Eren and Emily slept in separate beds at night.
No matter how hard Eren insisted, he couldn't get Emily into her own bed. The stubborn Elf argued that Eren wasn't fully healed yet and didn't accept him going to the bed on the floor.
At some point in the night, they both looked at each other, thinking that the other was asleep. After a few seconds of staring and smiling, they both fell asleep.
It was normal for Emily to act so childishly. After all, she didn't live in a socially advanced cosmopolitan city like Eren. But Eren had all the complex culture of the modern Earth. But even he was forgetting the life he left behind and taking too much pleasure in simple things. It was absurd for someone like him to act like a teenager in love.
Getting close to a beautiful elf woman that he could never get close to on Earth made him positive towards this universe.
"I live alone in an elven village with a very beautiful Elf. I can't think of anything cooler than this."
When he fell asleep, he had no plans for tomorrow. He didn't know whether he would return to Earth. He haven't even tried whether his skill works or not. That skill that opens the way back to Earth was probably his only chance ... but. He didn't really care.
For the first time in his life, he was experiencing the moment and accepting this simpler village life.
In his dream, he saw himself fighting against dragons in the skies of Earth.
..
In the morning, with the same routine, Emily and Eren went to the forest before breakfast. While Eren was waiting in the area where the Level 1 Slimes were, Emily went to check the south and north sides of the village.
"Today is the time for revenge."
Eren started humming a song he loved to listen to while on Earth. Without the knife in his hand and the elven clothes he was wearing, he would have looked like a morning runner.
He looked very happy and energetic with a happy smile on his face and the songs coming out of his mouth.
[You took the 100% energy of Level 1 Wild Slime]
He studied how the Slime he killed died and why he needed sharp things like knives. From what he understood, these Slimes were really slime. But a tougher slime than the ones pictured in stories on Earth.
Liquid body structures were a reality. But their bodies were closer to solid than liquid. Moreover, as their level increased, their bodies became tighter and stronger.
For example, he could kill Level 1 Slimes even with a little poke with his knife.
But he had to stab the Level 2 Slimes really hard.
It was impossible to kill Level 3 Slimes without stabbing them at least twice.
He noticed that the exp given by Level 1 Slimes now filled the exp bar very little. He was now looking for Level 2 Slimes rather than Level 1 ones.
A dangerous thought even popped up in his head every now and then.
He considered quitting messing with Level 1 Slimes and going into the woods. But when he looked at the scars on his chest, he changed his mind.
There will come a time when I will stop acting cowardly.
After watching the exp bar move like a snail for a long time, he finally heard the sound he had been waiting for.
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 6. All stats are +1. You acquired 1 Stat Point to use!]
Eren hadn't tested his body since he quickly reached Level 5 two days ago. Curiously, he raised his right hand. Then he punched with all his might.
Contrary to his expectations, this time his hand did not hurt as much as before. Even shred the bark on the outside of the tree. It even managed to break through the bark of the tree and damage its hard surface. If he hit it 100 times like this, he would probably split the tree, with his hands..
I am 50% stronger than a normal person. I think.
Just as Eren was wondering how much stronger he had gotten, he had a better idea. He should try something he was sure he couldn't do before.
Years ago, when he was in University, his roommate was one of the sports freaks. He always insisted that Eren come to the gym and eat healthier like him. He had tried everything in the gym for several months. But sadly, he couldn't pull up even once.
Eren found a thickly branched tree and grabbed a low branch with both hands. Although his left hand hurt a little, it wasn't a pain he couldn't bear.
Then he pulled himself up with all his might.
Surprisingly, everything was so easy when he tried to pull himself up now. In fact, he didn't stop and lifted himself more. Suddenly, he found himself at a height where he could sit on the branch.
Seeing this state of his body, Eren couldn't help but feel better.
After jumping down, he ran for a while and was sure that he was indeed faster than before. His Agility stat didn't directly make him faster though. But Agility was making him use his body better, improving his reaction time and a whole lot of things he didn't know yet.
In other words, as long as Eren developed Strength and Agility stats at the same time, he would improve his body in terms of both Hardware and Software. These two stats were very important to become more durable, stronger and much faster.
He thought for a while about how to test his Intelligence or Charisma stats but still couldn't think of anything.
How can a person test himself if he is more intelligent? How can I measure my own charisma?
If I was on Earth, I could solve an Iq test I found on the internet or something.
He sighed and continued to wander through the trees.
..
For an hour he did not leave the outermost part of the forest. Every now and then, as he found Level 1 and Level 2 Slimes, he killed them. He had a relaxed expression on his face and random songs in his mouth all the time.
Just when he felt that the time had come for Emily to finish her work, he lowered the knife in his hand and decided to walk towards the village. But Eren saw a glow in the area where he last killed the Slimes.
"What is this? No way!"
He had guessed it yet didn't want to raise his expectations until he saw it. It was something important to have in a magical world.
Item Drops!
He had killed this level 2 Slime a minute ago. And then he hadn't paid attention to the dead corpse, which had liquefied and was like a puddle on the ground. He walked over to it and bent down to pick up the object.
Please be sonething good. Artifact, weapon, magical wand or maybe like a agility boots...
His heartbeats were too loud. He heard the annoying female voice in his head. The fact that he was so happy to hear that voice made him a little uncomfortable.
I hope I don't fall in love with System Lady in the future.
[Breezy Ring (Normal Artifact): A simple ring designed by a blacksmith who survived in the Windy Desert.
When equipped: Agility +10, Fire Resistance 1%]
While Eren was happily jumping in place, he did not neglect to wear the ring immediately. As soon as he put it on, a strange feeling of tension and control took over his body.
All 10 Agility that the average person should have has been added to my body. It's unbelievably absurd.
He opened his mouth curiously.
"Profile."
Level: 6
+ / -
Usable Evon Stat Points: 2
-Strength: 15
-Perception: 16
-Endurance: 14
-Intelligence:16
-Agility: 23 (+10)
-Mana: 6
-Charisma: 13
-Luck: 17
.....
Fire Resistance 1%
+ / -
He smiled again as he looked at his Stat panel and his doubled Agility. He had laughed so much these last few days that he didn't think he'd laughed that much in a few months on Earth.
Although Eren was happy to increase his Agility, he focused on Fire Resistance and noticed that this part was written at the bottom outside of the entire stat screen.
Curiously, he clicked on the part that said Fire Resistance. As expected, he couldn't use Evon Points in this part.
"So we can't increase this kind of elemental things with points. If it were possible, someone at level 100 would be able to press all their points into Fire Resistance and swim in the lava.
Makes sense.
He was very excited until he saw Emily and showed him the ring he found. He felt like a kid taking home a school report filled with high grades.