Gacha Addict in a Matriarchal World

Power and Skills were etched into my body, and heat surged through my entire being.

“Gyaaaah!”

This body has been quite developed (?), hasn’t it?

I’ve consumed a considerable amount of Powers and Skills until now. Some of them were acquired in the Labyrinth.

However, adding one 4-star Power and Skill each, plus one 3-star Power and Skill each, and even a 2-star Power on top of that, it was a bit hard to endure.

Of course, it wasn’t to the extent of being unable to scream like when I obtained the 5-star Power, Avatar of Love…but it was painful nevertheless.

The fortunate thing was that many of the Powers that were drawn had short and intense pain?

As I gritted my teeth and somehow endured, the critical moment passed quickly… The pain in my heart remained, though.

“Guaaah!”

My mana is forcibly increasing. However, the amount is unusual. I thought I had significantly increased the total by diligently consuming Magic Herbs, but this is…

The pain is like sharp stakes protruding outward from within my heart. How many times have I clutched my chest and groaned?

As if it never hurt, the pain suddenly vanishes without a trace.

I raised myself up from among the Magic Herbs and shook my head.

“Damn. Thank goodness Meteor didn’t come out.”

I had a rough idea from what Benny told me. That rank and circle are separate. Didn’t she say that Fierce Flame, a 2-star spell, is at a 3rd-circle level?

Perhaps the Explosive Flame, a 3-star spell, is at a 4th-circle level… No, looking at my mana capacity, which has almost doubled, it might be at a 5-circle level.

But what if the 5-star spell Meteor had come out?

“…I wouldn’t die from shock, right?”

Unlike the Power engraved in the soul, the skill types are engraved in the body, so it might actually be genuinely dangerous.

“When a higher-grade skill comes out next time, I’ll definitely use Sanctuary.”

With the power of Sanctuary, even if my heart stops for a moment, wouldn’t I come back to life? Only after making such a fuss did I finally sit down on the floor.

The bed was filled with Magic Herbs and all sorts of miscellaneous items.

I decided to take a look at the Power first while shoving Magic Herbs into my mouth as I grabbed them. But then.

“Huh?”

The moment I roughly chewed and swallowed the Magic Herb, I felt it. Something had changed.

How should I describe it? It was certainly as bitter as medicinal herbs, but there was a faint sweetness within.

Wondering if it always tasted like this, I ate another root and felt the same subtle sweetness.

Come to think of it, the Gluttonous Stomach was drawn twice. Maybe that’s why it got enhanced and changed in various ways…

Let me focus for a moment, and just like knowing how to move my limbs without being told, the effects of the Gluttonous Stomach come to mind.

It can store much more than before, digest faster…and everything that goes into my mouth tastes delicious.

“Wait a minute. Is this even possible?”

Of course, the Gluttonous Stomach is also a Power of a dead god.

I didn’t set every single god, but I did vaguely set a few famous ones.

Naturally, I considered the major sins like the Seven Deadly Sins of humans.

The reason the Pan Continent became a world where men and women are reversed is because the God of Purity and the God of Lust fought and annihilated each other.

If there is a god motivated by lust, there should naturally be a god motivated by gluttony.

To get straight to the point, the God of Gluttony is a god who died from having its stomach burst.

It would swell its power by devouring weakened gods alive or consuming the corpses of dead gods after long wars.

The problem was that the War of the Fallen Gods was more intense than expected, and the God of Gluttony was not a god skilled in combat.

To survive, he had to at least swell his body, and with his specialized power, he put up quite a fight.

However, the divine power that grew rapidly in a short period exceeded his divinity.

In the end, the power he had consumed exploded within him, leading to his self-destruction. That was the God of Gluttony.

Most gods who died during the War of the Fallen Gods were absorbed by other gods or refined into tools…but sometimes their power would scatter into the world and influence it.

Thanks to the corpse of the God of Life being torn apart and absorbed into the world, even among different races, offspring can be found.

The aura of the God of Knights and the mana of the God of Magic spreading far and wide, resulting in miracles being downgraded to mere Skills, is one example.

…However, influence is not always a good thing.

The Power of Gluttony scattered across the continent of Pan, and the masterless force turned into rampaging monsters driven by instinct.

The Goddess of Love, when creating the Labyrinth, sealed away disasters with the gods, including twisted laws and the nameless monsters born from them.

For now, there is no chance of encountering them, but deep within the Labyrinth, such encounters might happen occasionally.

It is likely due to this that Powers other than those of the gods buried in the Labyrinth appear in draws.

It seems that during the sealing process, Powers were also retrieved, and I speculate that the system refines and implants them into me.

Anyway, the part that surprised me is simple.

The common knowledge that the Power of a dead god, being literally the power of a dead god, cannot fundamentally grow, even if it can become more proficient or enhance its potency, was slightly denied.

To give an example with the Gluttonous Stomach, while it can increase the storage capacity or absorption speed by consuming divine power, anything beyond that would be impossible no matter how hard you try.

In simple terms, it means that it cannot deviate from its ‘original purpose’.

But now, what is the situation? As a result of breakthrough through duplicate rolls, the Gluttonous Stomach has gained the ability to eat deliciously, surpassing just eating a lot and absorbing well.

Though it’s minor, it means that the essence, which was confined to digestion, has expanded.

“Did I underestimate the concept of breakthroughs too much?”

It’s easy to understand when an item is enhanced. It becomes sturdier, more powerful, with various additional functions.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Thus, the Wrist Crossbow can now fire stronger arrows in rapid succession.

The Goddess Statue has evolved from merely being lovely to becoming a vessel capable of containing the Goddess of Love herself.

So, what awaits at the end of breaking through a Power?

I don’t know yet. But…I can make a few guesses.

Perhaps the Power will transform into divinity itself, or momentarily recreate a myth.

Of course, it could be something entirely different, but one thing is certain: through all this, my body steadily approaches transcendence.

If the Goddess of Love still desires rest as per my setting, and thus wishes to establish me as her proxy.

Isn’t this breakthrough system a preparatory step to elevate me, who has built the stature of a demigod through the Labyrinth, to the rank of a full god?

Sometimes, when I see the antics of the Goddess of Love these days, I wonder if she really desires peace or not.

“Sigh. Well, this is a problem with no answer even if I think about it now, so let’s move on.”

In the end, everything will be resolved by confronting the Goddess of Love at the bottom of the Labyrinth.

What I need to do now is to become stronger quickly and break through the Labyrinth.

“Alright. Shall we move on to the next?”

I began to examine the other Powers and Skills while continuously devouring the sweetened Magic Herbs.

First, the newly acquired 2-star Power, Shining Eyes.

The effect is simple. It makes one’s gaze beautiful, allows adjustment of the emanating atmosphere, and if divine power is infused, the eyes can literally emit light.

…It’s not like a beam. Just something like moderately bright lighting.

The brightness is roughly at the level of a lantern. With this, it should be fine even if I suddenly fall into a dark place.

Next is the 4-star Skill Sound-Eating Footsteps, which was drawn redundantly like the Gluttonous Stomach.

It’s the one I use the most, and it’s a beneficial skill that not only reduces footstep sounds but also makes my presence itself faint.

Although the basic stealth ability was upgraded by breaking through…there was something else that was really important.

It’s that my speed increases significantly while in stealth mode.

I don’t really know the detailed principle. I just cast it as usual, but my body moved swiftly as if pushed by water currents.

I can’t use it my whole life without knowing, so I need to investigate as much as possible…but for now, the speed increase during stealth is definitely awesome.

Even without knowing the principles, dozens of ways to use it are already popping into my head.

“As expected of a 4-star. It pays for itself just by breaking through, huh?”

Nodding with satisfaction, I focused my mind on the Explosive Flame that had been the cause of my heartache.

Skills don’t have effects as intuitively clear as Powers, so you have to use them to understand what they feel like…

Unlike the stealth ability, Sound-Eating Footsteps, the Explosive Flame is clearly a powerful area-of-effect attack spell.

I definitely can’t use it indoors. I’ll try it out later in a secluded clearing or in the Labyrinth with Benny.

However, according to the engraved information, unlike other spells that cast quickly, this takes quite a long time to cast.

Its power must be outstanding for that…but there are some limitations to its use.

Lastly, the Power to examine is the current pickup Power, Call of the Dead.

From a 4-star perspective, the meal cost is fixed, but it is the Power of the God of Death with certain side effects and definite performance.

After examining it with a beaming smile.

“Oh?”

As the name suggests, it is a Power that can temporarily raise undead and control them.

Without any special preparation, the ability to summon them immediately is certainly fitting for a 4-star, but…

As a side effect, one cannot speak while using the Power.

This level of side effect isn’t that significant. Well, it’s a Power, not a curse, so it’s only natural.

Anyway, now that I’ve reviewed all the Skills and Powers, the only thing left is the items.

Picking up the Wrist Crossbow that appeared again, I smirked.

“I wonder what upgrades will be next.”

I have also bought some good arrows, so my expectations are high.

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