[Two Months Later – Xyrus Academy, Evening]
Two months.
It still felt like yesterday I first stepped out of the Guild Hall with the registration card in my hand.
Back then, I was cautious. Calculating. Testing the waters.
Now, I'm planted in them — neck-deep.
The student life continued: classes, tests, essays. Kael still existed. Still smiled politely when needed. Still avoided close connections like the plague.
Still average.
But beneath the surface?
I have been busy or should I say Ghost had been busy.
I leaned against the dorm balcony railing, the city bathed in twilight below. My academy robes fluttering gently in the wind. Mask hidden inside the room. Jörmi curled around my shoulder like a scarf, tongue flicking the air.
I took a slow sip of tea.
The horizon burned orange. Peaceful. Quiet.
I wonder how long this peace will last.
In the last two months, I'd:
Cleared twenty missions, all solo. Yes you read it I completed these missions alone and I have stopped holding back since I realised I made second identity for it. Now I am kind of famous in Sapin. I have also collected enough merit points for rank up exam, but I will take it after completing some party based missions and Gacha.
Confirmed sightings of more corrupted beasts.
And all my assimilations are almost complete, only Ghost is remaining. Spider-sense is very OP and mix it with observation haki, I am basically untouchable now. I didn't get organic webs but the real game changer was the intelligence of both Peter and Ayanokoji. I am basically a human supercomputer now, I can do all the calculations in my head and recall anything perfectly. And learning anything has become a piece of cake.
And most of all?
I confirmed it.
'They' are really the one behind the corrupted beasts and are trying to control them.
I am not sure since when they started to move in the manhwa but I will deal with them eventually. There were also many spies and traitors, right? I will have to be careful.
And they've noticed me. Too many eyes following my moves.
Just not enough to move openly.
Yet.
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[Later – Batcave]
The secret base had evolved.
No longer just a bare underground chamber, it now had:
Reinforced mana wards with layered perception cloaks.
A small library of scanned texts from the Academy.
A personal training simulator (thanks, Gacha. "Ghost Gym" is now a thing).
And that big blank wall? Now half-covered in pinned documents, crude sketches, names.
And I also keep my guns there, which are not too useful of course. The useful ones I keep them in my inventory, you never know when you might need them.
I sat on the floor in my gym, because today I am going to do my gacha pulls. As I Willed the gacha to appear,the interface spun to life. Humming. Lights dancing like stars.
I took a breath.
Here we go.
"Roll them all."
Click.
The screen flashed.
One by one, the icons appeared. A mixture of characters, gear, and absurdity.
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[Gacha Results – Batch Pull]
1. Item Specific Gacha Mode
2. Kevlar x100kg
(Because sometimes, looking cool while getting shot is more important than therapy.)
3. Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
(Part ice, part fire, 100% teenage angst. Comes with a free coupon for family counseling.)
4. Samehada (Naruto)
(A living, breathing (kind of), chakra-sucking sword that looks like a giant cheese grater with abandonment issues. Warning: may bite the hand that wields it... literally.)
5. Saitama Workout Routine (OPM)
(100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, 10km run... and the complete death of your hairline. Might not work.)
6. Plot Armour
(Because dying is for peasants. Enjoy being the main character even when you fall off a cliff riding a tricycle into a dragon's mouth.)
7. Batarangs x69 (DC Comics)
(Sharper than your comebacks and more dependable than your love life. Batman not included, emotional damage guaranteed.)
8. Mithril (Lord of the Rings)
(So light, you'll forget you're wearing it—until someone stabs you and wonders why their sword broke.)
9. Shadow Clone Jutsu (Naruto)
(Because one of you failing is better than all of you succeeding. Also great for group selfies.)
10. Appoplexian (Ben 10)
(YOU WANNA KNOW WHY THIS IS AWESOME?! RATH WILL TELL YOU WHY IT'S AWESOME!! But he won't stop yelling while doing it.)
11. Flex Tape x1roll
(Phil Swift is proud. You are now legally allowed to yell "I SAWED THIS CASTLE IN HALF!" before dramatically slapping Flex Tape on it.)
12. Books on Necromancy
(Bring out your dead! Bring 'em back! Great for family barbecues, less great for HOA meetings.)
13. Clothes That Change According to Your Will
(Today I'm Batman. Tomorrow? Maid outfit. Your fashion sense now has schizophrenia.)
14. Aang (Avatar: The last air bender)
(Certified bald menace. Master of all four elements, pacifist with the power to rearrange your molecular structure. Also rides a giant flying bison because why not.)
15. Rocket Raccoon (Marvel Comics)
(A literal raccoon with a PhD in boom-boom. Will steal your snacks, insult your mom, and build a death ray out of your microwave.)
16. Aladdin's Magic Carpet
(Comfy, fast, and doesn't ask questions. Just don't spill shawarma on it—it remembers.)
17. Lasso of Truth (DC Comics)
(Remember: ask questions only if you're ready for the answers. Or don't. It's funnier that way.)
18. Power Boost Card x3
19. John Wick (John Wick)
(Reminder: Do not break his pencil. Or steal his car. Or breathe near his dog.)
20.Poison of the Medheives (Author's POV)
(Congratulations! You now own something more passive-aggressive than your ex's last message.)
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I stared.
Some of these were... ridiculous.
Some? Terrifyingly useful.
stared at the results, blinking slowly.
"…what the actual hell."
A beat.
Hahahahahaha, Gacha you freaking bastard.
Then I laughed. Low, amused, maybe a little unhinged.
This batch was insane. Not just powerful. Not just dangerous. This was the kind of pull that made the universe itself pause and say, "Wait. We gave him this?"
Kevlar? I could line the Batcave, build an armored onesie, or just casually eat bullets for breakfast.Todoroki? Now I can have teen angst with flavor. Ice cold shoulder, literal hothead—perfect combo. And I also got Aang, now I am a quadra-elemental mage in this world. It's a shame I didn't get his avatar state.Samehada, another sword this one can absorb chakra Right? Will this work on mana. Let's see, yup it can, alright another OP sword for me.
Saitama's workout, nope not gonna read it I like my hairs too much so unless I don't get a hair growing gel i'mma keep it sealed.Plot Armour? I'm sorry—did you actually think I could die? That's cute.
Now I can also monologue while fighting a villain.
And then it got weird.
Batarangs. Sixty. Nine. Of them. I don't even throw that well but now I'm morally obligated to learn. Its not like I need to learn throwing anyways, vector manipulation, remember.Mithril? Elven bling with passive flex aura. Might wear it under pajamas.
Shadow Clones? Now I can argue with myself in stereo and still win. Jokes aside but this just made my training more effective than it already was.
Flex Tape.I don't even have anything broken, but I will go break something just to slap this on it and scream "I SAWED THIS CASTLE IN HALF!"
Necromancy books are cool but I would prefer Shadow Monarch.Outfit morphing clothes though, they just upgraded my whole get-up, I just have to add kevlar to it.
What should I do with Rocket, should I summon him? Nah... He is too noisy for my liking. The carpet is pretty much useless for me, I can just fly with vectors.
Lasso of Truth? Time to ruin some friendships at school. This can be a very useful tool in the future.
I am going to use power boost card on my vector manipulation as for other two I think I'll save them for future.
Baba yaga is the weakest character that I got today, I respect him but he has nothing that he can give me. He can't even defeat punisher...
..or can he?
Item specific gacha mode is pretty self-explanatory.
And last but not least the Poison of the Medheives I know this one, Ren gave it to Kevin to kill the leader of Monolith who was a SSS- rank human. And it still killed him. Too valueable, I wonder who should I use it on?
[Still in the Batcave – Minutes Later]
The interface vanished, leaving only the soft glow of mana-lights humming in the cave's silence. My eyes lingered on the now-empty gacha screen, the weight of those twenty absurd, ridiculous, and terrifying items sinking in.
I sat there in silence, legs crossed, chin resting on my knuckles as Jörmi flicked his toung.
"…What am I becoming?"
I let that hang in the air for a while.
Then smirked.
"A damn problem."
I stood up, flexing my fingers, body thrumming with restrained power. There was a thrill in my veins—a dangerous cocktail of excitement and anticipation. This batch had changed the game, not just nudged the pieces on the board. It flipped the whole board upside down and handed me the cheat codes.
First I put Aang in the empty assimilation slot and immediately felt connection with all the elements although much weaker than his.
Why am I not getting any assimilation slots from the gacha?
My question was left unanswered as I moved to next thing Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Just to be sure, I formed the hand signs. Chakra surged—no, not chakra, mana shaped into the pattern. My affinity and knowledge bent around the structure.
Poof.
Two clones popped into existence, smirking.
One looked around. "You're more organized than I expected."
The other rolled his eyes. "We share a brain, idiot."
I grinned. "Training squad, assemble."
Oh man I am going to enjoy it too much. Not the headaches, of course. But I don't think I will be getting any headaches.
"Character Sheet."
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[Status]
Name: Kael
Race: Human
[Character Assimilation]
Fully Assimilated: Loid Forger, Do Janggon, Lee Joohee, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Ayanokoji, Punisher, Accelerator.
In Progress: Ghost (96%), Aang (12%)
[Powers]
Senju Muso
Observation Haki
Gamers mind
...Tap for More
[Inventory]
Kevlar
Lasso of Truth
Mithiril
Magic Carpet
Poison
Batrangs
Clothes that change
Samehada
Training Manual
Necromancy Books
....Tap to see more
[Character Cards]
Hiro Protagonist
Samwise Gamgee
Jeon Jae-woo
Shoto Todoroki
John Wick
Rocket
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A good haul I would say.
Tommorow I would go on a team mission, wonder how it feels to do missions in a group. Well I'll know pretty soon.
[The Next Morning]
I stood in front of the Guild's building ready to take the mission, now you are probably wondering Ghost if you are doing missions then what about Academy.
Shadow clone Jutsu, remember, yeah I sent my clone to suffer from the boredom.
And one more thing I am now wearing common adventurer clothes, I just transformed the clothes I got from the gacha yesterday and added kevlar to it and I am wearing mithiril beneath all this. The reason I changed to this was because the tactical clothes made me stick out like a sore thumb.
Anyways, As I entered the building and approached the receptionist whose name I got to know was Mary, good girl by the way, looked up from whatever she was doing.
"Oh!! Ghost, here for a party mission that you requested?" She said, smiling.
I simply nodded.
"Alright, here is all information regarding the mission and also your mission and party were chosen by the guildmaster himself." She said while handing me the information.
Guildmaster himself,huh.
"Do you know what party am I working with?" I asked her, a little curious.
"Why, curious? You have probably heard about them, they are pretty good like you." She replied in a teasing voice.
I don't know why is she so Frank with me? Is she flirting? Am I becoming dense like those fan fic protagonists? No, I am just overthinking, she is just being friendly and I am not dense.
"Who?" I asked again, keeping my thoughts to myself.
"The Twin Horn."
Uh... Oh
This is going to be interesting.
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CHAPTER END
A.N.
A big chapter. What do you think about it and how was the gacha , is it too OP?
Keep giving suggestions.
Thank You.