Infinite Gacha

Shit!"　Why won't the head maid acknowledge me!"

Kekekekekeke!"　Of course not. How could I possibly be allowed to go above ground to collect rabbit's feet, even on my day off?

At night, instead of the usual cafeteria, this time to complain about Mei, the head maid in charge of the lowest level of the "abyss," Ice Heat invited his best friend Mera to his room and served her tea and sweets.

On the table were chocolate pastries that looked too caloric to eat at night, butter-filled cookies, and deep-fried potatoes that he had bought at a store in the lowest level of the "abyss.

Mela tsked dismissively at Ice Heat's complaints.

To her words, Ice Heat retorts.

'You say that, but we just want to collect rabbit's feet, which is apparently a sign of good fortune, to change the status quo, okay?　I prepared and submitted the paperwork well, so what could go wrong?"

Kekekekeke!"　It's all no good. ...... There's no way our level 7777 atari can go above ground for that reason."

Mella involuntarily presses her temples as if her head hurts.

He also tweaked not only the rabbit one, but another.

'Kekekekeke!　And I heard you talked to Gold and tried to dye the room gold. He said he didn't want to paint it golden, he wanted to put a stiff gold leaf on it. ...... I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that the always aloof Gold stopped at a real tone."

"I heard that gold brings good luck, and I thought, 'Well, then painting the room with real gold will surely bring good luck, and if you combine that with the rabbit's foot I collected, it will definitely bring good luck.' ......

Mela imagines the two when they work together.

A golden room covered in gold leaf and decorated tightly with rabbit's feet. ...... If Yume or Nazuna saw it, they would cry stiffly.

Just imagining it makes my head hurt more.

Why has Ice Heat become so concerned about their luck?

Not long ago, Miki, the master of the Majin Nation, broke into the "Giant Tower".

Ice Heat, Mera, and Suzu tried to fight on behalf of the Lights, but ...... Miki fell in love with Suzu at first sight and defected to the "Giant Tower".

Ice Heat had not been in action at all in the Dwarf Kingdom, the Beastmen Confederacy, etc. since the defeat of the Elven Giant Tower.

Therefore, the battle against Miki was supposed to be a place to show Ice Heat's loyalty to the esteemed Light. ......

He was easily exiled to Miki (though his destination was a prison cell), and Ice Heat's enthusiasm was futile.

Since then, he has been worried that 'I might be unlucky' and has become concerned about his luck.

Mella exhales a sigh and utters a follow-up.

'Kekekeke!　I understand Ice Heat's concerns, but come on, don't you think you're worrying too much?　It just happened to be the wrong time, but it's not worth worrying about."

"Mela says so, but ...... things that bother me do bother me ......."

Ice Heat traces the rim of his cup while his shoulders slump.

It is a common occurrence that what may seem like a trivial problem to a third party is in fact a serious one to the individual concerned.

This is not something that a third party can talk about from the outside, but it is not something that will convince them.

Ice Heat, whose shoulders had been slumped, looks up and tells us with eyes wet with desire.

So now I hear that cats bring good luck," he says. How about I ask Aoyuki-sama, the most cat-like person in the "Natsura", to sleep in Ice Heat's room?"

Kekekekekeke!　Absolutely not."

Mera stops it with a magic tone.

(Ice Heat and Master Aoyuki, both have a stubborn side, so it would be bad if the conversation got out of hand and a fight broke out. ......)

Aoyuki, at level 9999, is stronger in commanding his tamed monsters than in single combat.

However, this does not mean that he cannot fight alone.

Ice Heat, at level 7777, can handle fire and ice at will and is capable of fighting both single and multiple enemies.

It is hard to imagine how much damage would be inflicted on "The Abyss" if these two were to clash.

Since both of them are loyal to Light, I don't think they would do anything to cause him trouble, but ...... nothing is absolute in this world.

(For the Master's sake, we should eliminate even the slightest element of uneasiness.)

Imagining the light she adores in her heart, Mela opens her mouth to persuade Ice Heat, who makes a dissatisfied expression on his face.

Kekekekeke!　We don't have to have cat-like Aoyuki-sama sleep in our room, we can just get a real cat.

Ice Heat thought about that, too, but it's hard to keep a frail little creature. I don't care if it's for Yume-sama's emotional education, it's not a good idea to keep it for Ice Heat. ...... If I'm going to take care of a pet animal, I'd rather use that time for its master."

Mela agrees with Ice Heat's assertion.

I would rather spend that time for the light than to have a pet animal to take care of.

That said, I reject the idea of abducting Aoyuki just because she is the most cat-like person in the "Natsura.

Kekekeke!　Then just get a cat that doesn't need care."

'...... undead-izing'?"

Kekekekeke!　The idea scares me!"

Mela couldn't help but tsk tsk at Ice Heat's point.

Mela cleared her throat and then mouthed the idea.

What is the idea--?

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'This one sitting down is cute, but this one lying down is cute too.'

Nya~"

............"

In Suzu's room, her own cat dolls are laid out on a table in the living room.

Suz's hobby is making dolls.

Ice Heat and Aoyuki happily look at the dolls she made and compare them with each other.

Suzu, the creator of the dolls, looked pleased with their impressions.

Kekekekeke!　I'm sorry I asked you to give away your cat doll."

No need to worry about it, sister. My partner is happy to give it to someone he cares about. She seems happy to be praised.

Mella proposed the idea of using a doll cat instead of a real cat as a substitute.

I knew Tin made dolls, so I asked her for a favor and she agreed wholeheartedly.

Since she has been making too many dolls of light recently, she cleared space by giving her other dolls to others.

This was a win-win situation for both parties, as they could place more Light dolls in that space.

By the way, the reason why Aoyuki is here ...... is that her hobby is collecting cat goods.

So she must have heard about it from somewhere, became interested, and before she knew it, she had joined in.

'Cute cats in this pattern too!

Nya!"

"............"

The three girls get together and amicably select dolls and praise the workmanship.

The sight of them makes Mela let out a sigh of relief when she sees that they fit well together.

'Thank you for your hard work at ......, Merano sister-san.

'Kekekekeke!　This is all for the master's sake."

Rock, who usually takes care of Tin, feels a strange kinship with Mera, who struggles with the ice heat.

Apart from the beautiful girls who were gorgeously and happily choosing cat dolls, Intelligence Weapon and Mera, far away from them, felt close to each other beyond their species.

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