Chapter 65: Preparation (3)
Trinkets overflowed across the desk. Among the long list of texts, what stood out the most was, of course, the notification of 11 goddess statues at the very top.
“???”
No, that wasn’t what I meant by asking you to watch over me. Did giving Karen the goddess statue in the heat of the moment really upset you that much, oh goddess?
It was ridiculous enough to be showered with 3-star items, but to think they were all useless goddess statues. Considering my body still felt fine, it seemed like I hadn’t drawn a single skill or power. Did I pour all my luck into those goddess statues?
“Stop manipulating the odds...!”
With a resentful heart, I glared at the sky, but all I saw was the dreary ceiling. I wanted to hire and send a protest truck if I could, but since I needed to spin the gacha one more time with that money, I let it slide. Still, wasn’t it a huge win to get this many 3-stars anyway? Trying to think positively, I scrolled down the blinking list in front of me.
1 star: Well-dried Mana Herb
1 star: Processed Healing Herb
1 star: Well-dried Mana Herb
1 star: Well-dried Mana Herb
1 star: Well-dried Mana Herb
1 star: Perry's Tears
1 star: Processed Healing Herb
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★4 stars: Invisible Cloak★
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3 stars: Haste Boots
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3 stars: Masterpiece - A High-Quality Decorative Cabinet Perfect for Storing the Most Beautiful, Cute, and Lovely Goddess Statue in the World
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★4 stars: Large Capacity Subspace Ring★
Pffft!
But instead of turning off, the light changed color and began to shine red.
“...Is there no instruction manual?”
I pressed the button repeatedly. Each time, the light changed to different colors: blue, purple, yellow, pink, and so on. After fiddling around for a while, pressing and holding it down finally turned the light off.
“It’s really unnecessarily well-made.”
Shaking my head, I then tried using the Haste Boots, having restored my mana. Just as I expected, it consumed a certain amount of mana to speed up all actions for about 30 seconds. However, it didn’t speed up the thought process, and since it consumed quite a bit, it seemed impractical to use continuously. It was something to use briefly in crucial moments but impractical to use lavishly in everyday situations.
With this, I finished checking all the items. Now, all that was left were the 22 eyes looking at me with an unnecessarily compassionate expression...!
Swallowing my saliva, I picked up a goddess statue. Then, as if it had been waiting, a notification window popped up.
Ding!
Do you want to synthesize this?
[3 stars: Masterpiece - The Most Beautiful, Cute, and Lovely Goddess Statue in the World]
I pondered for a moment while looking at the notification. Couldn’t I just sell these 11 statues to the temple for gold? If I did that, how many times could I spin the gacha...? It was a tremendous temptation. But I resisted.
This incident made it clear. The goddess of love could somewhat interfere with the results of the gacha. Hadn’t she threateningly stuffed me with 11 of them after I gave one to Karen? If I wasn’t careful, all the gachas that came out in the future might only be goddess statues. Or just magic herbs.
There was no need to provoke the goddess’s displeasure deliberately. It was just a bit of friction; it wasn’t like we were sworn enemies. Above all, I was a bit curious about what would happen if I synthesized them.
I took a deep breath and nodded.
“Synthesize.”
Whoosh!
As soon as I gave my permission, one of the goddess statues on the ground shone brightly and was overlaid onto the statue in my hand.
Ding!
An alarm signaling the completion of the synthesis rang, but instead of reading it, I continued to synthesize.
“Synthesize. Synthesize. Synthesize!”
Exactly ten times. After synthesizing all the goddess statues into one, the sound of the notification changed. It wasn’t a dry bell sound but rather a fanfare being played.
Bam-ba-ka-bam-!
[3 stars: Masterpiece - The Most Beautiful, Cute, and Lovely Goddess Statue in the World+9]
have been synthesized into
[3 stars: Masterpiece - The Most Beautiful, Cute, and Lovely Goddess Statue in the World+10]
Congratulations!
The potential of [3 stars: Masterpiece - The Most Beautiful, Cute, and Lovely Goddess Statue in the World] has been fully unlocked!
“Kyah!”
It was a full +10 upgrade. Considering the vastness of the gacha pool, did it really take +10 to upgrade an item fully? A sense of madness bubbled up in a corner of my heart, but after all, wasn’t it a good thing that I had managed to achieve such a rare full upgrade? I took a closer look to see what had changed. Then, I realized a terrifying fact.
It didn’t matter that the body, which had been fully white, had become full-colored, or that it emitted a soft divine power, or even that it felt warm to the touch. The issue was that the statue, which was clearly made of stone, looked as soft as if it were made of silicone!
Squish.
“Gasp...!”
Oh my.
Itsasoftelasticflawlesswarmminigoddessoflove!!
Faith began to swell inside me.