Chapter 1: The Awakening of the Magic Gacha

Even with a new chance, I imagined my life would be as ordinary as the one I had before reincarnating.

Born and raised on an island where the village was enslaved by fish-men, I thought my days were numbered.

In the beginning, it was just me and my mother, but from working so much, she died and left me alone.

When I had almost lost hope, as a 9-year-old child having to live alone, Nojiko came to me and took me in.

She was 13 at the time, and her younger sister, Nami, was 12.

Just like my father, their mother was killed by Arlong's fish-man pirates.

With so many bad things happening, the arrival of these sisters in my life was like a breath of fresh air.

However, I wanted to do something for them, but what could I do?

Even though I had lived another life until I was 16 before… That doesn't help at all if I don't have the strength to drive Arlong's pirates away.

But something changed. Exactly on my 13th birthday, a mysterious Gacha System appeared.

At first, I thought I was hallucinating, but as time passed, I saw it was real.

However… Even with that, not much has changed until now.

[Hidden Mission "First Kill" completed! 100 GP have been credited to your account!]

In my room, my body trembled when I saw that.

'This is…'

A few days ago, I got a Poisoned Apple through the Gacha.

In the description, it said it would give eternal sleep to whoever ate it, and the origin was described as "Snow White."

But, if it's eternal sleep, why is it saying "First Kill"?

Is the eternal sleep described actually death?

Or, did Arlong's pirates bury whoever ate the apple, so I killed him indirectly?

'How great it would be if Arlong had eaten the fruit…'

But, looking at the 100 GP flashing on a semi-transparent holographic screen on my retina… I held back my dissatisfaction and smiled a little.

It's been three months since I got this Gacha System and so far I had only managed to get a total of 14 GP.

However, just now, I was rewarded with 100 GP!

Not to mention I managed to get rid of one of those damn fish-men who torment my village's life.

Not wanting to think about that now, I opened the shop.

In front of me, there were three purchase options on a floating holographic screen.

The first option showed a bronze-colored scroll and cost 2 GP. The second scroll was silver and cost 10 GP, and the third was a gold scroll and cost a total of 50 GP.

Besides having different colors, they were also classified by star levels.

The bronze ranged from 1–3 stars. The silver from 2–4 stars. The gold, from 3–6 stars.

It was obvious to me that each star represented the level of items that could come from each scroll and… So far, I had only managed to buy one silver scroll that gave me a 2-star item, which was a potion that, when drunk, considerably increased my basic stats.

Although I became three times stronger, that still didn't reach the strength of a fish-man. Since I couldn't train, or I'd risk being caught by Arlong's pirates, it was hard to increase my strength over the years.

And I also tried twice with the bronze one, where both times I got 1-star items. What I got from the 1-star items was: the [Poisoned Apple], which I placed among the goods destined for Arlong's pirates, and a [Hairpin].

The hairpin, although simple, was quite refined. In a way, it was useful, since I gave it as an 18th birthday gift to Nojiko.

My eyes fixed on the gold scroll.

'No matter what; I must buy a gold scroll.'

A very steep price, but with much higher chances of getting something good.

Was it worth it? Maybe not…

However, I still intended to do it. Only if something showed up could I increase my chances of fighting Arlong's pirates.

[-50 GP!]

In my hand, a golden scroll appeared.

It would be a lie to say I had zero expectations. My heart at that moment was beating very hard.

To open the scroll, I need to place my thumb on the seal for at least 5 seconds.

The moment I did that, the seal unlocked and I opened the scroll.

"Shine!"

The moment I said that, an explosion of lights lit up my room.

I admit I got scared and almost fell backward, worried about the possibility of Nojiko noticing something. Or even worse, someone from Arlong's pirate crew.

While it was glowing, my eyes remained shut.

Soon, the glow began to fade and I was able to open my eyes.

What I came across was a golden card floating in the air.

Very quickly, I reached out and grabbed it mid-air.

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[Hercules (Hercules) - ★★★★★]

Description: Hercules, the hero of legendary strength, dominates the field with devastating blows and unshakable resilience.

[Assimilate] – [Summon]

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My hand trembled as I held that card.

The image of Disney's Hercules was vivid. I recognized him the moment I picked up the card.

'Another thing related to Disney...'

First, it was the Poisoned Apple, now this.

Pushing those thoughts aside, I clicked on the card under the "Assimilate" option.

Of course, I could have simply solved all my problems by summoning Hercules, but I admit I was greedy for his power.

How could I not be?

I wanted to gain power and get rid of these pirates once and for all who torment my life, Nojiko's, Nami's, and everyone else's.

But, I also wanted one day to leave the island and see this world I had only seen in anime.

While I got lost in thought, the card disintegrated in my hand. It was like the magical dust of the fairy godmother now flying and merging into my chest.

At first, I didn't feel any different.

However, my expression changed ten seconds later when I felt a strange sensation as my muscles seemed to contract and swell.

'Wait... It didn't say anything about this changing my appearance.'

Not wanting to ridicule Hercules' appearance, but it would be strange for me to suddenly gain a physique similar to his.

'Status.'

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|Name: Noah Amano

|Race: Human

|Level: 1

|Title: ___

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Gacha: 0

GP: 50

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Assimilation in Progress [1/2]: [Hercules (Hercules) - ★★★★★ (0.9%)]

Assimilated [0/2]: ___

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Summon [0/2]: ___

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'Not even 1% and I've already experienced a change similar to when I drank the potion that greatly increased my base stats.'

Of course, I understood that Hercules possessed divine strength—there's no comparison. No wonder he deserved to be a 5-star card, but still, it didn't stop me from being surprised.

'Do I need to do something to speed up the assimilation? Maybe if I did something physical like exercising?'

That seemed like a plausible thought.

'I can test that later.'

I still had 50 GP left. Although the golden scroll was attractive enough, especially after getting something 5-star, I decided to buy five silver scrolls this time.

The moment the purchase was made, there was a change in the status bar.

Gacha: 5x [Silver Scroll]

When I clicked on it, the option to open all five scrolls at once appeared in a smaller holographic window that overlaid the status window.

I thought for a moment before agreeing to that option.

Five balls of light shone before me. They looked like glowing energy spheres that pulsed with a kind of slowly crackling lightning.

One by one, they turned into cards.

I was quick and grabbed each of the cards.

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1: [Remy (Ratatouille) ★★☆]

2: [Jasmine (Aladdin) ★★★☆]

3: [Magic Carpet (Aladdin) ★★★]

4: [Jack Sparrow's Compass (Pirates of the Caribbean) - ★★☆]

5: [Sebastian (The Little Mermaid) ★★☆]

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Two items and three characters. All belonging to Disney...

There's no denying it, this Gacha System is connected to the Disney universe!