Chapter 29 - Pay one Noble Phantasm, you get the second one free!

"I've made my decision, old man."

Yeah, I'm clear on what I'm gonna do next.

"Oh, and what would that decision be?"

My decision... I think I've thought it through pretty well.

It's a gamble that I'm doing, it can go very well, or it can go very badly.

"A Noble Phantasm from Gacha and a Servant from the Gacha. That's what I've decided."

That's the conclusion I've come to.

The option of spending my meager Fate Points on Fate Skills that I have no idea about is not in my plans, not at the moment. I might think about it in the future when I have Fate Points to spare.

The option of turning Kuroka or Shirone into Servants is there, but I prefer to leave it for later. The two sisters have just emerged from a traumatic situation, with one of them having to endure daily experiences. I don't think it's right to turn either of them into my Servants.

The option of getting two Servants was also feasible, but I didn't see that coming. Two Servants may be too many to handle right now, one of them seems to me to be enough for the time being.

The option of getting two Noble Phantasm was similar to Fate Skills. I may be unlucky and get two "bad" Noble Phantasms, and waste my two Fate Skills. And besides, with my magical power and MP, I don't know if I can put two Noble Phantasms to good use.

Therefore, getting a Servant and a Noble Phantasm is the option I have chosen. It's the least risky, regardless of the possibility of turning Kuroka and Shirone into Servants.

My concern right now is the Servant. There is no Holy Grail War in this world, so I am not sure what your reaction will be when you are summoned.

If the Servant is hostile to me, I always have Tiamat at my back. I doubt that a Servant, whose power is relative to my magical power, is stronger than Tiamat.

As long as it is not Gilgamesh who is summoned, I think I am safe...

Perhaps these concerns are unnecessary. I'm taking over his main body from Throne of Heroes, which many probably wouldn't want to enter.

I'm giving that Servant a new life.

"I anticipated that choice."

The old man nods his head.

"Well, I'm going to invoke the Noble Phantasm first."

If I'm lucky, I may get to defend myself with the Noble Phantasm from a rebellious Servant.

[You're going to spend 1 Fate Point at the Gacha to get a Noble Phantasm, are you sure of your decision?]

Is that you, God's voice?

....

Okay, okay. Don't answer if you don't want to.

"I'm sure"

[1 Fate Point used, Noble Phantasm summoned in...]

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A bright light appeared in front of me. And from there it appeared... nothing. Nothing appeared at all.

"Hey, man. You're playing with me, right?"

I just spent 1 Fate Point for nothing, I feel ripped off.

Hey, man, say something.

Why do you have that pensive face?

"So this is the Noble Phantasm that you've got... That's a problem for you since you can't use it yet."

"What do you mean, old man?"

[The Noble Phantasm obtained from the Gacha is: Phoebus Catastrophe]

Phoebus Catastrophe? Atalanta's Noble Phantasm?

I can see why the old man says it's a problem.

Since I don't have a bow, and I don't know how to use one.

Even if I could use a bow, I don't think a standard bow could withstand the Noble Phantasm.

So right now, this Noble Phantasm is completely useless.

"Hmm, what do we do now? There aren't many bows that can support this Noble Phantasm, you'd need a Noble Phantasm type bow that can support this Noble Phantasm."

I've been doubting this for a while, but it seems the old man can read my mind. He's a supposedly omnipotent being, so it wouldn't be weird if he could.

"I know. How about I give you a present?"

Already the old man's delirious once again.

"Since we've involved you in this whole multiverse salvation problem and my daughter has taken your life as a human, I'm going to give you a little compensation."

The old man raises his hand, and a glow similar to the previous one covers his arm. This continued for a few seconds until the light gradually faded, leaving an object in the old man's hands.

It's a bow.

An ordinary bow.

I don't understand what's so special about this bow. Is the old man joking with me again?

"Why don't you use [Status inspection] on this bow?"

If the old man says it, it's for a reason.

[Status Inspection]

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Agni Gandiva (Noble Phantasm)

True Name: Agni Gandiva: Flame God's Yell

Owner: Draco

Type: Anti-unit

Rank: A

Range: 1-50

Maximum number of targets: 1 person

Description: It is a Bow of Flames that essentially cannot be handled by humans (mortals), awarded to Arjuna by the Flame God, Agni. Normally just a regular bow, by activating its True Name, its arrow becomes a missile engulfed in flames.

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"A Noble Phantasm?"

The old man just gave me a Noble Phantasm?

Wait, that's not the problem.

Can the old man get a Noble Phantasm that casually?

Well, we're talking about an almost omnipotent being, so it wouldn't be surprising if he could do something like that.

"You should be able to use your other Noble Phantasm, are you satisfied?"

Of course, I'm satisfied!

But I can't show it openly, so I can get more out of the old man.

"I can't say I'm not satisfied, but considering all I've suffered because of your daughter..."

There it is again, the eyebrow...

"Don't try to chew more than you can eat, kid. Thank me that I've been generous enough to give you this Noble Phantasm and get out of here."

"But..."

I have to insist, I have to try to get more out of the old man.

"No buts or shits! I've put up with you long enough, get out of here!"

No! Not yet!

Shit...

My conscience is fading once again...

"What about my Servant?" I ask with what little strength I have left.

With what little sight I have left, I can see a look of ridicule from the old man.

"Were you thinking of summoning a Servant in your subconscious? Are you such an idiot?"

Damn old man...

..............

White...

The first thing I see when I open my eyes is pure white hair.

"Nee-sama, Draco-nii has awakened!"

Ah, it's Shirone...

[Normal Skill [Art of Human Transformation: Lv1] acquired.]

[Normal of Title skill [Art of Human Transformation] was increased from 1 to 5]