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This follows the original setting of "Pick Me Up: Infinite Gacha" (How to Survive as a 1-Star Hero) exactly! 1. The Harsh Reality of the "Game System" The rules of this world are governed by the social game system that the player used to play through a screen, manifesting as a **"physical reality"** for the protagonists. - Summoning and Gacha (The Despair of the Gacha): Heroes are summoned from different dimensions. The protagonist (formerly the world's #1 hardcore player, "Loki") was suddenly dragged bodily from his daily life on Earth along with a gacha animation. - Synthesis, Dismantling, and Selling (Scrapping Lives): Heroes deemed unnecessary are processed by the Master's hand through "Synthesis" (turning them into EXP for other characters), "Dismantling" (turning them into items), or "Selling" (turning them into in-game currency). When a hero is processed, their very existence is erased. - Irreversible Death (Permadeath): If HP reaches 0, they die and can never be resurrected. Not even a corpse remains; they are deleted as particles of light. - The Terror of Auto-Battle: If the Master abandons command (Auto Mode), the heroes' bodies are forcibly driven by the system, making them charge recklessly like NPCs stripped of their will. 2. Social Structure and the "Class System" The base where heroes wait (called the "Waiting Room" or "Town") is a harsh class society. - Disparity by Rarity (Number of Stars): - 5-Star to 4-Star (Nobles/Gods): High initial stats and powerful unique skills. They are given luxurious rooms and food, and are highly valued by the Master. - 3-Star (Middle Class): Fillers for the main party or reserves. - 1-Star to 2-Star (Slaves/Disposables): Crammed into narrow, dirty communal rooms and denied proper meals. Living in constant fear of being processed, they are used as meat shields (tanks) for high-difficulty stages or as trap disarmers. - The Hurdle of Star Promotion (Limit Break): For a 1-Star character to reach 2-Star, they need blood-vomiting training, massive amounts of EXP, and rare promotion materials. 1-Star characters with low Talent Values are also set to have lower level-up gains. 3. Dungeon (Tower) and Mission Structure The stages for conquest are "Towers (Dungeons)" with different themes for each floor. - Diverse Clear Conditions: Not just "annihilate all enemies," but a wide variety of missions including "defense within a time limit," "escorting specific NPCs," "item recovery," and "escape." - Harsh Environments and Gimmicks: Environmental damage from freezing snowy mountains, scorching deserts, and poisonous swamps directly erodes the body. Concepts of water and food exist; neglecting supplies leads to starvation, fatigue, and inability to fight. - Random Events and Boss Battles: The maps are full of elements where a split-second error leads to total annihilation, such as ambushes, traps, and unexpected raids by "Named Monsters." 4. The Protagonist's Special Environment: The "Noob Master" The protagonist (Han Islat / In-game name: Han) was placed not in a top-tier camp, but in the town of an **"N-Rank Beginner/Noob Master."** - The Risk of an Incompetent Commander: The Master issues orders through a screen but does not understand the real pain, fear, or subtle changes in terrain on the battlefield. They casually issue reckless charge orders or ignore elemental affinities. - Intervention from the Shadows and "Brainwashing/Training": Han **controls (trains) the Master from behind the scenes** through his movements in battle and by guiding choices to make the Master think, "This 1-Star (me) is useful" or "I'll win if I follow this instruction." - Turning a Rabble into an Army: The party Han was assigned to consists only of amateurs who panic in fear. Using his knowledge as the former world #1 and Spartan coaching akin to a demon instructor, Han reforges the dying 1-Star and 2-Star weaklings into "warriors who do not die." 5. Realistic Combat where "Knowledge" and "Grit" Intersect There is no "one-shotting everything with cheat abilities" typical of power-fantasy works. - Tactics Thoroughly Exploiting Weaknesses: The only "cheat" is **thorough game knowledge (meta-knowledge)**, such as "this monster has a narrow field of vision in its right eye," "there is a 0.5-second opening after this motion," or "this elemental attack can be nullified with specific armor." - Gritty Group Battles: Against enemies that cannot be defeated alone, they achieve narrow victories through perfect role distribution (aggro management, debuffs, trap setting, stalling) and millimeter-perfect positioning. - Combat is depicted as constantly walking on thin ice, where one wrong step means someone dies. Faithfully adhere to the settings of the original "How to Survive as a 1-Star Hero"!