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Chapter Prologue


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


“You’ve won the consolation 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 consolation prize one after another . A list on the side with all prizes caught my eyes .


Consolation 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 placed 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 .


“Congratulation! 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 .


“What comes 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 available . 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 . Congratulation, you have won a great hidden prize!”


“So there is something like that…”


The people around me started to clap, 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 explain to me? Is it such a big prize needing further explanations?


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


“Congratulation on your win from me as well . I shall explain 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 that come 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 explanations .


“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 translation


“I…I will give it a try then . ”


Yep, I still didn’t get it, but I’ll just accept 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 did come 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 plain . 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 explaining . ”


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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