Twenty Pulls

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Buzz!

Buzz!

Buzz!

Shimmering lights flooded the summoning screen. Gold and silver cards flashed into view.

A radiant rainbow halo flared up, and amid deep, majestic music, a slew of cards poured into the pool.

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[Item List]

Craft Essence: Red Black Keys x3

Craft Essence: Book of the False Attendant x5

Spiritron Fragment: Cu Chulainn x1

Craft Essence: Projection Magic x1

Craft Essence: Clock Tower x1

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'AAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!'

'A full silver 10-pull?!'

Yuto's vision went dark. He nearly passed out.

What kind of joke was this? How could he be this unlucky?

Wasn't it supposed to be 'out of the rut, into the gold'? He'd already gone two rounds without a five-star!

Apparently, this was the true FGO gacha law: the more you crave a five-star, the more it dodges you.

It drove you up the wall, itching to curse out the game's shameless, rotten luck system!

Heartbroken and deflated, Yuto slumped but forced himself to review the haul.

Okay, at least there was Cu Chulainn.

He fused Cu Chulainn's spiritron fragment first.

As it shattered, a glowing stream of Spiritrons flowed into his body.

Choice: [Battle Continuation] or [Disengage]?

Duh, [Disengage]!

[Disengage] clear debuffs and restore a chunk of health.

Next, he checked the craft essences.

....

 Projection Magic has finally reached its ultimate breakthrough. Making it a S rank skill.

Yuto mused, if he collected all the Emiya-line heroic spirit bases, could he break the rules and project legit Divine Constructs? If so, he'd rival Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon!

[Red Black Keys]: Nothing special. At four breaks, it gained a [Ironclad Effect] throwing skill, letting the keys spiral straight like missiles.

But the last two fully broken essences caught his eye:

[Book of the False Attendant] Claiming it etched five Command Seals onto his wrist. Just like in the lore, each seal had three strokes, each stroke a single absolute command. Even if the command seal's are used up. They can be restored once a week.

As the master of Command Seals, Yuto could grant them to anyone. Recipients became his personal servants, with perks.

For instance, if they were in danger, they could burn a seal to teleport him instantly to their side for a swift rescue. 

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'[Book of the False Attendant] is pretty useful,' Yuto thought.

With this support effect, one contract could let him bail out anyone in a pinch. If Utaha or the others ever got in trouble, a Command Seal could teleport him right to them.

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[Clock Tower]:The Mage's Association's true HQ, a magical world powerhouse, and a breeding ground for legendary magi. But its long history hides some dark secrets.

Effect: Unlocks a training ground instance.

...…..

"Interesting," Yuto noted, eyeing the card details.

It let him enter the fabled Clock Tower. It is packed with nearly a millennium of deep, abyss-like magical knowledge.

The grimoires couldn't leave, but he could bring people in to study.

'Nice~~' Yuto whistled, his mood lifting from gloom to glee.

He wasn't some formally trained magus. Sure, the Mage's Guide book essence had patched up his basics, but higher-tier magecraft was still out of reach.

Now, this gave him a shot at leveling up his knowledge.

The Mage's Association split magecraft into twelve disciplines: General Fundamentals, Spiritual Evocation, Mineralogy, Zoology, Tradition, Botany, Astronomy, Creation, Cursing, Archaeology, Individual Fundamentals and Modern Magecraft Theory.

At 0 breaks, the card only unlocked books on [Cursing], [General Fundamentals], and [Spiritual Evocation].

{T/S: 0 break means it's still in its base, un-upgraded form.}

[General Fundamentals] was the standard starter course for Clock Tower newbies, a goldmine for anyone hungry to dig into magic.

Riding the high, Yuto reopened the gacha screen for another 10-pull.

Lucky or not, he was blowing all his Saint Quartz this time.

'Let's do this!'

The grand music swelled again.

Rainbow lights dazzled the void hall.

'There it is, this halo's different!'

Yuto, crossed his fingers for luck. He felt his heart skip a beat.

He zeroed in on the screen with laser focus.

Per FGO rules, rainbow light plus fluttering feathers meant a five-star was guaranteed.

...…....

Buzz!

[Item List]

Craft Essence: Red Black Keys x1

Craft Essence: Blue Black Keys x5

Spiritual Base Fragment: Senji Muramasa x1

Craft Essence: Divine Construct x1

Craft Essence: Extra Spicy Mapo Tofu x1

Craft Essence: Soft Compassion x1

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'Yesss!'

After two brutal dry rounds, he'd finally snagged five-star!

[Fuse Senji Muramasa's Spiritual Base Fragment ?]

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