Chapter Prologue


    I was standing in a queue at the shopping mall, with a lottery ticket in my hand .


    “You’ve won the constion prize, it’s a pack of tissue . Here you go!”


    I got this lottery ticket while I was shopping and even though I knew I wouldn’t win anything, I queued up to redeem my ticket .


    People in front of me kept getting the constion prize one after another . A list on the side with all prizes caught my eyes .


    Constion Prize – Tissue Item Coupon – 1 000 yen Mixed Sweets The Latest Smartphone Hot Spring Vacation for 2 People .


    1 . ???


    Following the order of prizes, it’s logical for the first prize to be an oversea vacation or something along the line . It’s ced higher than the hot spring vacation after all .


    As I tried to figure out what the first prize could be, the queue got smaller in front of me .


    *ding ding ding*


    I heard a bell ringing . Looked like the guy in front of me won something .


    “Congrattion! It looks like… YOU HAVE WON THE FIRST PRIZE!”


    “Ohhh, yes! I did it!”


    The guy who won made a triumph pose .


    “Well then, we will give you more details about your prize, so please follow me inside . ”


    “Alright!”


    He was then led by the staff inside the store . It was my turn now .


    “Whates after the first prize…?”


    The staff has put a big cross mark at the first prize using a magic pen . I’ve lost the first price even before I could redeem my ticket .


    Well never mind, it looked like there is still that smartphone avable . Didn’t sound too bad!


    After I gave my lottery ticket to the staff, I started spinning the lottery machine .


    *gara gara gara… goto*[1]


    *Ding Ding Ding*


    The staff rung the bell once again .


    “Eh? I’ve won? Seriously?!”


    I was shocked . Never before have I ever thought of winning something .


    I looked at the ball that came out of the lottery machine . It was painted in the colour of the rainbow . I turned my head into the direction of the premium prize list to see what kind of prize this would get me .


    The first prize came with a golden ball, the second prize with a silver one, the third with a red ball and the fourth and fifth prize respectively came with a blue and yellow ball .


    The prize for a rainbow coloured ball was nowhere to be seen .


    “What prize do I get with this?” I gave the staff a questioning look, while holding up the ball .


    “This is the hidden prize . Congrattion, you have won a great hidden prize!”


    “So there is something like that…”


    The people around me started to p, as I looked around .


    “Well then, we are going to give you more details about the hidden prize . Please go inside . ”


    “Sure . ”


    The staff lead me inside the lottery booth .


    I was excited . What kind of details are they going to exin to me? Is it such a big prize needing further exnations?


    When I got inside, I saw the man who won the first ce earlier .


    They have prepared another slot machine as well .


    The man from earlier pulled the trigger and two balls came out of the machine .


    “It seems to be…tentacles . ”


    “Is this a usable skill by any chance?”


    “Yes, you are correct . ”


    “Great!”


    “I will begin the transfer now . ”


    I didn’t understand a single word . Transfer? What were they doing? What was going to happen?


    I should get the answer right away .


    A bright light suddenly burst out of nowhere and a glowing pattern which looked like a magic circle was formed on the ground where the man was standing . The man then disappeared .


    “Wha-What just happened?!”


    “Em, and you are?”


    “I won the hidden prize . ”


    “Oh! Is that so? I am sorry . ”


    The staff took a bow .


    “Congrattion on your win from me as well . I shall exin you the prize in detail . ”


    “Oh yeah . ”


    “For the premium prize, just like the man who won the first prize earlier, you have the privilege to teleport to any world of your choice . ”


    “Eh…Excuse me, what did you say?”


    “You have the privilege to teleport to any world of your choice . ”


    “This isn’t a bad joke, right?”


    “You saw with your very own eyes what happened earlier, didn’t you?” said the staff and I gasp in disbelieve .


    “No way…”


    No way some kind of light and magic circles came out of nowhere . And a man just disappearing in a blink of an eye . Certainly this can’t be true .


    “This was our transfer array . We use this to teleport you to any world you can imagine of . ”


    “You are kidding me”


    “Well, you will have to experience it for yourself . And whether you believe it or not but it is the very truth . ” the staff said patiently .


    Slowly I began to believe what the staff member was telling me .


    “The first and the hidden prize are essentially the same . You get to visit any world you desire . However, the difference between the prizes is that the first prize winner can only pull the machine once . He has to take whatever skill thate out the machine . On the other hand, the hidden prize winner can pull the trigger as many times as he wants, to get the skill he fancies most . ”


    “As many times as I want you say?”


    “Yes, but you can only take one skill to be precise . ”


    “I understand . ”


    I didn’t understand it really, but just simply nodded to the exnations .


    “As you have unlimited tries, how about give it a go once? And since this room lies in another dimension you can try out your skill as well!”


    TL: Hanbun Isekai… Trying to look up for better trantion


    “I…I will give it a try then . ”


    Yep, I still didn’t get it, but I’ll just ept his invitation and give it a try .


    I grab the handle of the slot machine and pulled it down . A ball came out instantly and the staff took it .


    “’Fire Blowing Man”, he read .


    “Looks like it’s a skill that let you breath fire out of your mouth . ”


    “Fire?”


    “Just try it out! But please do not face toward my direction . It seems to be a kind of dangerous skill . ”


    I turned around at once, and let out a strong breath .


    “Uwahh!!”


    Somehow, fire really dide out of my mouth . My face felt a little bit frizzled .


    “How was it, did you take a liking to that skill?”


    “No… Wait, just give me a second . ”


    I put my hand on my forehead, and started to think about it .


    My thoughts were a mess and I was still confused, but I was certainty sure of one thing .


    “You said this is all real, right?”


    “I can fully understand that you still have doubts . ” the staff said .


    “And you said, I can pull the handle as many times as I want, am I right?”


    “Yes, please go ahead . ”


    “Are there any chances that I get the same skill once again?”


    “Yes . ”


    “Alright!” I nodded .


    As there were possibilities of getting the same skill over and over again, trying out a lot of skills might be a good idea .


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “This is ‘10x Power Up’ . It’s a skill to raise your overall strength by 10 times . ”


    “That’s so in . Once again!”


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “’Sage’, a skill that let you be all-knowing . ”


    “Sounds like it’s going to be troublesome . Another try!”


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “Don’t tell me this is…”


    “From the name alone this skill is no good . Again!”


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “’2x Power Up’”


    “It became worse . Again!”


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “I’m sorry, this time it’s a skill to increase your overall strength by 3x . ”


    “Never mind, once more!”


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    I pull the handle of the lottery machine again and again and again .


    After I heard the skill description, I pulled the handle to get a new skill right away .


    Sure there were some skills that looked usable . But the more skills I saw, the more I got to think that the previously won ‘10x Power Up’ is not the big prize . There must be something bigger .


    “My hand run out of strength . ”


    “Same goes to me, I’m tired exining . ”


    Countless balls, countless skills .


    After I have pulled a hundreds of skills, I knew just by looking at the colour of the ball if I got something big or not .


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    *gara gara gara… goto*


    “Oh! A rainbow coloured ball! It’s the second time now!”


    “Eh, what’s with that? There weren’t supposed to be any rainbow coloured ball inside this slot machine . ”


    The staff was surprised as I showed him the rainbow coloured ball .


    “Mister, this is really wonderful!”


    “Wonderful? What did I get?”


    “Overall strength increase by 777 times!”


    I was greatly shocked when I looked at the rainbow coloured ball, to the point that it looked dazzling to me .


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    [1] The sounds of the rumbling inside the lottery machine .


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