Chapter 208 - New Allies (1/2)
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained an Ally with B-grade potential, [Eu]!'
”…” Looking at the result that had appeared on the center screen in front of his field of vision, Aurus was left at a loss for words, unable to comprehend how he had obtained an Ally with B-grade potential from a gacha that had its rates for S-grade to Omega-grade Allies greatly increased. Not long after, he could not help but look at Theresa on his left shoulder and ask it, ”Are you really sure that the rates have increased, Theresa?”
”I can tell you without a doubt, Master, that the rates have definitely increased!” Theresa responded to Aurus's question, radiating an aura that feels like it has been wronged. It then added, ”If you want to, Master, you could check on the chances of pulling an Ally of a certain potential!”
”That would be for the best, Theresa,” Aurus responded to its words, still pondering as to why he had pulled such an Ally. Was it because of bad luck? Or was it because of bad rates? Either way, he followed up with his words, saying, ”I won't be pulling the first three gacha banners, so remove the screens on the left and right and replace it with the rates.”
”As you wish, Master,” Theresa replied to Aurus's words, gesturing with its hands for a few seconds before snapping its fingers, changing the contents on the leftmost and rightmost screens in front of Aurus's field of vision to reflect the rates of the current gacha banner he was pulling on.
It did not take long for Aurus to read through the content written on the two screens, eventually getting to the conclusion that he was just incredibly unlucky. Letting out a sigh, he muttered, ”Over 60% of the chances are leaning towards the Allies with S-grade potential and above, with Omega-grade Allies even having a 3% chance to be pulled. As for the remaining 40 percent, it's split up in a reverse pyramid order for the lowest three grades, 17.5% for A-grade, 12.5% for B-grade, and just 10% for C-grade.”
After looking at the rates, he could not help but look at Theresa and say, ”I apologize for indirectly taking out my anger on you, Theresa. I guess it was just me being unlucky.”
”No worries, Master. I can understand how you feel,” Theresa responded to Aurus's words before adding, ”Pulling an Ally with a low grade does feel really bad.”
”It definitely does,” Aurus replied before letting out a short chuckle. He then psyched himself up for the next pull he was going at, radiating an aura of expectation as he told Theresa, ”Alright, Theresa! Do another summon!”
”Understood, Master!” Theresa replied to Aurus's words as a glimmering golden egg appeared on the center screen yet again, gradually intensifying in its shaking before cracking open as another line of text appeared. It did not take long for Aurus to read the line of text with great expectation…only to have his expectations be brought down once again.
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained an Ally with A-grade potential, [Phoria]!'
”…Are you really really sure that the rates have increased, Theresa?” Aurus could not help but ask Theresa once more, seeing that he had pulled another Ally below A-grade potential. In response to this, Theresa surprisingly let out a boisterous chuckle, making Aurus radiated an aura of confusion as he asked Theresa, ”Why are you chuckling?”
”Congratulations, Master! You've snagged a good one!” Theresa responded to its master's question, to which Aurus responded, ”A good one? What do you mean? Isn't the latest Ally I pulled someone with A-grade potential?”
”That is indeed the case, Master,” Theresa replied to his words before adding, ”But if you already have Eu as an ally, something magical happens.”
”Something magical?” Aurus could not help but ponder, only for Theresa to let out a short giggle as it snapped its fingers, a notification sound resounding throughout Aurus's mind not long after. He then went ahead and opened up the notification screen in his mind, hastily reading through it before focusing his sense of vision on Theresa and saying, ”You should've told me that was the case! What if I didn't pull Phoria then?”
”To be honest, those are the only two Allies on the banner that are of A-grade potential, Master,” Theresa replied to his words with a smile on its face. It then added, ”As for B-grade and C-grade potential Allies, there are only one of them in each grade, but both of them can increase their potential up to S-grade. So if you even pulled a C-grade or a B-grade Ally, you would still get an S-grade Ally at the very least, Master!”
”…” Aurus was left at a loss for words after Theresa explained how the banner truly worked. It seemed that even if he was unlucky, he would still get a minimum of S-grade if he used enough resources to nurture them. Nevertheless, after reading the notification in his mind, he could not help but shout inwardly, 'If this was the system used in ISE in my previous life, it would've definitely broken the kompu gacha law!'
Ding!
'Congratulations to the user for having Eu and Phoria as your allies! Due to the resonance between the two of them, the two of them have fused into an Ally with SS-grade potential, [Eu & Phoria]!'
Eventually, he closed the notification in his mind before letting out a sigh as he checked how much Life and Will points he had left. Noticing that he still had quite a decent amount of it left, he then looked at Theresa on his left shoulder before saying, ”You should've told me that that was the case in the first place, Theresa. You really had me scared there.”
”Hehe.” Theresa giggled in response. It then added, ”I also need to have some fun of my own as well, Master. Anyways, are you going to pull another one from the gacha?”
”Yeah, until I cap out on how much Allies I can have at once,” Aurus replied to Theresa's question, to which Theresa responded, ”I'll take that as a yes, Master!”
And so, another glimmering golden egg had appeared on the center screen in front of his field of vision, gradually intensifying in its shaking before cracking open to reveal a line of text as usual. Fortunately, this time, at the very instant Aurus had skimmed through the line of text, he let out a sigh of relief before looking at Theresa and saying, ”You must've rigged this summon for sure, Theresa.”
”Who knows, Master? It could be due to me, or it was just up to your luck,” Theresa responded to Aurus's words before letting out a chuckle.
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained an Ally with SS-grade potential, [Terrence]!'
”One slot left before I cap out on how much Allies I can have,” Aurus muttered as he looked at the Ally screen, quite glad to now have three SS-grade Allies and one S-grade Ally. At this point, Aurus did not care whether he obtained an Ally with a low grade. Either way, he would still end up with an S-grade Ally at the very least.
”Final summon, Theresa,” Aurus said to Theresa before adding, ”I hope the luck of the heavens blesses me!”
”I wish you good luck, Master!” Theresa said in response to its master's words before snapping its fingers, a glimmering golden egg appearing on the center screen as usual…only for it to radiate various colors as it gradually intensified in its shaking. Noticing this, Aurus could not help but be in slight shock.
'Does the rainbow color mean anything? Am I going to get something special?' Aurus could not help but think to himself, only for the thought to be reinforced by Theresa's words, shouting in slight shock, ”Master! It's a rainbow egg! You're going to get an X-grade Ally at the very least, Master!”
It was then that Aurus's expectations of the last Ally he was going to summon had shot up to incredibly great heights as the rainbow egg had finally cracked, revealing a line of text that Aurus had read in an instant not long after. After reading through the line of text, Aurus was left at a loss for words as he muttered, ”A 3% chance…Omega-grade…?”
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained an Ally with Omega-grade potential, [Marielle Glaciesta]!'
As he continued to read the line of text, he continued to become more shocked, muttering, ”A C-grade Inanimate…with two names at the start…”
Eventually, Aurus let out a sigh…of awe. He could not believe that the last Ally he had summoned was an Ally that had the highest grade of potential possible at the current level of his system, Omega-grade. It seemed that the luck of the heavens had indeed blessed his last summon.
After summoning his last Ally, he then went ahead and asked Theresa to close all of the screens in front of his field of vision. It did not take long for Theresa to close all of it since it only had to snap its fingers to do so. Not long after the screens were closed, Aurus then commanded Theresa, ”Theresa, summon Fenrir and Charisa.”
”As you wish, Master,” Theresa replied to Aurus's words before gesturing with its hands once more, instantly revealing two beings that radiated an aura around half to three-fourths of the intensity of Aurus's aura, in front of his field of vision.
Whoosh!
At the very instant he looked at the two, he could not help but notice that the appearances of the two have somewhat changed. The first being, which used to look like a regal wolf, now looked like a more regal wolf, emanating an aura of magnanimity as Wind energy particles interacted with its body. As for the second being, a curvy piece of wood covered in black and white flames, the curves of the stick had become more pronounced while the intensity of the flames has risen by a notch or two. Aurus could not help but feel the flames on this piece of wood could burn him.