Gacha Jackpot: Mythic Sword and Humanization

"Who does our little lucky charm take after to be this cute and pretty? Huh?"

"Kaeuuung~."

"That's right, that's right~."

Squeeze—

I pulled Dohwa into my arms.

I stroked her all over and scratched under her chin.

Seeing those golden notifications, I couldn't hold back my affection.

'This thing actually popped.'

I would've been grateful just for a Legendary, but somehow I ended up with both a Legendary sword and one even higher.

It was so sweet my teeth might rot.

'Mythic-grade!!'

Even the weapon used by Korea's legend, Hwang Hee-chan, was only Unique-grade.

Legendary-grade items could be counted on one hand across the entire world.

And now I'd casually created a Mythic-grade one.

By gathering ordinary equipment that drops in Egen Tower, I'd obtained gear of a grade that might be unique worldwide.

The smile wouldn't leave my face.

'Well then…'

"Dohwa, I'm just going to check something real quick, okay~?"

The Mythic-grade weapon obtained through ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a massive success.

Let's see just how incredible it really is.

"……A god?"

I knew it would be impressive, but the scale was bigger than expected.

'I thought it'd be another dragon series… what the heck is this?'

I couldn't even begin to guess its effects.

The usage method came to mind the moment I held the sword, but I still had no idea what it actually did.

I considered trying it out for a moment, but—

'Nah, using it at home feels wrong.'

I didn't even know what it did. Why test it here?

This was an expensive apartment, after all.

If I was going to use it, I'd do it somewhere else.

Somewhere it wouldn't matter what happened to the surroundings.

'Should I stop by the Tower real quick?'

Glance—

My gaze drifted toward the curtains.

More precisely, through the gap, I caught sight of the strangely skeletal Egen Tower.

I'd decided to climb the Tower again only after Serin had adapted to society.

That was the plan, but…

'The 41st floor wouldn't take long, though.'

Stopping by on the way to the hospital probably wouldn't hurt.

The thought crossed my mind briefly.

I didn't dwell on it for long.

Mutter.

"I'll do it later."

I'd told Serin I'd be back by evening. It wouldn't look good to come back covered in blood from the Tower.

And more importantly—

'I've got other things to take care of.'

Before returning to the hospital to spend Serin's final day of hospitalization ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠with her, there was still work to finish at home.

That work was…

More synthesis.

'I got plenty of armor too!'

Did they really think I'd only taken weapons?

I'd received a thousand pieces of armor as well.

Synthesizing those first made sense, obviously.

'If I'm going to check, might as well do it all at once.'

I tucked the Mythic-grade sword, Genesis Sword, into my inventory for now.

Instead, I pulled out the armor.

I laid them out on the floor in neat rows of ten.

"Alright, Dohwa! I'm counting on you again!!"

"Kaeung!!!"

"Let's aim for another Mythic-grade!!"

One isn't enough.

Buy one, get one free.

Since they're giving them out, might as well get another with good grace.

"Darn~."

Two hours of armor gacha.

Unfortunately, no Mythic-grade appeared.

'Would've been nice if Dohwa's freebie worked.'

The infinite retry strategy using the 3-second regression, aka the "reroll marathon" operation, had also failed.

Whether the time manipulation resistance from Super Adaptation applied to traits or if there was another reason, the result stayed the same no matter how many times I regressed.

I kept changing the combinations too, but in the end, it only succeeded at the grade it was meant to.

"Kkiiing…."

"It's okay, Dohwa. It's not your fault. Thanks to you, I got one more great item anyway."

Still, I wasn't too disappointed.

This time I obtained a total of two Legendary-grade items.

At least I avoided the disaster of not getting a single great success.

If anything, I should've been bowing in gratitude.

It was something to be thankful for, but…

'…Couldn't they have given something a little better?'

It was a greedy thought, sure.

Still, it felt a bit lacking.

Especially since one of the items didn't really suit me.

'This is pretty amazing too.'

An unlimited polymorph item.

Objectively speaking, the effect was incredible.

Even without turning invisible, I'd be able to operate publicly.

I was so happy at first that I jumped around.

But there was one serious problem.

"……"

'No matter how I think about it, this isn't Cheol-gang-min.'

…I'd tried transforming into a famous celebrity.

Just to see if I'd still look like Cheol-gang-min to others.

But Dohwa started whining, asking where her master went.

I was so startled I jumped.

Then I saw myself in the mirror looking ridiculously pathetic and jumped again.

'Yeah, better not.'

The moment I saw that, I gave up on the idea of operating as Cheol-gang-min directly.

Maintaining the mystique seemed better than stepping out and ruining the image.

'I'll use it occasionally… but maybe it's better to give it to someone else for regular use?'

After removing the choker-like necklace, I looked down beside me.

Dohwa was spinning her tail like a windmill.

"Dohwa, Serin's getting discharged soon, right?"

"Kaeung?"

"But our Serin is scared of bathing alone. Once she's discharged, she'll probably beg me to bathe with her."

So how about letting Dohwa use the Shapeshifter normally?

Dohwa could understand human speech, so with proper training, she might even help with bathing.

"Think you can do it?"

"Kaeuuung…?"

"Let's try it once. Come here~."

I waved my hand invitingly.

I was planning to just equip it on her first.

But Dohwa's reaction was—

"Kaeng, kaeng."

"Eh?"

She pushed my hand away with her front paws.

Not only that, she shook her head firmly.

A clear refusal.

I was wondering why she was acting like this when—

Boing.

"Kaeuuung~!!"

Suddenly, Dohwa leaped into the air.

Her four tails puffed up softly.

For a moment, it looked like balloons floating up.

Then, whoosh—!!!

The fur balloon emitted a pink light.

"Uh, uhh…?"

'What the heck is this?'

While I stood there flustered, the clump of fur began to change shape.

Her short four legs stretched out long.

Her body elongated, and her tails retracted.

It looked exactly like a person made of fur.

"Dohwa, don't tell me…"

At the same time, notifications filled my vision.

They explained that Dohwa's Loyalty trait had synergized with my Dragon Knight.

While I was reading them quietly—

Ding—!!

A clear sound rang in my ears.

"Humanization?!"

I'd been doubtful, but it was actually Humanization.

What was this, right in the middle of gacha?

There was a limit to how random things could get.

'Not that I'm one to talk after awakening while running from a crappy drop… Anyway, first check on Dohwa!!'

I quickly turned my head.

Just then, the pink glow faded, and the fluffy fur covering her melted into the air.

And what appeared at the end was…

"Kaeung~!!"

"…Dohwa?"

"Kaeng, kaeng!!"

"……"

Yeah. Our Dohwa had used Humanization.

All because of her loyalty to me.

But why did it feel so awkward?

Hearing her go "kaeng kaeng" in human form was weird.

"Kaeuuung~?"

"Ah, yeah. Good job."

"Kaeng!!"

But Dohwa, oblivious to my feelings, was overjoyed.

She struck the "Dohwa Thunder" pose, raising both arms in a Y shape, grinning from ear to ear.

Not satisfied with that, she perked her ears energetically.

I'm a smart fox who can humanize now. So order me around.

That seemed to be the message.

'…Well, the contents are still Dohwa, after all.'

"Alright, Dohwa. Since you've humanized, let's test a few things."

Now that I had a humanoid summon, I decided to check her capabilities first.

The results were much better than expected.

Scrub scrub.

"Eep, eep~!!"

"Good, you're doing great."

First, I taught her how to wash her face.

Turning on the water, lathering soap, washing, then grabbing a towel to dry.

Dohwa followed perfectly.

Rub rub.

"Kaeuuung… kaeng!"

She even mimicked rubbing her hands together in the air.

They say if you teach one, they learn ten—she was already simulating bathing Serin.

Hmm, she really was smart.

How far could ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠she go?

"Can you bring the remote from the living room?"

"Kaeung…?"

"The long, rectangular thing with lots of buttons."

"Kaeng!!"

"Good, well done."

Simple errands first.

She hesitated a bit not knowing the words, but once told, she brought it right away.

"Kaeuuung~."

She also folded the cardboard boxes I'd laid out without issue.

Her dexterity was too good for someone who'd just humanized.

And the finishing touch was—

"You, Dohwa."

"Do…ha!"

"Me, Ryu Hwimin."

"Yu, yu… Ryu… hi…?"

"This one's hard? Just call me master."

"Jjuyin! Dohwa, master!!"

She even picked up speech quickly.

Her pronunciation was still at kindergarten level, but her learning ability itself was excellent.

'A level 1100 summon who can be both Serin's friend, helper, and bodyguard…'

Who would've thought that Abigail would become this useful?

At this rate, the summon gacha was also a massive success.

Satisfied, I nodded.

Rub rub.

"Master!!"

"Yeah, yeah, good job."

"Kaeuuung~."

"……"

Still, having her nuzzle up for pets in humanoid form was going to take some getting used to.

I just hoped Serin wouldn't look at us weird.

'As for the Shapeshifter and the other one… well, I'll probably need them someday.'

The day after the gacha jackpot.

Serin's discharge day had arrived.

It was supposed to be a day when the whole world whispered Serin's name in blessing, but…

Completely out of nowhere.

The world was shouting my name.

'Whoa, looks like I'll have to use the nuke?'

A nuclear bomb had dropped on the neighboring country.