30 [30] Lottery
"Where is this—?"
After closing his eyes and entering sleep, Kazuya opened them again, he found that his surroundings had changed.
He was now in 19th-century England, in the year 1881.
His identity had transformed into that of a British policeman...
His name was "Jerry Copperdale."
"What on earth is going on...?" He shook his head, trying to sort out the memories in his mind.
His memories were incomplete, lacking any daily routine for this character. However, he knew his current location, his name, identity, and who the people around him were...
"1881... Did I travel again? Or is this a dream?"
In this era... if it were a dream, it meant he had entered the early stages of the storyline of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part One. If it were another travel...
"No, for now, I should familiarize myself with the current environment... I can figure the rest out later."
If there was something different about him now compared to his previous self, it was his English. His Japanglish had transformed into British English...
And he was quite proficient in it.
Time passed by like that—
Just as when he first arrived in the Type-Moon world, although it was because of his unclear mind at the time, he acted instinctively to verify the world he was in.
Now, in this world, he was doing the same thing but with more planning, discreetly using his identity as a policeman to investigate.
And finally... he came to understand!
In this world, the Joestar family had two children.
One was named Jonathan Joestar, and the other was Dio Brando, who was adopted.
He could confirm all of this now.
"Well... what should I do next? Get my hands on the Stone Mask? No... vampires are still too fragile... My focus should be on Ripple and Stand abilities! But I don't know where the Stand-awakening arrows are or whether I have the potential to wield them... Should I look for them? Search among those ruins, or... try to acquire Ripple?"
There was also one question: Was this real or a dream?
If it was the real world, he needed to be cautious. After all, there was only one life. If it was a dream, he could be more daring. After all, his dream self couldn't die. Even if he did, it would just be waking up.
"Well, let's consider it real for now. It's better to be cautious. If it's a dream, I should be able to enter again a second time. At that time... I'll think about it."
If possible, it would be better if it were a dream. He liked that previous time...
"If I could wake up now..."
"Wake up...? Huh?" Looking around at the familiar room, Kazuya sat up. "Is this... really a dream?"
Click—
Suddenly, he felt a slight movement and two spinning wheels appeared in his mind.
One had "ACG (Anime, Comic, and Games)" in the center, and the other had "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" written on it.
He examined them carefully. In the manga section, there were ten different manga and game-related items. In the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure section, there were various items like [Ripple], [Stone Mask], [JoJo's Notebook], [Pistol], [Knife], [Life Energy], [Red Wine], [Oriental Poison], [JoJo's Ring], and [Dark Knight's Sword].
A total of ten items, just like the ACG section.
"These are... all items from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part One!"
Could it be... he could draw items from here and bring them into the real world?
What a pleasant surprise!
He originally thought that the dreams were completely useless except for gaining knowledge. Yet, they had this effect... But why didn't it happen before? Was it because the previous manga he created didn't exist in the original, while these items did?
Or maybe... it was because his manga hadn't finished serialization yet?
Of course, the reality was not any of these scenarios. It was simply that, unbeknownst to him, someone had upgraded his system.
Instead of directly drawing lots, he sank into the system and looked at the dreams panel in the system.
Among them, the Battle Royale dream had been closed, and a new dream, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood," was marked as active.
He experimented a bit, opening and closing it, opening and closing it...
Hmm, just like before, he could control it himself, which relieved him.
Then, he once again focused on the spinning wheels—
Staring at the two spinning wheels, he directed his gaze towards the ACG section...
The best stuff should be saved for later. The lottery that might allow him to surpass human limitations should come last. First, let's draw something less important.
The spinning wheels started to rotate with Kazuya's will.
[Type-Moon], [Naruto], [Devil May Cry], [Attack on Titan], [Code Geass], [Death Note], [Hunter x Hunter], [Gintama], [The Rising of the Shield Hero], [Hell Girl]—a total of ten worlds.
The spinning wheels continued to rotate, quickly reaching a speed invisible to his eyes.
He couldn't see anything clearly, only countless afterimages.
"Forget it—stop!"
Click—
In an instant, the spinning wheels came to an abrupt halt, just like before. The pointer pointed to one of the ten boxes: [Type-Moon].
"...The worst possible option, huh... Probably." The corner of Kazuya's mouth twitched. It wasn't that he had any bias against the Type-Moon world... it was just that the world he was in now already seemed quite similar to the Type-Moon world. Therefore, he had recorded this world's details as soon as he regained his clarity.
He continued to jot down everything about this world for some time, noting whatever came to mind...
It might not be very useful, but it did serve a purpose: he could burn all the notes and drafts he had left behind. Just to prevent anyone from discovering them. He had clearer recollections now...
Well, at least there was this advantage.
He sighed.
His hand tapped on "Extract"—
The next moment, just like when he extracted [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] before, his brain didn't feel any painful swelling. Instead, it was an extremely comfortable feeling... as if his brain had received a soothing massage. Memories he had previously forgotten, like everything that had happened, came back to him clearly.
"Phew... This way, when I'm preparing to draw 'Fate/Zero,' I should be able to extract things from it, just like with 'JoJo.' But I'll have to wait for the serialization to finish... And finally... the thrilling moment has arrived!"
This moment would change his destiny!
As he mentally cheered himself on, Kazuya turned his attention back to the spinning wheels—
Staring at the two spinning wheels, he placed his focus on the ACG section...
The good items should come later; the lottery that could potentially elevate him beyond human limits should come last. He would start by drawing something less important.
The spinning wheels began to rotate again!
"Stop—!"
Click—
Just like before, a sudden and abrupt halt, and the pointer stopped on one of the ten boxes.
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