"Another hundred draws—this time, items."
Lucian took a deep breath as he leaned back in his chair, fingers already hovering near the system interface in his mind. The memory of the last draw was still fresh—an avalanche of puppet fragments, disappointment wrapped in digital chimes. But if superstition held true, he'd just "primed the pump."
The system chimed in.
[Ding! You have obtained: Ichiraku Ramen Recipe]
[Ding! You have obtained: A strand of Howling Celestial Dog's fur]
[Ding! You have obtained: Goddess Pantyhose]
[Ding! You have obtained: Tsunayoshi Sawada's Zero-Point Test Sheet]
[Ding! You have obtained: A full-bloom Wisteria Tree]
"…Seriously?" Leo muttered, eyebrow twitching as he stared at the surreal item list in his mind.
Ichiraku's ramen recipe? Sure, he could maybe use that to start a pop-up restaurant for fun. But the pantyhose? Really?
He sighed.
Still, compared to the last round of loot—which had been full of useless trinkets like Chopper's cotton candy stash and Shana's pineapple bread—this was already a step up.
Then the next system chimes hit like a digital thunderclap.
[Ding! You have obtained: Lucy's Novel Diary]
[Ding! You have obtained: Saitama's Shed Hair]
[Ding! You have obtained: The Infinite Castle]
That last one made Leo freeze.
"The Infinite Castle?"
In his system inventory, a massive structure now hovered in the background—like a dark monolith pulled from a fever dream. An endless fortress of winding halls, paper walls, trap corridors, and hidden rooms all melded into a sprawling, twisted maze of traditional Japanese architecture. Lucian narrowed his eyes and tapped into the data description.
Item: Infinite Castle
Type: Special Building (Summonable)
Effect: A spatially unstable fortress. Passive maze generation. Compatible with the Blood Demon Art of "Nakime."
His heart skipped a beat.
The Infinite Castle wasn't just a prop—it was the legendary labyrinth from Demon Slayer, the secret lair of Muzan Kibutsuji himself.
"It even comes with spatial manipulation compatibility…" Lucian whispered.
In the Demon Slayer universe, the true horror of the castle came not from its walls, but from the presence of Nakime—the biwa-playing demon whose Blood Demon Art could reshape the space around her. Walls would rotate, floors would collapse into ceilings, corridors looped endlessly, turning the entire structure into a shifting nightmare.
He rubbed his chin.
"If I can recreate the castle in this world… pair it with Nakime… maybe even the rest of the Upper Moons…"
A cold smile touched his lips.
That would be a performance worth watching.
Originally, his plan had been simple: let Muzan and the Twelve Kizuki cause enough chaos across New York to attract SHIELD's attention. While superheroes dealt with the threat, Lucian would scoop up the emotional fallout and cash in via wish points. A win-win.
But now?
Now, he had the stage. He had the set. All he needed were the actors.
[Ding! You have obtained: Miss Tequila's Bra]
[Ding! You have obtained: Doraemon's Dorayaki]
[Ding! You have obtained: 2B's Spare Screw]
[Ding! You have obtained: A Stone Mask]
[Ding! You have obtained: One mountain of Scarlet Iron Sand Ore]
[Ding! You have obtained: One mountain of Scarlet Ore]
Leo's eyes nearly bugged out.
"…Two mountains?"
He stared blankly at the item descriptions, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
The Stone Mask was dangerous enough—it could potentially transform humans into vampires à la JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. But the Scarlet Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore?
Those were materials used in forging Nichirin Blades—weapons specifically made to kill demons in the Demon Slayer universe. Weapons that absorbed sunlight, a demon's greatest weakness.
And now, he had enough material to arm an army.
"This… this is insane."
In a good way, of course.
A grin slowly spread across Lucian face.
"System, remaining wish points?"
[You have 10,000 wish points remaining.]
"Use 5,000 to draw Puppets."
[Ding! You have obtained: D-Rank Puppet Fragment]
[Ding! You have obtained: F-Rank Puppet Fragment]
[Ding! You have obtained: A-Rank Puppet Fragment]
[Ding! You have obtained: E-Rank Puppet Fragment]
[Ding! You have obtained…]
Fragment after fragment rolled in—Lucian didn't flinch. He'd been through this rodeo before.
What mattered was the hits, not the misses.
[Ding! You have obtained: B-Rank Puppet "Genos"]
[Ding! You have obtained: E-Rank Puppet "Tamayo"]
Lucian nearly dropped his coffee.
"Two full pulls!?"
First came Genos—the cyborg disciple of Saitama. A walking WMD. In terms of raw power, Genos was B-Rank in this system, but Lucian knew the guy could go toe-to-toe with MCU's early-phase Hulk if needed.
Then came Tamayo.
E-rank, sure, but she was a demon doctor with unrivaled medical knowledge. She had created drugs capable of suppressing Muzan's regenerative abilities, weakening demons, even reversing demonic transformation. In a world like this?
Her talents were priceless.
[Ding! You have obtained: C-Rank Puppet "Kyojuro Rengoku"]
[Ding! You have obtained: C-Rank Puppet "10th Generation Vongola Family"]
Leo sat frozen for a few seconds.
"…Did I just summon an entire Mafia family?"
He rushed to check the details.
In his system inventory stood several new unactivated puppets—members of the infamous 10th Generation of the Vongola Family from Hitman Reborn. Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto… all of them.
"It's a full ensemble cast," Lucian whispered. "Just like Muzan and the Twelve Moons…"
Now his mind was whirling.
He had demons.
He had their enemies.
He had the battlefield.
A plan was forming—an event, a war staged in the middle of Manhattan, blending Marvel's world with a multi-dimensional showdown of titans.
All he needed was a spark.
His lips curled upward.
"…Let's put on a good show."