My Unique Skill [Gacha] Will Save the World - Episode 111: Gergale ⑥

Episode 111: Gergale ⑥

“…No way.” 

“…Graaaaahhh!!” 

The Gale Blade shattered right in front of him. 

Pieces of it scattered through the air. And ahead of him, Gergale wore a vulgar smile, drooling. 

Naturally, swordsmanship skills won’t activate unless you’re holding a sword. So Rindou was completely defenseless in this situation. 

Among the dropped items, there was no replacement sword for the Gale Blade. What Rindou had feared had become a reality. 

“Damn it, this timing!” 

In truth, when Rindou had been clashing with Gergale’s claws multiple times, he had already noticed that the Gale Blade had suffered some damage. 

That’s why he had rushed the battle, hoping to end it quickly. But the worst possible outcome had come to pass. 

“Rindou!” 

However, Rindou was not alone here. 

Turning towards the voice of Kageboshi, he saw her raising her right arm high. And then— 

“Catch it!!” 

She threw a dagger she had been holding. 

Thrown with the strength of a player, the dagger would normally be something that could barely be avoided in the nick of time. It would be impossible to catch. 

——Clang! 

However, Rindou caught the thrown dagger effortlessly with his right hand. He caught the unexpected projectile. 

“As expected of the [Advanced Swordsmanship] skill. My body moves naturally when handling a sword!” 

Due to the large number of Kobolds he had hunted, Rindou’s [Intermediate Swordsmanship] had evolved into [Advanced Swordsmanship]. 

He quickly spun the dagger in his hand, then swung it horizontally in a sharp arc. 

Gergale was confident in his victory after the Gale Blade had shattered. It was completely caught off guard. 

“…W-wh…at… non…sen…se…” 

The horizontal slash from the dagger caught Gergale by the neck. 

After a few moments of the neck remaining attached, Gergale muttered its final words. Then the neck slowly began to slide off. It eventually fell to the ground with a dull thud. 

The remaining body stood stiff, with its left arm still raised as if trying to kill Rindou. 

Monsters have an abnormal amount of vitality compared to humans. 

Rindou knew that sometimes monsters could still be alive after having their head severed. So he remained on guard with his dagger raised. However, he let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the window that appeared before him. 

[You have earned a reward for defeating a Double Gate Boss Monster for the first time. You will receive a rare item, equipment, or a skill.] 

At this point, Rindou preferred rare items or equipment over a new skill. 

The reason was simple—he was satisfied with his current skills. And if the skill was unusable, it would just be deleted, wasting the reward gacha. 

[You have obtained the rare item [Gergale’s Summon Stone].] 

“…A Summon Stone?” 

Rindou tilted his head. He was confused by the unfamiliar item. 

Although he wanted to check its details, there was something more urgent to attend to. 

“Are you okay, Kageboshi?” 

Thanks to her throwing the dagger, Rindou was able to defeat Gergale. But she had lost her weapon in the process. 

Although the Kobolds were weak monsters, there was no guarantee that numbers wouldn’t overwhelm her. 

Rindou rushed toward her, but his worries were unfounded. 

“It’s fine. Do you think I’d be taken down by a bunch of Kobolds? Besides, I don’t only carry one weapon.” 

Kageboshi had already switched to a backup dagger and had taken out all the remaining Kobolds. 

However, despite her pretending to be calm, her complexion was far from good. 

Due to the bl00d she had lost, she was showing symptoms of anemia. 

“Don’t pretend to be fine. Let me help you; we’ll look for the dungeon core together.” 

“I’m fine. Just a little rest, and I’ll be good as new. You go ahead and look for it on your own.” 

“…Are you really okay?”

Kageboshi’s words sounded like she was trying to put on a brave front. So Rindou double-checked. 

“I’m fine, I told you.” 

“…Alright. In that case, I’ll leave all the potions nearby. If something happens, use them, okay?” 

“Yes, yes, I understand.” 

Kageboshi waved him off with a gesture. She was signaling for him to go away, as if trying to dismiss his concern. 

Rindou realized that it would be more efficient to get her out of the dungeon and to a hospital quickly. So he immediately moved into action. 

It didn’t take long, and Rindou was able to find the dungeon core. 

“Huh, it was just one floor beyond where Gergale was.” 

Relieved that it wasn’t complicated, Rindou turned his attention to the dungeon core. 

“…So this gate’s core was a weapon.” 

The star-3 gate had a dungeon core that needed to be destroyed. 

The star-6 gate had an Elixir in the treasure vault of the Coliseum. 

And the star-5 gate this time had rare equipment as the dungeon core. 

“To think I could get another sword after the Gale Blade shattered.” 

The rare equipment dungeon core was a sword. Rindou’s gaze fell on the broken Gale Blade. It had started to crack midway as he had intended to bring it back. 

“…Thank you for everything, Gale Blade. Rest well now.” 

Those words naturally slipped out. And Rindou returned the Gale Blade to its sheath at his waist. He then turned his gaze to the dungeon core sword. 

“Are you going to be my new partner…? Please, be good to me!” 

He reached out to the dungeon core, gripped its hilt tightly, and pulled it from its pedestal. 

Immediately, the ground began to shake violently. And Rindou’s body began to glow as the teleportation to the entrance started. 

“…The Immortal Sword, Durandal. Haha, this might be the perfect sword for me right now.” 

After the Gale Blade shattered, he had obtained the Immortal Sword Durandal. 

Feeling a mysterious bond with Durandal, Rindou was teleported to the entrance.