"By the way, Master, what exactly were you doing today? Did you really go out just to pick up that kind of fallen angel as a pet? You already have me, so why get another one?"
Kuroka struck a seductive pose, no longer resembling the kitten from before.
After Ren had recovered his power, she decided to show her true colors.
In front of her sister, she needed a long-term plan to reconcile with her sister.
But with Ren? That was a different story…
No matter what, she had already accepted her place. At this point, she saw herself as his pet.
So what if she was a pet? She had food, clothes, free power-ups, and a powerful boss to back her. There was nothing to complain about. Honestly, she couldn't ask for a better setup. To her, there was probably no safer place in the world than by his side.
Raynare glared at Kuroka. "What do you mean by that kind of fallen angel?!"
But when she caught Kuroka's gaze… she chickened out.
"What the heck… What's with the 'little fallen angel' stuff… Just wait till I get my powers back… Not that I could beat her even then…"
Raynare grumbled in her head, trying to save face.
But the more she thought about it, the more hopeless she felt…
Even with all her power restored, she probably couldn't beat Kuroka…
In fact, she was starting to feel like Kuroka gave off the same unknowable vibe as Azazel.
But she quickly shook off the thought.
"Anyway, I just went to pick up something interesting. Do you know what this is?"
Ren pulled out a crimson gauntlet from nowhere, and Kuroka froze.
After a closer look, a sly expression formed on her face.
"A Sacred Gear?"
"Not just any Sacred Gear—this is a Longinus-class Sacred Gear."
"What—?!"
The first to react in shock wasn't Kuroka, but Raynare.
Ren had never shown her this gear before. She always thought the Sacred Gear on Issei was just ordinary. Her attention had always been more on Asia's Sacred Gear.
But now, learning it was a Longinus shocked her.
Why would someone like Issei have something so powerful?!
Her face twisted in disbelief.
"A red gauntlet… Could it be the legendary Boosted Gear of the Red Dragon Emperor…?"
Compared to Raynare, Kuroka looked on with curiosity.
If it was red and a Longinus, she could only think of one.
"That's right… Boosted Gear, a Longinus-class Sacred Gear."
When Ren first got it, he could hear the dragon's voice inside. But since it wasn't useful to him, he just blocked it out.
He didn't need a dragon talking in his head all day.
Its only use was letting him exchange it for lottery draws.
Raynare looked at the Boosted Gear with greedy eyes.
But she managed to restrain herself and lowered her head.
She had no choice—she was under his roof, after all…
She wasn't here just to survive—she still hoped to get her power back someday.
What she didn't know was that Ren only saw her as a tool. As long as her attitude didn't change, she'd just be stuck here running the store.
Getting her power back? Forget it—it had already been sacrificed. There was nothing left to retrieve.
"Are you interested in this, Master?"
"Not really. It doesn't help my power. I'm just using it like scrap metal to exchange for something better."
Ren didn't bother hiding anything from Kuroka.
As his pet, she deserved to know some things.
He planned to travel to other worlds in the future, and she, being one of the earliest to follow him, would obviously be brought along.
So there was no harm in her knowing more.
Just as Ren expected, Kuroka blinked but didn't question anything.
She was smart—she knew what to ask and what not to.
What she needed to know, she'd eventually learn. Asking too much would just get her killed faster.
She pressed down her curiosity.
She'd figure it out in time.
Ren nodded approvingly at her reaction. Then—
The Boosted Gear in his hand vanished, and he received a message in his mind.
[Detected Longinus: Boosted Gear. Convert into lottery chances?]
[Converting... Conversion successful. Boosted Gear converted into 10 lottery chances.]
[Detected soul inside Boosted Gear. Host has the following options:]
Option 1: Convert into a 100% chance to summon a dragon-type pet, power level equal to Ddraig's current strength
Option 2: Convert into a dragon-type power crystal equal to Ddraig's current strength
Option 3: Convert into 10 additional lottery chances
Ren fell into thought.
Ten chances were nice, but...
He remembered his last ten-roll draw. The randomness was way too high.
Option 1 offered a guaranteed minimum—like a game giving you a guaranteed SR unit versus a ten-pull without pity.
He'd pick the SR ticket every time.
He didn't even consider Option 2.
He didn't have a dragon-type pet that needed food anyway.
"Wait a sec… Could I use this to lure Ophis?"
The thought crossed Ren's mind.
Just a stray thought—after all, he didn't even know where Ophis was.
And betting on this now would be a waste.
Raw power always mattered more.
Besides, who knew if this even tempted Ophis?
The strength gap between the Two Heavenly Dragons and a Dragon God was massive. Would this even do anything for her?
Ren decided not to risk it.
"I pick Option 1! Summon dragon-type pet!"
A glint of excitement flashed in Ren's eyes.
Ten gacha pulls + one guaranteed dragon pet!
And the pet's power floor was Ddraig's current strength.
While Ddraig wasn't at peak form, the tenfold feedback had still made him strong enough for Ren.
"Kuroka, Fou—get ready to welcome your new teammate…"
Kuroka's eyes lit up. Fou turned her head in curiosity.
Raynare twitched—she could ignore the mascot Fou, but that cat was already terrifying!
And now there was going to be another one?
What she didn't know was that Fou was the true hidden boss here.
Kuroka blinked curiously. From her perspective, once the Boosted Gear disappeared, the summoning would begin.
That meant—
Ren's ability followed an equivalent exchange rule to summon pets?
Getting summoned as a pet made her feelings a little complicated.
But she quickly tossed the thought aside.
Rather than overthink it, it was better to imagine who the new comrade would be!
Silently, Ren mentally pressed the big button on the spinning wheel.
The wheel spun rapidly.
As it slowed, the pointer began to settle.
[Congratulations! You received Blue Tier Reward: Light Attribute Magic Crystal]
[Congratulations! You received Purple Tier Reward: Heart of a Fallen Angel]
…
[Congratulations! You received Orange Tier Reward: Ancient Digimon — Lucemon]
[Congratulations! Dragon-type pet draw result: Orange Tier Reward — Royal Knight: Examon]
Ren's eyes lit up instantly.