"Nope!"
Erina Nakiri responded instantly.
Shinobu Kocho added, "There's only a lottery option. You can click it once for a free draw, and that's it. Everything else is greyed out."
Miko Yotsuya: Yeah, like the rest hasn't been unlocked yet.
Kirino Kosaka: I've actually been studying it for a while now, but I still don't know what triggers the rest.
Shirai Takeru: A lottery, huh?
Now that sounded familiar.
If they were talking about gacha draws, now he was getting interested.
Sure, he didn't always have great luck before, but today was definitely his lucky day.
He fused with the ultimate lifeform Tartarus.
He hijacked a multiverse chat group.
It was like destiny itself was on his side.
Shirai Takeru: So, what did you all get from your draws?
Erina Nakiri: Uh...
Kirino Kosaka: We don't even know you that well yet. Why are you asking such a personal question?
Miko Yotsuya: Exactly! Don't get too familiar too fast.
Robin: Agreed.
Shirai Takeru: Judging from your reactions, you all drew trash, didn't you?
Everyone: …
Kirino Kosaka: Let's just not say it out loud, okay? We can still be friends.
Miko Yotsuya: You go draw already. I want to see what you'll get.
Butterfly Shinobu: I'm curious too.
Butterfly Shinobu: Since you're the only guy here, maybe your results will be different from ours?
Kirino Kosaka: No way! If he draws something good, I'm going to riot. Why should a guy get better stuff than us?
Miko Yotsuya: Agreed! Report him!
"What are you gonna do, report me to the gods?" Shirai Takeru muttered.
He ignored them and opened the chat group interface.
Sure enough, there was a lottery section.
Everything else—shop, enhancement, engravings—was still greyed out, just like Shinobu said.
"All these familiar terms… why does this feel like one of those pay-to-win games?"
"Wait, don't tell me this chat group was made by Tencent?"
Muttering to himself, Shirai Takeru opened the lottery page.
It was plain and simple. Just a single "Draw" button.
And it clearly stated: First-time draw is free.
"Alright then. Let's see if my luck's still holding out."
He clicked the button.
A glowing sphere appeared out of nowhere and dropped into his hand.
As he looked down at it, information about the orb flowed into his mind.
[After use, allows the user to fully control and master the power of their body.]
What a great item.
Shirai Takeru's eyes lit up instantly.
Just then, the chat group interface vibrated, drawing his attention.
Kirino Kosaka: What's up? You've been quiet for a while—did you do the draw?
Miko Yotsuya: What did you get? Share it with everyone!
Erina Nakiri: I don't believe his luck is that good.
Shinobu Kocho: Who knows, haha.
Shirai Takeru didn't reply. He simply uploaded the information about the glowing sphere to the chat group.
Robin: Huh?
Kirino Kosaka: Haha! What's that thing even supposed to do?
Miko Yotsuya: Looks kind of like some magic item, but it seems just as useless as the ones we got.
Kirino Kosaka: Right? Who can't control their own body?
Shinobu Kocho: No, I think it's actually very useful.
Robin: If it truly allows you to fully control your body, even an ordinary person could become terrifying.
Shinobu Kocho: Exactly. It's a very powerful item.
Miko Yotsuya: So… a normal person can become a superhero?
Shinobu Kocho: Not really. It still depends on your own limits.
Miko Yotsuya: Oh, then I'm not too jealous.
Shirai Takeru: Did I ever say I was an ordinary person?
Kirino Kosaka: !!!
Shinobu Kocho: Now that you mention it, we still don't know anything about Mr. Shirai.
Robin: Meanwhile, he's already gotten plenty of information out of us without us noticing.
Kirino Kosaka: So even non-ordinary people say "sorry" over a photo?
Erina Nakiri: I told you to stop saying those words!
Shirai Takeru: So what if I'm not normal? Isn't the desire for food and pleasure just basic human nature?
Erina Nakiri: Hmph.
Robin: So, Shirai-san, what exactly are your powers?
Shinobu Kocho: I'm curious too.
Shirai Takeru squinted.
They were trying to dig for information.
Did they not understand the concept of "don't get too close too fast"?
But as the ultimate lifeform, what was there to hide?
Besides, a lot of people in this group might actually need his help.
Shinobu Kocho was from the Demon Slayer Corps, a world plagued by man-eating demons.
Not only were ordinary people unsafe, even the demon slayers lived under constant threat.
Her sister had died at the hands of a demon.
If she knew there was someone who could travel through time and space and save her sister, would she offer herself up as an apology?
Now that would be interesting.