Yook Hansan, a boy of just 13 years old, was being cruelly beaten. A kick to his stomach, followed by a punch to the face. He was being brutally attacked by his schoolmate.
"Hey, trash Hansan family, do you really think you could beat me just because you obtained the system? What were you thinking when you challenged me, huh?!"
"Hasek you damn..."
Yook, unable to do anything against Hasek, could only curse him in his mind.
"Shut the fuck up!"
"Gah"
Hasek sunk his knee into Yook's belly. Unable to remain standing any longer, Yook fell to his knees on the floor.
Shit... I thought that after accepting the system I would change my life, but it's still the same, I'm still weak... But... Thanks to my training, I have a defense capable of resisting your punches for a while. If it was my body before training, I would have passed out from three punches. If I could fight back...
Yook had to hold on a little longer. He gritted his teeth, bleeding from his mouth.
"Let's end this! I'll show you who's stronger!"
Hasek grabbed Yook by the hair, pulling his head back, and prepared a punch. Instead of Yook having a desperate look, he kept a steady look. As if the situation was under control.
The reason he was being beaten was because of his mission.
[ Daily Mission: Withstand Hasek's punches without fighting back ]
Duration: 3 minutes/Reward: 3 Bronze Rank tokens of random category
I just have to hold out for another fifteen seconds, and I'll soon get my reward, right, System?
It all started a month ago. Yook had just woken up in the morning.
[ Do you agree to become a Spirit Summoner? ]
< Yes > < No >
The answer was obvious in Yook's head.
Yook, without hesitation, pressed the < Yes > option, with a huge smile on his face.
This is really real! The system is true! Mr Goe will even give magical spirits to people in need! This is like a dream! But what does the system have to do with spirits?
The hologram then changed, after one window overlapped over the other.
[ Starting the introduction of random tokens in the gacha item... ]
Gacha item?
Everything was new to Yook, so he just scratched his head and waited. In three seconds, the window changed again.
[ In the gacha item, it is possible to win a gacha item. To use gacha, you must have a gacha token. Gacha tokens are given after completing system-provided missions or in 1vs1 battle bets. It is possible to earn 2 random tokens on two days of the month, the day is random. 2 tokens are guaranteed in a single month ]
"Okay?"
[ You have 5 gacha tokens available at the moment, gacha tokens can be converted or transformed into another gacha category. There are 7 categories available at the moment. The categories are named, such as: Passive skill rafle, active skill rafle, status point rafle, defense equipment rafle, attack equipment rafle, magic spirit rafle, random item rafle ]
"Magic spirit! I want this!"
Yook was filled with excitement when he saw the name magic spirit on the hologram in front of him. His eyes shone, like stars in the sky.
[ Preparing the magic spirit rafle gacha system... ]
Yook waited anxiously, rubbing his hands.
[ Preparation completed ]
At the same moment, the entire transparent interface of the hologram changed, the system changed, turning into a cheerful gacha menu.
There was a glass capsule, and inside this capsule there were several spirits of different colors, they were like mini creatures, looking like monsters from a fantasy world, the colors were many, making the capsule very colorful. Everyone was trapped inside, waiting for the draw. Under the capsule there were two options.
[ < 1 random Summon token (a magical spirit of random class and rank) > ]
[ < 30 Random Summon tokens (a magical spirit of the class the summoner chooses, with a 50% chance of a silver rank spirit appearing and a 10% chance of a gold rank spirit appearing) > ]
Both options were interesting, but looking at the top corner of the screen, it showed that Yook Hansan only had 5 random Rank tokens, with the random item rafle category. But he didn't have any Summoning tokens.
I remember the system talked about transforming tokens, so...
With his hand on his chin, Yook thought of an idea.
"Give me the introduction of token transformation."
[ Preparing the introduction of token transformation... ]
The system obeyed Yook, and in the next moment, the hologram had changed once again. Now there was a large text for Yook to read.
Interesting... He hears my voice, it's like artificial intelligence generating a response.
[ It is possible to transform a token, regardless of Rank and category. But there are rules. Only tokens that have the same Rank can be transformed. It is not possible to transform a Bronze Rank token into a Silver or Gold Rank token, or a Higher Rank. But it is possible to transform a random Rank token into a random Rank token, with the chosen category. The 5 initial tokens have a random Rank and a random item rafle category, so in the gacha, an item with a random Rank is given, which can be Rank bronze, silver, gold, higher. But when choosing a category through transformation, a specific item is given, however, the item's Rank remains random. Example: It is possible to transform a random Rank token, with the random item rafle category, into a random Rank token, with a different category, such as the attack equipment rafle category ]
In other words... I can transform 5 random Rank tokens with a random item draw category, into 5 random Rank tokens, with a Magic Spirits draw category. If that's it... I'll just transform one. There are seven categories, so I intend to spend my chips on each category, but as I only have five chips, two categories will be left out.
With that in mind, Yook carried out his plan.
"Turn one of my Random Rank tokens into a Random Rank token with a magical spirit category."
[ Transforming tokens... Changing category... Analyzing Rank... Wait a bit... ]
This is like a game! I think I'm starting to understand the system! The System is highly intelligent, so it is easy to use.
While waiting, Yook thought about what to do with the other four chips. What categories should he use? What did he need at that moment?
[ Transformation completed. +1 magical spirit summon token of random rank. -1 random Rank token ]
Apparently, things worked out well here. I just need to transform the rest of the tokens, but I don't need to do that now. I need to know better how the gacha system works, and know when I should use it.
In games, after earning several Hero Summon tokens, instead of spending your tokens at the beginning of the game, isn't it better to wait for an event to appear, with your favorite heroes to be drawn?
This is what Yook Hansan learned in Gachas games. There is no need to despair at the beginning and spend everything you have.
Let's see what I get.
Yook Hansan was in the magical spirit draw category. His finger was shaking, but he pressed the option:
< 1 Summon token (a Magic Spirit of random Class and Rank) >
The magical spirits inside the rectangular capsule began to shake rapidly, as if an earthquake was occurring inside. The capsule shook so much that the spirits inside the capsule were unrecognizable. It was like juice swirling in a blender.
Very slowly, the capsule stopped shaking.
Please let me gain a gold Rank fighting spirit...
He was using all his luck at that moment. He was so nervous, he was biting his finger.
The capsule stopped completely.
[ Congratulations! You have received the Bronze Rank Unicorn Rabbit. It will be stored in your Magical Spirits inventory ]
Unicorn rabbit? That is good?
"Open Magical Spirits inventory."
[ Preparing Magical Spirit Inventory... Please wait... ]
Did I get something good? The rabbit's name sounds cool, but normally a rabbit is not strong. In RPG, he would be one of the weakest monsters.
Yook was losing hope.
Yook was having a lot of doubts at the moment, but he had to wait and see how strong or how weak his magical spirit was.
[ Preparation completed ]
The next moment, in front of him, there was an empty space, cut into pieces, shaped like a cube, they were like slots, there were more than 10 slots, but among so many slots, a figure caught his attention. There was a small creature occupying a square. The creature was drawn in pixels.
"The rabbit!"
Yook tapped the rabbit icon, and an image of a white rabbit with blue eyes, with a two-inch horn, eating carrots, covered the screen, and beneath the image of the rabbit, there were descriptions about the magical spirit.
[ Race: Unicorn Rabbit/Lv 1 ]
Nickname: None
Class: Pet/Spirit pet
Attack power/damage: 12
Intelligence/wisdom: 7
Defense/resistance: 3
Speed/agility: 15
HP: 30
Spiritual energy: 70
Lv1 Training
Attack combinations: None
Defense Combinations: None
Counterattack Combinations: None
Special Ability: None
Available points: 0
Magic power level: 137
Additional Details...
So this is my spirit? There is no way to save the world with this. And your class is... Pet?!
Yook was disappointed with his Summoning, he was dying to try to get a stronger spirit, and he would like to spend all his tokens in that category, but he held back.
"If my spirit is weak, then I just need to become strong, right?"
The reason Yook didn't spend his tokens to get a strong magical spirit is because he still needed to use his tokens to get attack and defense equipment. Furthermore, he could have better luck in another category.
In all his gacha gaming experience, Yook has found that there is always one category in which he has the most luck, and now, he is looking for what that category is.
I'm out of time, I better get ready to go to school.
Yook thought this, after looking at the time on the clock pasted on the wall of his room.
Yook got up from the bed, but the system was still in front of him.
Hmm? Didn't he leave? Maybe I should order him to leave?
"Get out now."
...
Nothing happened.
Did not work? Maybe I should be more aggressive?
"Go away! Get out of my way!"
[ ... ]
[ Do you want to turn off the system? ]
"That! Shut down the system!"
[ Notice: There are newbie item chests in the inventory... Shutting down... ]
"Inventory? Chests? Hey! Wait!"
It was too late, the system had turned off, like a television, and disappeared, without a trace.
"Apparently, I'll have to leave this for later."