Bab 5: Chapter 4: Grinding
"... The spawn rate of this monsters is really... slow"
Hiroto muttered as he spun his staff around his hand. Hitting the rabbit like monster that was charging at his direction, causing it to tumble on the ground as Hiroto stabbed the butt of his staff into its body. Making it turn into pixels before dissapearing in front of him.
"You're being awfully quiet system... I'm not really used to it"
[Host, as long as you do your job. I won't belittle your already sorry existence so rest assured. Do you want me to? I would gladly do it if you wish but... that is quite a fetish you have host]
"... Nevermind... I think it's better if you just shut the fuck up"
He said with an annoyed expression on his face before he heard something brush the leaves of a tree, causing his expression to change as he clenched his staff with his hand.
"Any skills that can attract monsters towards me?"
[I recommend the [Alluring Scent] skill, or the [Predatorial Scent]. Both can be bought as an active or passive skill, but the passive version is a lot more expensive than the active one]
"What does both skills do?"
[Alluring Scent releases a special scent that spreads a few meters away from you and induce any creature's lust towards you. The other one induces them to have extreme hatred towards you to the point that they'll want to kill you]
The system explained, causing Hiroto to look at it with a strange expression on his face. Finding it weird why his system would recommend an extremely dangerous skill like that.
"Why did you recommend something like that? Do you want me to die?"
[It's just your imagination. It is one of the skills that the system currently has that meets your description. In fact, I recommend the [Predatorial Scent] since it is only 5 system points for the passive one. Isn't it a great deal?]
"You little shit-"
[Please avoid cursing the system or penalties will be given]
The system added, causing Hiroto to unconsciously clench his fist but decided to just breathe deeply. Making his expression relax before looking at the system with a stoic expression on his face.
"... How much for the [Alluring Scent] skill, the active one"
He asked as 10 doll like creatures with blue ears and star like eyes came out of the bushes. All growling while looking at Hiroto, causing him to point the tip of his staff towards the approaching monsters.
[Alluring Scent (Active) cost 20 system points]
"... It's so expensive... Can I get a discount or something?"
[Take it or leave it]
The system said causing Akihiro to angrily grit his teeth in response. Looking at the pitiful amount of system points that he has on top of being in debt.
"Fuck... I'll take it"
[Purchase Complete]
The notification rang, causing Hiroto to smile before he activated the skill, causing a sweet and strong smell of an aphrodisiac to spread out of his body. Making the monsters around him to freeze before suddenly looking at him with a lustful expression on their faces like they found the perfect mate, causing Hiroto to grin in response.
[Alluring Scent (Active) - Spread a special aphrodisiac that attracts all creatures from different races and sexes towards the caster. Consumes 5 mp/sec]
"That's it..."
He muttered before starting to run, causing the 10 monsters to immediately chase after him as he ran through the forest. Manuevering skillful onto the riggid terrain as his scent spread throughout the entire forest. Attracting the monsters that he passed by to chase after him as their eyes turned into a shade of pink. Making Hiroto grin before crouching down. Dodging an attack from a Forest Queen Bee who swept down to grab him.
[Host, what are you doing?]
The system asked, causing Hiroto to grin before jumping over a large root of a tree. Running towards the exit of the forest.
"What do you think? I'm grinding"
He said with a confident smile on his face before he summoned 2 fireballs around him. Firing it towards the two Forest Queen Bee who tried to surprise him from the front. Blowing them up in mid-air as Hiroto didn't stop running, causing the number of creature chasing him to increase every second. Creating a large stampede that trampled the trees behind him.
"Since I have a powerful fire power... I can just bring them all in one spot and kill them all at the same time"
He said as he arrived outside the forest that was completely empty due to the current time. Making Hiroto raise his staff in the air and hit it with everything he got to the ground, causing a large pillar to appear beneath him. Rising him up in the air before 4 large walls suddenly entraped the chasing monsters.
"When I'm playing as a mage, I tend to deal with as many enemies as possible to save my mana, and thanks to my [Giant Killing] title, all of my stats except for Hp and Mp are multiplied by two whenever I'm facing someone that is higher in level than me"
He said before pointing his staff down the large crowd of monsters below with a large grin on his face.
"A huge pile of exp... Don't mind if I do"
He said before forcefully accessing one of the mid-tier spells that he has to ensure that he will kill them all. Sacrificing almost all of his current mana to activate the spell.
"[Flame Tornado]"
He casted before a small flame appeared in the middle of the crowd of monsters. Slowly spinning around as it started to increase its speed. Swallowing up the oxygen around the air while his mana was used to ignite it. Creating a medium-sized tornado of scorching flames inside the walls. Burning all monsters to cinders before a series of notifications appeared in front of him.
[Your level has increased to 21]
[+35 Status Points]
[You have obtained [Arsonist]]
The notification rang as Hiroto watch as his mana quickly depletes, causing the pillars and walls to crumble down and assimilated itself back on the ground. Leaving Hiroto alone in the field as a large number of pixels floated on the ground, disintegrating the corpses of the monsters.
"... I'll keep it for now..."
He said. Closing the notifications in front him before he clicked the info button of the skill that he just obtained.
[Arsonist - Increases magic damage by 30% when using any type of flame spells. Decreases magic damage by 50% when using any spells from the ice or water magic category.
Condition - Kill 100 monsters in quick succession using only 1 of any spells of the fire magic category]
"... That's... actually not bad..."
He said with a satisfied smile on his face before looking at the drops of the monsters. Making him see a wooden staff on the ground, causing him to go and pick it up to inspect it's properties.
[Spirit Tree's Branch
+30 INT
- Increases magic damage when using spells from the earth category
- Increases damage when fighting against forest monsters]
"... Well... We are in a forest, so I guess that makes sense... This thing wasn't even in the anime"
[Of course not, we have slightly modified the drops of the monsters your fighting to help you recieve an item that is suitable for you to use... Even though you can't bring any of them back with you]
"... You're a bit of a cheapskate, you know that?"
He said with a sigh before his status to see his current progress, causing him to frown as he saw his level rise up by this much.
"... System, will I get forcefully dragged back at my dimension once the quest is finish?"
[No, you will be given 1 day to prepare everything to leave, but you can ask the system if you do want to leave immediately]
The system said, causing Hiroto to frown as that could mean that if he isn't able to successfully seduce Maple in that day. Then, he wouldn't be able to bring her back with him.
"... 3 days..."
He muttered with a serious expression on his face. Trying to remember all of the events that happened in the anime.
"... So I have to convince her and finish the quest before or on the day of the event when the developers haven't nerfed her skill [Foul Feeding]... Shit! How do you expect me to know how to court a girl!? I haven't even experienced having a girlfriend yet back at my dimension!!"
He shouted in frustration while waiting for his mana to fully regenerate. Making the system remain silent. Looking at its host with a look of pity and dissapointment, but decided not to retort to avoid ruining the diligence of his host.
"... I'll try my luck tomorrow..."
He said before he heard the sound of bee wings slowly approaching his direction. Making him frown as he immediately deactivated the [Alluring Scent] skill, causing the bee to snap out of its allured state before angrily glaring at Hiroto's direction.
Spitting out a ball of venom at his head, causing it to splatter and spread throughout his upperbody.
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 H-]
The notification continued to ring echo in his ear while his hp was rapidly decreasing. Making Hiroto frown before placing his own hand on his shoulder.
"[Earth Armor]"
He said as a thick armor made from hard soil and tocks covered his entire body. Increasing his own VIT by 20 and activating [Meditation] to heal himself up. Stabilising the rate of hp that he lost as his regeneration and continuous damage decreased and restored his hp alternatively.
[You have acquired Poison Resistance (Medium)]
"Should've brought potions with me..."
He muttered before another Queen Bee spat out a ball of poison at his direction. Making him grin in response as he watched his Hp bar continued to jump up and down.
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
[-5 Hp]
"System... Open the script now..."
[He muttered before another Queen Bee spat out a ball of poison at his direction. Making him grin in response as he watched his Hp bar continued to jump up and down]
He immediately added the word [lethal] beside the poison word of the paragraph.
[-10 system points has been deducted]
[Host... I never knew you were into this kind of play. I feel bad for the naive girl from before for being targetted by masochistic pervert like you]
"Shut the fuck up for a minute, will you?"
He said as vein buldged on his forehead before he felt his body suddenly ache like his muscles started to tear on itself.
[-50 Hp]
[-50 Hp]
The notification continued to appear in front of him but was completely ignored by Hiroto who had a frown on his face. Laying down on the ground as he resisted the pain that was caused by the poison.
[You have acquired Poison Resistance (Large)]
"That's what I'm talking about... [Fireball]"
He said with a grin on his face before firing two fireballs on the Queen Bees flying around him. Creating two small explosions above him before the effects of the poison were nullified by his skill. Making him sigh in relief before a tinge of fear crawled down his back.
"Now I understand why Maple decided to just place everything on VIT... I'll never get used to that kind of pain"
He said before glancing at his low 30 points in VIT. Resisting the urge to just pour everything to Vitality so that he wouldn't experience that kind of pain again.
"... What kind of skill will I bring back if I make my VIT reach 100 points?"
[[Pain Tolerance (High)], [Magic Resistance], and [Hardened Defense]. Are you interested in getting those skill, host?]
"... I need 35 more status points if I add the 35 I have now to reach that high... but it worth the risk? That's like... 14 whole levels of status points..."
He asked himself before falling into deep contemplation.
[Pain Tolerance (High) can also nullify the pain felt from the [Skill Transfer] process]
"It's absolutely worth it... I'll just need to grind up more levels to get more status points before I leave"
He said while cleching his fist in front of him. Looking at the distance with a resolute expression on his face.
[You're too easy to read, host]
The system said as it watched Hiroto stand up from the ground. Picking up his staff before looking at the direction of a tall mountain that was covered in green vegetation. The place where the very first dungeon that Maple entered in the anime.
"... I think I can survive soloing that dungeon tomorrow... Maple isn't going online until she comes back from school, so... I have plenty of time to challenge the boss"
He said as he checked the current money that he has. Making him nod his head as it was enough for him to buy large quantities of mana and health potions tomorrow when the players open their shops.
"Can't really grind that much because of the quest... It looks like I'll have to sleep in the forest for tonight..."
[Would you like to buy a tent for 3 system points?]
"... I'll just sleep on trees for tonight... I have experience camping after all..."
[You mean those lonely memories of you camping by you-]
"Can you please shut the fuck up?"
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