[Affirmative. 3 "Roulette Ticket" remaining]
[Rolling...]
...
[Ding!]
[You received "Fox-mark Sigil"]
[You received "Charm Increase"]
Info
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[Fox-mark Sigil]
Leave a glowing fox-shaped mark on any surface, which also acts as a beacon. Great for not getting lost!
[Charm Increase]
Increases your charm by 1.2x
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'Kukukuku' Akaru is high on dopamine now. Her oversized, fluffy tail is swaying in circles so fast that it feels like she would almost fly.
'One more!'
[Denied]
Akaru froze and stared at the notification in shock.
'Why?!'
[You are currently too young to be addicted to gambling. Thus, my creator imposed a rule of 5 gacha rolls every 3 months.]
Akura expression: º△º
Her tail and ears were all frozen, almost like a statue.
'B-But... my rewards...' She started whimpering as she tears up.
Her big ears finally start to flatten themselves onto her skull, and her tail lowers itself down to the ground.
"Nkuu..." 'I want to gamble! Let me gamble!'
She started lying on the ground and wailing, throwing a tantrum.
From the outsider perspective, it looks like a small white fox, the size of a water bottle, whining and howling as if she lost her lover.
'LET ME GAMBLEEEEE! Keuk...' She started sobbing.
...
"Ara... Why do you look like you're depressed... Fufu" Akura looks lifeless, as her mother lifts and carries her.
"You're really a handful..." She sighed while shaking her head.
"Want to know a secret?" She smiled widely at her daughter.
Akura's big flatten ears twitched, curious about the secret, but she was still depressed from being unable to gamble.
"We got dragon meat-" Immediately, the lifeless fluffy became hyperactive, as she jumped off her mother's arms and onto the ground, dashing to the dining room.
"..."
"Fufufufu..." She started smiling sinisterly, as if her plan was working flawlessly.
***
BAM!
Akuro enters the dining room excitedly, sniffing the air. Her oversized tail was wagging. She always wanted to try dragon meat!
'Meat! Where! Where!'
She's sniffing excitedly, not noticing a certain spirit in front of her.
Lumi, who is currently hiding nearby, sighed and shook her head. She never wanted to do this to her sweet god-daughter. But the proof is in front of them. Akura has never once used her racial skills.
This was something they noticed since the birth of the fluffy kitsune; she's always opted for the easiest path and lazed around when she felt like it. And since they
cough
spoiled her to the point that she never felt the need to use her racial skill.
'Spirit Vision is a passive skill; however, it needed to be activated once to fully be passive... I hate to do this to you, little Kun... But we're going to have to be harsh on you today... Please don't hate me, it's beneficial for your future self... I don't know what to do if she starts hating me...'
She mentally commanded the Shadow Spirit to shoot a feeble shadow ball at Akura.
'Please don't hate me, little Kun!!' Lumi is stressed and worried about being hated as the Small Feeble shadow ball gets released, slowly getting closer to Akura, who has no idea of its existence.
'I'll make it up by giving you a bunch of... wha?' Lumi's mouth went agape as Akura’s left paw just instinctively punched the ball away.
[Instinctive Parry Activated. Automation cool-down: 24 hours. Active use available]
"Knuu?" Akura tilted her head, confused. She didn't understand why one of her skill activated when there was nobody here, and clearly no attacks.
Lumi was dumbfounded, but decided to command the spirit to shoot another feeble shadow ball at Akura, this time Akura didn't do anything as the shadow ball hit her. Confusing Lumi even more on how Akura managed to punch the first one away.
[0 Damages have been inflicted on you]
'Eh??'
[A curse has been applied to you]
'??'
["Energised curse" is now coursing throughout your body. You are unable to sleep anymore.]
º△º
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..
.
'Eeeeeh?!'
Lumi noticed the shocked expression on her god-daughter. 'So she must've instinctively felt the curse... I'm sorry... But I'm not allowed to remove the curse... I don't want to face Samiko's wraith again!!'
Akura just stood there, frozen. Lumi sighed as 3 minutes had passed, and she must command the spirit to shoot again at her.
[0 Damage has been inflicted on you]
'Again?!'
[A curse has been applied to you]
'Wh-'
["Energised curse" has been temporarily strengthened. You are unable to sleep and nap.]
'I'm being attacked!' It finally kicked in for Akura; she was so used to living a peaceful life that she had no idea if she was getting attacked or assassinated at all. The whole thing is actually a test for her, and she's going to have to pass it, even if it means she can't sleep for 8 hours. And if she had known that this was a test, she would have refused to believe it and said, "Going without sleep for 8 hours might as well be hell!"
'I can't even nap! This is too cruel! I need to find Mom!' She immediately dashed away from the dining room.
Although she is running at her max speed, unfortunately for her. Her legs and body are still too small, so despite reaching her mother's room, to find and howl for help, she was once again struck by another curse.
["Energised curse" has returned to normal]
["Energised curse" has been temporarily strengthened again. You are unable to sleep and nap.]
'3-minute period of strengthening?' She barged in the door and let out a howl in distress.
[Your skill Howl has levelled up]
However, there's nobody in the room.
'Wha... Damnit! I need to keep moving!'
***
This went on for another few hours.
'How the fuck is the attack coming?! Where am I being attacked from?! Whe-..'
A sudden realisation struck her like thunder, 'Is it a spirit?'
It's finally clicked for her.
'Status!'
Status
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Name
: Akura
Race
: Eclipsed Dream Kitsune (Blessed)
Gender
: Female
Age
: 0
Class
: [Not Chosen]
HP
: 15/15
MP
: 25/25
ST
: 20/20
Vit
: 19
Def
: 21
Res
: 16
Str
: 4
Int
: 15
Agi
: 30
Charm
: 110(x1.2) -> 132
Elementary Affinities
: [Shadow], [Dream], [Water], [Air], [Illusion], [Space]
[Active Skill]
Howl LV. 2, Bite LV. 1, Scratch LV. 2, Puppy Eye LV. 1, Instinctive Parry LV. 1, Fox-mark Sigil LV. 1
[Passive Skill]
Basic Sense LV. 1, Cold Resistance LV. 1, Charm Increase
[Magic]
None
[Racial Skill]
Illusion Magic (Not Learned), Spirit Vision, Fox Fire (Unawakened), Human Transformation (Unawakened), Night Vision LV. 1
[Unique Skills]
Language Comprehension, Inventory, Brimming Health
Blessing
: [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Fate], [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Kitsune]
Title
: [Reincarnated], [Named]
Items
: 1 [Skill Combination], 1 [Evolution Card], 2 [Specific Stat increase], [Beast-Scent Masker], and 3 [Roulette Ticket]
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'There it is! Spirit Vision! Come on!'
[The skill "Spirit Vision" has been activated. You no longer have to activate the skill "Spirit Vision" anymore as it is now permanently passive.]
In that instant, Akura's vision of the world has changed. She can now see the outline of entities she had never seen before, and the one floating in front of her is the same one who has been cursing her.
'Creepy!!'
[You have been afflicted with Irrational fear]
["Brimming Vitality" has cancelled the status effect]
'Creepy?' The shadow spirit floating in front of her looks like a fairy you see in a fairy tale. Except it looks very gothic and emo, like a beautiful doll.
The 3-minute mark has arrived without her noticing. The spirit sent out another feeble shadow ball, but this time, Akura knows its direction, it immediately dash opposite direction of the ball and...
'WHAT THE FUCK?! THE BALL CAN FOLLOW ME?!'
["Energised curse" has returned to normal]
"Ku!" Akura celebrated in her head and continued to run away until another 3 minute count down.
Once the ball gets close to her.
[Instinctive Parry activated. Active use. -1 Stamina.]
She managed to punch the ball away with her paw.
"Kuku!" 'Try cursing me now! Kyahahaha!'
20 minutes went by...
[The skill "Instinctive Parry" Has reached Level 4.]
"Khuuu!" 'I feel tired... I want to sleep!!!' She complained in distress.
...
"Ahh... It's confirmed now, she has fully activated her spirit eyes. It's now passive." Samiko spoke gently, and Lumi finally sighed in relief and immediately unsummoned the shadow spirit.
["Energised Curse" has been dispelled]
Akura froze and looked everywhere, wondering where it had gone and why the curse had disappeared.
"Fufufu, Aku~"
Hearing her mother's voice, she finally rejoiced in happiness. She had been unable to find anybody in the house for so long, and now she can get them to beat that spirit for her!
"Knuu! Knuu! Cuu!" She immediately ran to Samiko for cuddles.
"Oh, dear..." She lifts her and caresses her daughter's beautiful fur.
'Can I get dragon meat as a reward! I have beaten the mighty spirit!' She yipped repeatedly to her mother, excited and wanting a reward.
Even though Samiko doesn't understand her daughter's noises, she can infer that she wanted a reward, but...
"You didn't let me finish earlier when you ran off... We got Dragon Meat arriving in a week..." She smiled, amused as Akura froze once again.
º△º
Akura froze so badly that she forgot what she had planned to make her mother punish that spirit, and then she started shaking with tears coming out.
'F-First the ban of gambling... Then you promise (Self-proclaimed) me dragon meat! And I was unable to nap for 4 hours because of the spirit! This is the worst day ever! Keuk...'
She proceeds to let out the saddest and most desperate howl she has ever made, echoing through the house.
[The skill "Howl" has Levelled up]
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