Trickcal: Chibi Go story · Apostle stories
Tig's Story
Tig finds her friend Butter in a bit of trouble. For her own honor—and for Butter— Tig agrees to a once-in-a-lifetime wager.
6 scenes, 527 lines
1. Lucky Dice Striker 1
83 linesLucky Dice Striker 1
Werebeast Village
Hehehe... I'm so proud of myself for finishing my training after a whole month holed up in the forest.
Beni and Rufo will be envious of me after getting so much stronger.
I can't wait to hang out with them! Tee-hee.
Waaaah!!!
Huh?
Waaah-waaaah!!!
What the heck, Butter? Why are you crying?
Is it because you're a crybaby? Is that why you're always crying? It feels like that.
Butter is not a crybaby!!!
Well, I think you are. Every time I see you, you're whining...
Butter has lost Butter's house! Butter has no money! Butter's future looks bleak!
You... lost your house? What happened? Let 'Wanderer Tig' help you.
Taking care of a noob is the duty of the skilled.
Butter is not a noob! Waaaaah!!
That's what a noob would say, so you're a noob indeed.
Stop living in denial and just tell me what happened!
Well... *Sob, sob* Butter played a game...
They called it betting, and... *Sob* made me bet everything... and Butter lost it all in the game...
A betting game? Hmm... I feel like I know this scheme... It's on the tip of my tongue.
It was Rufo and Beni! Your Chow Rebels are always causing trouble in our village!
Ugh! How dare you speak like that, noob commoner!
If the Chow Rebels did that, there must have been a valid reason!
No, it was strange from the beginning!
Butter bet the house, but Rufo only bet a bag of snacks!
Aha, then it's clearly your fault. You shouldn't have accepted such foolish betting conditions.
But they said they would let Butter win the first round!
It was a completely crazy bet, help me to get it back! Tig, you're their captain!
*Sniff, sniff* Will you help Butter?
While training for a month straight I learned a lot.
A sword needs a sheath. Therefore, a werebeast needs a house...!
W-What are you talking about?
I feel sorry seeing you reduced to living like a street bum, so I'll help you out just this once.
O...Okay!
Take me to where Rufo and Beni are. I, Tig, will resolve this in a second!
Really? Okay!
Butter's House
What the... this is just your home! Didn't you say there was a 'house'?
Butter's house is a home.
Ah... is that so?
In the beginning, we played on the street, spreading a mat to sit on...
After the bet, Rufo took Butter's house and is using it as her base!
Well, fine. Let's go inside.
Huh-? Captain? Have you returned after finishing your training?
Oh, it's been a while, Captain!
Beni, Rufo! What kind of game did you play to rob Butter of her possessions?
It was dice!
What?
It's a game where you throw dice, and win if you get a high number!
What? Were you just playing a dice game with stakes?
Dice betting? Butter, how many times have I told you it's a 'role-playing game'!
Butter doesn't know these things! Anyway, it's true that the winner is the one who rolls higher!
Hmm... I suppose so. A lot was left out, but it’s not wrong.
Hmm, is it a new game you picked up somewhere? Whatever... Rufo! Just give Butter her house back.
W-what?! I-I won't!
What did you say? Are you defying me?
I won it fair and square!
I said I would kindly build Butter a new house, but Butter refused it herself!
A new house...?
You offered to build a doghouse in the yard of Butter's house!!
Butter is a dog werebeast, so living in a doghouse would be natural!
Rufo, just give it back! We don't have time to play these lousy games, we have work to do as the Chow Rebels!
I-I said I won't! It's not a lousy game at all!
A-A-And...! Since captain Tig has been ghosting us for a month, I am the captain now!
The Chow Rebels are mine, I will do it my way!
Beni and I will become the 'Dice Rebels', leaving captain Tig behind!
W-why, you little...! A-alright... in that case...
If I win, you must get rid of this ridiculous game? Got it?!
Hmm... this is tough.
This could go either way.
Huh? What could go either way?
Since captain Tig is strong... Even if you lose we can't say anything, because you'll crush us by force...!
So what am I supposed to do then?!
Hmm... if the captain's sword... if you bet your sword...?
The captain has feeble fists, so it seems fine! Without a sword, she's just a paper tiger!
W-who are you saying has feeble fists!
Ugh... well, okay! If I bet my sword, you'll play a game, right? Bring it on!
That's our 'former captain'! What confidence!
Hehe! The thought of turning you into my subordinate and trampling you underfoot already fills me with glee!
Ugh... you guys...! You'll be sorry once I win the game.
2. Lucky Dice Striker 2
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Butter's House
So, what is this game?
Um... It's an amazing game called 'Dungeons and Marvels'!
I picked it up from the elven city's recycling bin.
Tig...!
What?
This game is really hard...! Are you sure you can do it?
No matter how hard it is, it's just a game! You told me all I had to do was roll the dice well!
Ugh... alright. I'll trust you just this once.
First, let's create Tig's character.
Here's the guidebook and a sample sheet, so look at this and create it!
You're not even calling me 'captain' anymore?
Ugh... Why are there so many letters...?
My eyes are getting blurry... Is this what old, grumpy Chief Diana always has to deal with?
Rufo! Is there no simpler way?!
Hehe, don't worry! There's a way for players who aren't the sharpest, just like Tig.
It's the 'Auto Character Generating System for Casual Play'!
Oh? Auto? Then I'll go with that!
Tig, don't! That is what made Butter suffer so much!
That's just because you're you! Noobs should stay quiet!
Alright, the character sheet creation is complete!
Tig is a warrior, her stat points are all in strength, and the rest are zero!
Oh... it's just like the captain, right?
Not at all! Besides, it's much closer to Beni than me!
These stats are odd! Can we even play the game like this?
Of course! Because Beni created this character!
I swept the board with this character!
Rufo must have gone easy on you, because she is your friend!
What nonsense! Rufo is always a fair Dungeon Master!
If you have complaints, you should write the sheet yourself!
Ugh... that's...! I'll just go with the auto character. Let's get started!
Ahem-! Alright. Let me start the campaign!
You take an oath to suppress the bandits with your sworn sistren under the peach tree.
But robots in the west have risen up and created 'Sky Web', so there are no more bandits!
What?! It wasn't me who suppresses them?!
As you wander aimlessly due to losing your purpose, your sistren betray you one by one and leave!
Enraged, you decide to punish them yourself, but your sistren ended up in the hospital already from an accident.
And it's also not me who punishes them?!
In the end, you stand at the peak of the world and become the strongest,
but you are working part-time at a convenience store to earn money.
Why would I be working part-time while I'm the strongest?!
Working the late shift at the convenience store, you check the expired items to satisfy your hunger... when suddenly, you instinctively sense a menacing presence!
A ninja suddenly pops out from the ceiling, and purchases the 'Super Meat Special Bento' that was about to expire!
The ninja glares at you with fiery eyes and says:
"So the BOGO event is over, huh? Life is meaningless."
Throwing the bento to the ground, the ninja escapes, and the convenience store suddenly explodes.
Unable to contain your surging rage, you embark on a journey of revenge.
You've stepped into the world of 'Dungeons and Marvels'!
What on earth is this?! Butter doesn't understand anything! Tig, isn't this ridiculous?
.........
Hehe, for that compliment, I'll increase your strength by 5 points!
What kind of rule is that? You didn't give Butter anything!
You kept complaining about my story, saying it's weird!
Now, roll the dice to determine your basic weapon.
D-dice? Already? We're using dice to determine weapons?
Everything in this game is determined by probability!
From the most powerful to the least useful items you can find at a convenience store...
Your dice roll will decide your first weapon!
Okay, got it. Then I'll go?
It's 20!
Oh my gosh!! Tig, you're pretty lucky, huh?!
20... that's a good one, right?
Your weapon is a limited edition Sriracha Sauce!
Oh my gosh! It's an Ancient Legendary limited item that's impossible to find right now!
A snack... is this really a weapon...?
The list is determined by dice roll, with rarity corresponding to the value of each item found at the convenience store!
You picked the most expensive item!
Are you doubting me? Hmph! Let me show you.
1. Toothpick, 2. Cotton Swabs, 3. Tissues, 4. Tangerine Juice 300ml, 5. Tangerine Juice 2L...
...16. Universal Deodorant, 17. Portable Fan, 18. Flashlight, 19. Rocket Launcher, 20. Sriracha Sauce.
See? It's just as I said, right? I'm fair!
Ugh... Number 19, Rocket Launcher, sounds like it would be strong, but I don't know what it is...
At least 20 is the highest, it should be worth it...? Alright! I'll go with this!
Hehe, that's good! Then it's time to enter the dungeon!
3. Lucky Dice Striker 3
91 linesLucky Dice Striker 3
Butter's House
You leave the ruined convenience store and push through countless monsters.
Seeing the endless waves of monsters, you realize you need to find their base.
As you reach the area where the monsters have densely gathered, a distant black tower comes into view.
You think:
That tower looks evil. I'll make its owner my servant!
Huh? I should defeat the villains! I don't need an evil servant!
It's not an unusual thought at all.
Rationally speaking, rather than eliminating the source of the monsters to bring peace to the world...
Wouldn't it be better to become the center of that power and conquer the world?
Why are you asking me while narrating the story!?
Anyway, I just need to defeat the boss of the tower!
You enter the tower.
Once inside, you start to feel like you made a mistake.
Is there some kind of trap or something?
You told me to go inside!!!!
I just said there was a tower, I didn't mention any options. You went in on your own.
You tempted me to go in! Are you kidding me?!
Once you enter the final zone, you cannot return to the previous zone.
Are you sure you want to enter? YES or N....
Huh?
Oh no! I just noticed the pages are mixed up! The story is out of order!
We need to start over! Originally, you were supposed to go to the village and get a quest first...
You coward!
What?
I'm the Swordmaster Tig, the strongest werebeast! A level 30 difference is nothing to me!
Tig! Your character isn't a Swordmaster!
Hmm... As a fair Dungeon Master, let me make a suggestion.
Since it's come to this, I'll give you a level boost!
Level boost?
Looking at this special rulebook, it says if you pay the Dungeon Master about sixty dollars, your level can be maxed out.
Sixty dollars? What is that?
Is sixty a number? What do dollars mean?
It sounds like six, so wouldn't it be okay to give you 6 cream pastry? Hehe...
There's no other way... Then I'll buy you the pastries after the game.
Ugh... does this make sense?
Alright, to level up from 1 to 50...
The process of leveling up is to be selected and written on this character sheet.
Ah... You're making me read again!!!
Just try once, it won't be that hard!
It won't be that hard?!
After all, your character stats are all at zero except for strength...
So, other stats are considered non-existent, and you can't raise them due to unmet conditions!
To put it simply, you can only put all stat points into strength.
T-Then what about skills...?
Skills will also be limited to strength-related skills only.
Since there are only 5 pure strength skills, the remaining skill points will just be wasted.
So, that means...
To summarize, Tig's character has STR 155, INT 0, DEX 0, FEAT 0, and CHA 0.
The only skills you have are 'Mighty Blow', 'Mighty Blow II', 'Mighty Blow III', 'Mighty Blow IV', and 'Mighty Blow V'.
Oh... isn't that cool? The strongest Sriracha warrior... who wanders on a single straight path...!
What kind of character is this!!!
Shut up, Butter! Right now, my character is an honest warrior who sticks with only one thing! Let's keep going!
As you enter the tower, you hear a sinister voice around you.
How dare you enter my tower! Are you foolish enough to not fear death?
You turn your head toward the voice.
Surprisingly, the ninja who threw away your precious bento is standing there!
Are you the ruler of this tower?
The ruler of this tower? Well, yes. I was.
You're saying you're not the owner anymore?
That's right. This tower already belongs to someone else.
What happened? Did somebody steal it?
I... sold this tower for bonds worth 5.3 billion dollars!
"I once enjoyed wealth and honor, but after my country was destroyed by the robot army, those bonds became mere scraps of paper."
"That's why I threw your lunch box! I'm sorry, warrior! I wanted to feel powerful again, like I did before I hit rock bottom!"
Ugh... what a lousy excuse. No words needed! Let's fight!
Are you really going to fight?
Are these your own thoughts? Seems out of character.
The ninja feels embarrassed and waves her hands.
I don't want to fight you, warrior!
"Join me! With our combined power we can conquer the tower together, and have the world, no, the universe at our feet!"
I'll never join you! Why should I join you?
Because... I am your...!
I am your manager at the convenience store!
As the ninja takes off her mask, you see the face of an elder, sparsely balding from hardship and suffering.
Tears start to well up in your eyes!
Why?! Why am I crying suddenly?!
While enduring various hardships, you too have been suffering from stress-related hair loss.
So you can relate to the ninja.
I can't relate to that at all! I am hairy enough!
That's what the true bond between warriors is!
The convenience store manager wants to become your companion.
Will you accept the manager into your party?
Hmm... for some reason the manager reminds me of our Chief...
A weak elder who has retired to the backwoods...! Alright, I'll take care of you, golden girl!
I'll accept that poor elder into my party!
4. Lucky Dice Striker 4
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Butter's House
You and the store manager have been climbing the tower easily.
While you couldn't defeat the monsters due to your clumsy speed stats,
The store manager is a ninja who once ruled the world!
The manager is a speed-focused character with STR 20, INT 20, DEX 70, FEAT 30, and CHA 10,
And has much more balanced stats than you!
Hey! Leave the last hit to me sometimes!
Indeed, you start to notice something strange, climbing the tower.
In every combat, the manager has focused on taking the last hit....
And you feel like the manager is hogging all the EXP.
What's this? Isn't the manager maxed out too? What does it mean to get EXP....
Level 50 wasn't the maximum!
What?
In this game, if you reach level 50...
You can reach a transcendence level, allowing you to go over the EXP limit!
Why didn't you say so from the start!
When you reach this transcendence level, you can redistribute your stats once per character!
Then let's roll the dice!
17!
The damage roll is 17... multiplied by strength, that makes 2550 damage!
S-So what happens now? Did I just defeat a monster?
And then, you substitute the value into the weapon damage formula!
The final damage÷(2Xcurrent level), so it's 25.5 damage!
An empty and meaningless scraping sound of a plastic bottle falling to the floor echoes through the dark hallways!
Not very effective!
Hey! The sriracha is so weak!!!
Now it's the store manager's turn! The manager throws a dagger at the chimera!
100 damage! And thanks to their high speed, the manager gets 5 extra attack opportunities!
With a total of 500 damage dealt, the chimera collapses!
Isn't the store manager way too strong?!
Since the basic EXP for combat-participation is divided between both...
You only received 1/10 of the EXP! Failed to enter transcendence level!
Tig...
What, Butter?
Um... your weapon.
The Sriracha Sauce Bottle?
Can we... throw it away?
Throw it away...? What a noob thing to say! A warrior never lets go of their weapon in battle!
Butter thinks it'd be better to just pick up a brick and fight with it...?
What?
Let me... switch the Sriracha Sauce Bottle!
What do you mean switch? There are no items to loot in this final stage!
I'll switch my weapon for the manager's dagger!
What?! Th-That's im...!
As long as the store manager is my servant....
I am able to switch the equipment as I want, right?
Hehehe... From now on, the store manager can only deal pitiful and weak damage.
And I will become even stronger thanks to the manager's dagger! Hehehehe!
What are you doing? You said a Swordmaster never blames their weapon?! Are you serious?
Yes! Switch it now!
You exchanged your Sriracha Sauce Bottle for the store manager's dagger.
Alright, now tell me. How much stronger is my damage now?
In Dungeons and Marvels there is a weapon proficiency mechanism!
The dagger is an agility weapon, so it doesn't fit a warrior. That means all damage is halved!
W-What...?
I-It's okay! Even halving can not be so bad. The bottle was trash anyway!
The manager's damage should scale proportionally to her level, but...
But the convenience store manager has MAX proficiency in every convenience store item!
All damage reduction penalties are ignored!
You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Butter's done!! Butter's done with this!!!!! Butter quits this dirty game! Butter's out!
But, Butter, it's not you playing the game, it's captain Tig.
Ah... that's true...! Phew, thank goodness! Butter lost everything already, and has nothing to lose anyway!
The one getting burned and losing in the game is Tig! Hahaha!!
Ugh... What a swindling game, what dirty swindlers...!
Hahaha! It's not far off! The legend of the Feeble-Fisted Tig is right around the corner!
5. Lucky Dice Striker 5
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Butter's House
Before you know it, you've reached the top of the tower.
The manager suggests that you prepare thoroughly before entering the last room.
The manager takes out camping equipment from her bag and starts a campfire.
What?
Is the manager sleeping?
I guess so? The manager's sleeping in the sleeping bag.
Pardon? I think I misheard you....
What a cowardly thing to do to your companion! And you still call yourself a warrior?!
Can't you be quiet?!
Considering the manager stole all EXP from earlier, it's obvious she'll betray me later! Just like you!!!
T-The damage roll is...!
A guaranteed it... damage is 3000, no, without dagger proficiency, it's 1500, right?
No! The manager is a speed-focused character, so they have the 'Unconscious Dodge' skill!
Huh? Is that so? Then go ahead... roll to dodge!
14... A plain success!
Then the dagger slightly goes off-target and only deals 1/3 of the damage?!
500 damage! The damage from a Strength only build is truly terrifying - even just grazing the target!
Is the manager... still alive?
Still alive, but tattered, the manager is going to counterattack you!
Huh? No!!
What?
Hmm?!
Tch! Critical roll.. Roll it...!
2!
Multiply the critical hit for the final confirmed damage of 1000!
The manager has lost consciousness and collapsed!
Hahaha, an elder is all talk. Good...!
How can you be happy betraying an ally! That's such a low move!!
*Grins* How much EXP do I get for defeating the manager...?
The manager was a max-level character... You get a massive amount of EXP...!
And...!
Combined with the 1/10th EXP that you got before....
You've reached the transcendence level!!!!! Did you plan this from the beginning?
Experiencing the defeat of a strong enemy is not something you get every day. Hehe!
The store manager, who has collapsed and lost all strength, begins to speak.
Oh, dear... I didn't think that I would fall to a mere part-timer...
If only I were just a bit younger... cough!
Hey, can't we just skip these weird lines?
You should at least listen to the last words of the companion you betrayed!
I'm just glad... that it's you who took me out.
Please, warrior... carry on my will...
Be the number one in sales in the country...
The convenience store manager can no longer speak.
But it's the manager who exploded the store!
Ah, whatever! Just let me redistribute my stats quickly.
You have a total of 150 points, so redistribute them as you want and tell me....
And don't forget that you can also choose skills according to the stat values.
Butter will help you, Tig!
Huh? Yeah! As a noob, you should be able to do this at least. Having a servant is great.
Hmm... Butter, I want to raise my DEX to be faster.
You know? Wielding a sword, it's not just about strength. Quick hand movements and situational judgment....
I'm done!
Huh? What do you mean? I didn't even finish talking...!
Butter doesn't know what would be good, so Butter just evenly distributed them.
What?!
STR 30, INT 30, DEX 30, FEAT 30, and CHA 30... Okay, the stats are all decided.
No! This is not what I did!!
Also, Butter picked the skills with the shortest names!
The others skills took too long to read... it was too troublesome... Hehe.
Okay, skills are confirmed, too.
Butter, what are you doing?! This is null, void! I didn't decide!
You chose Butter as a comrade yourself, Tig! Hang in there!
It looks like stat-pumping skills.
'STR +1', 'INT +1'....
In the end, you ended up with a character that has no special skills, just high base stats.
What? Then how about my final stats...?
You have STR 50, INT 50, DEX 50, FEAT 50, and CHA 49.
...Is that... good?
Usually, characters like this are... trash... charac... Ahem! Never mind!
Well, you've rested and transcended...
Now there's only the last boss challenge left!
Phew... Is it finally the end? It's time to end this dirty, swindling, cheating game...!
6. Lucky Dice Striker 6
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Butter's House
I'll enter the boss room!
Opening the giant stone door and stepping inside, a massive darkness envelops you.
In the darkness, a sharp voice pierces your ears.
You've finally arrived at the top.
There have been countless challengers until now...
But none have defeated me!
None have defeated? I thought Beni cleared all stages, didn't she?
Since this is a new game, we don't count what happened in the previous one!
The final boss... is...!
The Guru of the Rotten Tree Order!
Hmm?! Guru?
While you let your guard down, the Guru fires a rocket launcher!!!!!!!!!
Whoa! That's the weapon earlier that looked powerful! That's cheating!!
Barely avoiding the explosion, you feel dizzy!
I've been watching you from the start!
And I saw all the dirty tricks you pulled while climbing the tower!
You don't deserve to be the ruler of this tower! How can you betray your companion, you're a traitor!
W-Wait, what? Rufo, aren't you just saying whatever you feel like saying?!
N-No, not true! I wrote these lines long ago!
Tig! Roll the dice quickly! We need to attack!
Muahahaha! Attack 3, that's already a miss! Rolling for damage is meaningless!
It's the Rotten Tree Guru's turn!
The universe is thrown at you! There's no way to dodge this!
What kind of attack is that?!
Originally, that's an event skill and is supposed to be taken by the manager instead of you.
What?! You should have told me that in advance...!
Players who ruin the story set by the Dungeon Master shall not be forgiven!
You lose consciousness! Game over!
Whoa!!! Are you kidding me? It can't be!!
Now hand over your sword, former Captain! Muahaha!
Tig! See! I told you this game is difficult!
Ugh... shut up!
Eek, the captain is angry!
What?
This game story....
It feels familiar... The characters also feel familiar...!
Rufo... did... you write this story to teach me a lesson?
What are you talking about?
The convenience store manager is Chief Diana...!
Once riding high... and now has fallen to become a powerless elder... it's the same!
And the Rotten Tree Guru is the Master of Yggdrasil Order...
A mysterious figure who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, acting like they own Elias!
Thinking about it, it does feel familiar...
If I ignore Diana's advice and do what I want, I'll end up failing... That must be the lesson...!
This game... the chief told you to do this, right?
She was trying to give me some enlightenment...!
What are you talking about, Captain? What does the chief have to do with this?
Are you making excuses because you don't want to bow to me? On your knees now!
…So it was all meaningless? That’s a big problem…
What do you mean, big problem?
If it's not what Diana told you to do, then someone is about to face a very, very big problem...
Muahaha! That's right, unless you get on your knees its a big problem for you!
*Trembling*
Just wait and see, Beni! It's the glorious start of the Dice Rebels!
(Butter... shall we run away?)
(Rufo has no chance now... She got too caught up in the role and going on a rampage...!)
That day, Rufo's house... no, Butter's house was broken into splinters.
The Dungeons and Marvels book that Rufo used for this game was also turned to dust.
And Rufo, who had confidently defied Tig, was hung upside down in the Werebeast Village square for a day...
She ended up being the one to kneel before Tig and crawling back to the Chow Rebels the next morning.
But for some reason, Tig forgave Rufo and went back into the forest.
Werebeast Forest
Ohh? Tig, what brings you here?
Don't ask, Chief. Don't say a word!
If you're going to act like this, why did you come back after storming out, saying you didn't want to train anymore?!
Really? You? Why all of a sudden?
You don't need to know! I will... be smarter.
O-Of course I'm smart even now, but... I feel like I need to be smarter.
A-Are you serious? Great idea, Tig! It's not hard at all! Let's start with some basic common sense books.
Ugh... there are too many words! My head is spinning!
Books are things written to be sold for money, so have no credibility... but still...
There's no easy training, right?
I need to get stronger... in both body and mind...! Smart enough to not to be deceived by my underlings!
That is the only way I can stop it...
...What do you mean, 'stop'? You're not having weird ideas again, are you?
You don't need to know, chief! I'll take care of the future that matters, so just retire comfortably!
But I've already retired... that's why I am the chief...
Retire again! Honestly, getting old just made you more argumentative!
*Bonk!*
Kyaaa!! Don't hit my head; I might get dumber!
Looks like you need to learn basic morals before basic common sense, you cheeky brat...!
Ah, just teach me quickly! I'm ready to learn!
*Sigh*... Well, at least you're trying to learn on your own, so that's a relief.
Though it seems like your motivation is leading you in a weird direction...
Well... good is good, I guess? Anyway, open the book. I'll read it with you.
O...Okay!