Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 310

 "There's nothing... no abnormalities in your body?"

Seriana asked, looking at me as I stood with my arms spread out.

"None."

With Teresa and Elena pressing their hands to my forehead and wrist to check my pulse and temperature, I answered Seriana, confirming there was nothing wrong.

Whether I succeeded or failed in activating 【Tail of the Serpent】 was still unknown, but when I went to ask for everyone’s opinion, this situation unfolded.

Alec and Fiora were circling around us at a slight distance.

So far, no one had noticed any changes...

"...Ah. It’s here."

"Hm?"

Fiora, who had been circling around me, seemed to have found something. She stopped and muttered quietly...

"Wah!?"

She suddenly flipped my skirt up from behind.

Then she tugged on my underwear.

I vaguely remember Seriana doing the same thing to me at some point... although, this time, my underwear got pulled down too.

The other three moved behind me to peek, but Alec stood in front, shrugging his shoulders.

...Such a gentleman.

"Did you find something?"

I couldn’t see it myself, so I wanted to know what had happened.

"It’s like a tattoo etched into your skin. I can sense a flow of magic. It might be something similar to 【Dragon's Lungs】."

I see... so the reason they were circling around me was to examine the flow of magic.

"It starts here. Do you understand?"

"Hm."

Seriana traced her finger from my waist down to my tailbone, as if following something. I got the idea that there was something there.

【Dragon's Lungs】... so it's similar to that technique. I probably failed to activate it because I was focusing on the wrong spot.

"Step back a little."

I think I can do it this time.

Instead of focusing on my waist, where I had my belt, I focused on the area Seriana had traced...

"Hah!"

I took a deep breath and concentrated.

"!?"

Alec remained standing in front of me, but I could sense that the other four behind me were surprised.

Did it work?

"It sprouted."

It sprouted?

"Yeah... Let's step back a bit. Can you move it, princess?"

"Sure thing."

Once I confirmed the area behind me was clear, I imagined lightly swaying it left and right. I followed the same method as before, and I could vaguely feel it moving just as I intended.

Is this what it feels like to move a tail?

When I twisted my body to look behind me, I saw something black swaying gently.

My tail is black...!

"It’s moving properly."

"Indeed. Even your clothes are swaying, and it seems like it can touch objects."

"In that case... using it normally might be difficult. We can’t just make a hole in that area of your clothes..."

While I was enjoying my tail, the women were calmly analyzing the situation.

I see... As much as this is fun, I can’t just walk around with my tail sticking out in public.

...What should I do?

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I’m currently at the edge of Forest 1, watching over apprentice adventurers gathering medicinal herbs. My body is fixed on a floating sphere, with my tail wrapped around a tree branch to keep me steady.

The blessing item, 【Tail of the Serpent】, looks like a belt, but when activated, it gets engraved directly onto my body.

It's about 3 meters long, with the base being around 10 centimeters in diameter and gradually tapering off. It’s decently strong and fairly dexterous, allowing me to grab things by coiling it around them, as I’m doing now.

For someone as weak as me, it’s the perfect support item.

It seems like whatever I wear is considered part of my body too, as I can sprout the tail from my clothes, not just my skin.

The owner of 【Monkey’s Arm】 had sprouted an arm from his shoulder pad, which was likely due to the same effect.

Alec and August, after hearing the report, were a bit flustered, saying that they’d need to expand their vigilance against blessing items to include the parts that aren’t visible.

Seriana gave the order to add one or two decoys to 【Tail of the Serpent】, but with the clothing issue resolved, I’m pretty satisfied.

"Captain, we’re done!"

A voice called up from below, signaling the end of the herb gathering.

"It’s Vice-Captain! Viiice-Caaaptaaain!"

It’s the same group as last week, but they’re much more relaxed now compared to before, when they were as tense as over-inflated balloons, ready to pop.

I guess that was just their nerves acting up since it was their first time, and they were the first group to go out. This is probably their true selves.

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Sera・【Hideout】+1 【Prayer】 【Mira’s Blessing】・【Floating Sphere】 【Shadow Sword】 【Scarlet Bee's Sting】 【Fairy’s Eye】 【Dragon's Lungs】 【Amber Sword】 【Danrem’s Thread】 【Tail of the Serpent】・1 card

Seriana・【Area Detection】・【】・38 cards

Elena・【】・【Green Fang】・5 cards

Alec・【】・【Red Shield】 【Fierce Horn】・2 cards