Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 5

 "Mmm… So this one is a miss too…?"

I set aside the Holy Coins I had been offering to the goddess statue.

I thought the proper way was to dedicate the Holy Coins to the goddess statue, but was I wrong?

They all looked the same as the Holy Coins I had before, so I figured this should work…

I tried all 38, but nothing happened.

I could just let them sit until they became exchangeable, but having this many in one place feels like a waste to just leave them.

"Maybe it’s all about spirit…?"

I tried to recall how it was the first time—was I really fired up back then?

"Haaaahhhhhh!"

"Kieeeehhhhhh!"

"Chuaaaaahhh! … cough cough …"

I choked.

And still, nothing happened…

"Guess not…"

Pulling them felt random, but when the gacha activated, I wasn’t particularly fired up.

Which means…

"Is it about the number?"

2, 4, 6… 10!

Let’s go with a clean 10.

I grabbed one of the stacks of ten and offered it to the goddess statue.

"Oh…!?"

Was 10 the correct number? About a second later, a drumroll echoed in my head.

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"Last time, I was thinking about wanting a hideout, and I actually got one. So maybe it’s influenced by my thoughts? What would be good this time? Magic, maybe? Something super powerful!"

I stood up from the sofa, struck a pose with enthusiasm, and shouted:

"Come on!"

The drumroll turned into a fanfare, and words appeared in my mind.

"…Huh?"

The words were 【Floating Orb】.

What the heck is this supposed to be?

As I was trying to figure it out, something black appeared right in front of my face and then—

"Oh…? Wait, whoaaa!?"

Thud!

With a heavy sound, it crashed onto the floor.

I barely dodged it in time. Being barefoot, that could’ve been dangerous if it had hit me directly.

"…What is this?"

Catching my breath, I reached out to touch it.

It was about the size of a basketball.

A black sphere, hard and cold, but different from metal.

And heavy.

At least 10 kilograms? I could lift it, but I decided not to strain myself and rolled it to the corner instead.

It wasn’t quite what I had in mind, but I still had two more chances.

Let’s keep going.

"Something good, something good, something good…"

Chanting my wish, I offered the Holy Coins again. The drumroll played and then stopped immediately.

The words that appeared were 【Magic Steel】.

"…Hmmm?"

Another unknown item.

Learning from my mistake earlier, I took a step back and watched as a black, square object appeared and then—

Thud!

Another heavy impact as it hit the floor.

"…What the heck is this?"

It was a glossy black ingot, about the size of a brick.

When I tapped it, it made a metallic sound—clink clink—but it wasn’t iron or steel.

I wasn’t sure if materials like aluminum or duralumin existed in this world, but this was different from those as well.

It was called 【Magic Steel】, so I guessed it was some kind of fantasy material.

"Oh… it’s heavy."

I had no idea what it was, so I figured I’d just move on to the next draw. But trying to push it to the side, I realized—this thing was ridiculously heavy.

The orb from before was bad, but this was on another level.

Probably over 20 kilograms.

Might even weigh more than me…

"Huff… huff…"

I ended up sitting down and using my feet to push it into place.

Even though I dragged it across the floor, the wood wasn’t scratched at all.

Well, this whole room is basically a fantasy construct, so I guess that makes sense.

Anyway, I had 18 coins left, so I probably only had one more try.

So far, all I got were things I didn’t really understand.

If there was a common trait, it was that they were all heavy—but that probably wasn’t relevant.

"Something good, something good, something good…"

Chanting once more, I offered the Holy Coins again.

"Give me something good!"

As the drumroll echoed, I shouted with even more determination this time.

The words that appeared were 【Shadow Sword】.

Th-this is it! Something good!?

A sword! And something about "shadow"!

Now this—this has the scent of fantasy!

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