AT JUNE 22ND INSIDE THE ACADEMY
ALEXANDER
I am Alexander Blackwood, currently inside the Royal Adventurer Academy. At eighteen, everyone awakens a skill that decides their entire life. Heroes beco fighters. Adventurers beco hunters. The weak disappear into normal life. I stood on the awakening platform at graduation, hand on the crystal.
It lit up instantly.
"Good resonance. This could be a combat cla-"The examiner nodded.
Then it flickered, and the system window appeared.
"Skill awakened: Gacha card summoner."A voice said.
The hall went silent. Then laughter exploded.
"Gacha?! That’s not even a real skill!"A woman laughed.
"Bro got RNG as a profession."Another one said.
"Card summoning...?"I frowned.
The examiner scanned it, randomized summons, no fixed output. No guaranteed combat control. He closed the panel.
"This is non-combat."A dean said.
"Support class?"I blinked.
"No."He said.
"No?"I asked.
"You are being expelled from the academy track."The dean said.
The hall erupted.
"WAIT EXPELLED?!"A student scread.
"At awakening?! That’s insane!"Another one did the sa.
"I didn’t even use it yet."I looked down.
"That is exactly the problem."The examiner didn’t look at .
"Leave the platform."A guard stepped forward.
So I did, no applause, no future. Just footsteps echoing behind . Outside the academy gates, I stood alone.
"So that’s it."I sighed.
Then my vision flickered. A translucent system screen appeared.
"System online."The system said.
"Oh."I said.
"So you’re the user." The system said. "Gacha Card Summoner. Out of all possible combat skills..."The system said. "You got gambling. That’s honestly impressive in the worst way possible. You have been assigned: ’good luck surviving this life’ mode. Try not to die imdiately."
"This system is mocking ."I stared at it.
"Correct."The system said.
"Yeah. This is going to be a problem."I exhaled.
Hour later, I still stood in the forest outside the academy gates, still staring at the system screen floating in front of . No future path, no guild, just this absurd skill they kicked out for.
"Gacha card summoner." I muttered.
"System online. User recognized. Initiating first summon sequence."The system responded imdiately.
A card materialized in front of . It hovered in the air, glowing faintly.
"This better not be a joke."I hesitated.
"Everything is a joke. Proceed."The system replied instantly.
The card cracked open, and light burst out violently. I covered my eyes. When I lowered my hand, soone was standing in front of , a girl. White hair, soft expression. calm, almost holy aura around her. She looked like she belonged in a temple, not a forest.
"So you’re my master."She blinked at .
"Yeah. I guess I am."I exhaled slightly.
"Then I will serve you faithfully."She smiled gently.
"System notice. First summon successful. Analyzing unit."The system imdiately reacted.
A status window appeared next to her. "SAINTESS UNIT DETECTED: Na: unknown. Class: Saintess (divine category). Strength: F. Agility: S. Intelligence: S. Luck: ???. Holy power: SSS. ntal stability: Low. Affinity type: Unknown (Error Present).
I stared at the last line.
"Low ntal stability?"I asked.
"Yes."The system responded.
I looked at her.
"Is sothing wrong, Master?"She tilted her head.
"Not yet." I muttered.
"Additional trait detected. Behavioral pattern: attachnt instability. Classification update: Saintess (possessive variant)."The system continued.
"Possessive what?"I blinked.
"I will protect you."She stepped slightly closer.
Then she glanced at the trees behind . One of them vanished instantly.
"Did you just erase a tree?"I froze.
"It looked like it was going to fall on you in the future."I said.
"Threat level increased."The system imdiately added.
"Why does she feel more dangerous than the monsters I was supposed to fight?"I took a slow step back.
"Because I care."She smiled softly again.
"First summon completed. Rarity: extrely rare. Outco: problem unit acquired."The system flashed one last line.
"I think I understand why I got expelled now."I stared at her, then at the empty forest space.
I stared at her, then at the empty forest space where a tree used to be. The saintess tilted her head slightly, still smiling softly.
"Master." she said. "I don’t have a na yet."
"Right... you just got summoned. That makes sense."I blinked.
"I would like one." She looked down for a mont, then back up at .
"Na registration required for unit stability."The system imdiately reacted.
"You can na her?"I frowned.
"User input recomnded."The system said.
"A na would be nice. Sothing you choose."The saintess stepped closer.
I hesitated. I wasn’t prepared for this.
"Scarlet." I said finally. "That fits you."
"Scarlet..."She repeated it slowly.
"I like it."Then she smiled.
SYSTEM NOTICE: Na registered. Unit identity stabilized. Emotional affinity increased. Na compatibility: EXTRE."The system instantly updated.
"Why is it reacting like that?"I stared.
"She likes it." the system replied.
Scarlet clasped her hands together.
"Master gave a na." She said softly. "That ans I belong to you properly now."
"That is not how naming works."I took a step back.
"Isn’t it?" She asked.
"Attachnt level increasing." The system added another line.
"I feel like this got worse."I exhaled.
"I will make sure you never regret it."Scarlet smiled gently.
Behind her, another tree vanished without sound.
"I am not surviving this normally."I looked at the system screen.
It seems that I can do sothing or I am not going to survive it.
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