And so I set out. I checked the radar in my sight once again to check where the monsters were. And I seem to be heading at the right direction, the monster I'm targeting for our lunch was... A deer.
A big one at that, it had two branch-like horns protruding from it's head and it's body was even bigger than a horse.
Wait- horse?
I got a terrific idea, looks like this deer can live a longer than it should have. Hey Alvis, does the"Dimensional Storage"skill work on living things?
『Answer, Yes. Though theres a certain condition for storing living things in the special dimension. It is either the target in question is allowing itself to be absorbed or the skill's owner touches the target. Rest assured the living creatures can still breath in the special space and as an addition obtain longevity while inside.』
Heh~, how very convenient. For now, let's leave this guy in my storage skill.
Swiftly, I disappeared from my position like lightning and appeared above the giant dear while upside down and reaching out my hand. Aiming to grab the beast by the horns.
Annnnnd, done.
It was too late when the giant deer realized it was being assaulted by me. For he was hungrily sucked in by the blackhole that materialized on my palm leading to my"Dimensional Storage"for me to use and experiment on in later time.
After that, I started hunting down all the monsters I can find. Using the"Atmos Blade"skill or by simply swinging the wooden pole in my limit release state, I was able to slash and stun the monsters that dared oppose me and they all ended up in my"Dimensional Storage."
30 minutes flew by. I hope Heinly hasn't woken up yet and realized she was alone in the forest.
『Master, two orcs from your 6 o' clock.』
「Thanks, Alvis.」
Orcs are bipedal monsters that have the head of a pig. They usually form groups to hunt and they utilize different types of weapons, they are Mid-Tier D Ranked monsters that gives even an experienced adventurer a hard time. Well not for me, the hero.
I spun the wooden pole that I was holding above my head at such speed that I could mistake myself as a helicopter then there was a blunt sound from behind me, as if something soft yet heavy hit the ground. I bonked the orc that was about to take me by surprise. It's body lifelessly fell on the ground with a thud, I may have crushed it's brain. Knowing it's no match for me, it's other companion started running away, abandoning his dead comrade behind.
「A guy who leaves his comrades after they have no use anymore, huh? Alvis.」
『Understood. The skill,"Inferno Edge"has been successfully executed. 890 out of 1,140,000 mana points has been used.』
The wooden pole I was holding was lit ablaze by the skill and I threw it like a javelin at the fleeing orc. It hit him right at the chest and it's skin was burnt to a crisp as the flames from the pole started gnawing away at it's flesh.
『The number of Experience Points has reached the threshold. Master's level is now at Level 13. Restoring mana and health value to the maximum capacity.』
So it died from getting it's brain fried, huh. Alvis, let me see my current status.
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Name: Yukio Katakana
Class: Hero
Level: 13
Age: 11
Race: Ningen
Height: 157cm
HP: 610,000 / 610,000
MP: 1,200,000 / 1,200,000
STR: 408,000
AGI: 458,000
INT: 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999
DEF: 458,000
Unique Skills:
"Skill Creation"
"Auto-Pilot"
Skills:
"High Heal"
"Dimensional Storage"
"Processing"
"Elemental Barrier"
"Craftsmanship F"
"Masquerade"
"Unattraction"
"Cooking F"
"Atmos Blade"
"Inferno Edge"
I've focused all my stat points on the mana points. According to Alvis, as the hero I gain 100x more EXP and stat points than normal people every 1 level and even the stat distribution effects are multiplied by 100x each 1 stat point. Even without the stat points, all my stats would continuously grow by 500% each 1 level.
More importantly... What's with this abnormal growth rate?! I've advanced like crazy just from level 13 and I still have 500 stat points to distribute and what's with this MP 1,200,000!? I mean it's good I won't have to worry about dying of mana loss now but this is overkill! I'm a goddamned monster!
I started to become a bit scared of myself. My whole body shivered just from the thought of becoming any more stronger than this. I distributed the rest of the 500 stat points to the strength stat and it increased by 50,000 points immediately.
「We've already gathered enough materials, Alvis. Let's process these two first before we go.」
I made a pointing gesture at the two orc corpses and picked one of them up. Lifting it's whole body as if it was only feather.
「Alvis, open the"Dimensional Storage"exactly below my front. I'm going to drop the materials in the special dimension after processing.」
『Understood. The skill,"Dimensional Storage"has been used. 90 out of 1,200,000 mana points has been used. Successfully executed the"Processing"skill. 40 out of 1,199,910 mana points has been used.』
Awesome. Now the next one is ne...xt?
Grumbling...
There was a giant figure in front of me. A black bear with sharp silvery claws. Sinking it's teeth on the burnt orc's body.
『Hostility has been detected. Activate instant kill mode?』
No, don't do it Alvis. Let's let him have it, it must have been really hungry that's why it didn't care whether that orc was mine or not. Let's go back to Heinly instead.
『Understood.』
With the help of Alvis' navigation system, I went back to where Heinly was without getting lost in this dense forest with my inventory full with loot.
Just as I thought she was already awake. I can see the white dot in the radar moving. I should speed things up then. And so, time seem to have slowed down for me to the point it was as if time has stopped. The birds up ahead that were flying looked as thought they were floating. And the flow of the water in a nearby river was going so slowly. I used the world's system to accelerate my consciousness. Like lightning, I disappeared and appeared behind a tree on Heinly's right.
「Yukio! Where are you, answer me!」
Wh-What is she doing? If she keeps doing that, she'll attract the monsters. What a clumsy girl, geez.
Letting out a long sigh, I sneaked up behind Heinly and...
「Kyaa!?~」
I grabbed her boobs and fondled them from behind. As I thought, they were pretty soft. This is actually my first time touching a girl's boobs since I've never had a girlfriend in all my life even in my previous one.
『Master is a pervert.』
O-Ofcourse not! Sometimes I guess. But ofcourse I'm not going to do this to just any girl, you know?
「Y-Yukio, is that you?」
Yeah, definitely. Seriously, sister you should always keep your guard up. What if I was a molestor much worse a rapist?
『Master, I have the slight idea you are that person.』
Ignoring Alvis' hurtful remarks, I told her to open the"Dimensional Storage"so that I can start preparing the food.
I brought out rabbit meat. Before putting my loot to my storage skill, I always processed them first so I didn't need to bother processing them when I need them most and so noone sees me use "Processing"while I'm on the job.
「So you were hunting for food. You should have brought me with you, Yukio. What if you were hurt?」
Yeah, this place is really dangerous. I was surrounded by monsters all the time. Like the guards said the other day, this place is starting to produce too much monsters. We should leave this place soon before I meet a monster that I can't beat with my current strength.
With the help of the"Cooking F"skill, I chopped up the body's most delicious parts such as the legs and skin using my"Atmos blade"skill because it seems Heinly didn't bring any kitchen knives, really what a girl. It's fur, head and organs were already removed with the help of the"Processing"skill.
"Inferno Edge"was also very helpful in cooking. Combining it with the"Cooking F"skill, it's able to reduce temperature at a precise degree suitable for cooking.
「You're really good at cooking despite being younger than me, Yukio...」
She's staring longingly at the rabbit meat being roasted on a stick, I wonder how long it's been since she last ate meat. I skewered the parts and used"Inferno Edge"on the sticks to start cooking the meat without the sticks burning.
After giving her skewered rabbit meat, she delightfully partook in it with some crunch sounds everytime she took a bite. I can see some tears in her eyes, it warms my heart.
「Th-Thank you, Yukio. It's really delicious. I haven't eaten something like this for many months.」
Is that so, and I forgot to ask about where we're going. I should do it now before she falls asleep again.
「Don't mention it. And Heinly, what town are we going to?」
After swallowing and almost gagging on the food she was eating, she answered me nonchalantly.
「Un, Theres a human settlement a few days travel from Raske Village, the Touma City in the southern countries ruled by the Formissa Kingdom. Unlike the Raske Village, it's a much more prosperous place with many products, rare item transmissions and a guild.」
Oh, so there was that kind of place. I can only guess this won't be a very easy journey with how far I've travelled just from the Rafflecia Forest to Raske.
Wait...
「Hey Heinly, when you said "a few days travel" did you mean by carriage?」
「Yes I did!」
She uttered it out in a joyous tone. Confused by my long sigh, she simply tilted her head in a rather adorable manner. If I hadn't come she really must have died in so many possible ways, geez.
After finishing our lunch, we took a little rest to ingest the food to avoid cramps during our journey. And after that, we continued our journey towards Touma City.