[[Mission [The Path of a Ninja Slime II] successful!]
Rewards: [2x Lottery Spin], [+600 Points], [+400 EXP]]
When the clone arrived at the bathroom, the mission was completed and a new one was generated.
[[Mission: The Path of a Ninja Slime III]
Objective: Learn and demonstrate the three basic ninja skills in front of all classmates.
Rewards: [3x Lottery Spin], [+700 Points], [+500 EXP]]
'This one will be easy too.' He thought.
In the bathroom, Luka made the switch.
The instant the clone was undone, the clone's memories were transferred to him.
'Nothing important happened.' He thought.
It was mostly basic and boring classes.
Leaving the bathroom, he waited in the hallway outside, leaning against the wall with his hands in his pants pockets.
"Did you wait long?" Coming out of the girls' bathroom, drying her hands with a tissue, Maki asked as she approached him.
"No." He took his right hand out of his pocket: "Shall we?"
Putting the tissue in her pocket, Maki held his arm: "What do you think we'll have for dinner?"
"Uh... Maybe stuffed roasted chicken?" He replied.
Taking his words as truth, she started drooling a little: "I can't wait for that..."
"Hey, I said maybe, don't take it as certain."
She smiled brightly: "No, I believe in oniichan!"
"..."
Hearing that, Luka thought: 'I guess I'll have to beg mom to make it or else...'
Walking while talking, they arrived outside.
"Oniichan, what did you think of the first day of school?" Maki asked.
"Normal, I guess." He replied.
"Simple, you mean?" She laughed a little.
"Well..." He didn't deny it, adding: "Maybe it'll get more interesting later."
"Maybe." She agreed.
Outside the ninja school gates, their parents were waiting for them.
"Dad, mom!" Maki ran to them, hugging them.
Luka approached calmly.
"Alright, kids..." Minato said: "Today we're eating out!"
"Yay!" Maki threw her hands up while on Minato's lap, celebrating.
Kushina had a gentle smile with her eyes closed.
[–0–]
Later, a few hours after returning from the restaurant.
Lying on the single bed, Luka opened his eyes.
'Shop.'
「Amount: 1 Lottery Spin] ➝ [6 Lottery Spins]
[Buy now]」
[-600 Points]
He muttered mentally: 'Do the 10 Lottery Spins.'
1: 2x [EXP Pill – 50,000 EXP each]
2: 10x [Smoke Bomb]
3: 1x [Gods' Seed]
4: [Extra Life Necklace: A necklace that brings luck just by wearing it around the neck. Whoever wears it has an extra life, after dying once, it will be destroyed]
5: [5,000 gold coins (99.9%)]
6: [Ninja Kit]
7: [+50 Points]
8: [Great Sage (Platinum Lv.1 – 00%)]
9: [Batman's Utility Belt]
10: [+150 Points]
The first thing he did upon seeing this was consume the EXP pills.
[+100,000 EXP!]
Now, the main reward: 'I want to learn the skill 'Great Sage'!'
[You learned: [Great Sage (Platinum Lv.1 – 00%)]]
*Booom!*
Something in his mind seemed to explode.
Soon, he felt an abnormal change throughout his entire existence.
When he came back to his senses, Great Sage had completely integrated with him.
This was the skill that helped Rimuru the most.
It was an enormous gain. To him, Great Sage was something even better than the Acnologia Template.
And, it's not because he couldn't use it, even if he could assimilate Acnologia without worrying about being influenced or worse, devoured, he would still prefer gaining Great Sage.
'With this, I can literally replicate items that I devour and analyze in my stomach with Great Sage, as well as increase the rate of me obtaining new mimicries!'
There couldn't be a better skill!
If it weren't nighttime, he would be laughing out loud.
Besides that, not counting the 5 thousand gold coins he had just gained, there was also the briefcase filled with gold bars.
'For now, I don't need to make use of it, but gold is always useful to have.'
Very well! It was time for a real test...
'Great Sage, are you there?'
In his field of vision, something futuristic took the shape of the word <<Yes>>, followed by a female voice in a neutral tone.
That made him excited!
'Great Sage, what are your effects?'
He wanted to confirm whether it was exactly as he imagined or not.
<<Answering. The skill [Great Sage] has the following effects:
[Thought]: Increases mental processing speed by a thousand times.
[Analysis and Judgment]: the ability to analyze and make judgments regarding a target.
[Parallel Processing]: the ability to separate thoughts and analyze phenomena.
[Seal Nullification]: When using Jutsu, hand seals are no longer necessary.
[All of Creation]: The ability to comprehend any non-concealed phenomenon in this world.
These five are its abilities>>
'Exactly as I imagined!' He hummed happily, thinking: 'No, actually it's even better! After all, I didn't expect it to adapt and obtain 'Seal Nullification'!'
There was no doubt at all that not needing to form seals was a gigantic advantage. Whether because of attack speed, or even becoming unpredictable, since without seeing what kind of seals he made, there was no way to know what kind of power he was going to use.
'Is it possible to link with the skill [Predation]?'
<<Answering. Yes, it is possible. Do you wish to link now? [YES]/[NO]?>>
'Yes!'
There was no change that he could feel, but...
'Great Sage, analyze the Magic Towel that cleans any stain.'
<<Yes!>>
He saw a holographic page that demonstrated a complex analysis process. It was very similar to item crafting in a game, but a little different at the same time.
<<The analysis has been completed:
Magic Towel that cleans any stain: A towel that can not only clean any stain from the body, but also body hair, which can leave the user bald>>
'Exactly what was described earlier in the shop.' Although no additional information, it did not disappoint him.
Picking up the [Extra Life Necklace], he used it.
It was a simple-looking necklace, a black cord with a green 4-leaf clover-shaped pendant.
Soon, he opened the shop again and there, deleted two items: [Spatial Motion (Gold Lv.1)], [Thought Acceleration (Gold Lv.1)].
He had already bought them, there was no longer any need to keep them.
Actually, it was really a shame to have bought 'Thought Acceleration', since Great Sage possessed precisely that ability.
[(New) Synthesis (Gold Lv.1)] – Allows the creation of new abilities derived from old abilities (Combining abilities to create more powerful ones). Abilities can be incorporated into objects. 50,000 Points.
[(New) Invisibility Cloak] – An invisibility cloak is a magical garment that makes its user invisible for a limited time. 5,000 Points.
'Lucky!'
It was a good idea to have used the Extra Life Necklace!
'Should I buy [Synthesis] now?'
He was already starting to have abilities that practically had the same function, it would be good to merge and create something better.
However, he was getting closer and closer to the 100 thousand Points needed to buy the [Devil's Pieces].
'No rush.' He thought: 'I don't want to regret it later. The [Devil's Pieces] would be better for me at the moment, after all, mom and dad won't be young forever.'
As painful as it was to have something so good within his reach, but still have to ignore it, Luka had his priorities.
About to close the shop, he thought: 'If I buy and use [Predation] on the Invisibility Cloak, will I gain the ability of this item?'
<<Analyzing.... There is a high chance of obtaining the item's ability>>
Hearing Great Sage's answer, Luka's eyes shone.
'It's not a bad ability to have.' He thought, tempted.
As a ninja, being 'invisible' is something vital.
Even if it was only as an item, it was still very good.
When he had points to spare, he could buy one for his family.
[-5,000 Points.]
[The [Invisibility Cloak] has been deposited into your [Stomach (Storage Space)]]
Without hesitating, he commanded: 'Great Sage, use [Predation] on this item.'
<<Affirmative!
Analyzing the [Invisibility Cloak] ...
Successful!
[Invisibility (Silver Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!>>
All the knowledge of the ability was passed on to him. Instinctively, he knew how to use it.