Chapter 221: Gacha Time!
After returning, Ethan headed straight home.
It was not that he did not want to complete the commission and report everything about Evilus.
He simply had to wait until tomorrow.
It was already late, and the Guild had closed for the day. Going there now would be pointless.
Of course, the most important reason was that he had just received another 3,000 Diamonds and unlocked a brand-new gacha pool.
How could Ethan possibly resist?
Creak.
He pushed open the door.
In the living room, Artemis and Hestia were chatting.
Haruhime was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
As for Paimon, this was currently the Hostess of Fertility's busiest time. Since Ryuu had also taken leave, Paimon had gone there to help.
Naturally, food and pay were included.
"Ethan, you're back."
"Mm. I'm home."
Hearing Artemis's words filled Ethan with warmth.
Perhaps this was something engraved into the bones of every Eastern person.
A warm "home" was the safest harbor one could have.
"How did the Guild commission go?"
"It's already resolved. I'll visit the Guild tomorrow and give them a full report about what happened."
"I see. Sounds like it was pretty easy if you finished it in one day."
"A few things happened. I'll take a bath first and tell you everything over dinner."
"Okay. Go ahead."
Ethan removed his coat and hung it on the rack by the entrance.
Although his original clothes had been torn apart, he naturally had spares.
His Imaginary Number Space was huge, after all.
He then headed directly into the bathroom and filled the tub with hot water.
Using a magic-stone heating device, warming the bath was extremely easy.
It had to be said that magic-stone technology still lagged far behind modern technology.
But in this medieval fantasy-like world, it was incredibly convenient.
[Name]: Ethan Starfall
[Current Gacha Pools]:
[Fate]
[Unrestricted Gacha Pool — Time Remaining: 128 Hours]
[Diamonds]: 3,870
3,870 Diamonds.
That was Ethan's current total.
It was enough for three ten-pulls and eight single pulls, all using [Advanced Pull].
If converted into ordinary pulls, that would be a full 387 draws.
The only thing Ethan disliked was the time limit.
This pool only lasted 128 hours.
Barely more than five days.
"Need someone to wash your back?"
Just as Ethan was preparing to start pulling, the bathroom door quietly opened.
A beautiful figure slipped inside.
"Hestia?"
Ethan froze when he saw who it was.
Their relationship had already crossed the final line.
They had essentially boarded the train first and bought the ticket afterward, and their relationship was now in its honeymoon phase.
Still, they had not really explored a "special setting" like the bathroom before.
"Hehe. You looked pretty tired, and you even came home wearing different clothes. A lot must have happened today."
"So you came to comfort me?"
"Something like that."
"As a goddess, there aren't many things I can help you with, so I figured I should put a little more effort into other areas."
"No need to wash my back."
"Otherwise, we might miss dinner."
"Hestia, you're too beautiful. I don't think I'd be able to control myself."
"You really know what to say."
Hestia smiled happily.
Their relationship was different from that of an ordinary couple.
They had crossed the final line first, then gradually filled in the emotional side afterward.
Because of that, they were much more open with each other than many couples still lost in the early stages of romance.
"By the way, Hestia."
"Nani?"
"Could you give me a goddess's 'blessing kiss'?"
"Jeez. You say you're afraid you won't be able to control yourself, but your mouth is pretty honest."
"Is that a no?"
"Of course not."
"After all, Ethan, you're my lover."
Mwah.
A "Goddess's Blessing Kiss."
A blessing from Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth, to her beloved.
"All right, I'll head out first. Finish your bath and come out soon."
"Okay."
Ethan smiled and nodded.
With a "goddess's kiss" blessing him, Ethan felt certain he would pull something amazing this time.
He opened the gacha interface and selected the second pool without hesitation.
[Unrestricted Gacha Pool].
Unrestricted meant there was no lower limit and no upper limit.
He could draw something unbelievably powerful.
Or complete garbage.
Still, since this was [Advanced Pull], even the worst result should not be too terrible.
"Pull!"
[-1,000 Diamonds]
Swish!
Ethan immediately confirmed the draw.
The gacha interface began changing.
A card pack emerged from the void and tore itself open. One card after another flew out before revealing their true forms under Ethan's expectant gaze.
[Asauchi *1]
The first card revealed an Asauchi, a weapon from Bleach.
It was actually a decent weapon.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that it could interact with and cut spiritual beings already made it quite useful.
[Food Pills *100]
Good grief.
Something from Naruto this time.
[Skillful Grade Sword: Shigure]
So Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece really were sticking together.
The third reward was a named sword from One Piece, though it was only a Skillful Grade blade.
...
Most of the remaining pulls produced a messy assortment of items.
Ethan gradually became disappointed.
One [Advanced Pull] cost 100 Diamonds.
If this had been the Fate pool, even the worst result would have given him ten D+ Rank Noble Phantasms.
Compared with that, what was all this random junk?
[Paramecia: Flower-Flower Fruit]
At the very end, he finally got something worthwhile.
A Devil Fruit from One Piece.
The Flower-Flower Fruit belonging to Nico Robin.
Its user could make any part of their body "bloom" from any physical surface, allowing them to attack, listen in, spy on others, and perform numerous other functions.
As the ability of one of the Straw Hat Pirates, the Flower-Flower Fruit had been developed into an extremely versatile power.
Looking at the fruit in his hand, shaped like a blooming pink flower, Ethan sighed helplessly.
It was undoubtedly a good ability.
But its weakness was also severe.
Seastone and seawater.
However, Ethan had one major uncertainty.
Would the seawater of this world even weaken a Devil Fruit user from the world of One Piece?
The worlds were completely different, after all.
Unfortunately, there was only one Flower-Flower Fruit.
If he used it purely for experimentation, then even if he obtained an answer, the fruit itself would be wasted.
There was no second one.
But if he simply gave it to one of his people and the weakness still applied, then he would be handing them an enormous vulnerability.
So for now, Ethan needed to think carefully about what to do with the Flower-Flower Fruit.
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