Yuna's ability to twist Good Luck and Bad Luck couldn't be used here.

The Gacha belonged to the System, and nothing could interfere with System.

System was one of the thirteen [Supreme Treasures] left behind by the [Supreme One].

Nothing could interfere with it. No authority, no ability, no blessing, no curse. As long as something fell under the System's domain, it was absolute.

Of course… there was one exception.

Me.

Or rather, my Class (Weapon).

The reason the System couldn't properly record my details (name) wasn't a bug or an error.

It was because my [Shadow] was also one of the thirteen Supreme Treasures.

Shadow was still growing.

Right now, it barely stood at the starting line, far from the level where it could stand shoulder to shoulder with the System.

One day, it would.

Maybe it would even surpass it.

But that day was far away.

And if I wanted to survive until then, I needed power. Real power.

That was why I doing this, staring at the Gacha with more hope than I wanted to admit.

'I wonder what I'll get.'

The wheel slowed. The ticking sound echoed in the empty space, each click dragging out the moment.

Then it stopped.

And the result appeared.

['Beautify' (Rank 3, Level 1) has been drawn!]

"…"

I blinked.

Once.

Twice.

The lines did not change.

"…"

Slowly, I turned my head toward Yuna.

She was wearing a stiff smile.

'Explain the ability,' I said flatly.

"L-Lord of Shadows," she began, her voice dropping lower and lower with every word. Her face flushed red, all the way to the tips of her ears. "Beautify… um… it makes me look more beautiful to others."

I stared at her.

No words came out for a few seconds.

'…Why,' I finally asked, very calmly, 'does such an ability exist in your arsenal?'

Having an ability like that meant one thing. One of her Classes had actually produced it.

Why the hell would anyone need—

"I-If you can upgrade it to Rank 4, I'll be able to use it on you too! If you combine it with [Disguise Skin], it will make infiltration much easier! People will subconsciously lower their guard if you have good appearance!" Yuna suddenly blurted out.

'Wait. I can't use it now?'

"..."

Yuna turned her face away.

"Oi."

"Th-The ability's target is me. So until it reaches Rank 4, I can only use it on myself. And since no one other than you can see me, it's basically the same as saying that…"

'Only I'll know it's active.'

The corner of my lips twitched.

I could feel a headache coming on.

Still, after a moment, I let it go. As irritating as it was, she wasn't entirely wrong. Once upgraded, Beautify could actually be useful. Combined with Disguise Skin, it would make infiltrations smoother.

But that was later.

Right now, there was no reason to waste Soul Shards upgrading an ability that was of no use.

I checked my balance.

Soul Shards: 7,550,002

A healthy number. For now.

'Yuna. Use the Gacha again.'

She nodded quickly, relieved that I wasn't scolding her, and the wheel began to spin once more.

'Give me something good. Anything that's actually usable.'

I had believed that any ability belonging to a Fallen Angel would be useful, but I was starting to doubt that thought.

While the wheel spun, Yuna spoke again, probably trying to distract me.

"Lord of Shadows, while it's not an official classification, we can divide Gacha draws into four ranks. Rare, Super Rare, Super Super Rare, and Ultra Rare."

'So, R, SR, SSR, and UR,' I repeated.

She nodded. "Beautify and Heal are Rare. Lucky-O-Lucky, Inspect, and Enchant fall under Super Rare."

'Inspect is already at max level. And it's only SR?'

"The classification is based on overall usefulness. Inspect is very good, but not game-changing enough to be ranked higher."

That made sense.

The wheel slowed again.

It stopped.

['Myriad Voice' (Rank 3, Level 1) has been drawn!]

Yuna's eyes lit up instantly.

"Lord of Shadows! It's a Rare, but it's a good one! This ability will let you sing with a heavenly voice!" she said excitedly.

'But I can already sing well?'

This time, her lips twitched.

Before I could comment on that reaction, she hurriedly continued, "A-Anyway, even if you don't use it for singing, it allows you to freely change your voice. Pitch, tone, texture. Everything."

I nodded.

That was quite useful.

'This is good.'

Yuna nodded firmly. "It really is."

On my own, I could alter my voice to some extent.

But high-ranking Exorcists had sharp senses.

They could tell when someone was artificially modifying their voice physical control.

This ability, however, was different. It was an actual Skill. Something recognized by the System.

They would not be able to detect it with their senses alone.

I checked my balance again.

Soul Shards: 7,150,002

The number had dropped, but it was still acceptable.

'Next draw costs 800,000,' I thought.

The Gacha really was a bottomless pit. Still, the chance of pulling something useful made it worth continuing.

'Yuna. Use it again.'

The wheel spun.

It took longer this time. Or maybe it just felt longer because I was watching my Soul Shards evaporate.

Then it stopped.

['Eye-Open Sleeping' (Rank 1, Level 1) has been drawn!]

"…"

'…'

We both stared at the floating text.

After a few seconds, I spoke.

'What does it do?'

"…."

'Yuna.'

"…It al-allows you to sleep while keeping your eyes open."

Her face was completely red now.

She looked like she wanted to disappear into the System interface itself.

'…Why do you have so many usel— variety of abilities?'

"They're not mine!"

She protested immediately.

"The Gacha includes abilities from my weapons and relics too! If it only showed my Class Skills, you'd be getting good things every time!"

'…?'

Why did you even have relics like that?

I almost asked.

But then I decided it wasn't worth the effort. Some questions were better left unanswered.

'Draw again.'

The wheel began to spin once more.

I checked my balance as it did.

Soul Shards: 4,750,002

The number hurt to look at.

Clutching my chest slightly, feeling actual pain as my carefully hoarded Soul Shards vanished into nothingness, I waited for the result.

The wheel stopped.

The text appeared.

And I froze.

"Lord of Shadows! Lord of Shadows! It's a UR! An Ultra Rare! We've hit the jackpot!"

I didn't respond.

I couldn't.

Because the ability displayed in front of me was absurd.

No. Absurd wasn't enough to describe it.

'This… is insane.'

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