As Eren and Emily walked, the surrounding villagers continued to give the two of them strange looks. Eren was aware that he attracted attention as a human being with his below-average appearance.
But actually, no one was looking at him with hostility.
In fact, since coming to this universe Emily had taken care of him so beautifully and warmly that... Eren was just calm. Even though he knew he would have to fight a creature soon, he felt happy.
I don't even want to think about how different the two universes treat me. This place is already amazing.
..
They eventually headed to the north side of the village, where there were fewer houses and more gardens and livestock farms. This area looked like a quieter place than the center of the village.
When they reached the end of the dirt road, they saw two young elves jumping over in a small fenced area.
"These are Nimbo and Mel. The children of the village." Emily said as she cheerfully ran to the children.
"There are just only two child in this big village ha...weird. Besides, they don't look like children at all!"
Eren wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes.
Are these kids???
Eren swallowed as he stared at the two teenagers inside the small area. Nimbo was a young man with green hair and a mischievous look on his face. He was at least 10 centimeters taller than Eren, with a height of close to 1.90. He looked very handsome and muscular despite his slim body.
From the outside, he looked like an 18-19 year old athlete who had just graduated from high school.
His sister next to him also had straight green hair. Although not at Emily's level, she had a very shapely body with big boobs and clothes that showed more than half of her body. This elf girl Mel, looked like a young movie star from Earth.
Mel looked 17-18 years old just like her brother, and there was great grace in her movements.
Eren couldn't take his eyes off these two. It felt like he was live on the set of a high-budget Hollywood movie.
When Eren got to the fence, he approached Emily, who had already jumped in but didn't go far away. Then he whispered. "How old are they exactly?"
"They're twins. 12 years old."
"It's unbelievable."
Seeing the surprise on the face of this man from a different planet, Emily remembered something she hadn't told before.
"We are known as Wood Elves. It is natural for us to grow and evolve quickly because of our ancestors who lived closely with plants and wildlife. Our other cousins aren't like us. They may be growing up similarly to those in your world."
Eren wanted to say "So you have hormones like plants .." from the outside. But since he wasn't that close with this woman yet, he buried his joke. But even if he said that, this elf wouldn't understand the it.
"So where are the creatures these teena- ehem these kids play with?"
"Hey Nimbo, you still have those Jungle Cats right. Kelks. Are they still here?"
When the male twin saw his guests, he smiled and ran to them. He looked so charismatic while running that Eren was secretly jealous.
When I was 12 years old, I was eating chips in front of the TV and my acne was coming out. This must be a joke! Our Universe doesn't treat us like this.
"Good evening, Hunter. Most of the cats have fled. We only managed to keep one. Mel cornered him. Look at there."
That's when Eren and Emily noticed something the elf girl was chasing after. It was such a small cat that it was hardly noticeable in the vacant lot. But the sweet girl was very close to catching the cat.
"Why did he call you as hunter? Wasn't the village hunter the man named Henner?"
As Eren watched the elf girl struggle with the cat, Nimbo quickly interrupted and explained.
"Uncle Henner is a former hunter, and when Aunt Ember died years ago, he handled this important job by himself. Then he gave the responsibility to his daughter. But our new hunter is just as good. Not a single wild animal has come close to the village yet."
Smiling at what Nimbo said, Emily gripped the strings of the quiver around her shoulder even tighter. It was clear from the expression on her face that she was happy.
Eren nodded his head and studied the cat excitedly.
It was smaller than a normal cat but had larger teeth and some red scars on its head. He didn't know if it was because it was a cat or because it was a wild creature, but this cat was too fast. However, the elf Mel was faster than the cat.
"Nimbo is level 12, Mel is level 15. They are both very strong physically even though they are currently fixing their base stats."
"What do you mean by fixing base stats?"
Emily sighed as Mel walked over to them with the cat she had finally caught.
"The Evon Universe gives everyone a chance to become better. When you level up by fighting, you have the opportunity to become stronger both physically and spiritually. But you only get one improvement point for each level up."
Eren was staring at the approaching cat, and it took a few seconds for him to realize what he was hearing.
"How so! If we get one point for every level up..."
"You were able to spot the troublesome part even though I didn't say it."
After doing a little calculation in his head, Eren came to the conclusion that he needed at least twelve levels to even correct the negative stats in his profile.
Even just for the charisma stat (which by the way he didn't know it's actual use), he had to spend 5 points. Just to lift it to the standard 10!
I can level up to Level 12 and fix all my stats just so I can reach the level of a normal person on Earth. Even then I won't have anything special and...I will be weak comparing to Level 12 creatures.
Things won't be as easy as I thought.
"Hello, Hunter Emily."
Just like her brother, Mel was a smiling and caring young girl. Or was she a child?
When Emily told them her reasons for coming here, they both tied the little cat down without protest. They reacted to Eren's knife and the act of killing the cat as if it was a natural thing.
"I'm sorry to bother you guys. I heard you were trying to tame the cat."
"Oh, no problem. We collected these cats with the help of the Hunter. It's kind of like training for us. Mom doesn't let us go into the woods on our own. We think she'll let us if we have a pet."
Eren nodded and approached the cat with the knife in his right hand. But as soon as he approached this living animal, all his energy and desire disappeared. One of his legs even started to tremble.
He imagined cats and other innocent animals on Earth. The knife in his hand trembled like his leg. He thought the cats roamed in the street where his house was.
Can I really kill this animal?
"Do you want me to help you?"
Emily approached and grabbed Eren's arm.
Eren didn't resist. As much as he didn't do it himself, he watched his right hand approach the cat's throat with a feeling of disgust and fear inside him.
He stopped thinking after that, and Emily's sudden use of force plunged the knife into the cat's throat.
He tried not to look into the eyes of the animal, which was fluttering in its own blood.
He watched the trembling little cat slowly die. At least for Eren, the cat had taken a long time to die. But Emily was a master hunter and didn't allow the animal to suffer needlessly. So contrary to what Eren felt, the whole process took only a few seconds.
[You took the %50 energy of Level 3 Wild Jungle Cat Kelk.]
"It says I only took half of the energy(exp) of the cat."
"It is normal. I helped you to kill the cat. Don't worry."
"Ok."
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 1. All stats are +1. You acquired 1 Stat Point to use!]
At first, Eren didn't understand the small notification that appeared before his eyes or what he heard. After all, he was new to this stuff.
But then he smiled when he found out that all of his stats were automatically increased by one point. Even Emily was relieved to see the expression on his face.
It's still too early to rejoice, though. Eren gulped when he saw the last sentence and looked at Emily.
"When you became level 1, did you earn 1 point for all your stats?"
After a few seconds of realizing what he was saying, Emily shook her head.
"But what would you say if I told you that I still have 1 more free point to use?"
"Impossible.." Not only Emily, who was captivating Eren with her red lips, but also the two elf children listening to the conversation were stunned.
Eren was ready to laugh, thinking that this might be some kind of bug or something. But he whispered without hesitation.
"Profile."
[Name: Eren
*Level: 1
*Health: 100 Mana: 0
*Race: Humanoid
*Title: None
*Profession: ---Locked---
*Genetic Heritage: He has no extra inheritances other than carrying the blood of a former monarch.
*DNA Details: ---Locked---
*Energy Type: Biological - Mana
*Racial Details: Typical Human - Trash
*Current Physical Details; (All stats of Humans average of 10. - Luck is the only exception)
+ / -
Usable Evon Stat Points: 1
-Strength: 9 > "10"
-Perception: 10 > "11"
-Endurance: 8 > "9"
-Intelligence: 10 > "11"
-Agility: 6 > "7"
-Mana: 0 > 1
-Charisma: 5 > "6"
-Luck: 11 > "12"
+ / -
Eren said it out loud without embarrassment, even though the people next to him heard it.
"I've changed my mind System Lady. I love you, honey!"