"I thought I wouldn't be able to eat pizza in this world. It may be annoying, but it's a good system-chan, I forgive you."
Hey, don't forgive it just because it has pizza
"it also has soft drinks and everything else."
"Haah~ well, that thing is just like an intermediary... Anyway, do you want anything else?"
No, I'm full, uaaaff. But now that we have more Myrr, can I pull again?
"No."
"But I feel like I can get something else good, my feminine instincts feel it."
"No, for now the Myrr are limited and we must manage them carefully. But when there's room, I'll let you do it, after all, I have to acknowledge your luck."
"Great! Next time, I'll get something else legendary!... Okay, honey, let's take a bath, and then, hue~, let's get to the good part. Remember everything you promised to do! heuhe~."
"Yes, just let me finish looking at all this, I won't be long. Go get it ready."
"Yep! We're going to have a romantic bath. I'm going to use some things from downstairs."
Well, I don't think it matters, and it gives me enough time to sort through everything I just heard from the system.
We had our first meal in this world, and I took advantage of the time while eating to mentally ask the system questions, starting with understanding how to secure our food.
That's when I understood that the system has a kind of store.
There was a lot of food, and it cost between 1 and 10 Myrr , depending on whether it was prepared food or just ingredients. In addition to that, there were many things and items we could buy.
There were weapons, potions, artifacts with all kinds of effects, and materials I could buy, but the cheapest and lowest-ranked ones cost 50 Myrr , a big difference from food and everyday items.
We had just received 200 myrr for completing the mission, and the system said we had 100 Myrr to start with, but right now we only have 220 Myrr .
The reason: while I was busy with Azalea, Iris had spent 55 Myrr , using five to buy popcorn with extra cheese that she gloated about enjoying while watching me, and another 50 on this system's gacha system.
As if it were a damn game, the system had a luck feature where you could get things that were more expensive than what you invested: with 50 Myrr you could get an item like a dishwashing sponge worth 1 Myrr or a Damascus sword worth 100 Myrr .
And the odds were terrible, it was completely impractical. But there was something that worked as a temptation: a 0.01% chance of getting things that you couldn't buy even if you had a lot of Myrr.
Unique things like skills or artifacts with functions beyond my logic. But honestly, I still wasn't tempted by the low probability and the few Myrr in our possession.
But Iris didn't think so and spent 50 Myrr on a pull, and what she got was...
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Name: Doppelganger Mirror
Rank: Unique
Type: Summoning artifact
Effect:
When filled with mana, the user has the ability to summon a doppelganger that is a perfect copy of themselves. The doppelganger can be controlled directly by the user, as an extension of themselves.
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I had already asked the system, and we could indeed use this to get out. It was luck that I really don't understand, not only because of the 0.01%, but because in that percentage there were more than 100 things that could come out.
Iris has always been very lucky. And since I also discovered that we could see each other's status, I looked at hers, as there was a possibility that, unlike me, she did have it quantified.
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Name: Iris Rothwell
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Profession: Massage therapist (2)
Sub-profession: Berserk
Rank: 1
Stats:
Strength: 14
Dexterity: 12
Vitality: 17
Defense: 20
Mana: 5
Charisma: 8
Perception: 3
Corruption: 0
Authority: Lethargy, ■■■■
Unique skills: Slumber of Sin, Eyes of Lethargy, Stigma of Lethargy (fusion, Synchronization, Connection)
Skills (profession): Massage therapist's eye (2), Fine Touch (2), Restorative Therapy (1)
Skills (sub-profession): Rage Strike (2), Blood Frenzy (2), Unstoppable Charge (2)
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But no, luck wasn't quantified for her either, and as she said, her status was almost entirely similar to mine, except for her stats, profession, and skills.
Anyway, it was such colossal luck that I honestly found it absolutely suspicious, but doubting the system and everything else was something I was already doing, so, like everything else, for now I'll take it if it's something that benefits me.
Although it is suspicious, personally, it is a relief, since having a ball of energy like Iris locked up in a small place for so long, with a tempting world outside waiting for her, was dangerous for both her and me.
And since she did it well, I didn't hesitate to spend another 25 Myrr on a delicious meal, until she was satisfied, since she got something that was priceless.
We could both use this system, so I'll leave the pulling to her, because she's lucky and seems eager to keep throwing… although I'll set limits, since it's like a bet and I don't want her to develop gambling tendencies.
"Honey!, the bath is ready, come on, I'm waiting for you, it's time for you to try out my new body."
"Ah, yes, I'm coming."
Well, I know the price and the things I can buy, that could be useful in many circumstances.
It was time to rest. Tomorrow I would see the rest of the things, I had understood many, but there were still many more.
But I've had enough for today, I'm tired of thinking so much, I need peace and quiet... and there's no place that gives me more peace than being with Iris.
[Another customer detected. New mission received]
"Damn it! You must be kidding. Don't you think we should rest? Are we 24/7 or something? Ugh, damn it, yes, we are. Hey, we're human and there are only two of us, we need to rest."
I was really going crazy, and I wanted to complain, but with my own words I realized that we were indeed a 24/7 establishment because of the information that was implanted in me.
It's really in my head, but maybe because it was printed there: if I don't look for it, it just doesn't appear.
[No need to worry, user, the Lethargy Authority grants the power to dissociate rest from your ordinary biological cycle. Instead of being forced to sleep daily and in increments, you can postpone the need for rest by accumulating it into a single, deferred block. Homeostasis is maintained by transferring the entire sleep debt to a later period, ensuring that cognitive and physiological functions remain stable until the time when such rest is taken.]
"Then why do I feel mentally tired?"
[Self-suggestion]
"So I can't be mentally tired, and it's just me thinking I'm tired."
[That's correct.]
"What is the limit?"
[Indefinitely.]
"So if I don't sleep for ten years, do I have to pay back the approximately eight hours I didn't sleep during that time?"
[That's correct.]
"Do I have to pay the debt all at once, or do I decide how much to pay each time?"
[You make the decision, but once you fall asleep, nothing will wake you up during the time you decided to pay]
"Does it only work here or outside as well?"
[Anywhere, it's part of your authority]
"What if I just want to sleep normally?"
[You will sleep normally.]
"What if I die?"
[The debt will be collected from the other user, and in the event that both of you die, from your souls.]
"Damn, all this just to have this place open 24/7? At what point does it start charging?"
[When you are no longer able to maintain your optimal performance.]
"Haah, I see."
Plack !
"Honey!, we have a customer! Let's postpone our romantic evening, let's go for it, fusion!"
"Hey, hey, stop right there! No!"
"But we have to do the same thing we did with Azalea."
"No, we don't have to do the same thing. First of all, put some clothes on, don't walk around naked. Second, there's no guarantee it's a woman. And third, the method we used with Azalea shouldn't be an example. Let me go and then we'll see what we do, but if necessary, then I won't hesitate to do the same thing we did with Azalea."
"But she is a woman! I already saw the mission… Hmm, but honey, if you say so… I'll stay here and just watch."
"Okay, I'm going down there! ... She's already gone in and... ah! Animal ears?"
"She's a woman with pink hair and cat ears! I've always wanted some like that, honey, go and win her over."
"Stop talking like that, it sounds like you see her as a collectible item."
"Oh, sorry, I said it wrong, my bad, well go and conquer that MILF."
"How do you do it- No, I don't have time to waste."
I had to act fast, any customer right now is valuable.
Even from the second floor, we could see the woman's appearance. At first glance, she didn't seem to be human, but that was all we could see since she was mostly covered up.
In fact, that already gave me a strange feeling, considering that Azalea had also come covered up, and I didn't categorize it as a coincidence yet.
Although she was different. Instead of a large cloak, she wore a trench coat, which couldn't hide her curves like Azalea's did.
In addition, she had something resembling a face mask and dark glasses. Leaving aside the level of modernization that existed outside for these things to exist, the woman herself seemed very suspicious because of her clothing: only her pink hair was visible, along with ears and a tail sticking out from behind.
And that was all. I don't know where Iris got the idea that she was a MILF, but curiously, she was never wrong about things like this, so I'll keep that in mind.
As I descended the stairs, I glanced quickly at the mission to see what it was about.
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"Heart Problems"
Objective:
Get Amarillys Kibershade to 45% rational before the massage session ends.
Rewards:
+5 to free stat points
Luck Upgrade Card
500 Myrr
Penalty for failure:
+2 Corruption
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