Scales

An excited heart, trembling hands.

Leon opened the first box.

[Hippie's Red Headscarf]

Effect: Charm +1

Tier: White

Quality: Normal

Note: That man who symbolized freedom!

Leon: ...

A new entry—another new entry!

And it was a universal entry that worked even outside combat. But this red headscarf...

"No need to think about that note. Banana-kun, sorry!"

He would find a chance to give it away. Leon could never wear it himself, not even if he went without headgear forever!

He just felt that if he put it on, something irreversible might happen!

"Coulson would be perfect! It could cover up his bald spot, too!"

And so it was happily decided!

Leon tossed it directly into the system inventory to gather dust. He figured he could treat it as something to pad his hand with!

The second one!

[Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique]

Effect: The caster can create varying numbers of clones. The clones can use the original body's skills, excluding equipment. Clones possess the same Strength and Agility as the original body. Vitality is divided evenly from the original body, while the exact number of clones depends on the skill level and the original body's Intelligence attribute.

Level: 1 (Can use 2+2 clones)

Note: Could this be your excuse for breaking up with me~ If love could start over...

Oh! This was a good one!

After carefully reading the Shadow Clone Technique's effects and combining them with the system's data, Leon figured out how to use the skill without much thought.

Simply put, if Leon had 20 Vitality, then each of the four Shadow Clones—not counting himself—would have 50 HP. Once they took more damage than that, they would probably turn into a puff of smoke and disappear, just like in the original work.

As for the number, the 2+2 probably meant two from the level-one skill and two from his 20 Intelligence.

"I remember this thing can be used like a time chamber! Several times the learning efficiency!"

Holy shit!

Blind Monk, you found the key point!

Wasn't this a perfectly legal bug for grinding skill levels?!

Leon was already getting impatient...

Keep going, keep going!

The third one!

[Watch-Type Anesthetic Dart Launcher]

Effect: Can fire one removable miniature high-potency anesthetic dart. The anesthetic effect depends on the target's Vitality.

Tier: White

Quality: Fine

Note: Some uncle got stabbed in the neck more than six hundred times and was still completely fine. Don't worry, it's absolutely safe!

Hehehehehehehe...

Next!

[Gintoki's White Wig]

Effect: Charm +1

Tier: White

Quality: Normal

Note: Zura? Katsura da!

This thing could add Charm too?!

Leon found that utterly unacceptable! This naturally curly, punk-style wig would probably drop his Charm into the negatives, just like Su Xiao from Akame ga Kill!!

"Package it up for Coulson. A white curly wig plus a red hippie headscarf—Charm plus two! That makes it perfect!"

Next dream-chaser!

The box opened, and Leon's eyes lit up! Not figuratively—his eyes actually lit up!

That box was glowing!

Brilliant light flickered!

When the light faded, a large, rough wooden stump appeared before Leon.

He hurried over to inspect it.

[Wooden Arhat's Solo Wine Barrel]

Effect: Produces one cup of wine every 12 hours. The wine's quality, variety, flavor, and effects are random. The highest possible tier is Purple.

Tier: Purple

Quality: Perfect

Note: Smooth on the palate... century-old recipe... national cellar... sauce-aroma technology... Ask where the tavern lies, a monkey rides a tree while plow oxen roam everywhere!

"From that note alone, you could tell the author drank a fucking lot while writing it!"

Complaints aside, this equipment was genuinely badass!

"Purple and Perfect!"

Leon's greatest wish for this draw had only been to get something Purple. As for quality, he had not dared hope for much. Ever since he started drawing, Perfect quality seemed to have appeared only on White items.

Wasn't this an endlessly renewable logistics supply store?!

He struck it rich, he struck it rich!

Leon lovingly turned the big wooden stump over and over. Its dull black exterior, which he had thought ugly just moments ago, now looked elegantly refined. Its crooked, branch-covered shape now seemed naturally rustic as well!

Overall, the [Wooden Arhat's Solo Wine Barrel] looked like a section of tree trunk that had been sawn out from the middle. It did not merely look like one.

It was a section of tree trunk!

But it was a valuable section of tree trunk! A fucking Purple, Perfect section of tree trunk!

"Not bad, not bad!"

He carefully placed the wine barrel on top of the bedside table. Once every twelve hours, two guaranteed returns a day—worthy of Purple equipment! Worthy of Perfect quality!

Next dream-chaser!

[Transformation Spell Fragment: Black Hornet]

Effect: After use, the user can transform into an enlarged Black Hornet. The Black Hornet's combat power and duration depend on the user's Intelligence attribute.

Level: 1

Note: The nest was poked in the morning, and the person left in the afternoon.

This skill...

It was useful, in a way. A smaller body meant attracting less attention and being harder to spot. It could still be very useful in certain situations.

But if he had to say it was useless, Leon's fighting style was all about charging in headfirst! This, this, this...

"Forget it! Better than nothing! At worst, it's still a skill. Better than another White Perfect item! Just looking at those pisses me off!"

Still, just how incomplete was a Transformation Spell Fragment...

Considering the number of species on Earth...

Better not think about it, better not think about it!

Next!

[Spirit Bullet]

Effect: An energy shockwave fired from the fingertip. Its specific power and number of uses depend on the user's level, as well as Strength for power and Vitality for number of uses.

Level: 1

Note: One-Finger Yang Technique! Electromagnetic Cannon! The original Kamehameha! Handjob! (Wrong! Very wrong!)

Another skill! And it was an iconic skill from an anime Leon loved!

"What the hell is that note! Though... it doesn't seem entirely wrong..."

O_O

Leon remembered that in the original work, Spirit Bullet seemed to be usable only once a day or something like that. But he vaguely recalled that the protagonist had used it more than once in a single day.

It had been too long ago, but none of that mattered anymore. In any case, he definitely would not be limited to using it only once.

"I'll test it properly later. Finally, I've got a serious combat skill!"

Looking at his skill list, anyone who heard it would be sad, anyone who saw it would piss themselves laughing!

What the hell was [Anesthesia Technique: Physical]?!

He immediately learned it. Resisting the urge to fire one at his landlord's floor, Leon kept telling himself, Wait until tonight... Wait until tonight and test it somewhere deserted...

He clenched his fists so tightly that he did not even dare let a finger stick out, terrified that he would punch through the landlord's floor and have to pay for it.

A god among men had fallen this far. Was it the distortion of morality, or the loss of humanity?!

Next... victim!

Another burst of...

Golden light?

Holy fucking shit!

No way!

This time, there really was a bug!

Gold!

Wasn't Purple supposed to be the highest?!

Without even waiting for the light to fade, Leon thrust his hand directly into the source of light!

Then he pulled out a... piece... a... scale?

"Hmm?"

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