice to get some fresh excitement.
What kind of person is Heart really? A crypto millionaire? Sanjae Yong?

In this rapidly changing world, what kind of post should I write?

Here, with the ‘friendly high-profile’ nickname 100 Trillion Assets Yeo Ah-Jang, I thought ahead a couple of steps and decided to play my cards carefully.

[Title: Heart, an Idol-type trash job? But it worked out… That’s why the weakness of the Idol class will be exposed.]

I’m raising an Idol too, and this is true, lol.
The person who spent 500 million on a nickname clearly has the foresight to choose an Idol class, but it needs a nerf, no question.
A top-spec Idol is really rare, so I’m looking forward to it.
Yeo Ah-Jang is probably freaking out because they couldn’t defeat Heimdall in under an hour, haha.
Yep, Idol class is definitely getting nerfed.
We need to balance out the Idol class, right???

“Mm.”

I wouldn’t say it’s my class, but the Idol class definitely doesn’t deserve to be nerfed. The public opinion is way too heated. There’s still a lot of time before the balance patch, but it might be necessary to calm things down a bit.

After exploring the community, I logged back into Ragnarok Saga and was immediately greeted by a flood of letters and friend requests.

Hello, Heart… I’m sorry to ask this, but if you don’t mind…
The person who spent 500 million on a nickname, the legendary Heart.
What do you do? You’re amazing…
Are you aiming for rank 1 like this!?

“Heheh.”

I don’t reply, nor do I react. I just enjoy it. Will I aim for rank 1? I don’t say it. I just show it through my actions.

I’ve crossed one hurdle. Next up are the crafting items for ultra-high specs. It’s going to be a long road, but every journey begins with a single step, so I’ll take it slow…

“Yawn.”

It’s 10:30 PM.

It’s about time for a good, quiet night’s sleep. It can’t be helped. I’ll start fresh after I rest.

*

The next morning. I checked the time 8:00 AM.

Before I even looked outside for the sunlight, I checked my phone’s blue light first.

[100 Trillion Assets Yeo Ah-Jang]: Early bird rise…

“Hmm.”

The comments are sparse. I expected as much.

Yeo Ah-Jang hi
Yeo Ah-Jang, you’re in trouble, the DomHwang incident
The Ragnarok Saga gallery is under attack right now!
No, we have to protect our Yeo Ah-Jang!

With my experience in the community, I could tell immediately from the post in the gallery.

[Real-Time Best]

[Smiling, Ragnarok Saga Update… 500 million spent on a nickname, wow]

Still talking about Heart.

The nickname auction must have been that heated last night. On top of that, some people who hadn’t even played Ragnarok Saga but heard the rumors, so-called gameless, were chiming in with their opinions.

Is this the crazy game gallery where people burn 500 million on a nickname?
Ragnarok Saga players, these jerks.
How can you burn the cost of an entire house just on a nickname?
Shit, TsDeng <<< Can I get 50,000 for this? Please, it’s urgent.

This situation was just too funny. But if I let it pass, I’d be wasting the opportunity to maintain my ‘friendly high-profile’ status.

[100 Trillion Assets Yeo Ah-Jang]: Isn’t our influx a bit much… We need to show Ragnarok Saga Gallery what we’re made of!

Exactly
Let’s go, let’s go
Get rid of the influxes!
Yeo Ah-Jang’s orders have been given!
Lol, go farm rice
The post is legendary, 10,000 posts, 1,000 comments lol, this is the level of friendly high-profile nicknames in Ragnarok Saga gallery.

“Heheh.”

And with that, I kept playing Ragnarok Saga.

It’s busy enough with the game, and I don’t have time to keep up with the community either. I’m low on stamina. After grabbing a quick bite, I fired up Ragnarok Saga and focused on a specific item.

[Myth Grade]

[Pink Heart]

Among the items, this heart-shaped one was at the center. Yes, it’s literally a heart.

In mythology, the heart is considered the vessel of the soul, and it holds great importance across various mythologies, including Ragnarok Saga, which draws inspiration from Norse mythology.

Myth grade items are rare, but the heart is something everyone can get with enough levels, so it’s often called the ‘first myth’ or the ‘free myth.’

By the way, this myth item has a different name for each class. For Idol, it’s called Pink Heart.

And the options you need to get are also different.

This heart can hold a total of four constellations, and for Idol, you need to get Virgo.

You might ask, isn’t Virgo from Greek mythology? But this game doesn’t sweat the small details. By the way, back when I was the vanguard of rice-eating players, here’s what my constellation options looked like:

[Virgo]

[Sagittarius]

[Cancer]

[Aries]

What a rice-eating noob.

For level 95, I only managed to get one line engraved.

“Alright.”

Now it’s time to transform from a rice-eating player into a rank 1 contender. Usually, Idol rankers get three lines of Virgo.

You can engrave four lines, but most settle for three. Why? Because the expected value difference is huge.

Three lines give you an expected value of around 20 billion gold, about 6 million won in cash, but four lines give you about 100 times that, roughly 20 trillion gold, around 6 billion won. It’s a huge leap, and honestly, three lines are already tough enough, with many people settling for two or one.

“Ha.”

But to me, whether it’s 6 million or 6 billion doesn’t matter. Of course, there are variables. The larger the expected value, the greater the variance. So even if the expected value is 6 billion, it might end up costing more or less.

Money doesn’t matter. What’s important is time and stamina.

Let’s go for it. Four lines of Virgo, the start of a grand saga.

Click. Click. Click.

Virgo occasionally shows up, but it’s still hard to get, as expected from a 6 billion cash option. Even three lines of Virgo don’t show up easily.

“Ugh…”

Then it hit me.

My body was aching.

I’d probably keep going until I hit a result, but my body’s the issue. I can’t go full speed on the constellations for 24 hours straight.

I’ve been at it for about three hours now, and Yeo Ah’s body is already complaining of fatigue.

The Pink Heart at myth grade is non-tradable, a character-bound item, so I can only craft it directly. In a way, I’ve been challenging the biggest hurdle from the start.

“Ugh.”

Click. Click. Click.

Five hours in. My neck is stiff, and my hands are trembling.

“This is torture…”

This is beyond my limits.

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t keep going like this. The days when I would hunt for 20 hours straight as a rice-eating noob feel so far away now.

But it’s okay. I have 100 trillion assets.

Maybe I should entrust this to someone reliable. Someone who can take over the constellation grinding for me.

There are four main conditions.

First, of course, they need to be extremely knowledgeable about Ragnarok Saga.

Second, persistence. They need to have the stamina and grit to keep going.

Third, trust is essential. And it would be great if they also have dedication and good character.

Thinking about it, that’s actually more than four conditions.

“Then…”

A Ragnarok Saga streamer would be the perfect fit.