Chapter 1
First Volume: Departure Arc
Episode 1: Reincarnation in Another World
I am 【Shikibu Seren】, a junior high school girl living a self-sufficient life with my parents in a remote mountain area.
On a day when it was pouring rain, I was walking home from school along the mountain path as usual when suddenly, I was struck by lightning and died…
Or so I thought.
Despite that, I was clearly conscious. I assumed my body couldn’t move as I wanted because I was severely injured by the lightning strike, rendering me immobile.
But that assumption was wrong…
Suddenly, a foreign woman appeared in front of me and started talking to me.
「Selen-chan, it’s mommy~♪」
Huh? I don’t have a foreign mother. Who are you?
I wanted to question her, but I couldn’t speak properly.
「Aa~, Ah, Aaa~」
「Oh dear, you want some milk, don’t you?♪」
I could only babble like a baby… and I wasn’t asking for milk!
Then, the woman who called herself mommy reached out to me and, to my surprise, effortlessly lifted me up and held me close.
That’s when I realized the shocking truth.
Reflected in the mirror was the image of the woman holding me and… a baby.
For a moment, the thought of 【Reincarnation in Another World】 crossed my mind.
Living a secluded life in the mountains without electricity or gas, my only entertainment was reading.
My favorite genre was fantasy, especially stories about reincarnation in another world.
I spent all my free time reading those books.
I thought I had died from the lightning strike, but suddenly finding myself as a baby with memories of my previous life could only mean reincarnation in another world.
So, I suddenly got reincarnated into this world and now have to live a new life here (sweat).
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Episode 2: Daily Gacha?
In my previous life, I was 【Shikibu Seren】.
Now, I am 【Selen】, a beautiful girl with platinum blonde hair and violet eyes, just like my mother. I have just turned five years old in this world.
I was born as the daughter of Baron Arise and my commoner mother, who was his concubine.
My mother, 【Carme】, was noticed by the baron while working as a barmaid in a tavern and was forcibly taken in as his concubine.
If you ask, “Is there love in that?”, the answer is no.
Poor mom was living like a bird in a cage, just to satisfy the baron’s desires…
In this world, when you turn five, you are granted a 〘Skill〙.
Today, the skill appraisal ceremony is being held at the town church.
If you receive a useful skill during the appraisal, you may be summoned by the country to take on an important position, promising a bright future.
When my mother and I arrived at the church for the skill appraisal ceremony, it had already started.
The children who had finished before me received results full of fantasy elements like 〘Swordsman〙, 〘Magician〙, and 〘Alchemist〙, so I was waiting my turn with high expectations.
The skill I was granted was called 〘Daily Gacha〙.
And even the priest who appraised me said, 「〘Daily Gacha…〙 I have no idea what that means!」 .
(sweat)
As someone who reincarnated from another world, I somewhat understood the meaning of 〘Daily Gacha〙, but in a world filled with fantasy elements, 〘Daily Gacha〙 felt completely out of place…
I wanted to shout, 「This is a smartphone app game my school friends used to play!」 to the world (cries).
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Episode 3: Status and Gacha
With the mysterious 〘Daily Gacha〙 skill granted to me, I returned home with my mother.
As soon as we arrived, I tearfully apologized to her.
「Waaah, Mom… I’m… such a failure… I’m sorry…」
My mother gently embraced me as I cried and apologized.
「Selen, there’s no need to apologize. You are still my beloved daughter, and the skill that the gods granted you will surely be useful to you someday.」
As I buried my face in my mother’s soft chest and listened to her kind words, my sadness faded away.
「Thank you, Mom. I love you so much.」
「I love you too, Selen.」
「I’m going to rest in my room for a bit.」
「Alright, take your time.」
With that, I returned to my room and lay down on my bed.
After lying in bed for a while to clear my mind, I decided to examine the familiar concept of 【Status】 and the 〘Daily Gacha〙 skill, as often seen in stories of reincarnation in another world.
「【Status】 Open!」
【Name】Selen
【Occupation】Unemployed
【Lv】 1
【Health】 5
【Magic Power】 5
【Defense】5
【Agility】 5
【Intelligence】50
【Luck】5
〘Daily Gacha〙
It seems that the basic stats are generally equal to your age, and you can level up by gaining experience points from defeating monsters or by training to increase your stats.
My high 【Intelligence】 is likely due to my previous life as a junior high school student and the relatively low knowledge level of this world.
I’m hopeful that this intelligence cheat will help me navigate my new life in this other world!
Next, I investigated the 〘Daily Gacha〙 skill.
〘Daily Gacha〙 consumes 5 points of magic power to pull a gacha once per day, with the following drop rates:
– 〘SRank〙 – 0.5% Super Good
– 〘ARank〙 – 4.5% Good
– 〘BRank〙 – 15% Slightly Good
– 〘CRank〙 – 80% Fair
So, it’s a system where you can pull a gacha by consuming magic power instead of money.
And since I have at least 5 points of magic, I can pull the gacha every day!
With that, I decided to try the gacha immediately.
「〘Daily Gacha〙!」
『First-time bonus: double the drop rate for A Rank or higher』
『Gacha~… Congratulations, you have acquired the S Rank skill 〘Appraisal Eye〙!』
Wow! I got the S Rank skill 〘Appraisal Eye〙!
Thank you, first-time bonus!
Just as I was celebrating, I suddenly felt very sleepy…
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Episode 4: Magic Depletion Phenomenon
「Selen, Selen!」
I woke up to the sound of my mother’s voice.
「Yawn~ Mom… Good morning♪」
「Oh, Selen… it’s not morning yet, you know? I called you for dinner, but when you didn’t come out of your room, I got worried and came to check. You were sleeping so deeply that you scared me! (sweat)」
「Oh, I’m sorry… I’m not feeling sick or anything, so don’t worry.」
「I was concerned because you seemed a bit down after the skill appraisal ceremony… Are you really okay?」
「Yes, I’m fine! But I’m super hungry~」
「Oh dear, that’s serious! Let’s get you some dinner right away.」
When I used 〘Daily Gacha〙, I consumed 5 magic points, which was all the magic I had.
This led to a magic depletion phenomenon, causing me to fall asleep instantly…
From now on, I’ll need to make sure to use 〘Daily Gacha〙 before bed to avoid worrying Mom (sweat).
After dinner, Mom wiped my body with a towel soaked in warm water, and then I returned to my room.
I decided to investigate the 〘Appraisal Eye〙 skill I had obtained from 〘Daily Gacha〙 earlier.
「Alright, let’s check it out! Skill 〘Appraisal Eye〙, appraise!」
〘Appraisal Eye〙 S Rank.
A skill that allows the appraisal of anything. It is the highest-ranking skill among appraisal-type skills.
This was a huge jackpot.
Further investigation revealed that appraisal-type skills include 〘Simple Appraisal〙, 〘Physical Appraisal〙, 〘Person Appraisal〙, and more.
All these appraisal-type skills are encompassed within 〘Appraisal Eye〙.
This skill is extremely rare, occurring in only one in a million people.
However, because this skill is so valuable, those who possess 〘Appraisal Eye〙 are placed under national supervision and are not allowed to live freely.
So, I decided to keep it a secret.
Because… I don’t want to live apart from Mom.
Starting tomorrow, my routine will be to use 〘Daily Gacha〙 before bed and then check the results with 〘Appraisal Eye〙 when I wake up in the morning♪.
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Episode 5: I Love Mom
The morning after my first 〘Daily Gacha〙, I went to help Mom in the kitchen as part of my daily routine since she was preparing breakfast.
「Good morning, Mom! I’ll go fetch some water from the well.」
「Good morning, Selen! Thank you for always helping out.」
After exchanging morning greetings, I walked out the front door with a water bucket and headed to the shared well of our apartment complex.
When I arrived, I saw some neighbor ladies drawing water, so I greeted them as I went to draw water from the well.
「Good morning, Selen. You’re always such a good helper.」
「Hehe… Mom praises me when I help out!」
「You really love your mom, don’t you, Selen?」
While chatting with the ladies, they helped me fill my water bucket, so I thanked them.
「Thank you, Auntie!」
「Hehe, it’s no problem. You’re always so sweet.」
「Hehe, I’m going back home now. Bye-bye!」
After thanking the ladies and returning home, I found that Mom had finished preparing breakfast and was waiting for me. I handed the filled water bucket to Mom.
「I’m back! Mom, I got the water!」
「Thank you for fetching the water, Selen.」
After taking the water bucket and placing it in the kitchen, Mom gave me a gentle hug.
With a beaming smile, I kissed Mom on the cheek and exchanged our usual words.
「Mom, I love you!」
「I love you too, Selen!」
Mom used to be the baron’s concubine, but when she got pregnant with me, he just gave her a severance payment and immediately ended their relationship…
What a terrible man, to abandon her just because she had a child.
But Mom didn’t abort me.
Even though she carried the child of a man she didn’t love, she gave birth to me and showered me with overflowing love.
I love Mom more than anything, and I swore that we would be happy together.
From now on, I’ll keep drawing great prizes with 〘Daily Gacha〙 to make our lives a little easier…
I believe that if I can get a big win someday, Mom and I will be able to live a happy life together.
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