The first ultra rare can—whether it was a win or a loss—still isn’t clear. It depends on what’s inside the Treasure Dungeon.
Could it be that all the cans contain treasure maps and keys?
There’s only one way to find out: by opening the second ultra rare can.
Before I could do that, Hime joked about moving to an uninhabited island surrounded by 100 kilometers of nothing, just in case it was another treasure map. Obviously, we weren’t going to do that.
Hime must have been joking…..she’s joking, right?
Inside the second ultra rare can was—
「A regular skill bead.」
I appraised it with a candy, and sure enough, it was a skill bead.
「Skill beads aren’t exactly ‘regular,’ you know.」
Ayame said with a wry smile.
Yeah, I agree with her on that.
「So, who’s going to use it?」
I want to learn a new skill too.
Are we starting a rock-paper-scissors tournament?
With my luck stat, they’d probably make me win ten times in a row.
Honestly, I think I could pull it off, but with Hime’s agility, she might change her move the instant I show my hand. A formidable opponent.
But I’m not planning to lose.
「You can use it, Taira.」
Milk spoke up.
Hime and Ayame both nodded in agreement.
「Wait, really?」
「Yep. If we had opened a D-can ourselves, we’d use the skill bead, but since we all opened it together, we decided you should be the one to use it.」
Apparently, the three of them had already discussed this without me.
「I’m not going to benefit much from learning one or two magic skills now, and it wouldn’t make sense for Milk or Ayame, who are backliners, to learn frontliner skills. But in your case, Taira, you could make good use of either.」
「Besides, you got the D-cans from Milk-chan’s dad, and it’s thanks to your skill that we can even open them, so there’s no reason for us to complain.」
I see.
In that case, I’ll happily take the skill.
「Shall we open the third one?」
「Let’s take care of them in order. Let’s open the third once you learned the skill.」
Milk said, and Hime and Ayame agreed.
So, I took the skill bead.
This one tasted like blueberry.
Maybe it’ll give me a vision enhancement skill or something.
While I was doing that, Hime started showing us the new merchandise the Messiah team would be selling soon: cute plushies, keychains, acrylic stands, and more.
Our chibi versions had been made into merchandise, and if you looked closely, Alpha, Gamma, and Delta all bore a striking resemblance to Hime, Ayame, and Milk. My wives—so beautiful—I really want to brag about it out loud!
The official wedding will be in a few years, and I’ll probably meet their parents for the first time a little before that.
By then, I’ll need to be a man worthy of their approval.
…I noticed Milk and Ayame sneakily slipping Beta merchandise into their bags.
I’m loved, aren’t I?
Speaking of which, today we were supposed to stream from the Tenshiba Dungeon since no one had ventured below the 20th floor yet.
This would be the first live stream from a non-government-sanctioned dungeon exploration.
I wonder if we’ll attract viewers.
Alright, I’ve finished the bead.
Time to check my status.
The new skill is…
「The skill is called Shadow Beastification.」
「Just hearing the name sounds impressive.」
「Of course, it’s a unique skill.」
「What does it do?」
「I have no idea.」
Unlike the Fairy Circle skill, which I still haven’t figured out, this one feels like it’ll be useful. I’ll try it out in the dungeon and see what happens.
Now, time to grab my Alpha, Gamma, and Delta merch.
「Don’t use it for anything weird.」
Milk warned me.
What does she mean by weird?
「W-Well, if you use mine for something weird, I wouldn’t mind.」
Ayame said shyly.
What’s with all this talk about weird things?
「Alright, let’s open the last ultra rare can!」
「Yeah… What could it be?」
The final ultra rare can… open!
Here it is.
The contents are… oh, wait, this is—
「A magatama… that’s a dud item.」
Apparently, people have been crafting them into bullets lately, and there’s a shortage.
It’s a magical item that can take out ghosts if you throw it, but since Haniwa figurines drop them all the time, I don’t really need it.
「Taira, why not appraise it just in case?」
「Good idea. Some items, like the skill beads, can be tricky. I’ll give it a check.」
Hime suggested so I did as she said and appraised it.
Let’s see…
[Yasakani no Magatama: A replica of one of the Three Sacred Treasures. It nullifies all negative status effects.]
Wait, what? The Three Sacred Treasures?
I remember Hime and Minister Uematsu mentioning that the Kusanagi Sword was part of the Three Sacred Treasures.
I checked the item’s effects again.
It nullifies negative status effects—not just preventing them, but completely nullifying the bad ones only.
Isn’t that even better than just resisting all status effects?
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