Chapter 156: 10 Draws!

On the other side, nestled in the mountains, was a beautiful villa surrounded by snowy scenery.

At this moment, the tranquility that once existed here was long gone. Busy police officers were coming and going.

The residents living in the villa on the mountain had already been evacuated. The police officers had set up warning signs to indicate the reason and put up caution tape to prevent any accidents.

As for what happens next, it had nothing to do with Senichi. At this moment, he sat in the police car and hung up the phone, revealing a slight smile.

Sonoko just called and he truthfully informed them about everything he saw. It must have been a blow to her.

Of course, he only told them what he "saw," not the truth.

After all, Senichi knew that Katsuki Doito was none other than the notorious phantom thief, Kaitou Kid.

With that in mind, Senichi looked at the chubby and honest man. From Senichi's perspective, he couldn't detect any flaws. Kaito Kuroba's skills in disguises must have reached a high level.

However, even if he knew, Senichi had no intention of exposing him. He watched as the man obediently finished making his statement, and then, like everyone else, boarded the vehicle arranged by the police to return to Tokyo.

After all, this guy's skills revolved around theft and escape. Senichi didn't think he could catch him with just this amount of police force.

If they were to confront each other, he would surely turn the situation around and escape unscathed, while consuming Senichi's energy for nothing.

Moreover, this time the guy hadn't done anything wrong either. He was also here to prevent a tragedy. Since he hadn't exposed his identity, Senichi couldn't be bothered to expose him or get entangled with him.

Let him leave quietly. It might even result in a higher reward for Senichi. After all, he had changed the original course of events, turning him into a complete bystander.

Sitting on the left and right of the prisoner, alongside Takagi, the police car headed back to Tokyo.

At this moment, Senichi finally had time to count his gains.

[Magic Magician Murder Case]

[Completion: Good]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining 600 Fate Points]

[Evaluation: You intercepted it halfway through the tragedy, But you couldn't reverse its initial source.]

This time, the Fate Points reward seemed to be the highest so far, with a total of 600 points. However, it was a bit disappointing without any item rewards.

Senichi had known for a long time that the items rewarded after preventing a case were actually the precious ones, as they could only be obtained through case prevention.

In terms of difficulty, it was much greater compared to the lottery. To put it in perspective, it was like obtaining purple or gold equipment after defeating the boss.

The items obtained from the lottery were mostly white or blue equipment, plus skills. The chance of getting rare items was pitifully low.

After preventing a case, the rewards were settled as both items and Fate Points.

They were a package deal, where items were more like big money, while Fate Points were like small change.

If there was a slight shortage after receiving an item, Fate Points would make up for it.

In another perspective, if there were no or very few Fate Points when obtaining an item, its value would be even greater.

Of course, it also depended on the degree to which the fate line was disturbed after preventing the tragedy.

For example, when he saved Akemi Miyano, the obtained item was undoubtedly the top-tier "gold equipment." Even if there were surplus Fate Points, its value would still be higher than the items obtained from preventing other cases without any leftover Fate Points.

The two sides were not in the same league. Even if 100 units were reduced to 90 (items) + 10 (Fate Points), it would be greater than a whole number of 50 (items).

Of course, this is just a rough analogy.

Even the emergency compressed biscuits from the lottery are more useful than Senichi's formal wear when there's a shortage of food.

The functionality of those items increases in value when applied in the appropriate context, and it can't be simply distinguished by the hierarchical data in the game.

However, the items obtained after preventing a case are even more advanced and have higher technical and precious value.

Returning to the main topic, this reward is more or less within Senichi's expectations.

After all, having experienced so many cases, Senichi has basically figured out the reward mechanism.

As the system evaluation says, although the tragedy was prevented, one person still died, which means the tragedy was only halfway prevented.

Naturally, it wouldn't be possible to receive many rewards when someone dies.

But well, because of this reward, Senichi's Fate Points have reached a whopping 1400 points!!

Now he can finally do a ten-draw.

It's a happy dilemma, though. Recently, most of the rewards Senichi obtained from the cases were items or skills from side quests, and he only received a few Fate Points from each case.

To the point that it kept him from accumulating enough for a ten-draw to trigger the reward of "increased probability of obtaining the Phantom Thief profession skill."

But now, finally, it's time for the long-awaited lottery!

Without further ado, let's do the ten-draw!

With Senichi's click, the panel visible only to him started spinning.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Study Card: Lockpicking (1 year)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Study Card: Aircraft piloting (1 year)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Book: "Journey Under the Midnight Sun"]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Study Card: Hacking skills (1 year)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Study Card: Italian cuisine (1 year)]

Although the last five rewards are still being drawn, seeing the first five skills and items is enough to make Senichi happy.

The opening skill is the Phantom Thief's profession skill. Lockpicking may feel a bit strange for a detective, but you can't deny its usefulness.

For example, if you're trapped somewhere, you can easily escape. It also makes it much more convenient to sneak in for investigations and even helps a lot in rescuing hostages.

Perhaps it's not impossible to save your own life in a critical moment. Having this skill further enhances Senichi's versatility.

As for aircraft piloting, it goes without saying. Without this skill, you wouldn't dare to take a plane in this detective world.

There are always incidents like the captain being incapacitated or the co-pilot being poisoned. If you can't fly a plane, it's like putting your life in the hands of luck.

So having a good aircraft piloting skill is the correct way to start flying in the detective world.

The same goes for ship piloting, but the reward hasn't been drawn yet. I don't know if there's a school for that in Hawaii. Maybe I can find time to learn it in advance...

Ahem, without further ado, regarding the last two skills, there's not much to say about Italian cuisine. It just adds to my cooking repertoire, and I can show off my skills in daily life.

As for hacking skills, it's another pleasant surprise besides lockpicking.

The future is the age of the internet, and you can't escape it anywhere. So having excellent hacking skills is self-evidently important.

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