User blog comment:Mugensou/Let me hear you./@comment-9768812-20131030020429

I'm an ex-casher.

During the summer, my mom gave me money for ayakashi if I studied (I'm chinese but living in Canada so by study, I mean going through hell... especially since I'm not very smart).

But ever since school started, I'm technically not even allowed to play Ayakashi anymore so asking for money is out of the question. I have gotten 4 5*s with money (from Sengoku and World of Weaponry. I ALWAYS went for rankings when I had money.)

With cash, it was the thrill of competition. The joy and panic of wondering if I'll make it into rankings. How special it felt to be one of the lucky 5000 people who owned the highly coveted ranking daemon (1st half of course).

Now, it's a bit depressing being a free player since now my goal is to get to the top floor of the tower / get to the level 80 daemon. Being a cash player is like aiming for a medal in a race. Being a free player is like... jogging to stay fit or for fun.

I'm a naturally competitive person so being a casher motivated me a bit. But the whole reason I became a casher was because I love this game. I'm going to make an effort to become a strong free player from now on.