Gacha Addict in a Matriarchal World

Chapter 189: Betting (2)

As soon as I received the 200 gold, I rented a private training hall in the Guild. Of course, under Benny’s name, which has the best security.

Then, I naturally pushed Benny, who was trying to follow me.

“Huh…?”

Benny looked dazed, like someone who lay down on a bed for a short rest and suddenly lost four hours.

I smiled brightly at her and pushed her even more firmly.

Press.

“From here on, Benny is not allowed to come in.”

“But, but I rented it under my name?!”

“But I can’t show you the contents, you know?”

“Right here. I’m not just saying it; it’s really something I can’t show anyone.”

“…Anyone?”

Benny paused for a moment. Her lips twisted mischievously. That’s the face she makes when she has naughty thoughts!

“Impious Benny. What on earth were you just thinking? Did you imagine the Goddess of Love and I were doing something naughty? Oh my. It sounds like I’m selling myself to the Goddess.”

“Uh, no? I didn’t think that at all?!”

“Hmph. Do you know? Benny, you have a habit of twitching the left corner of your mouth when you’re flustered.”

“…!”

Benny quickly pressed her lips together, resulting in an oddly awkward expression. I chuckled and patted her shoulder.

“Just kidding. But it seems like Benny’s stiffened lips are no joke…”

“Ah.”

Only then did Benny realize she had been tricked, and she wore a bewildered expression. I brought my lips close to her ear and whispered.

“Committing both blasphemy and slander against me at the same time… As expected, Creepy Witch Benny. You were totally witch-like just now.”

“Really, it’s not like that…”

Benny shriveled up instantly like a slug sprinkled with salt. I pushed her away again.

Tap.

This time, Benny distanced herself without much resistance. I waved lightly at her.

“This is a joke too. It won’t take long, so please wait outside for a moment.”

“……”

Leaving Benny, who nodded blankly behind, I entered the training room. Of course.

Tap, tap.

“You go out too.”

I stomped on Shadow, who tried to sneak in pretending to be my shadow, and chased it out.

After confirming they both left, I meticulously locked the door and took out the Goddess Statue from my bosom.

Had it heard our conversation earlier? The Goddess Statue was making a coin-shaped gesture with its middle and thumb fingers.

I tugged gently at the Goddess Statue’s hair, chuckling as if asking how much it would take.

The unnecessarily soft texture slightly lifted my mood.

“That money. I gave it to you anyway. It’s not for sale, you know? By the way, since you seemed to be eavesdropping, you roughly know the situation, right? I need some things specialized for taking down undead.”

Since I blew 100 gold worth of gacha last time and recovered just as much, isn’t it a good time to push the limits again?

Of course, upon hearing this, the Goddess Statue began to tremble.

…Well, from the Goddess’s perspective, it’s not different from hearing ‘You’ve rested, so now it’s time to work again’.

I gently patted the Goddess Statue’s head for a moment out of slight guilt.

“But with 200 gold, wouldn’t a couple of 4-stars appear even if I just pull normally?”

Honestly, I’m not even hoping for a 5-star. Considering how much money I’ve spent so far, the only one I’ve ever gotten was the Avatar of Love that was basically handed to me.

And when you look at the power of the Avatar of Love, or the names of the 5-stars that occasionally appear in the pickup lineup, they’re all at an incredible level, so it’s somewhat understandable that they’re not easily drawn.

“So how about keeping the probability the same? Instead, like in pickups, we just tweak the draw pool so that things with great anti-undead effects are easier to get.”

This way, the burden on the Goddess of Love would be minimized.

…Honestly, I’m also worried about how much money I’d have to pour in to normalize things after doing 200 gold worth of rigging.

The Goddess Statue, as if contemplating, had its usual faint halo completely disappear, and then it flickered with a light several times brighter.

Seems like it’s roughly possible.

I let out a sigh of relief and placed the Goddess Statue in the corner. Then, lifting the pouch of gold I had just extorted…or rather, received as an investment, I opened the draw window.

Ding!

[Standard Draw]

- Spend cash or equivalent Magic Stones to randomly obtain items and skills ranging from 1 to 5 stars.

[Single Draw] [10+1 Draw]

[Pickup Draw]

- Spend cash or equivalent magic stones to randomly obtain items and skills ranging from 1 to 5 stars.

- Pickup targets:

[☆☆☆☆ Skill: Meina's Swordsmanship],

[☆☆☆☆☆: Magic Sword - Devouring Fang].

- Remaining period 18 days 2 hours 23 minutes.

[Single Draw] [10+1 Draw]

The swordsmanship pickup period wasn’t over yet. However, a faint noise appeared over it, and the contents changed, reopening the draw window.

Crackle….

Ding!

[Standard Draw]

-Spend cash or equivalent mana stones to randomly obtain items and skills ranging from 1 to 5 stars.

[Single Draw] [10+1 Draw]

[Pickup Draw]

-Spend cash or equivalent mana stones to randomly obtain items and skills ranging from 1 to 5 stars.

-Pickup Targets: [4 star Magic - Radiance of Purification], [5 star Power: Master of the Skeleton Throne].

-Time remaining 18 days 2 hours 22 minutes.

[Single Draw] [10+1 Draw]

The pickup content has changed. Indeed. Is this another way she exerts her power?

Only for a moment, licking my lips towards the Goddess Statue, as if discovering a writer who can squeeze out a manuscript.

Whether sensing ominousness or exhaustion, the halo completely fades, and the Goddess Statue enters sleep mode.

“Well…you worked hard. From now on, it’s my turn.”

After putting the Goddess Statue back into my bosom, I examined the contents of the changed pickup.

Is a 4-star pickup magic? Just from the name, I get a rough idea.

Isn’t it similar to the purifying power contained in a Unicorn’s Horn? Depending on its use, it might be a good match.

The surprising thing was the 5-star pickup.

No matter how you look at it, it seems more like an ultimate skill from a necromancer tree than something against the undead.

But it can’t be that the Goddess randomly placed it just to mess with me, or because 5-stars are hard to get anyway.

I speculate it’s a power specialized in controlling the undead.

If it’s a power strong enough to forcibly control monsters up to the 4th Floor, you could say in a way it’s against the undead.

“I can think of the details after drawing! Let’s go!”

Grabbing the money pouch, I pressed the consecutive roll button frantically.

Ding!

[☆: Well-dried Magic Herb]

[☆: Processed Healing Herb]

[☆☆: Lower Holy Water]

[☆: Well-Dried Magical Herb]

[☆: Petrified Platypus Heart]

[☆: Processed Healing Herb]

[☆: Well-Dried Magical Herb]

[☆☆: Wrist Crossbow]

[☆: Holy Water-Flavored Mineral Water]

[☆: Wooden Arrow]

[☆: Well-Dried Magic Herb]

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[☆☆☆: Intermediate Holy Water]

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[☆☆☆: Power - Beloved of the Dead]

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★[☆☆☆☆: Advanced Holy Water]★

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★[☆☆☆☆: Magic - Radiance of Purification]★

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[☆☆: Power - Divine Bloodline]

“Oh?”

Two 4-stars?

Though it’s a bit underwhelming compared to when the Goddess of Love goes all out to support me, this should still be worth 200 gold for me right now.

All the draw results are laser-focused on annihilating the undead, aren’t they?

However, there’s something else I need to address. While one of the 4-stars is an item, the other is a magic skill, isn’t it?

I almost died after obtaining a 3-star magic skill, so what would happen if I got a 4-star already? It would surely be excruciatingly painful.

Having done this countless times, I calmly prepared myself mentally. And then…

“Kyaaaah!!!”

Even with mental preparation, it was still painful.

The sensation as if something was bursting out from inside my heart. How many times did I repeat the cycle of my brain being numbed by pain and strange euphoria as my mind gradually melted away?

“Huek!”

Finally, my body adapted to the forcibly expanded mana.

Lying on the floor, I gasped for air and randomly consumed Magic Herbs and Recovery Herbs.

My body quickly stabilized. Only after calming down a bit did I check the results of the draw.

“A lot of Holy Water came out.”

If you were to pick the most cost-effective consumable against the undead, I guarantee that Holy Water would be unanimously chosen.

Simply drinking it can alleviate the mental pollution caused by the unique death energy of the undead, sprinkling it can harm them, and applying it to equipment can temporarily bless it.

Of course, it doesn’t only react to the undead but to all things corrupt and evil…

The reaction is particularly dramatic with the undead, so it’s practically considered an essential item against them.

Naturally, the more Holy Water, the better. Not to mention the high-grade Holy Water rated at a whopping 4-stars.

Other than that, another Wrist Crossbow came out. If I level it up again here, it would be helpful with just the enhancement, but the structure would become more complex, and the effects of Argetlam would be maximized.

In the middle, a hard, stone-like Platypus Heart came out, but since it’s not very useful, I just shoved it roughly into the subspace pocket.

What could holy water-flavored mineral water possibly be if it’s considered useless?

Out of curiosity, I took a sip and tasted a rather salty flavor. And that was it.

“Well…let’s see the next one.”

In the end, there are three things I need to properly check this time.

🔸️☆☆: Power - Divine Bloodline

🔸️☆☆☆: Power - Beloved of the Dead Death

🔸️☆☆☆☆: Magic - Radiance of Purification

First, I looked into Divine Bloodline.

“…Huh?”

Despite its grand name, there was a reason it was only a 2-star.

…Should I have just asked for everything to be rigged?