I was standing in a queue at the shopping mall, with a lottery ticket in my hand .

    “You’ve won the consolation prize, it’s a pack of tissue . Here you go!”

    I got this lottery ticket while I was shopping and even though I knew I wouldn’t win anything, I queued up to redeem my ticket .

    People in front of me kept getting the consolation prize one after another . A list on the side with all prizes caught my eyes .

    Consolation Prize – Tissue

    Item Coupon – 1 000 yenMixed SweetsThe Latest SmartphoneHot Spring Vacation for 2 People .

    1 . ???

    Following the order of prizes, it’s logical for the first prize to be an oversea vacation or something along the line . It’s placed higher than the hot spring vacation after all .

    As I tried to figure out what the first prize could be, the queue got smaller in front of me .

    *ding ding ding*

    I heard a bell ringing . Looked like the guy in front of me won something .

    “Congratulation! It looks like… YOU HAVE WON THE FIRST PRIZE!”

    “Ohhh, yes! I did it!”

    The guy who won made a triumph pose .

    “Well then, we will give you more details about your prize, so please follow me inside . ”

    “Alright!”

    He was then led by the staff inside the store . It was my turn now .

    “What comes after the first prize…?”

    The staff has put a big cross mark at the first prize using a magic pen . I’ve lost the first price even before I could redeem my ticket .

    Well never mind, it looked like there is still that smartphone available . Didn’t sound too bad!

    After I gave my lottery ticket to the staff, I started spinning the lottery machine .

    *gara gara gara… goto*[1]

    *Ding Ding Ding*

    The staff rung the bell once again .

    “Eh? I’ve won? Seriously?!”

    I was shocked . Never before have I ever thought of winning something .

    I looked at the ball that came out of the lottery machine . It was painted in the colour of the rainbow . I turned my head into the direction of the premium prize list to see what kind of prize this would get me .

    The first prize came with a golden ball, the second prize with a silver one, the third with a red ball and the fourth and fifth prize respectively came with a blue and yellow ball .

    The prize for a rainbow coloured ball was nowhere to be seen .

    “What prize do I get with this?” I gave the staff a questioning look, while holding up the ball .

    “This is the hidden prize . Congratulation, you have won a great hidden prize!”

    “So there is something like that…”

    The people around me started to clap, as I looked around .

    “Well then, we are going to give you more details about the hidden prize . Please go inside . ”

    “Sure . ”

    The staff lead me inside the lottery booth .

    I was excited . What kind of details are they going to explain to me? Is it such a big prize needing further explanations?

    When I got inside, I saw the man who won the first place earlier .

    They have prepared another slot machine as well .

    The man from earlier pulled the trigger and two balls came out of the machine .

    “It seems to be…tentacles . ”

    “Is this a usable skill by any chance?”

    “Yes, you are correct . ”

    “Great!”

    “I will begin the transfer now . ”

    I didn’t understand a single word . Transfer? What were they doing? What was going to happen?

    I should get the answer right away .

    A bright light suddenly burst out of nowhere and a glowing pattern which looked like a magic circle was formed on the ground where the man was standing . The man then disappeared .

    “Wha-What just happened?!”

    “Em, and you are?”

    “I won the hidden prize . ”

    “Oh! Is that so? I am sorry . ”

    The staff took a bow .

    “Congratulation on your win from me as well . I shall explain you the prize in detail . ”

    “Oh yeah . ”

    “For the premium prize, just like the man who won the first prize earlier, you have the privilege to teleport to any world of your choice . ”

    “Eh…Excuse me, what did you say?”

    “You have the privilege to teleport to any world of your choice . ”

    “This isn’t a bad joke, right?”

    “You saw with your very own eyes what happened earlier, didn’t you?” said the staff and I gasp in disbelieve .

    “No way…”

    No way some kind of light and magic circles came out of nowhere . And a man just disappearing in a blink of an eye . Certainly this can’t be true .

    “This was our transfer array . We use this to teleport you to any world you can imagine of . ”

    “You are kidding me”

    “Well, you will have to experience it for yourself . And whether you believe it or not but it is the very truth . ” the staff said patiently .

    Slowly I began to believe what the staff member was telling me .

    “The first and the hidden prize are essentially the same . You get to visit any world you desire . However, the difference between the prizes is that the first prize winner can only pull the machine once . He has to take whatever skill that come out the machine . On the other hand, the hidden prize winner can pull the trigger as many times as he wants, to get the skill he fancies most . ”

    “As many times as I want you say?”

    “Yes, but you can only take one skill to be precise . ”

    “I understand . ”

    I didn’t understand it really, but just simply nodded to the explanations .

    “As you have unlimited tries, how about give it a go once? And since this room lies in another dimension you can try out your skill as well!”

    TL: Hanbun Isekai… Trying to look up for better translation

    “I…I will give it a try then . ”

    Yep, I still didn’t get it, but I’ll just accept his invitation and give it a try .

    I grab the handle of the slot machine and pulled it down . A ball came out instantly and the staff took it .

    “’Fire Blowing Man”, he read .

    “Looks like it’s a skill that let you breath fire out of your mouth . ”

    “Fire?”

    “Just try it out! But please do not face toward my direction . It seems to be a kind of dangerous skill . ”

    I turned around at once, and let out a strong breath .

    “Uwahh!!”

    Somehow, fire really did come out of my mouth . My face felt a little bit frizzled .

    “How was it, did you take a liking to that skill?”

    “No… Wait, just give me a second . ”

    I put my hand on my forehead, and started to think about it .

    My thoughts were a mess and I was still confused, but I was certainty sure of one thing .

    “You said this is all real, right?”

    “I can fully understand that you still have doubts . ” the staff said .

    “And you said, I can pull the handle as many times as I want, am I right?”

    “Yes, please go ahead . ”

    “Are there any chances that I get the same skill once again?”

    “Yes . ”

    “Alright!” I nodded .

    As there were possibilities of getting the same skill over and over again, trying out a lot of skills might be a good idea .

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “This is ‘10x Power Up’ . It’s a skill to raise your overall strength by 10 times . ”

    “That’s so plain . Once again!”

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “’Sage’, a skill that let you be all-knowing . ”

    “Sounds like it’s going to be troublesome . Another try!”

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “Don’t tell me this is…”

    “From the name alone this skill is no good . Again!”

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “’2x Power Up’”

    “It became worse . Again!”

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “I’m sorry, this time it’s a skill to increase your overall strength by 3x . ”

    “Never mind, once more!”

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    I pull the handle of the lottery machine again and again and again .

    After I heard the skill description, I pulled the handle to get a new skill right away .

    Sure there were some skills that looked usable . But the more skills I saw, the more I got to think that the previously won ‘10x Power Up’ is not the big prize . There must be something bigger .

    “My hand run out of strength . ”

    “Same goes to me, I’m tired explaining . ”

    Countless balls, countless skills .

    After I have pulled a hundreds of skills, I knew just by looking at the colour of the ball if I got something big or not .

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    *gara gara gara… goto*

    “Oh! A rainbow coloured ball! It’s the second time now!”

    “Eh, what’s with that? There weren’t supposed to be any rainbow coloured ball inside this slot machine . ”

    The staff was surprised as I showed him the rainbow coloured ball .

    “Mister, this is really wonderful!”

    “Wonderful? What did I get?”

    “Overall strength increase by 777 times!”

    I was greatly shocked when I looked at the rainbow coloured ball, to the point that it looked dazzling to me .

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    [1] The sounds of the rumbling inside the lottery machine .