Johan scrolled through hundreds and hundreds of different games at full speed on the bright blue screen, trying to find any game he recognized from his past life.
The colourful lights and bold fonts giving him pure dopamine. A soft humming music was also playing as the background of the system, only audible to him.
Suddenly, he found something that instantly brightened his eyes, stopping his brain from rotting.
[Slot machines (Valia edition)]
[Side note: Valia is the name of chapter 15th of the less I know the better, all the rewards will be limited to that arc alone.]
'This is seriously a lifesaver! Every character by that arc was overpowered as fuck.' A devious grin appeared on his face, showcasing his white teeth.
He instantly pressed "play", setting the bid at 1,00,000 points.
His heart ached a bit at the [-1,00,000] notification, but he ignored it.
"All life is just a Gamble. The more Gambles you make, the better!' he consoled himself with a quote he heard in a movie.
The screen blinked awake with a synthetic jingle, neon lights flickering along its borders like it had just opened its eyes.
Three reels appeared, each filled with pixelated fruit, gold bars, sevens, and skull emojis. The SPIN button pulsed red, begging to be pressed.
Johan cracked his fingers, pressing the button gently, as if touching one of those iguanas his psychopaths friends kept as their pets.
He quietly prayed to every God he knew the name of.
Whirrrrrrr.
The reels spun so fast they blurred into colored streaks, like someone smearing paint across glass. A mechanical clatter ticked beneath the screen, mimicking real gears inside an old machine.
First reel slowed. Thunk. An emoji of a microphone landed.
Second reel jittered to a stop. Thunk. Another microphone.
The third reel kept spinning—
And spinning—
Slowing ever so slightly—
A microphone passed—
Then a skull—
Then a peach in the shape of a girl's butt—
Then another microphone—
Thunk.
A perfect row.
The screen exploded in a cascade of virtual coins and blinking green lights. A robotic voice chimed, "WINNER!" while digital fireworks exploded, like it was New Year's Eve.
Johan's lips curled up in an evil grin, showing his every last teeth and tongue, which he was shaking menacingly.
'See, won in the first try, I said I was a Gachha God!'
Completely removing the memories of his actual first spin.
[Reward: Skill: Echos 77]
[Description: Echos 77 is the ability of the famous detective in the hunter organization.]
[It allows its user to play a perfect replay of the events that happened in the last hour in the third-person pov of the user. It could be used for gathering information, making connections between the patterns, and perfectly analyzing the situation.
His grin reached almost to his eyes, 'Yes, yes, this is the kind of abilities the white knight needs!'
The ability quickly took effect.
His mind quickly felt much clearer, like he had just opened a third eye. Taking a deep breath, he turned back to the blue screen.
[Would the host like to use the slot machine again?]
'Haha, don't take me for an idiot, to become a gacha God, one has to know when to quit, and try their luck on another game. No one wins two spins in a row.'
He bookmarked the game as his 'favourites, making it appear at the top, since due to the rewards being only from one arc, it decreased some risks.
Though reward potential should also be limited since none of the real main villains appeared in Valia.
He quickly thought to use Wheel of Fortune this time.
System, as if reading Johan's thought, opened the Wheel of fortune.
A giant colourful wheel with hundreds of items manifested, trembling like a stripper trying to get money by shaking her body aggressively.
And it worked.
Johan immediately pressed the button, leaning in with a grin. This time, even the minus 1,00,000 points notification didn't bother him, seemingly in a good mood from the reward.
Click.
The wheel spun. Symbols of weapons, skills, potions, and unknown question marks, marked with S class, A class, SSSSS class, E class, blurred together, shifting so fast they became a hypnotic spiral.
Tick. Tick.
Each click of the wheel felt like a hammer against his ribs.
Slower… slower…
Thunk.
[S class: Mystery gift (S-Class Mystery gifts only have rewards that the Host desired once, at least once.]
[Tap to reveal]
Johan's eyes widened at the side note, 'Is Leor about to get brutally tortured to death by Selene!?'
He enthusiastically pressed the [reveal] button.
A yellow gift box in red ribbons appeared, exploding as soon as it appeared.
Text appearing with fireworks and coin animations.
[Devil of Time, Raymond Daystar's Penis]
Johan's pupils dilated.
He quickly lowered his gaze—only to feel a strange sensation he'd never experienced before. It rubbed painfully against his black pants.
"W-what the actual fuck…" Johan breathed through his nose, but then instantly started shaking his head.
"Fuck you System, I never asked for anything like that! You probably mistook his powers to this!" Johan tried to defend himself, but the white text instantly shut him up.
[You didn't ask for it. But you needed it.]
[Your original was… 'average'. Would you like a refund?]
Johan stared quietly at his pants.
[Enjoy the reward :) ]
The smiley face at the end made Johan's desire to get a stool and a rope even stronger.
Johan looked down at the black bricks surrounding the toilet, quietly pressing the "SPIN AGAIN" button, like this moment never happened, and he always had what he had now.
Click… Click…
The wheel spun again—faster at first, then slower and slower. It passed through Selene's ability, then Radhaan's, but then Johan's eyes widened.
It was just a blur, but he clearly saw it, [SS Rank: Leor's death]
No explanations or anything, just these two simple words, yet Johan had not a single doubt that it wouldn't happen.
His eyes brightened, 'System, you're also awesome! I fucking love you!!' making his first love confession.
The blue screen vibrated slightly, as if blushing.
The wheel slowed down significantly.
Johan's lips trembled with each movement of the wheel, sucking his teeth enthusiastically.
[Rewards: S class]
{Skill: Spirit pact]
[Spirit pact: Allows the user to make equal contracts with any kind of natural spirits, including ancient and great spirits.]
Johan's eyes gleamed, brighter than the afternoon sun.
This was it. This was precisely what he had been hoping for.
His grin widened. "I can save Sebastian!"
He didn't care about the reward itself; after all, anyone could form a contract with a spirit—even a great one if the spirit liked them.
But that was the catch.
"If the spirit liked them."
Most spirits only formed contracts out of whims—seeking adventure, saving the world, or indulging some spirit urge. The other party had no power in the equation. They were entirely at the spirit's mercy and generosity.
This ability of Amantha dealt with exactly that; Both sides could negotiate. Both sides would gain something, and make a contract which has to be followed no matter what.
'If I can convince Moonlight…' the second arc of the game "The Doomsday trial" ran through the back of his head.
Moonlight was a great spirit that had made a contract with Leor in the original second chapter of the game, making him basically immortal.
"She is called the spirit of eternal healing… my Bringer of Life can already heal most injuries and diseases, but killing cancer includes killing cells too…" Johan shook his head.
Sebastian was old, he couldn't recover the number of cells quickly enough, as he would lose due to how high the stage of his cancer was, and would most definitely die.
The great spirit moonlight could recreate life at a whim, she was perfect for the job, no, the job was beneath her.
'But the hard part is… Leor. He is surely gonna be there with his hunger for power… with Selene.' Johan bit his lips.
He also started to understand the fellow transmigrator a bit by what he did at the court hearing,
Torturing the sweet mother and sister for mere evidence.
Johan had deduced it perfectly, since it was rather easy, 'I don't have any memories of it, with Leor's stats, and his system's features, he definitely arrived way earlier than me…'
The conclusion afterwards was simple—
Leor was an insane, edgy teenager with a God complex.
He would go as far as needed or even beyond, just to achieve his goals.
But then Johan steeled his nerves, fear vanishing.
'Sebastian barely has any time.' He took a deep breath, looking willfully at the blue screen.
'I have to get a combat-related ability!' With the thought, he cut the screen of the Wheel of fortune, going back to the screen showing thousands of gambling games.
His eyes quickly caught one.
"Rolloute… I can try that." An excited smile hijacked his serious face again.
Author's Note: Let's vote for edgy dark jokes you all? [Yuh uh] for yes and you want more, [Nuh uh] for no, I should tone it down. And let me be clear, I will actually listen to it, so do vote if you in the mood.