Chapter 22

With this, since two new skills have appeared, it's highly likely that I can complete everything with the remaining gacha draws.

While thinking about such things, I check the effects of the Shadow Technique.

"Shadow Technique: Allows free manipulation of one's own shadow."

My own shadow?

After reading the description, I immediately try to activate it.

Then, I was able to manipulate my shadow with a sensory feel.

"Does the manipulation of shadows... have any meaning?"

Livya tilts her head.

While I was thinking the same thing and manipulating the shadow, I noticed something.

Can I grab things with the shadow?

I try to lift a nearby chair with the shadow I'm manipulating.

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Yeah. Once I get used to it, it might be useful as an auxiliary in battle."

However, I can feel the weight when I lift something.

I can lift a chair without any problem, but lifting something as heavy as a house would be difficult.

"Is the manipulation difficult?"

"…It's quite difficult."

In my head, if I think about how I want it to move, it will move, but it's not as easy to control as my own hands and feet.

Also, it seems to consume magic power while in use.

If my level goes up, will the ease of manipulation improve? Or perhaps I'll be able to lift heavier objects.

In any case, this is a convenient skill.

I need to get used to manipulating the Shadow Technique in my daily life from now on.

I still have points left, so should I keep drawing the gacha?

The thirty-third gacha draw only resulted in the Shadow Technique.

The forty-fourth gacha draw resulted in the Dark Knight.

The fifty-fifth gacha draw was also the Shadow Technique.

I've gotten rainbow skills, but I still can't get the Black Shield.

Hmm.

Even though I had sixty-six gacha draws, if this continues, I might not get any significant results.

While thinking about such things, I head towards the final gacha draw.

There are no new skills in the bronze, silver, or gold gacha draws.

It's nice that the skills are being strengthened smoothly, but I'm hoping for the final rainbow.

The Black Shield should appear soon.

With that prayer, I check the results of the rainbow gacha.

【Rainbow Skill】【Black Shield: Level 1】

What appeared... is the Black Shield!

At that moment, Livya, who was watching beside me, hugged my arm happily.

"Lord Crest! That's great! A new skill has appeared!"

"Yeah, that's right."

My attention was about to be drawn to her touch, but I quickly began to investigate the details of the Black Shield.

"Black Shield: Summons a black shield in front of you."

Looking at the skill's effect, it doesn't seem particularly strong.

I try to summon the Black Shield, and a black wall-like object appears in front of me.

"Is that the Black Shield?"

"It seems so... I can still manipulate it after summoning it."

I move the shield lightly.

...Well, it's not useless for defense or attacks.

However, it will take a lot of practice to use both the Black Shield and the Shadow Technique together.

When I touch the Black Shield, it feels hard.

It's as sturdy as a stone wall. As a shield, it seems useful for protecting myself.

For now, this concludes the gacha draws for this time.

In the end, no new skills appeared in the other colored gacha draws.

That means, perhaps only the rainbow gacha draws were added this time.

Whether that's good or bad is a difficult question.

And one more thing I think about... do I have any special skills?

For example, like the Blessing of the Holy Maiden that Elise received.

All the skills I have can be obtained by others.

Of course, no one else has as many as I do, so in that sense, I am superior, but I can't help but want skills like Elise's or Minu's.

Well, there's no point in wishing for what I don't have.

I have to make do with the skills I can get now.

While thinking about such things, I close the gacha screen.

After leveling up the skills I've obtained, I turn my gaze to Livya.

"For now, that's it for the gacha."

"Yes, that's right. It's good that everything was completed with this gacha."

"Indeed, that's true."

After finishing the gacha, I notice Livya's expression.

It looks worried.

I wonder why, and a thought immediately comes to mind.

She might still be thinking about what I talked about yesterday.

The power of the hooded man is formidable.

Livya must understand that I've become somewhat stronger with the new skills, but she's still worried.

No, rather, she might be even more worried because I've obtained new skills.

She might be thinking that I might do something reckless.

"Livya, I—"

I wasn't going to do anything reckless.

Just as I was about to say that, Livya interjected.

"Lord Crest, even though you've obtained new skills, you're still not used to them, so please don't do anything reckless."

It seems my guess was correct.

I nod in response to Livya's words.