Arata opened the system panel.
[Host's Destiny Value: 4396/5894]
This wave directly earned him 3379 destiny points, jumping from 1017 to 4396.
Huge profit!
And the harvest didn't stop there. Shortly after the system went silent, it chimed again.
[Detected that the host's cumulative destiny value has reached 5000 points, triggering the second system upgrade.]
[System upgrade complete. Fortune Wheel area unlocked. You can use points to participate in the lottery.]
[Host, please continue to strive to change the fate of even more people and unlock more system functions.]
Arata raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect to meet the conditions for the second upgrade so quickly.
He must have taken advantage of mowing down so many Hollows and saving so many people, triggering a mass of fate judgments at once.
In future battles, the system probably wouldn't trigger so easily.
Interestingly, this upgrade, like the last one, unlocked a new area.
The only difference was that last time it was the mission area, and now it's the roulette area.
Arata immediately thought of some mobile games from his past life.
At first, the screen is clean, and as versions are released, more and more red dots pop up.
Eventually, the entire game becomes: click the red dots to collect rewards.
Arata exchanged a few more words with Hisagi and the others, then returned to his unit.
Ikkaku and Yumichika seemed to be out on patrol with Kenpachi, they were nowhere to be found.
That actually pleased him, he had a bit of free time, so no one would interrupt him while he explored the system's new functions.
He clicked on the roulette area, and a colorful wheel of fortune appeared before his eyes.
The wheel was divided into four fields of different sizes, with labels on them.
Arata carefully read and understood that different zones corresponded to different item categories.
The largest section was white, [Daily], and the text label showed 97%.
The reward pool covered all kinds of daily necessities.
Beer, sanitary pads, underwear, and other things, there was nothing you couldn't get, only what you couldn't think of.
Arata even spotted items in the prize pool like "Death Tyrant suit."
The remaining three, smaller, golden segments were [Weapons], [Special], and [Bloodline].
The surface areas of these three fields were quite evenly distributed, and their text labels read 1%.
Unfortunately, the specific content of these three pools wasn't displayed like with [Daily], just a brief explanation of the category.
Above the roulette itself was a clear board:
[Cost per single draw: 30 destiny points]
[Cost for ten consecutive draws: 250 destiny points]
[Every 50 draws triggers a guaranteed bonus – you will receive a random item outside the Daily area.]
[Every 500 draws triggers a small guaranteed bonus, you will receive the right to choose any item from any zone.]
Ten consecutive draws cost 250 destiny points.
If you ignore all the useless junk from the Daily area, the total rate for serious stuff is only 3%.
Arata quickly calculated and discovered that the probability of not getting anything at all in ten consecutive draws was 73.7%.
The chance of not pulling anything outside the Daily zone after four consecutive "ten-rolls" was 29.5%.
Which means there's almost a 30% chance that he'll have to rely on the small guaranteed bonus to finally get something worthwhile.
And the cost for that is 1250 destiny points.
Not a small investment.
Just looking at it gave Arata a toothache.
He wasn't exactly sure he wanted to gamble.
But as if the system sensed his hesitation, it immediately issued another message.
[The host enjoys a discount for the first ten consecutive draws each week. They cost only 150 destiny points, and the drop rate for golden items is increased to 5%.]
But still...
A little gambling is fun.
Besides, Arata had a feeling that today was his lucky day, and that a miracle absolutely could happen in the first ten pulls!
Whatever happens, happens!
Arata pressed the lottery button.
[150 destiny points spent, Fortune Wheel spinning…]
The wheel in front of him instantly split into ten smaller ones, and all began to spin wildly under some invisible force.
[Received: Matsumoto brand sanitary pad*1, a fast-acting hemostatic agent used by a certain Shinigami on special days.]
Hmm? System, something's really wrong with you.
[Received: handmade item from the Ishida family*1, high-quality thread and needle loved by someone who adores sewing clothes.]
[Received: compressed towel*1, a towel with exceptionally strong water absorption.]
[Received: delicious dried persimmon*1, a must-have snack for travel and home.]
[Received...]
May your algorithm crash! Give me something useful, for heaven's sake!
White and blue lights flashed one after another before Arata's eyes, and the item descriptions gave him a slight chill.
However, just when it seemed like it would all end, a blinding golden light suddenly flared up.
[Received: Hollow Mask*1]
Arata widened his eyes and looked at the system screen in confusion.
[B-rank item: Hollow Mask]
[Origin: Special zone of the Fortune Wheel]
[Effect: Once you put on the mask, you can freely change your identity and race; no one can see through you.]
[Note: Can be gifted, but cannot be upgraded.]
Looking at the transparent mask in his hand, Arata's expression became somewhat... strange.
This kind of looked like one of those "special artifacts" for male characters in works that definitely aren't for children.
Seemingly, it had no direct effect on combat power.
But it was still a B-rank item, the same class as the Spirit King bloodline within him.
It couldn't be completely useless.
Maybe he just hadn't figured out yet how to use it wisely.
[Would you like to store the item in the system space?]
The system prompt appeared at just the right time.
"Store."
As soon as he thought it, the mask disappeared from his hand and was transferred into the system space.
[Remaining Destiny Value: 4246/5894]
Looking at the remaining destiny value, Arata began to weigh his options.
Should I draw again?
As soon as the thought appeared, he tried to suppress it.
The fact that he got a drop in the last ten draws was purely due to the advantage the system gave him and luck.
If he now continued with the normal 3% rate, there was a high chance he'd just burn all his points for nothing.
But then he questioned himself again: since he had already saved over four thousand today, it wouldn't hurt to try once more.
Why not test his luck again?
"Just one last time," he muttered under his breath, holding his finger above the lottery button.
[250 destiny points spent, Fortune Wheel spinning…]
The ten wheels spun madly once again, and Arata stood still, holding his breath.
The first wheel stopped and glowed faint blue.
[Received: special matcha tea from the Kuchiki family*1, premium tea produced on Noble Street.]
Arata's mouth twitched. This was even worse than last time.
The next drops nearly gave him a heart attack.
[Received: original pipe of Shiba Kūkaku*1. It seems the scent inside hasn't completely faded.]
[Received: Shihouin Yoruichi silk headband*1, a very soft and expensive piece of fabric.]
[Received: sharp scalpel from the Technology Development Bureau experimental lab*1.]
[Received...]
Nine times in a row, all from the Daily zone.
Nicely put, each item had its specific use.
Bluntly put, none of them were practical.
When the last wheel stopped, Arata no longer held even a sliver of hope.
[Received: Platinum Membership Card*1 from Kikuchaya teahouse. The cardholder can enjoy special drinks personally prepared by the shop owner free of charge.]
"..."
Expressionless, Arata pushed all those random junk items into the system space.
Gambling really is harmful.
These ten draws were a total disaster, and the only benefit was that it filled the counter for a future guaranteed bonus.
[Lottery progress: 20/500]
[Remaining Destiny Value: 3996/5894]
He decided not to touch that damned wheel of fortune again anytime soon.
At least not until next week when the discount and bonus reset.
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