## Chapter 82 – Random Box
Random Box.
Also known as Gacha. In other words, a lucky draw.
It contains good stuff, but also all sorts of junk, making it a speculative amusement that rots society.
A malicious item that deceives buyers by hiding behind the means of probability.
A flashy event window twinkled before my eyes, saying it was a chance to purchase it.
I stroked my chin.
‘A random box, huh.’
Honestly, I still have a good impression of random boxes.
Why? Because I got a whopping [Shop Window] from the transcendent-grade random box last time.
‘If something like Yoo Hana’s [Wish] had come out, I wouldn’t have been able to live so comfortably.’
But something too good came out, and as a result, [Shop Window] was guaranteeing my current affluent life.
So I had a good impression of random boxes.
I stroked my chin and checked the price.
『1,000,000 won』
It costs 1 million won per try.
Of course, it’s a regular box, unlike the transcendent-grade box, so the odds will be terrible.
‘Still, I’ve been pretty lucky in this world, so wouldn’t something good come out?’
That kind of mentality worked, and I immediately checked my wallet.
[Cash: 125,732,832 won]
I had about 120 million won.
If I spent it all, I could buy 120 boxes.
Of course, 50% of that is my girls’ share, but honestly, that share was just a formality.
No one knew what happened inside, as much as it was my ability.
I just had to make an excuse somehow.
For example, prices have doubled, or they suddenly started charging more fees…
“Huh? Random box? What’s that?”
Oops. Come to think of it, there was a hidden mole who could see through my status window!
But my momentarily startled heart soon calmed down.
‘Han Ji-won. A lazy bum who doesn’t do a lick of work.’
If she was a hard worker, I would have been worried about being caught in the hotbed of corruption, but the ever-lazy Han Ji-won couldn’t stand waiting for my answer and dozed off again.
She was a truly competent secretary.
She turns a blind eye right before the boss is about to do something dirty.
‘Well, still, going all-in is a foolish thing to do.’
It’s stupid to recklessly squander money just because you’re making good money. So I decided to buy only half.
‘Still, I’ll go 100% with my own money, with a clear conscience.’
[Purchased 60 ‘Random Boxes’.]
Immediately, 60 million won evaporated from my cash.
Hoo. The die has already been cast, and now only the results remain.
I took a deep breath and received a box in my hand.
“Here we go.”
[Opened ‘Random Box’.]
[‘TV’ appeared.]
A huge TV appeared right in front of me. It looked like it was easily worth over 1 million won.
‘See? I’m glad I bought it. Even if a dud comes out, it’s worth the lottery ticket.’
I immediately sold it to the shop window and converted it into cash.
And I went for the next lottery ticket.
[‘Drone’ appeared.]
Ah, this one isn’t worth much. It should have been a bigger drone.
[‘Bicycle’ appeared.]
Eh. What’s with the mountain bike?
[‘Hair Dryer’ appeared.]
Huh? This isn’t it.
[‘Sneakers’ appeared.]
[‘USB’ appeared.]
[‘Spoon’ appeared.]
Uh oh? What’s wrong with this?
More and more strange things came out, and now even a 200-won candy came out.
‘…This is crossing the line?’
Enraged by that, I opened the random boxes in succession, but-
[‘Hat’ appeared.]
[‘Macaron’ appeared.]
[‘Socks’ appeared.]
“……”
The result was the worst.
I put my hand on my forehead.
‘…This is why they say not to gamble.’
A strong sense of regret.
Well, it’s too late to regret it now, I’ve already bought it, I’ve already spent it, and it’s not refundable.
And there were still 11 boxes left.
“Tsk tsk tsk. Aren’t you going to do more?”
Han Ji-won, who had already stolen my 200-won lollipop, was watching me with amusement.
I sighed deeply and picked up the box again.
‘Let’s think of it as learning a bitter lesson in life. 60 million won is a cheap price to pay.’
I started opening the boxes one by one again.
[‘Smartphone’ appeared.]
[‘Toilet Paper’ appeared.]
[‘Fresh Fruit Juice’ appeared.]
I gave the food to Han Ji-won, and sold the rest to the store.
While I was making up for the losses little by little.
[Acquired .]
Huh? The name is a bit strange? Replication?
Moreover, no object appeared in front of me.
‘Could it be.’
With a pounding heart, I opened the status window.
The item was in the ability tab.
[Replication]
Grade: Legendary
Description: Copies the ability of the player in sight as is. Can be used for 1 minute. Cooldown 100 hours.
‘Ability replication?’
I checked it several times, but it was clearly written.
It copies the ability as is.
‘Why is such a ridiculous ability legendary?’
I thought, but then I understood after seeing the time I could use it and the cooldown.
Only once every four days, and only for 1 minute.
If I was asked, “When you fall on this island, would you rather have the [Replication] ability or [Danger Detection]?” I would choose the latter without hesitation.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a trash ability. I didn’t understand why it was a legendary grade.
‘If you can only use it once every four days, shouldn’t it be classified as a normal ability, for conscience’s sake?’
Still, it’s a pretty useful ability for me now.
It’s definitely a trash ability, but its value will vary greatly depending on what ability you copy.
And I already had someone in mind to use this ability on.
[Copied .]
I immediately picked up the binoculars and copied Yoo Hana’s ability.
[Wish]
Grade: Transcendental
Description: You can create what you want once a day. Only possible if you have actually seen and touched it. The higher the value, the more stamina is consumed.
[Would you like to use ?]
Before pressing accept, I organized my thoughts.
The ability can only be used for 1 minute.
I quickly prioritized what to wish for.
[Used .]
And the first thing I was going to try was already decided.
I closed my eyes and thought of an object.
It was a stone.
The object I received as a gift from an unidentified boy who brought us here one day.
An OP item that gave me perks, a transcendent-grade box, an inventory slot, and activated daily quests!
If I could get that back, I would have no more wishes.
‘Please work. Please work. Please work.’
[Not enough stamina to create the item.]
Was it too valuable?
Unfortunately, the first attempt failed.
‘Then the second is a transcendent-grade random box.’
Even if I got just one more transcendent-grade ability, I could live a much more affluent life than I do now.
[Not enough stamina to create the item.]
But this time it failed too.
Well, I thought that could happen and immediately moved on to the next attempt.
[Not enough stamina to create the item.]
[Not enough stamina to create the item.]
[Not enough stamina to create the item.]
But every time I tried, a failure message popped up.
Clearly, my stamina was more than three times higher than others, but the criteria required by [Wish] was higher than I thought.
Eventually, after trying for a while, the following success message popped up.
[Would you like to create ‘Yone Chicken Boneless Original’?]
‘Hmm.’
‘Lamb Galbi’, which was the most delicious food I ate as a student at International High School, was not possible, but a chicken chain menu was.
[Would you like to create ‘Laptop’?]
Even a chicken menu worth less than 30,000 won was possible, but a laptop worth a whopping 3 million won was also possible.
The system judged that the value of ‘chicken’ and ‘laptop’ were similar.
No, maybe the laptop was cheaper.
I realized that the ‘value’ the system was talking about was more explicit than I thought.
‘Survival value and rarity. Is that what it’s based on?’
It seemed like the structure was that if an item was necessary for survival, it had a high value, and if it was difficult to obtain, it also had a high value.
Anyway, the food at International High School was made in real time by a famous chef, unlike chicken chains.
[5 seconds left until disappears.]
I bought Yone Chicken Boneless Original and put it in front of Han Ji-won.
“Huh? Chicken?”
Han Ji-won quickly unwrapped the package and picked up a piece, and soon the women who were working gathered one by one and began to devour it as a savory smell wafted.
“Master! Can you buy things like this now?”
No way.
My shop ability can buy items from chicken brands, but only in their pre-cooked state. It can’t be as hot and crispy as if it was just fried.
Even the omnipotent shop window couldn’t do that.
That’s what I was thinking when.
[ has been permanently unlocked due to meeting certain conditions.]
‘What?’
I checked the shop window.
Items that could only be purchased in their pre-cooked state can now be purchased as finished products.
When I bought it, a hot chicken that seemed to have just been cooked appeared in front of me.
“Wow! I love you, Master!”
“Woo-jin, I’ll enjoy it!”
The women reached out their hands all at once, as if they were playing Halli Galli, and I barely managed to pick up a piece as well.
Then I groped and compared it to the chicken in my memory.
The crispness and flavor in my mouth matched the taste of the chicken in my memory.
It was as good as completely the same.
So it felt like I was ordering it for delivery while playing on the beach.
‘Anyway, it’s fortunate in some ways. The ability is very difficult to use.’
If I had to pick the best variable on this island, it would be Yoo Hana’s .
But even I, who had over 25 stamina, barely managed to get this chicken.
There was no point in thinking about what Yoo Hana, who only had 7 stamina, could get.
‘Another thing I realized.’
The gifts given for ‘selling a lot’ in the store were strictly focused on player activity.
Notes, quest reward bonuses, etc.
The gifts given for ‘buying a lot’ in the store were related to buying items in the shop window.
Like 50% discount coupons or random box purchase chances.
‘Of course, I’ll have to keep an eye on it to see if it’s certain, but it seems that way for now.’
The women, who had swept away the chicken, sucked their fingers and expressed their regret.
I thought we were pretty close to 21st century civilization, but seeing this, we still have a long way to go.
‘Well, for now, I have to work hard to collect points and unlock additional shop windows. I know that I can unlock hot food someday.’
And I should give up on the strength stat for a while and focus on stamina.
Even if the cooldown is long, it’s based on stamina, so there’s no need to go down a different path.
