Variety of Summons

"Alright. C'mon and give me a summon on the 'Rookie Ability Summon: Magic'!" He announced.

As expected, the solid copper vanished before his system responded immediately–

[Summon Initiated!]

Edith watched with a curious look in her amethyst eyes; it seemed she was able to at least see the digital screen that displayed the summoning animation itself that was brought into reality.

'C'mon…give me something useful, at least!' He hoped.

Even though he had become jaded by gacha over the years, the mystical one he possessed now made his heart race each time he used it; the sheer quantity of options, each of which could wildly change the course of his life, led him to anxiously await what would arrive.

What came to him was not a physical object, but a flow of knowledge that came as an aquatic light, moving like water straight into his mind.

'Huh…? I can feel it. Is this magic? Spellcasting…It's coming to me,' he thought.

[New Spell Obtained: (B) Water Pistol | Special Traits: Wet!]

[ATK: 1]

[Pity: +1 | 1/100]

Obtaining his very first spell, he was enthralled by the magic at his very fingertips, looking at his hand as he could now, for the first time since arriving in Fantasia, feel mana flowing in his body.

"Alright! Let's give this a shot!--Water Pistol!" He cast.

Holding his index finger in front of him almost as if wielding a gun, he pointed towards the wall: out from in front of his extended digit came a pressurized stream of water, shooting against the wooden wall with a tiny "thud".

"Ah…It's sort of weak, isn't it?" He mumbled.

Though the potency of the spell was disappointing, it was overshadowed by his joy in being able to wield magic.

'Actually, what it lacks in offense…it might make up for in utility. I mean, this one doesn't seem to cost much mana at all–if any. Infinite water?! Maybe this is a cheat ability,' he thought.

Still, he needed a spell to actually aid him when the time came for battle, so with that in mind, he grabbed another three copper while Edith watched quietly.

"--Alright, system! Let's give it another roll on that magic banner!" He announced with a smile, holding his hand up with the coins held.

[Summon Initiated!]

Reawakening the inner child in himself, he anxiously pumped his fist in the air as he awaited the next spell, all while the silver-haired spellblade tried her best not to stare too hard at the embarrassing motions.

–It hit him harshly this time, like an abrasive wind amidst a storm pushing right into him; the knowledge of the summoned spell flooded into him through his pores.

'Woah…! This one is…wild!' He thought.

[New Spell Obtained: (N) Wind Burst | Special Traits: Uncontrollable!]

[ATK: 0 | SPD: 20]

[Pity: +1 | 2/100]

While it was instinctive in his mind how to activate the spell, it wasn't clear to him what exactly it did, but the high [SPEED] stat intrigued him, bringing him to clench his fist as he stood at one end of the room.

'Alright…This must be some sort of superspeed buff! C'mon!' He excitedly thought.

"Wind Burst!"

Just as he invoked the spell, flexing his entire body, a powerful wind roared from his position, sending the papers on the nightstand fluttering throughout the room and causing Edith's straight, silver hair to be blown back.

"Huh–?" Edith let out, not expecting such a spell.

"Woooooah–!"

In an instant, he hurled forward with such speed that he completely lost control of himself, unable to stop or shift his direction as he slammed straight into the wall like a cannonball.

SLAM

"...Oww…" He groaned.

Laying there for a moment, he rubbed his own head as Edith moved to his side, kneeling down to check on him.

"Are you alright, Master?...That did not look like a pleasant landing," Edith asked.

"I'm fine…Man, that smarts," he mumbled, standing himself back up.

Though he claimed to be alright, there was still a worried look given from the silver-haired spellblade to the black-haired man, though Lucas brushed off his abrupt crash with a chuckle.

"Awesome!" He let out.

"Huh?" Edith tilted her head.

"It's perfect! I can already see its use," he said, half talking to himself, "--All I need is a good weapon, and a usable skill, and I think I'll be able to hang in there!"

The excitement he held at the peak of night was momentarily interrupted as one of the managers of the inn knocked on the door, checking what the loud "crash" was, which he assured the kind woman was just a "tumble" he had–doubtful as it sounded.

As soon as he was clear of the inn manager, he grabbed a few more pieces of copper, preparing for another summon.

"Be careful this time, please?" Edith requested with a worried look.

"I don't plan on launching myself into walls on purpose…but, sure," he responded with a chuckle.

While it was definitely a wise choice to scope out the intricacies of his personal system by testing the banners and the individual returns he can get from summoning, he would be lying if he said he wasn't doing it mainly out of his own addiction to the gacha itself.

"Let's go! One summon on the 'Rookie Skill' banner!" He held the three coppers up.

[Summon Initiated!]

He wasn't exactly certain of what to expect from the [Skill] summon, though from the sounds of it, it seemed to contain passive abilities of some sort. Though he didn't get his hopes up, especially with the nature of the [Rookie] banner and its less-than-fancy options.

"--Huh?!"

It was a similar sensation to having the knowledge of magecraft imprinted on his mind, however, this was distinctly different; he could feel foreign mysticism shifting the very fibers of his muscles, altering his physiology in ways unknown.

[New Skill Obtained: (B) Flip | Special Traits: Forward, Backward, Left, or Right!]

[Pity: +1 | 3/100]

"'Flip'?...Let's see…" He muttered, opting to test out the newly-acquired ability.

While standing in the center of the room where there was enough space for movement, he began the motion to do a front flip before–

"Careful!" Edith called out.

"Woah!"

The world spun for a split-second as gravity swirled around him, yet he found himself back on his feet in the next moment. It was a perfectly-executed front flip.

'...I've never done a flip in my life. What the hell? It was as natural as breathing for me–this is kind of scary,' he thought.

Edith was close to him, having quickly stepped over when he first flipped in an attempt to catch him, but there was no faulty misstep to make up for.

"I did it," he smiled.

"You did," Edith nodded, looking somewhat surprised, but mainly relieved he didn't snap his neck in a slip.