By the time they got home, it was already nine in the evening.
Although a lot had happened today, the Main Quest: Date Shinomiya was completed, and the Reward was issued to the System as soon as Wanmie stepped through the door.
A thousand Coins and five Mysterious Rewards were credited, but this time, Wanmie didn’t rush to open the Mysterious Rewards.
Instead, she pulled Shinomiya, who was playing a game nearby, over and spoke mysteriously.
“Shinomiya, can you help your sister with something?”
“Anything you want me to do, just say it, sis.”
Shinomiya agreed without hesitation.
Today, Wanmie had bought her clothes and caught plushies for her.
If she didn’t do something in return, it would really weigh on her conscience.
However, even though Wanmie was a typical homebody, she was very proactive when it came to cleaning, laundry, and cooking.
Shinomiya couldn’t find a single thing to help with.
So, with Wanmie coming to her for help this time, of course Shinomiya couldn’t refuse.
“This!”
Wanmie took out her phone.
The screen was frozen on the page to open the Mysterious Reward.
Just a swipe of the finger, and the treasure chest containing the Mysterious Reward would open.
Becoming lucky or unlucky was only a matter of a second or two.
Wanmie never had high hopes for her own luck.
The last Mysterious Reward she got after dating Shidou was a completely useless piece of junk, making her even more skeptical of the System’s gacha.
However, today, Shinomiya’s luck with the Claw Machine—where Wanmie couldn’t catch a single plushie—was overwhelming.
It made Wanmie hopeful again.
If Shinomiya drew it, maybe something good would come out?
Wanmie didn’t expect powerful skills or items—just not another piece of trash like last time…
“What is this?”
Shinomiya looked at the phone screen in confusion.
Wanmie explained, “It’s a mobile game I’ve been playing lately. I got a chance for a five-pull, but whenever I draw, I get the worst items. So I wanted you to try.”
“That’s all?”
Shinomiya frowned cutely.
This help seemed way too easy.
But seeing Wanmie’s hopeful gaze, Shinomiya still moved her small hand and swiped the screen.
The next moment, the treasure chest opened, and a golden light shot up.
Shinomiya looked at Wanmie.
“Did I get something good?”
“Maybe…?”
The first time she drew, Wanmie was also fooled by the grand cutscene, thinking she’d scored something amazing.
But after the animation ended, there was only a junk item lying in the chest…
As the golden light in the chest faded, Wanmie prayed in her heart that it wouldn’t be another useless thing.
Then, a pitch-black book appeared in the chest.
What… kind of thing is this?
The book’s cover was completely black, with no writing, about as thick as a dictionary.
Wanmie curiously clicked to view the item’s details.
Black Grimoire.
Records detailed information and usage techniques of Spirit Power, as well as various principles and methods.
Oh?
Looks like it’s a decent item.
Right now, what Wanmie needed most was to improve her combat ability so she wouldn’t die unexpectedly in a fight with hostile forces.
Originally, she planned to save Coins to buy powerful weapons and skills to boost her combat power.
If she could understand and use her own power through this book, the boost might not be any less than enhancing weapons or skills.
Thinking this way, the Black Grimoire seemed reasonable.
While Shinomiya wasn’t looking, Wanmie pretended to pull the black book from behind her.
After all, pulling a book out of your body looked a bit terrifying.
If Shinomiya saw, she’d be scared, and it would be hard to explain.
Wanmie opened the book and flipped through a few pages.
She could barely understand the first two pages, but beyond that, it was full of strange formulas and algorithms, like math olympiad problems.
Actually, Wanmie’s grades in her previous life weren’t bad.
She almost got into a top university with her college entrance exam and wasn’t fazed by math olympiad problems.
But this wasn’t just any math problem.
It was something she’d never seen before, with completely different rules.
It looked like a book from another world.
This…
Wanmie’s eye twitched, wanting to throw the book in the trash.
Can an elementary school student who just learned arithmetic solve college-level math problems?
Obviously not.
That was exactly Wanmie’s state.
“Sis, how is the thing I drew?”
Shinomiya asked innocently.
Wanmie, who was about to throw the book away and curse, suppressed the urge and forced a smile.
“Not bad. Shinomiya’s luck is definitely better than mine.”
“As long as you’re happy, sis~”
Shinomiya also smiled.
Her smile was like a spring breeze in March, instantly dispersing all of Wanmie’s anger and frustration.
If possible, Wanmie really wanted to keep Shinomiya by her side forever.
For the remaining four Mysterious Rewards, Wanmie let Shinomiya open them too.
Whether it was the System’s developer messing with her or not, regardless of whether it was Wanmie or Shinomiya, what came out were all kinds of junk—potions that made people excited for a short time, buttstocks that increased Angel firing frequency, bullets that stabilized the gun and reduced recoil…
They weren’t completely useless, but they weren’t particularly useful either, especially the Enhancement Kit for Angel.
Angels were originally a part of Spirits, and controlling Angels wasn’t like operating a tool but more like moving your own body.
Things like firing rate or recoil could be adjusted according to your own condition, so there was no need to rely on items.
Maybe using items made things a bit easier, but as Wanmie said, they’re nice to have but not necessary.
In the end, their fate was the same as the bullets that could teleport items—gathering dust in the System’s warehouse.
Wanmie looked at the items in the warehouse and sighed.
It seemed that if she wanted to improve her strength in the future, she’d better save up Coins honestly and buy powerful skills and items in the shop.
There was no point relying on the randomness of a gacha.
Wanmie put away her phone, took out a recently purchased game from the cabinet in the corner, and said to Shinomiya, who was playing another game.
“Shinomiya, let’s play this one together. It’s a two-player game.”
“Mm!”
Shinomiya put down the controller.
When Wanmie put the Game Disc into the Game Console and connected the second controller, Shinomiya sat directly on her lap.
Wanmie was startled by Shinomiya’s bold action and stammered.
“Sh-sh-shinomiya, what are you doing?”
“Is it not allowed?”
Shinomiya turned around, her gemstone-like eyes sparkling.
“Please stay here for a lifetime.”
“Eh?”