I couldn’t stay involved with the little girl (the magic sword) for long, so I turned to the lottery staff and pulled out the ten lottery tickets I had collected.
「Eleven times, please.」
But the staff member looked behind me with a troubled look on their face.
I remember earlier, they said they didn’t want me to bring someone who wasn’t involved.
「Uh, I’m sorry.」
I apologized for now.
「Is that a bad idea?」
「I’m fine as long as you can keep her quiet.」
「Oh, I think I can handle that.」
I remember what happened earlier. When this girl’s voice echoed in my brain, Fiona didn’t hear her.
I didn’t even hear her when she possessed Mari.
Maybe, but only the people who physically hold her can hear her.
I’ve been trying to hold on to her until I can figure out what’s going on with Mari.
I don’t think this girl is going to leak the information about this place anywhere.
「I’ll make sure not to tell anyone else.」
「I understand. Then I’ll take your lottery ticket.」
The staff member said so, took the lottery tickets and counted them.
「Yes, exactly ten. Then eleven times, please.」
「All right.」
I spun the lottery machine with enthusiasm.
Rattle, rattle, pop.
A black ball came out.
「Yes, a participation prize. Oh, please hold on to your balls.」
「”As is” means that this is…」
I looked at the prize list.
「Is it the magic ball (black) itself?」
「Yes. If you throw it at the person you want to attack, it will attack with the attribute that the person is weakest against.」
「That’s convenient, and a participation prize.」
「It’s disposable magic.」
「You treat it like a tissue.」
I took the ball and glanced behind me.
I saw a little girl who was tired of beating me and was coughing.
I kind of wondered what would happen if I threw this.
…… I feel a little guilty when she is in that form, so let’s do it again when she is in her magic sword form.
「By the way, this one can be used by anyone and everyone. You might want to give it to someone for self-defense.」
「Mm-hmm. I think I’ll let Miu have it.」
I put the ball in my pocket and spin the lottery machine again.
Rattle, rattle, black balls.
Rattle, rattle, black balls.
Rattle, rattle, black balls.
The misses continued.
「It’s not easy to get a hit.」
「I’m sorry. But the most common prize is the participation prize……」
The staff chuckled apologetically. Well, that’s true.
Rattle, rattle, pop.
The fifth time, this time a white ball came out.
Clang, clang, clang, the handbell rings.
「Congratulations! Fifth prize.」
「(White) magic ball, huh.」
「Yes. It’s a disposable item like the black one, but this one is for recovery. The usage is the same, and it’s safe to assume that the effect is about『if you’re not dead, you can usually get by』. 」
It’s kind of like an elixir. Let’s be careful not to be stingy and leave them unused.
I turn the lottery machine further.
Rattle, rattle, pop.
Rattle, rattle, pop.
Rattle, rattle, rattle…
The sixth through tenth times were all black balls.
「Hmm, bad luck?」
I take one last deep breath while holding the handle.
Heave, ho! Just when I was about to turn it with all my might.
「Hey, what are you doing here?」
A young girl (a magic sword) came next to me and looked up at me.
「It’s a lottery.」
「Lottery?」
「Yes, you draw lots with this and get what you get.」
「The balls?」
「Usually it’s just balls, but if you’re lucky, you get something really cool.」
I looked at the prize list. Except for the bottom two, all of them are amazing to behold.
「That sounds like fun. Let me try.」
「You want to try?」
It’s the last one, so it’s okay.
But will it be okay? I looked at the staff member.
「Fine, but you’ll have to decide who owns what.」
「All right.」
If it’s just one time, it’s probably a participation prize or fifth prize anyway, and there’ s nothing to lose.
「Now, hold this here and turn.」
I told the little girl (the magic sword), but she glared at me with a scowl.
「What’s wrong?」
「I can’t reach it.」
「Eh?」
「I can’t reach it. You can see that!」
The little girl raises her hands. She couldn’t reach the handle of the lottery machine that was pointing up.
「It can’t be helped.」
I put my hands under the little girl’s armpits and picked her up.
「na──」
This girl’s face turned red for some reason. I’m just carrying her.
It was a hassle, so I rushed her.
「Come on, come on, come on, come on, you’re so heavy, come on.」
「Don’t be stupid! I”m not even heavy right now.」
「Yes, yes.」
I’ll just play along.
The little girl mumbled and turned the lottery machine.
Rattle, rattle, pop.
What came out… was a red ball!
「Congratulations! Second prize.」
「Really?!」
I was surprised. I didn’t think I’d get a shot at it.
It reminded me of the time when I used to play social games, and I used all the stones I had and let my cat draw the last one.
The staff member took out the prize.
「Yes, this is the second prize, a warp feather. With this, you can jump to a place you’ve been once in an instant. By the way, this is not a consumable item, so it won’t disappear if you use it. Oh, please note that it will only work for the person who just accepted it.」
When I came back to the forest, it was already night.
In my left hand I hold a feather, and in my right hand I hold a magic sword that has returned to its original form.
I took out my warp feather.
As I recall, I can go anywhere I’ve been to once.
I took the feather, thought of the mansion, and used it.
Then, the scenery in front of me changed quickly.
It was as if I had changed the channel on the TV, and what I saw changed instantly.
The scenery switched to my house.
「…… Amazing!」
I knew warp was in theory, but it was amazing to actually try it.
I jumped to the Salamus Trading Company.
I jumped to the entrance of Loisane.
I jumped a little further away to the mountain ox hunting grounds.
The scenery changed one after another, and I was able to jump to exactly where I wanted.
Oh, man, this is awesome!
To be honest, this is far more powerful than 『all abilities multiplied by 777』, isn’t it?
No, it’s not that weak either. But there’s not much I can do about it.
But with this, I can do a lot with this.
I thought about what I could do with warp.
For example, you can do something like a merchant. Once you get to a remote city, you can earn money by transporting goods between the two cities.
I looked around. There was a rock a short distance away.
I used the warp feather. I moved behind a rock (from my point of view).
Can I move instantly behind my opponent when I’m fighting, like this?
In combination with skills, the number of things I could do increased dramatically.
The next day.
I used my warp feather to hunt mountain oxen, and as a result, I was able to hunt ten of them.
I’ve doubled my previous record in one fell swoop. The people at Andreu Trading Company were surprised.
「It’s not like he’s actually leading a mercenary group, is he? Because, you know, this is a job for a hundred people.」
So that day I was like, 「Warp, wow」, but the next day I realized that was a mistake.
Warp isn’t amazing.
The best part is the lottery tickets.
Let’s collect them! More lottery tickets.