Chapter 1: Now, Another World

“Welcome, Hero, to our great empire!
His Majesty, the Father of the Nation, Bauwauuny Nunumerume the Third, is most delighted.
From this moment on, you shall serve as His Majesty’s hands and feet and work to your fullest—consider it an honor!!”

“…………Yeah, no—no way.
…………No way in hell this is happening.”

My name is Senba Gamon.

I’m a guy who just got transported to another world—right into an audience chamber of a medieval kingdom, just like in manga and anime.

In front of me, at the top of several steps, sat a king with a bulldog-like face on his throne.

Next to him stood a bald man with a tiny mustache, shouting loudly—the very man who had just delivered that opening speech to me.

At my feet, something like a blue glowing magic circle had been floating, but it had just now disappeared.

That must’ve been the teleportation circle.

I hate to admit it, but based on my manga knowledge, I’m probably right.

As for what I’m wearing—just a dress shirt, a loosened tie, and slacks.

I had left my suit jacket hanging on my office chair, so I wasn’t wearing it.

The worst part is probably that I dropped my smartphone when I suddenly felt that floating sensation.

Since it’s not at my feet, I must’ve left it behind over there.

Or rather—more importantly—come on, give me a break.

“…………Well, yeah, I did say it.
I definitely said it, but still…”

While I was on the rooftop—my escape spot after sneaking away from work—I was rolling gacha in a mobile game and whining,

“I don’t wanna work!”

“Being a working adult is such a pain!”

“I wanna go back to being a student!”

“Maybe I should just go to another world or something!”

Yeah, I definitely said all that.

I was irritated from being overloaded with work and having everything dumped on me by my annoying boss, so it just slipped out.

…But still.

That was just a joke—nothing more than something said in passing.

And yet, the moment I shouted that, a magic circle appeared beneath my feet, and boom—I got transported to another world.

Why is it actually another world?

And why so sudden, with no explanation whatsoever?

I’m literally in another world right now.

No, no—there’s supposed to be a process for this kind of thing.

First, you get hit by a truck or something, then you go meet a god, have some back-and-forth, receive cheat abilities, and only then get sent to another world.

Especially since this is clearly a medieval setting, that stuff is necessary, right?

What is this?

What am I even supposed to do here?

…And on top of that, if this is one of those “summoned as a Hero by a kingdom” situations, it looks like I’ve drawn a losing lottery on the country too.

Or maybe it’s just overly generous in the worst way possible.

“…………It seems the Hero is still in a state of confusion.
For now, perhaps we should at least confirm his ‘Skill’ and allow him to rest?”

Probably fed up with my silence, one of the men in the room—dressed in obviously expensive clothes and sporting a Kaiser-style mustache, looking every bit like a noble—spoke up.

I’m all for being allowed to rest, but he just said something I can’t ignore.

‘Skill’?

…Haha, I see.

So I’m one of those guys who already has a cheat ability.

While I was thinking that, an old man who looked exactly like some high-ranking temple official approached me.

He carefully held out a crystal ball and urged me to touch it.

“Now then, Hero.
Please place your hand on this crystal ball.”

“…………Okay.”

I did as I was told and placed my hand on it.

The crystal ball flashed once, and then some kind of text appeared inside it.

…What language is this?

…Wait, I’ve never seen these characters before, but somehow I can read them.

It says “Gacha Meister.”

…“Gacha Meister”?

I have no idea what that means.

Wait, is this what they call a ‘Skill’?

And more importantly—does “gacha” mean that gacha?

“…………What could this be?”

As expected, even the old man holding the crystal ball tilted his head in confusion.

Well, yeah—if you don’t play mobile games, you wouldn’t know what gacha is.

“What is it, Cardinal Mamanga?
What Skill does the Hero possess?”

The bald mustache guy standing next to the king spoke loudly.

So this old man is called Cardinal Mamanga?

And the king was Bauwauuny…something, right?

What is up with the names in this world?

“Y-Yes, well…
It appears to be a Skill that I have neither seen nor heard of before…”

“Then have him use it.
Hero, be sure not to cause harm to those around you as you try your Skill.”

That bald mustache guy sure acts high and mighty.

Like I’d know how to use a Skill.

I’m Japanese, you know?

Still, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about this so-called Skill.

…For now, should I just say it out loud?

“…………Uh, come forth, gacha—”

Halfway through saying “come forth, gacha,” a translucent window suddenly appeared in front of me.

So I didn’t have to say it out loud?

That’s embarrassing!!

Well, whatever.

Right now, it’s all about the gacha.

Taking a look at the screen, it was completely packed with that mobile game feel.

There were also a lot of grayed-out options without color.

Ah, I get it.

This is like when you just start a mobile game—features you can’t access yet before the tutorial or events.

Let’s see…

Even though my Skill is called “Gacha Meister,” there are a lot of options besides gacha.

But for now, it’s gacha time.

I’ll leave the investigation for later.

This country already seems like a dud anyway, so there’s no need to reveal everything I can do.

“What are you doing, Hero!?
Hurry up!”

“…………Yeah, yeah.”

Being ordered around like that by some random old guy I don’t even know is starting to piss me off.

I was going to do it anyway.

Judging by everyone else’s reactions, it seems like only I can see this screen.

Well, that’s pretty standard for cheat skills.

Alright then, let’s go with this—

[First-Time Free!! Guaranteed ★4 or higher! Tutorial 10x Gacha!]

I tapped the most eye-catching gacha option on the menu.

The screen filled with what looked like a warehouse, and at the back, several capsule toy machines were lined up.

There were three types of machines—rainbow, gold, and silver.

In the foreground, a golden coin floated, with the words “Shoot!” written on it.

What does “Shoot!” even mean?

Thinking that, I tapped the coin.

With a sharp “Kiin!” sound and sparkling effects, the coin spun through the air, entered the gold gacha machine’s slot, and the machine began to turn.

Then, ten capsules popped out of the machine, and the screen switched to a results display showing them lined up.

The capsules were arranged in two rows of five.

The top row, from left to right, was white, white, white, blue, and white.

The bottom row was blue, red, white, white, and gold.

…My experience with mobile game gacha is telling me something.

This is a disaster pull.

This was supposed to be a guaranteed ★4 or higher gacha.

And since there was a rainbow machine, ★5 must be rainbow.

Which means the best I got here is gold—that’s probably ★4.

Red is likely ★3, blue is ★2…

…and white is definitely ★1.

More than half are ★1… seriously!?

Trying to stay composed despite the shock, I tapped the screen to see what I got.

And here’s the result.

★1 Umaibo Salami Flavor

★1 Umaibo Mentai Flavor

★1 Umaibo Cheese Flavor

★2 Pisco

★1 Umaibo Salami Flavor

★2 Pisco Café au Lait Flavor

★3 Cypress Stick

★1 Umaibo Salad Flavor

★1 Umaibo Cheese Flavor

★4 Running Shoes

“……………………What the hell is this?”

Wait.

Hold on.

Umaibo?

Pisco?

…I recognize these packages way too well.

The items displayed on the screen were those cheap snacks I know all too well.

When I tapped one, the Umaibo Salami Flavor appeared enlarged, along with a description.

[Everyone’s favorite king of cheap snacks!
A child’s best friend at just 10 yen per stick!
Salami flavor!
Delicious!]

“Are you serious!?
It’s actually Umaibo!?
Not even a healing item or anything!?”

“W-What is it!?
Why are you suddenly shouting!?”

The bald mustache guy panicked at my outburst.

But come on, this isn’t my fault.

Anyone would shout at this.

Then the screen displayed: [Store this?]

Below it were the options [Yes] and [No].

If it says “store,” then choosing “No” might bring it out into the real world.

To confirm, I selected “No,” and the item I got from the gacha appeared in front of me and dropped onto the floor.

…Yeah.

It’s really Umaibo.

And one stick per gacha.

Along with small packs of Pisco, a “cypress stick” like you see in games, and for some reason, a pair of very ordinary running shoes.

…Are these really my first items and starting equipment?

This is awful.