My Ability is GACHA (9)
Swish-
The Goddess of Justice landed lightly on the sandy beach, her feet touching the ground with natural grace.
Crunch. Crunch.
As she slowly approached us, she tossed the Sword of Execution she’d been holding in her right hand into the air. The blade was instantly sucked into a sub-dimensional pocket.
The Goddess, now close enough that I could practically feel her breath, blurted out without preamble:
"Judgment!"
No sooner had she spoken than a massive, plate-like scale appeared before us—the three Administrators and myself.
?
You’ve got to be kidding me.
We’re doing the weighing thing again?
This isn't even her own turf, is it?
As expected, the protests from the three Administrators erupted immediately.
"..."
"..."
Despite the stinging glares from the three Administrators, the Goddess didn't look away from me for even a second. Since I hadn't done anything wrong other than hurling a few choice insults at her, I stared back with confidence.
Is she really just going to ignore those gazes? I can practically feel the "read the room" energy radiating from right next to me. Is this... the dignity of a god? Or is it simply: Administrator vs. God = Administrator < God?
After locking eyes with me for a moment, the Goddess turned her gaze toward the Administrators and dropped a bombshell.
"I know. So what?"
Man... she’s cold! Ruthless!
She knows exactly what she’s doing and says it to their faces?
The Administrators were stunned into silence by her retort.
As if their reactions meant nothing, the Goddess spoke flatly.
"The System has granted permission, so I will be the one to judge, representing the various gods."
The protests flared up again.
"Mmhmm~ Yeah, and can you actually control the System? What, 'permission'? You're trying to control the System right now, but you can't do anything, can you? It’s frustrating, isn't it? Makes you want to scream, right?"
"Yeah~ Try it if you can. Even if you try to control it, I'll just ignore you and the System and I will do whatever we want together."
The Goddess rattled off a string of bratty internet slang—who knows where she learned that—and tore the Administrators' composure to shreds. They were so mentally devastated they stood there, mouths agape.
Heh. The bratty language... her ability to be absolutely infuriating is top-tier.
Having silenced the three, the Goddess turned back to me, pointed at the scale with her chin, and aimed the scale in her left hand at my heart. She gave it a light shake, and a clear, delicate chiming sound echoed out.
Chime, chime.
Ugh... I’m not Pavlov’s dog, am I? I let out a heavy sigh and, feeling like a cow being led to the slaughterhouse, slowly stepped forward toward the chiming sound.
That was when Metatron, the first to recover from the sound of the scale, flashed in front of me to block my path.
Zap-
The Goddess extended her index finger from the fist holding the scale and pointed it at me and Metatron.
"I learned it from that human over there... and it’s surprisingly effective, isn't it? Isn't it amazing?"
Wait a second! You're dragging me into this right now? Oh, please...
Creak, creak, creak-
No sooner had she finished speaking than a horrific sound of something being forcibly twisted and turned came from Metatron. It was the sound of her neck snapping.
Metatron’s head remained fixed in that twisted position, and where her eyes should have been on her hazy, shimmering face, a glowing red circle stared directly at me.
The other two Administrators had recovered, and they joined Metatron in the chorus of condemnation, their gazes icy.
Chime, chime.
Amidst the chaos of the Administrators, the Goddess shook the scale again.
"Human, aren't you going to get on?"
"..."
I took a step behind Metatron’s right side to climb onto the scale. Immediately, Metatron’s sharp voice cut through the air.
"Human, do my words sound like a joke to you?"
What am I supposed to do! This is clearly a battle of pride! A standoff between great beings... is this really happening? The level of ego here is just... truly impressive.
Giving a mere human the choice, and making it feel like someone is holding a knife to my throat while they do it... it’s truly awe-inspiring.
As they glared at each other without an inch of compromise, the Goddess spoke first.
"I believe I said earlier... that I would be the one to judge, representing the gods?"
"It’s not an overreach. I entered this place with your consent, and I am judging under the System's permission. Is that wrong?"
"Hmph... if we go by principle, you are right to follow your control. But this is an exception."
"The System Administrator should know that best, shouldn't they?"
"The answer is already out there. You’re just choosing to ignore it."
The Goddess answered for the silent Recall, clearing up the confusion for the remaining Administrators.
"It means the Main God is interfering with the System."
What is she talking about now?
What did the Main God do? No... seriously, why are you doing this to me? Why does everything have to be so complicated and difficult when we could just work together and get it over with!?
Just give me the ability and be done with it. Please.
But despite my desperate pleas, reality was a dumpster fire.
"A moment ago... what did the System Administrator say?"
"Exactly. Everything else works. But! When it comes to this human, you can't control anything. In other words, the Main God is the one in control!"
The three Administrators were so shocked by her statement they couldn't even finish their sentences.
The Goddess turned her gaze away from the panicked Administrators and urged me on.
"Isn't that why we sought your cooperation to find out? Now, human, get on the scale, won't you? How long are you going to test my patience?"
Feeling the killing intent behind her words, I hurried past the stunned Metatron and scrambled onto the scale.
Just looking at the Goddess, one thing was certain: she had been waiting for this moment. The moment to judge me. Right?
Naturally, since I stepped onto the scale, it should have tilted in my direction, but defying everyone's expectations, the scale lifted me up instead.
"Sigh... it’s still doing that. I honestly don't know why... Well then, System Administrator? Won't you connect it to my scale? The System will use the information you’ve evaluated to make a judgment using my scale."
The Goddess demanded that Recall connect the scale to the System. Recall, without a word, raised the arms of the teddy bear.
[ ..《Akashic Record System》Connection... Confirming external god request.. ]
[ ..《Akashic Record System》External god request approved. Judgment commencing ]
Crack-
A bolt of lightning struck the opposite plate of the massive scale that held me, accompanied by a sharp crack in the clear sky.
Once the lightning hit, a large, circular hologram appeared on the opposite plate—about the size of a "Good Morning" car made by the manufacturer KYA.
As the hologram appeared, the plate I was standing on began to descend slowly. It stopped once it was level with the opposite plate.
I glanced at the Goddess. After a quick look at me, she turned her head to stare at the hologram on the opposite plate. She was glaring at it with the most serious expression I’d ever seen.
"...Human, look at this. 《Akashic Record System - Judgment Complete》... 《Akashic Record System - Infinite GACHA》..? What is this?"
The words that came out of her mouth were unbelievable.
GACHA? GACHA?
Could it be... that... that... that GACHA!?
My ability is that Gacha ability I only ever saw in novels and comics?
Wow, at this point, I’m dying to know why I was selected!
I turned my head to look at the hologram, and the information appeared.
《Akashic Record System - Reason for Selection》
★ : A result reflecting the widespread influence in the previous world... Selected as Gacha. Selected as Infinite Gacha to reflect the prevalence of mindless, impulsive spending.
《Akashic Record System - Configuring》
★ : System details being configured based on the previous world...
No, this is insane. Gacha, the representative of bad luck and failure... is my ability? Really?
Where’s the ultimate buff? The insane attack power? The absolute defense? Everything else?
Where did my stuff go! My brilliant future!
Arghhhhh!
Does it mean I have to pull? Just do Gacha?
This is such a load of crap...
That’s right. My ability was Infinite Gacha...
But... how am I supposed to pull Gacha...? What am I supposed to trust to survive with this? I have nothing...
As I stared at the hologram in despair, the information suddenly updated.
《Akashic Record System - Special Benefit (Special Gift)》
★ : Applying special benefit based on the previous world...
A special benefit? Well, if they’re handing out freebies like this, that changes things...
Let’s go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!