Entering the Simulation Capsule, the familiar darkness descended.

Once again becoming Phil in the game, the first thing she noticed was the text boxes continuously popping up—

The massive amount of text popping up all at once made Phil a little dizzy.

But among the large pile of text, Phil quickly noticed something new—

“Lottery Draws?”

As if responding to Phil’s doubt, a giant roulette wheel appeared in front of her.

The prizes in each slot on the roulette wheel kept changing and emitting lights of different colors, somewhat resembling a slot machine in an arcade.

So this means she could consume lottery draws to spin the roulette wheel?

Although she was skeptical of her own luck, a free draw was still a free draw, so Phil gave the roulette wheel a forceful spin.

Even though she hadn’t used much force, the roulette wheel started spinning rapidly—

Purple light, golden light, blue light…

Flashes of light swept past the pointer, and the wheel’s speed began to slow down.

When she saw the pointer was about to land on a purple light, Phil felt a surge of pleasant surprise.

Based on her gaming experience, even if purple items weren’t the absolute best, they were usually quite rare.

But unfortunately, just as Phil was about to pop the champagne, the wheel suddenly came to an abrupt halt, with the pointer landing less than a centimeter away from the purple light, on a blue light.

A necklace appeared out of thin air in Phil’s hand.

The necklace was woven from a fine silver chain, and the pendant was a teardrop-shaped blue gemstone.

The gemstone was crystal clear. When Phil gently shook it, fine specks of light seemed to flow deep within it, like moonlight dancing on the surface of the sea.

At least its appearance was quite nice.

Although it was a bit of a pity that she didn’t draw a higher-tier item, this accessory’s effect suited her quite well.

[Beguiling Aura] and [Illusion] should both be able to benefit from this accessory’s bonuses.

So Phil put the necklace around her neck.

The moment the blue gemstone touched her chest, an icy sensation spread through her body.

“Not bad at all.”

Now then, the second time.

Phil looked back at the roulette wheel.

“It wouldn’t be too much to ask for a purple one this time, right?”

She rubbed her hands together, breathed on them twice, and then spun the wheel again.

The wheel spun rapidly, various colors flashing continuously before her eyes.

But this time, the pointer stopped much more decisively than before.

Finally, it landed firmly on a ray of purple light.

A violin appeared in Phil’s hands.

The body of the violin was a deep purple, nearly black, yet its edges faintly gleamed with a dark, red wine-like luster. The strings were as thin as spider silk, and the bow seemed to be polished from some pitch-black bone.

With just a light touch, a piercing chill threatened to freeze Phil’s fingers, followed by a flood of unfamiliar yet crystal-clear knowledge rushing into her mind—

The posture for holding the violin, where to press the strings, how much strength to use with the bow, and the piece named [White Elegy].

She clearly had no idea how to play the violin, but the instant she held this instrument, it was as if she had practiced it countless times, knowing exactly how to perform it.

After playing with [Heart’s Resonance] for a while, Phil found herself unable to put it down.

With a thought, the violin instantly vanished, then appeared again. It seemed she could summon it at will.

“This is convenient.”

But it was better not to take it out casually in reality.

This thing obviously looked like a powerful supernatural piece of equipment, the kind that needed to be kept under surveillance in SAVE.

Putting away [Heart’s Resonance], Phil felt she had pretty good luck today. It was just a pity she only had two lottery draws.

“Well then, it’s time to add points.”

After the rewards from this mission and the achievement, her points had become—

Phil stared at the Transformation Points for a moment.

She remembered that before the Reality Transformation, her Transformation Points were 11.

This mission and achievement rewarded a total of 9 points, so it should logically be 20.

Now it was 19.

Did that mean maintaining the Devil Incarnation in reality for about an hour consumed one Transformation Point?

Phil pondered for a moment, thinking the actual situation might be more complicated.

For example, things like combat intensity and the extent of injuries might all affect the consumption.

But at least now it could be confirmed that Transformation Points were the resources consumed by Reality Transformation.

Moreover, regarding transforming in reality, Phil always felt a bit creeped out, after all, she hadn’t yet figured out what that “Reality Sync Rate” was. If, by any chance, one day she couldn’t change back after transforming, it would be a huge mess.

Thinking about this now was useless. Phil suppressed this unease and began to allocate her attributes.

She currently had a total of eight attribute points, which was just enough to raise her four attributes other than charm.

Phil thought for a moment and finally decided to take a well-rounded approach: two points to skill, one point to intelligence, and one point to strength.

Thus, the new panel emerged.

The moment the point allocation was completed, Phil clearly felt her body change.

She gently raised her hand, and several Mana Threads intertwined at her fingertips, weaving into a tiny knot.

This action might have been possible before. But now, she could clearly feel that the precision of her control over the Threads had improved significantly.

“The effect brought by attribute values doesn’t seem to be a linear increase.”

Phil looked thoughtful.

Despite only raising her attributes by four points, the actual enhancement she felt was quite obvious.

What would happen if she stacked a certain attribute even higher in the future?

She could already defeat a B-Class Calamity now, so if she continued to improve…

She couldn’t afford to be careless; she knew exactly how deep the waters of SAVE ran. In any case, even if she didn’t intend to make an enemy of SAVE, she couldn’t easily expose her identity as “Phil” until she possessed the power to stand against them.

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Phil opened the skill tree.

She didn’t hesitate for long, directly spending six skill points to unlock three previously revealed skills—

Three points of light lit up.

Immediately after, the three skill paths extended upward respectively, revealing new abilities.

Although she really wanted to know what the deeper connection established by [Deep Bond] meant, she only had one skill point left now, which wasn’t enough to continue unlocking things.

“Next time, then.”

Phil closed the skill tree.

She had to admit, completing quests, settling rewards, drawing from the lottery, allocating stats, and unlocking skills, this entire process really gave off a strong gaming vibe, and Phil actually found it quite satisfying.

Even if this were just an ordinary game, she figured she would probably get pretty addicted to it.

Having finished sorting out her rewards, Phil looked at Monica’s portrait at the bottom of the light screen.

Speaking of which, she had basically left her behind and run off last time. She wondered what that idiot was doing right now.

Phil reached out and tapped Monica’s portrait.

“Yes.”

Darkness engulfed her vision.

A few seconds later, Phil opened her eyes.

Then, she found her vision completely hazy.

It was entirely white.

Moist vapor permeated the air, blurring the walls, the lights, and the surrounding furnishings.

Phil froze for a moment.

Where is this?

She thought there was a problem with her eyesight, until the warm steam brushed against her cheeks. Only then did she realize that her vision wasn’t blurry—

Instead, she was surrounded by steam.

In the next second, she saw a huge bathtub.

Inside the bathtub, Monica was sitting in the hot water, her feet constantly kicking in the water. Her blonde hair was a bit messy from the moisture, a large expanse of skin was exposed, and a thick pile of foam gathered in front of her.

Monica, who had been playing in the water, suddenly stopped her action of scooping water with her hands and splashing it on her feet, then rubbed her eyes vigorously.

“…Eh?”