Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 262

 "I'm not surprised by anything that comes out, but I want to be surprised... I'll decide with the next one!"

Closing her eyes, she takes a deep breath and strikes a pose as if about to shoot a beam of light.

".........Princess?"

"Leave her be. That girl doesn’t care for formalities. You’d better get used to her eccentric behavior."

Teresa, finding the pose suspicious, tries to speak up, but Seriana stops her.

...It feels like something harsh was just said about me, but I need to focus, focus.

.........⁉

"Hah!"

She opens her eyes wide and offers the holy coin to the sacred image.

Then, a drumroll echoes.

It's all about the image... imagine shooting something... imagine firing a sniper rifle! This is it!

With confidence, she calls out to stop, and the word that comes to mind is 【Danrem's Thread】.

"...Thread?"

She mutters softly.

"Thread... another magic thread?"

Hearing this, Seriana asks in a concerned tone.

"...Well, it's thread, but..."

She pauses midway as something appears in front of her.

What manifests, glowing faintly, is... a string.

"Hah!"

She grabs the floating object and examines it... it's a string, only a few millimeters thick. She doesn't pull it, afraid it might snap, but it seems quite sturdy.

"It doesn't really feel like thread... what is it?"

"They called it 【Danrem's Thread】... but it's a string?"

The moment she tells Alec the name, both Alec and Zighardt stand up with a start.

"Danrem?"

They both say the name in unison.

"Wha⁉"

It seems like both of them know what it is. What on earth is Danrem?

"Do you know it?"

"Oh... yeah. You've done well... it's probably a bow, you know?"

"Haah⁉"

She couldn't help but strongly question Alec's words... but there's zero indication of a bow here.

"When you say Danrem, a few things come to mind like star or king killer... but let's try unlocking it first?"

"Yeah..."

Some intriguing words were mentioned, but unlocking it comes first.

Seriana places her hand on the string and joins hers with hers, focusing their energy together. For a moment, there’s a faint glow, and the string's sensation disappears, replaced by something hard...

"...What is this?"

It seems to be a wooden cylinder, about 5 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide? It’s engraved with patterns. It's likely meant for threading something through, but it’s odd for a ring...

At least, it's not a bow.

"A hair ring... a hair ornament. Elena is wearing one now."

Upon hearing this, Elena turns her head to show her hair. She’s threading a thin braid hanging beside her face through a silver cylinder... is that it?

"This... is supposed to be a bow, right?"

The name is "Thread," it was a string at first, then it became a hair ornament upon unlocking, and its true form is a bow... among all the items I've had, this is one of the most incomprehensible.

"...I'm curious too, but if it really is a bow, it might be dangerous to use it here, so try it tomorrow. You two know something, don't you? Tell us."

The common point between Alec and Zighardt is that they were both born in the western continent and were mercenaries before becoming adventurers. So... was it on the battlefield?

"There’s a mercenary group called the Danrem Mercenaries that operates in the western continent."

"I’ve never heard of them. Have any of you?"

Seriana asks Elena and the others, but they also shake their heads, indicating they don't know.

"Perhaps they're not well-known on the Alliance side? Go on."

"Yes, that could be it. They specialize in battlefields and never deal with monsters... The leadership of the group has passed down a certain blessing item for generations. That’s what their name comes from, the 【Danrem's Bow】."

"I've faced them as enemies a few times in the past, and they were indeed a tough opponent..."

Zighardt speaks as if recalling the past. If this old man, who seems like the final boss, calls them tough, they must have been something serious!

"I was on their side once, and I remember it well. Seria, do you remember Luban's magic? It had similar power. They would fire arrows of magic, gouging out the ground as they went."

"Ooooh.........!"

Hearing this, she becomes so excited that her hands start trembling. Could it be that I’ll finally be able to fire something too...!

"I understand it’s powerful, but are we sure this is the same thing? Could it be something else?"

Seriana remains calm. When she asks for confirmation, Zighardt responds.

"The name is slightly different, but with blessing items, no one but the owner really knows their true name, and they’re often named freely. Especially for mercenaries, they might give it a name to instill fear. The Danrem people are known for their bow, so if it were something completely unrelated, they wouldn’t give it such an ominous name, would they?"

Is it really an ominous name?