Gacha?
"Oh, at least this is available."
[Would you like to open System Gacha?]
[Y/N]
"Yes."
—System Gacha—
Gamble to get lucky~
Current luck percentage: 67
Per spin cost: 5 TP
[Would you like to gamble?]
"Hell fucking yeah."
Well, why would I not? I was an addicted gacha gamer in my previous life. Most of my income went into reading novels and spinning gacha wheels.
Also, I had been fairly lucky.
{ SPINNING... }
Beep!
[CONGRATULATION HOST HAS ACQUIRED PSEUDO ASCENSION- RANK REWARD]
[TALENT PILL- CONSUME THIS PILL TO BECOME UNRIVALED BOTH IN MAGIC AND SWORDSMANSHIP.]
"W-what… what the actual fuck? Did I just get a fucking talent pill? Am I going to become a god or what?"
[Would you like to gamble again?]
[Y/N]]
I had just gotten lucky so why not again?
"Yes."
{ SPINNING... }
[WOMP! WOMP! HOST HAS RECEIVED
[ANYTIME THE HOST WILL SAY SOMETHING TO A FEMALE, HOST'S WORDS WILL BE 'CHANGED'.]
"HUHHHHH?"
Curse? WHAT THE FUCK?
____
"Fine! I will do it... I will do it."
"Huuuuuuu."
I took a deep breath to calm my beating heart.
"...."
Evelyn gazed at me with an expressionless face, but looking closer, she was giving me a devious grin.
My, my. Will you look at this?
.
.
.
.
Lord heavens, someone please tell this succubus to stop me.
"Haaaa. Haaaa."
I was fine with forty-four laps with a break in between, but without stopping? And under an hour? Does she think I am balls of steel or something?
Well, because i had lasted whole night fucking her just a week ago, so she might think i could last here running too but since it hasnt been that look that i have started training. Im still falling a little behind.
Really fuckkkkk.
Soon the first lap turned into the second, the second into the third. Likewise, I started completing lap after lap.
'Had it been inside a game, I would have just clicked skip and be done with this shit.'
Mind you, I was one of the best rpg players in the world.
"Haaaa. Haaaa."
Fuck. I feel like passing out.
'And this sun... Did it have to shine this brightly today?'
It's hot.
Also, what is this fucking...
Like that, I started complaining about a hell of a lot of things that didn't even make sense.
Only if I had learned some mana training prior to this...
It hasn't even been long since I woke up in this world.
But fuck.
There were still twenty laps to be completed.
...
Haaaa. Haaaa.
...
Haaaa. Haaaa.
...
By the time I reached the 30th lap, I almost lost consciousness.
I am tired.
Also, this burning sensation in my feet. It's annoying.
Shit. There are still fourteen laps left.
I might really die at this rate.
If only I could do something about this burning sensation in my feet.
Wait...
Now that I think about it, I had forgotten that I could use mana now.
'Talent Pill…. It really is something else. After consuming it I had awakened and gotten the ability to use mana.'
Fuck.
I looked towards Evelyn's direction; she gave me a look of disbelief and started scratching her ear.
'Have you just realized this?'
Is what her expression told.
This evil woman... Couldn't she have said this beforehand?
Clearing my thoughts, I started channeling my mana towards my feet.
It was faint, but I could feel it. The mana was getting collected towards my foot.
I slowed down my pace and started focusing more on my mana. After a couple of minutes, I was successful.
The burning sensation in my foot started to subside.
I looked towards Evelyn once again, showing her my greatness, but she gave me an annoyed look.
'Oh, will you look at it? How adorable could she get? Is she perhaps annoyed that I was able to do it this fast?'
...
...
Shortly, I was able to finish all forty-four laps within an hour. It wasn't as easy as it sounded.
My legs still hurt, you know?
Just as I finished the last lap, I fell on my back.
"Haaaaa. Haaaaa."
Just to maintain the mana shoes on my feet, I had to extinguish almost all of my mana.
Suddenly, I felt a shadow over my head. Without even looking towards it, I asked,
"How was it, my dear Evelyn?"
"It was alright."
Evelyn replied in a calm tone.
She then continued, "You could have strengthened your whole leg instead of just your feet with mana. Though it would have depleted mana more quickly, you would have been able to complete the laps faster."
Evelyn was oddly talkative today. Wait. That wasn't it.
Huh? I didn't think about that.
But... Couldn't she have said this before?
Haha, this cute bastard. .
***
"What do you think mana is used for?"
Evelyn asked.
"Um... To fight?" Ray answered.
"Absolutely not. Count, are you sure you have this thing called brain in your head?"
"But isn't mana supposed to be used to fight?"
"It is, but if you think of it that way, it is also used to protect. But this is not what I am talking about."
"Then what?"
Ray asked again, his voice very straightforward and with genuine curiosity.
At this, Evelyn thought if he was actually dumb.
"Ahem. Mana is an energy that can be used as one needs. Though we could use it to fight or protect, mana isn't limited to only those. For example, we could use mana not only to heal but also to curse. As I said, mana is limitless, and what is limited is one's imagination."
"If you have limitless imagination, you can use mana for anything you like. It is just energy, after all. Do you understand what I am saying, Ray?"
"Hm... I am."
"But what do you mean by curse? Is this what I am thinking about?"
"Of course not. When I said curse, I meant curse magic."
"Okay, but does curse magic consist of curses?"
***
Evelyn stood in the center, her imposing figure a stark contrast to the serene background.
Evelyn was wearing a tight white shirt and a black skirt. Her black coat hung loosely off her shoulders instead of being worn properly. She looked pretty, effortlessly.
But man that huge voluptuous ass, and those juicy tits, I really wanted to touch them again.
"Alright, come at me. And no need to use mana for now. Show me what you've got."
Ray darted forward, aiming a powerful kick at her midsection, but Evelyn sidestepped and grabbed Ray's leg, flipping him onto his back.
Ray hit the ground hard, but he rolled away and quickly sprang back to his feet and started circling around Evelyn.
"Too slow. You need to move your body more quickly than taking a long time predicting the next attack." Evelyn said, his tone more instructive than mocking.
Ray feinted left, then aimed a high kick at Evelyn's head.
Evelyn blocked the kick with her forearm, the impact barely making her flinch.
Seizing the moment, she grabbed Ray's ankle and yanked him off balance.
Ray fell to the ground but quickly rose once more, adjusting his stance.
He launched a series of quick punches, aiming for Evelyn's torso.
Evelyn deflected each blow with precise ease, her movements a blur leaving an afterimage.
She countered with a powerful palm strike to Ray's chest, sending him stumbling back.
But returning quickly, Ray ducked under Evelyn's outstretched arm and managed to land a glancing blow to her ribs.
Evelyn's response was immediate—a swift elbow to Ray's side that left him gasping for air.
Again Ray lunged at Evelyn, aiming low. Evelyn met him head-on, her frame absorbing the impact.
She wrapped her arms around Ray and lifted him effortlessly, tossing him to the ground like a rag doll.
Without wasting any time, Evelyn dashed forward with blinding speed, launching a kick aimed at Ray's head.
Ray barely had time to react; raising his arm, he blocked the strike.
The force of the impact sent him skidding back, but he somehow managed to stay on his feet.
"Not bad."
In a blur of motion, Evelyn closed the distance between them, her attacks becoming a whirlwind of kicks and punches.
Ray struggled to keep up, blocking and dodging as best as he could.
A high kick slipped through his defense, catching him in the side of the head and sending him sprawling.
Dazed but not defeated, Ray pushed himself up, his vision almost shrouded with fog.
With a roar, he charged at Evelyn, throwing everything he had into a powerful right hook.
But unfortunately, Evelyn blocked it effortlessly.
With a swift motion, she raised her leg and kicked Ray in the abdomen.
Bang!
Ray's small frame went rushing, striking the wall of the training hall.