Adrian opened the group album.
The very first thing he saw was a selfie from March 7th.
If he remembered correctly, she was the kind of girl who loved taking pictures.
Yeah, it’s a great photo.
He saved it without a second thought.
Then he returned to the group chat.
Remembering something, he opened his own profile.
[Human]: Adrian
[Points]: 3700
Three thousand seven hundred points.
He’d killed over three thousand zombies today alone.
🧟♂️
That was enough for a spin on the roulette.
Opening the roulette menu, he found it filled with all kinds of abilities.
Sea Tiger Explosive Fist.
Friendship Face-Breaking Fist.
Sharingan.
Fire Magic.
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
And countless others.
There were also items like the Death Note, What-If Phone Booth, Poké Ball, Holy Sword, and more.
Abilities were ranked by rarity:
C Rank, B Rank, A Rank, S Rank, SS Rank, and SSS Rank.
The Physical Enhancement ability and Five Thunders Righteous Law: Yin Five Thunders he’d drawn before were both B-rank.
“Come on… give me something amazing this time.”
Filled with anticipation, he started the roulette.
One spin cost 1,000 Apocalypse Points.
The wheel began to spin.
The pointer swept across one reward after another.
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception…
Dragon Slayer Magic…
Shrink-and-Expand Flashlight…
Finally, it stopped on an incredibly narrow slot.
[Congratulations! You’ve obtained the S-Rank Ability: Gemstone – Vector Control!] 🤩
“…?!”
Gold!
He’d actually hit the jackpot!
His excitement only lasted a moment before he forced himself to calm down.
He knew what Vector Control was.
It was the famous esper ability from A Certain Magical Index.
Academy City’s Number One Level 5, Accelerator, was publicly known as a Vector Control user.
But…
Vector Control wasn’t the same thing as Accelerator.
Accelerator was terrifying because of his absurd calculation ability.
Even without fully understanding the true nature of his power, he could manipulate vectors through sheer computational power and achieve unbelievable results.
There were other Vector Control users in Academy City.
None of them came close to him.
Before his brain injury, Accelerator’s processing power was practically on the level of a particle supercomputer.
Adrian quickly checked the ability description.
[S-Rank Gemstone – Vector Control]: After fusion, awaken the Gemstone ability, Vector Control.
Freely manipulate vectors.
“…A Gemstone?!”
His eyes widened.
If this had been ordinary Vector Control, he would’ve been a little disappointed.
He didn’t exactly have confidence in his own brainpower.
But a Gemstone…
That changed everything.
In A Certain Magical Index, Gemstones were naturally born espers.
People born with their own Personal Reality.
Over ninety-nine percent of Academy City’s espers, including Accelerator, had their Personal Reality artificially developed.
Their strength depended heavily on calculation ability.
Gemstones were different.
Unlike artificial espers, Gemstones could use their powers instinctively, without calculations.
🧠
Their abilities were as natural as moving an arm.
They could unleash them entirely at will.
To put it simply…
A Gemstone with Vector Control only needed a single thought.
“I want to change it.”
And it would happen.
Adrian excitedly took a screenshot.
He immediately fused with Vector Control, then spent another 1,000 points to raise it to Level 2.
After that, he posted the screenshot in the chat.
📱
Adrian: “Just rolled my new ability. [Image]”
March 7th: “Huh?! Adrian, how do you even have enough points to use the roulette? One spin costs 1,000! We only get a few dozen points from signing in!” 😲
Adrian: “Besides daily sign-ins, Apocalypse Points can also be earned by coming into contact with apocalypse-related factors or reducing them.”
Adrian: “My world has creatures called Evil Spirits. They count as one kind of apocalypse factor. Killing them gives Apocalypse Points.”
Adrian: “And today I entered an apocalypse game. Killing zombies inside it also rewarded me with points.” 🌍
March 7th: “So that’s how it works… But I don’t even know what the apocalypse in my world is!”
Exusiai: “Then… could the Originium in my world count?”
Aqua: “Hmph! Then mine must be defeating the Demon King’s Army and the Demon King himself!”
Saeko Busujima: “I don’t know what the apocalypse in my world would be either.”
Adrian: “@Saeko Busujima. Yours might be zombies, but I can’t say for sure.”
Saeko Busujima: “Really? If it’s zombies, then I should probably start making preparations. Thank you, Adrian.” ⚔️
She actually hadn’t questioned him.
Even though he’d clearly said he wasn’t certain.
March 7th: “Ugh… @Adrian, then what exactly does this S-rank ability do?”
Adrian: “The name says it all. Four words: Vector Control.”
March 7th: “Vector… Control? I don’t get it!”
Exusiai: “Hehe, me neither.”
Aqua: “Hmm… Sounds like some weird power. Definitely not as good as my divine power!”
Adrian: “…”
Saeko Busujima: “…”
Damn.
There are actually three idiots in this group now.
🤦♂️
“…..”