A Sacrifice for the Random Box
Sacrifice. A random box that had suddenly appeared. To put it simply, this box contained every item from the game. It appeared with equal probability, and if you were lucky, you could pull legendary items that were rarely seen even in the game. Of course, most of the time it would just be trash. No matter how equal the probability was supposed to be, there were far more junk items than good ones. In truth, calling it equal probability was just a polite way of saying it was a trash box.
Hmm, still, not bad at all.
Honestly, I had thought it would be decent enough if Aria simply made it into Class A. Yet receiving a reward that exceeded my expectations like this made it strange not to feel good. On top of that.
Congratulations! The player has leveled up!
Thanks to the hidden quest, I had even leveled up. I had gained this reward after doing practically nothing, so if you thought about it, I was basically being spoon-fed. Jackpot!
As I thought that and danced with glee inside my head, a voice cut in.
“Haa. Haa. In the end, I won.”
The saintess looked down at the three of them with a triumphant smile.
“Ugh. Now we have another competitor.”
“Even these two are already enough to worry about!”
“Haa. We really cannot let our guard down.”
No, why were they so depressed? Just from their expressions, you would think they were a hero party that had been defeated by the demon king. In reality, the saintess had simply entered Class A.
“Hehe! Now I can stay together with Mr. Baran too.”
The saintess muttered with a sinister smile like a witch. Goosebumps rose on my arms for no reason, but I pretended I had heard nothing. Helping her had been the right choice, right?
At the same time, a girl was quietly reading a romance novel in the student council room. She was known as the pinnacle of Edin Academy and the strongest student council president in history. Her name was Elsa von Liones.
The girl praised among the students for her nobility and perfection was currently pounding her own chest while reading.
Haa, why does the heroine act so frustratingly!
It was obvious at a glance what the male lead liked. Yet the heroine only grew embarrassed without taking any clear action. It felt like eating ten sweet potatoes at once. So frustrating!
As she quickly turned the pages, steady footsteps reached her ears.
—Step. Step.
Elsa memorized the page she had read and hurriedly shoved the book into a drawer.
“This is Vice President Gajil. May I enter?”
“Yes, come in.”
Elsa answered with a perfectly expressionless face as if nothing had happened. The student council room door opened slowly. Beyond it, the vice president wearing glasses—Gajil—bowed his head.
“Vice President. What brings you here?”
“Yes. I came to report on the transfer student exam I mentioned last time.”
Ah, right. There had been something like that. She had been so absorbed in the novel that she had forgotten without realizing. Elsa asked as if she had remembered from the beginning.
“What was the result?”
“Green, Kai, and Shiryu have been confirmed for Class B. The saintess, this time’s special transfer student, has taken first place and entered Class A.”
“As expected.”
Well, it was an incredibly obvious outcome. The saintess, called the daughter of the sun god—the chief deity. It was only natural for her to take first place. Even if she hadn’t, considering her authority, they would have placed her in Class A regardless. No matter how much Edin Academy emphasized equality, they could not ignore the existence of a saintess.
“Haa, now that the transfer exam is over, let’s discuss the survival training.”
With those words, Elsa’s expression grew even more serious than before.
About a week had passed since the transfer student exam ended. Aria had been confirmed for Class A. Naturally her position was saintess. Perhaps because of that, she was incredibly popular, and the students treated her with kindness. As a result, she adapted to the academy quickly.
Well, she did get suddenly called a saintess and dragged off to the church.
From her perspective, adapting to the academy must have been an extremely easy task. It had been so easy that she was already going around with the female group.
“Still, it’s fortunate that Sir Luden and his party helped. Don’t you agree, Master?”
- Hmm. In my opinion, it seems they were simply trying to keep an eye on you.
No, why are you thinking so negatively? Anyway, the week passed without any particular incidents. Now it was time to start thinking about the next episode.
The student council training will be soon.
Student council training. Simply put, it was a survival training event held separately by the student council. Only first-years participated. The reason it was limited to first-years was because real combat began in the second semester. If the first semester of the first year taught the basics, the second semester focused on real battles. That was why the student council ran the survival training.
Well, it doesn’t really concern me much.
Survival training was a piece of cake for me. What I was aiming for here was the hidden piece. The training took place on an uninhabited island the academy had prepared long ago. Since hidden pieces were concealed there, I simply needed to collect them.
Anyway, that’s for later.
I quietly stared at the box in front of me. A box painted black with a question mark drawn in the center. As this time’s reward, I needed to open it.
- Just where did you obtain such a box, disciple?
At that moment, Miroel narrowed her eyes while looking at the random box. I scratched my cheek at the question.
“Umm, it was a gift I received a long time ago. I found it while organizing my subspace ring.”
- They gave you something so suspicious?
“Yes.”
When I nodded, she looked at me with clear suspicion. Umm. In my heart I wanted to explain properly. But what could I do? Although I had told her some things about my identity, I had not explained the system to her.
- Haah, I will let it pass for now. Still, please tell me the full truth someday, disciple.
“Yes...”
She let it slide, apparently aware I was lying. I inwardly thanked her for her consideration and quietly gazed at the random box.
By the way, I can’t see anything.
Just in case, I observed the random box with my Mind’s Eye. However, contrary to expectations, only a dark, pitch-black image appeared inside. Nothing else was visible.
I didn’t expect even a 5-star trait wouldn’t be able to see through it.
There had never been anything I couldn’t see with Mind’s Eye before. The only exception had been the Demon God, but that being was a god from the start.
Is it because this is an item created by a god?
Harboring that question, I approached the random box. After thinking for a moment,
Is it correct to open this without any sacrifice?
In a way, it was a box where everything was decided by luck. If I drew without offering anything, I worried I might just pull a dud. After all, I usually had quite terrible luck.
After organizing my thoughts, I quickly turned to Miroel.
“Master.”
- Yes?
“Are you usually lucky, Master?”
- Hmm. Now that you mention it, I’m not sure. I’ve never really been conscious of it.
“Umm. Then how about playing rock-paper-scissors with me for a moment?”
- Rock-paper-scissors? What is that?
Ah, so this world didn’t have rock-paper-scissors. I explained the game to Miroel. After hearing the full explanation, she nodded.
- Your world really has interesting games. It must be because it is peaceful, right?
“Yes, well, you could see it that way.”
- You lived in a good place. Anyway, you want to play that, correct?
“Yes.”
- Understood. Then let’s do it right away. Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
And so, the result of rock-paper-scissors. Miroel played paper and defeated my rock.
- I won!
She smiled proudly, apparently quite pleased. No, why was she so happy about something like this? I thought in bewilderment and fell into thought.
She had used her luck by winning at rock-paper-scissors. And I had lost to her.
Good. Now the sacrifice has been offered.
Originally, offering a sacrifice was the standard for these things. Since I had suffered such bad luck just now, the next one was bound to be good. If not, that author bastard was definitely screwing me over.
Let’s go!
With that thought, I opened the box without the slightest hesitation. The next instant—
—Fwoosh!
Light burst from the box. This wasn’t enough. This level was just ordinary.
Author! Please make it something good!
As I offered a prayer to the author—something I never usually did—
—Fwoooooosh!
A rainbow light exploded from the random box. Normally that signified a winning draw. Seeing it, I danced with joy inside my head. But it wasn’t over yet. The emitted light changed to black.
—Fwoooooooosh!!!!!
Huh? What? Fuck? A black light that had never appeared even in the game. It seemed something beyond imagination was about to be given as a reward.