Though the applause at the venue was deafening, Mirai could still hear the prompt in his mind.
Mirai learned that not only had he earned 300 Energy Points, but because he had exceeded the system's assigned task, he had also been rewarded with a special item—the "Three Gates."
Although Mirai did not know what the Three Gates were, they filled him with both uncertainty and excitement.
Furthermore, after the system's completion notification, Mirai saw a dark purple card floating in his mindscape, with the words "Three Gates" written on it. That made him feel that it had to be something good. This concert had been worth it!
However, before Mirai could feel too pleased, the system's voice rang out again.
Next task: Hokage, Mid-Term Evaluation Task: Obtain five Shadow Soul Beads. After the host completes the Mid-Term Evaluation Task, they may receive a lottery ticket. (Note: Shadow Soul Beads may be obtained upon killing powerful individuals at Kage Level or above.)
This was Mirai's next task, but it was somewhat different from the usual ones.
Normally, the tasks were either minor errands or major missions issued by the system, but this task's prefix was actually "Mid-Term Evaluation Task"!
Moreover, the difficulty of this task far exceeded Mirai's imagination!
Just from the name of the task, it might not seem like much. It was merely a collection mission, though the item being collected seemed rather rare.
However, when he saw the note explaining where the Shadow Soul Beads could be obtained, Mirai fell into despair.
Going somewhere dangerous would have been one thing, but the required item could only possibly be obtained by killing Kage Level experts or stronger! And even then, it was only a chance. This task was nothing but a pipe dream!
Kage Level experts were