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Such a drastic change in my usual pastime was somewhat unsettling... okay very much so. Still, the realisation that there are gods in the world, beings stronger than even gods, aliens and different worlds, quickly put one into some awe and feelings of insignificance in front of it all. Especially for me, it hadn't taken long for me to realise that I had recently interacted with one such being. If it weren't for the memory, I might have thought I was just drugged, for it all sounded like nonsense... but the knowledge of possible future events, the names of characters and worlds they have no idea about here say otherwise.
«Tony, aren't you going to be late for your lecture? - A very familiar beautiful girl asked excitedly, worried about me... who was also my sister.
«I'm taking the day off today. I have all my exams and no tails, so the day won't kill me. - I waved my hand as I continued to make breakfast.
«Don't get used to it. - Lena smiled a little.
«How can I, because I'm an excellent student. - I proudly said turning to the girl's face and raising my hand in which was a kitchen spatula.
«Ha-ha. - She covered her mouth with her hand and laughed. - Toni, you're in a good mood today, is something wrong? - Like I said she's more than smart.
«Just in a good mood. - I shrugged. - You kind of need to study too.
«I don't have to be there. - she said, but I could see her glance down at her feet.
«You should make some girlfriends. - I said, flipping a pancake.
«I have friends..." my sister said a little uncertainly. - And I haven't seen you with friends. - She returned the words to me.
«I have you. - I said easily and the kitchen became abruptly quiet. The girl only smiled a little bitterly, counting on me not to see it, and stroked my leg, rolled towards her bedroom. I, on the other hand, picked up a pancake and placed it on a nearby plate with a small stack of pancakes on it.
I'm in a world with magic, gods and all, which means I'll be able to find a cure for my sister sooner or later. That's not even up for debate, my emotions for her are genuine and I do have feelings for her, so I won't abandon her like Lex did to us. I remember when some guy from university was hitting on her about a year ago, not even minding the fact that she couldn't walk, but I was able to 'talk' to him... it was Anthony's first fight where he got a bit of a kick out of it, although that guy didn't come out the winner either.While I was making pancakes I finally noticed a flashing symbol in the corner of my field of vision, as soon as I thought about it a sign appeared in front of me.
"Universal Gacha activated."
An inscription appeared in front of me, as if someone was standing behind me with a projector.
"Rules of the Universal Gacha..."
Next was a list of the rules and operation of this... Gacha. It itself could be considered an SSS class system and with it you could get a lot of things: people, abilities, skills, items, other beings and so on, items that change appearance, character and so on. And people, besides just summoning, I can also assimilate... that is, I can take their abilities, useful knowledge, skills and so on without memory and without changing my personality. All of these cards are stored in Gachi's Inventory. Each day I get one Gacha point, and it takes five points to "roll" a Gacha, thus I can get a card of something. You can also buy a maximum of one hundred gacha points at the beginning of each month and the starting price is a dollar per point. You can buy ten opportunities to scroll at once. Gacha for fifty points and thereby get an increased chance of getting a card above my power level. The very first use of Gacha is given with a huge item bonus, so to speak, in honour of the start. This is the most important thing I realised after reading this.
All items are divided into different ranks: E - trash or just something ordinary, D items capable of destruction/change/equivalent value/rare and valuable, building, C - Quarters, B - Cities, A - Continents, S - Planets, SS - huge planets/stars/galaxies, SSS - Universes/multi-universes. And items can have a strong variation in power depending on who uses them.
After having breakfast with Lena, I went to my bedroom to delve deeper into this Gacha. After all, it still provides me with my characteristics:
Name: Anthony Joseph Luthor.
Race: Human.
Title: Brother of Villain.
Total Power: 10-V (The strength of a normal human being capable of at most lifting twice his weight).
Assimilated Characters:»
Skills:»
Gacha Points: 1
Pretty much expected... even the title is pretty self-explanatory. I have the ability to scroll. Gacha once with a huge bonus on the very first scroll, but it's better to increase that bonus by scrolling ten times at once. So I pulled a hundred dollars out of my wallet and bought a hundred Gacha points, I ended up with 101 of them.
«Why do I feel so weird doing all this? - I asked out loud. Realising what kind of world I live in and how much danger there is makes me try to get stronger faster. In Gotham there's gang violence on a weekly basis, and here in Metropolis there could be aliens at the behest of a man in a blue-and-red suit.
A normal person is perfectly capable of being an important link, I mean Batman, but he's a genius and... probably has something called "Plot Armour". I mean, no one's ever shot him in the exposed chin, and no one's ever guessed who's behind the mask, even though Batman himself appeared when Bruce Wayne "returned". Anthony had heard it all on the news, but just wasn't paying attention... and yet it seemed so obvious.
Putting such thoughts aside and taking away the chill, because now I could theoretically get something very useful... which is what I'm hoping for, to be honest. I can "spin" Gacha twenty times, with the Gacha view itself being whatever I choose. From just a screen with a button, which is my preference, to a lottery sack and so on. Accepting the inevitable, I mentally clicked on "Spin".
«Okay and what did I get... - I swallowed, looking at the flickering screen and decided to spin ten times at once, leaving another 51 points in reserve, meaning ten more opportunities to spin.
Spatial Group Chat System (SSS)
Magic Wand (D)
Centuries of Masochistic Experience (D)
Hestia Panties (C)
Intimate Vaseline (E)
T-Shirt (E)
Wisp of Wicked Cerberus Wool (D)
Cash: $50,000 (E)
Flomaster (E)
Glasses (E)
As soon as my eyes caught sight of the first item, my breath somewhat spasmed with excitement. The very first item is an SSS class item, meaning universe level and above. But it was the name of the item that confused me.
«Group chat? - I asked aloud and immediately found the SSS rank card in Gacha's inventory for cards. The golden-coloured card with burning stars on the cover looked more than pretty and it said:
"Group Chat System - A spatial system through universes of group chat capable of connecting people from anywhere in the universe, meta-universe, and multiverse."
The map said it, and I already had an idea of what it was, since I'd read a lot of stories... but Gacha and Chat together? Honestly, I was hoping for some powers to help me... but what I got was hemorrhoid ointment and a chat group. However, the latter is probably useful, like getting out of this universe and never coming back, just in case. Cash would also be useful, by the way, and what about the palchoka....
"Magic Wand" - the tool of every wizard, by means of which a spell spoken aloud or to oneself, accompanied by a certain movement of the wand, gives the desired result. (Requires magical power).
At the moment it's pretty useless for me, except for wiping or poking someone in the eye. But I chose a wand card to test, and it literally materialised in my hand.
«Smooth... ahem... Stumblebumps? - I said, pointing the end of the wand at the wall and of course nothing happened, I didn't have any magical energy, sort of. When I wished the wand away, it disappeared from my hand again and became a card in Gacha's inventory. And this time I chose the Chat card and....
"You have been selected as Administrator of the Spatial Group Chat."
"As Administrator, you will have privileges:
«Hundreds of chat points every day.
«Ability to invite participants (this option is not immediately available)
«Ability to restrict chat access to participants at will (prohibit sending messages, photos, audio, items...).
«Access to more complete information about missions and additional tasks, bonuses
«Discounts in the Spaceshop
«Ability to set some rules in chat...
A sign popped up, slightly different from Gachi's signs. Blinking a couple of times, I saw some kind of loading after these words and the sign appeared again, only this time it was not my characteristic, but the possible chat options at the moment:
Spatial Shop
Chat Points: 100
Group Chat
Missions/Tasks
Information
After selecting the last option, namely "Information", I began to read through the attached data. Basically, everything is as I expected, Group Chat connects people by chat and gives all sorts of missions, which you can well refuse. But the missions will earn Chat Points, which can be used to purchase... basically anything. There are several types of B and A rank Group Chats where the shop has a lot of restrictions, but this chat has almost no restrictions. More precisely it depends on the participants, because the shop takes all the items exactly from the worlds of the participants. In general, this is a useful currency. Also there is a "Mail" and it is necessary for the transfer of items between participants.
After reading everything to the end I gained some confidence in the future, because now I can survive in this world... if you give me time. Over time, anyone can become very powerful with this system, unless of course they have the intelligence of a nightstand. So far there are no participants in the Chat and the first four participants are added automatically, meaning I can't choose them and it's random. To invite other participants of your choice you have to do some hidden tasks, which of course are not described.
«What if some unstable individual comes into the chat room? - I asked aloud without expecting an answer. However, if so, I can block almost all the possibilities of the chat, I am the Administrator after all. When the recruitment starts, the chat will give everyone a nickname, and then you can change it.
«Okay, let's start... - I mentally clicked on the Group Chat, and then on the "Search for Participants". Generally, as I realised, Chat can be tied to a mobile device or just left as signs in front of my eyes.
"Started searching for participants...10%...34%...69%...100%"
Added member: "UnbrushedKnow-It-All" to the chat room.
A new member has been added to the chat room: "Exbitionist".
A new member has been added to the chat room: "UnambitiousChinoa".
A member has been added to the chat room: "God's Tongue".
Added administrator: "BrotherSupervillainGenius" to the chat room.
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