Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 57
I got my momentum cut off right out of the gate, but let’s say this is the real thing.
To pump myself up even more, I took something like a kung-fu stance.
"You… what is that?"
"Fighting spirit."
I answered Seriana’s questioning voice with two words.
"...I see."
I can tell there’s exasperation mixed in, but once she sees the results, that should change.
Now come on! Long-range attack!
"Hah."
I let out a short breath, and at the same time thrust the Holy Coins out with both hands.
A drumroll rang out, and without missing a beat I willed it to stop.
Now then—what’s coming!?
【Mira’s Blessing】
...?
Nothing comes out, and it’s not a Blessed Item.
Which means it’s a divine protection, but...
It’s a protection, right?
"What’s wrong? It’s a protection, right?"
As I tilted my head, Seriana asked what it was.
I feel like I’m always tilting my head...
"It says 【Mira’s Blessing】. What even is Mira...?"
If it’s a blessing, then it’s a god or a spirit or something like that, right?
A god of hunting... war... magic... something like that would be nice.
"Mira is the goddess of beauty. It’s my first time hearing of that protection..."
...Beauty?
...Beauty?
Without thinking, I started patting my face.
"...Am I going to become beautiful?"
"No change, I see."
She cut in immediately at the words that slipped out.
"I-It’s fine. You’re plenty cute as you are."
Elena hurriedly followed up, probably trying to smooth things over.
"...Thanks."
I’m not that happy about it.
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『Sera, wake up.』
Seriana’s voice echoed through the 【Hideout】.
I do have my own private room, but after the Demon battle, it seems I’d pushed myself too hard in all sorts of ways and ended up running a fever for several days, so as a precaution, I slept in Seriana’s room at night.
Because of that, the time I spent inside the 【Hideout】 before going to sleep increased.
The lighting in this world—lamps and magical tools—doesn’t have much brightness.
In wide places like dining halls where you can line up a lot of them, it’s one thing, but in private rooms and the like, there are only one or two at most, so it’s not very suitable for writing or reading at night.
On the other hand, inside the 【Hideout】, the entire room glows faintly, just like a dungeon.
It’s about as bright as normal lighting—plenty bright.
As a result, it seems she got hooked on nighttime reading, and even after my condition recovered, I ended up staying in her room anyway.
For convenience, it’s treated as “guard duty,” but together with Elena, we’ve been diligently reading in the 【Hideout】.
Even so, the fact that we don’t stay up late shows decent self-control.
If anything, what’s with me being the one who wakes up later...?
If only I had an alarm clock, I could wake up too.
"...I’m up."
I stepped out of the 【Hideout】 to report that I was awake.
Seriana and Elena were there, already finished getting ready to head to the academy.
It’s already that time?
"We’re leaving now. You can do as you like, but no dungeon, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. See you..."
She’s looking at me like, Are you really okay?
My body just isn’t keeping up; my mind’s awake.
No problem.
"Fine. Fix your bedhead too."
"...Okaaay."
I yawned and my reply came late; they were already out of the room.
Well then. I’ll wash my face and fix my hair too.
I went back into the 【Hideout】 and splashed water over my face at the washstand.
Then I smoothed my hair down with my wet hands.
In my past life, fixing bedhead meant splashing water over my head while I washed my face.
It doubled as an alarm, and since I had a hair dryer, drying it wasn’t much trouble.
But now...
It’s longer, the texture’s different, and it’s a real hassle.
It used to be straight, but now—it's not quite a full-on cowlick, but once it grows out, the ends start to curl and wave.
If Elena were here, she could dry it with magic, but... maybe I’ll just wrap it in a towel.
Apparently you release wind and heat at the same time; she taught me, but I couldn’t do it at all.
I have no talent for magic.
"Nngh... ngh!?"
I was tugging at my wet hair, thinking, 'Can’t it just snap straight in one go?' when my hands, my face, and even my hair started glowing.
This... is it a skill!?
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Sera・【Hideout】【Prayer】【Mira’s Blessing】・【Floating Orb】【Shadow Sword】【Scarlet Bee Needle】・0 cards
Seriana・【Area Identification】・【】・16 cards
Elena・【】・【Green Fang】・0 cards
Alec・【】・【Red Shield】・1 card
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