For the next week, Eren did nothing but kill slime in the outskirts of the forest and have hours of sex with Emily at home. It had been almost two weeks since he had come into this world through the strange door in his home.
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 11. All stats are +1. You acquired 1 Stat Point to use!]
He smiled when he finally heard the familiar and slightly annoying system sound in his head.
This time, he truly threw a powerful punch, using all his strength without fear. Although he hadn't hit anything, a frightening sound came out of his bones and his quick arm. It was an impressive sound, similar to the one made when shaking a metal rod very quickly.
He really got stronger. Every time anyone in this Universe leveled up, he was improving his body with 1 point. But every time Eren leveled up, he was getting stronger by 5+1, as if he had jumped six levels.
Maybe he was mentally weak from Earth right now. He had never even fought before, after all. But thanks to some simple math, Eren's stats were at the level that someone with at least Level 60 could have.
Although no smart person will distribute all their stats equally. Probably everyone concentrates on a certain point. So I don't think I'm even half as strong as a Level 60 person. But let's see what the future will show me?
If he knew how to use his truly empowered body right now, maybe he wouldn't have to cowardly hunt slimes.
He put down the knife he used for almost everything and sat down on the grass.
The weather was cold.
The thin clothes he always wore were no longer enough to warm him in the evening hours. Soon they would have to wear winter clothes. And at home, they would be warmed by a wood-burning stove.
Eren decided to go to the house of the elf who was in charge of chopping wood that evening. The lumberjacks' warehouses were usually near their house, and he decided to move some lumber home. If he carried a small amount each day, he wouldn't have to deal with it again when winter started.
The whole village is getting ready for winter, but is there anything I can do? It's like I'm not doing anything useful to the village.
Even though Eren didn't know it, the whole village was grateful to him. He spent all day clearing low-level slimes. And the villagers were grateful to know that this was Eren's limit yet. Emily no longer had to deal with the outnumbered but weak creatures.
While Emily drove away powerful creatures, Eren wandered around the village hunting all slime and simple creatures. It was a perfect situation.
What are we going to eat tonight? I wish they would make the soup again from yesterday's dinner.
He had hardly thought of his old world lately. In fact, thanks to the taste of the food here, he was looking forward to the meal times. He didn't spend any money on food, or wood, or ask certain elves for help in any crafting.
Elves were a friendly race that shared everything and lived minimally. If someone could do something, that person was assigned to a certain subject and was considered the master of that job in the whole village.
The only exception was Emily and her hunting mission. Regardless, Emily and someone of her blood had to take over this task.
No one could remember why, and they didn't care. But it was one of the very few rules of the Elves.
I guess it's time to go home.
When Eren thought of Emily's house, he thought it was his own home, not a temporary stay. Knowing that a woman like Emily was waiting for him in this little wooden house made it "home."
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Eren stood up and took a deep breath as looking at the land to the northwest of the village. The most urgent thing he wanted to do in this village was to build stone walls on the borders of the area.
A big strong stone wall would have taken away 90% of Emily's work. And a beautiful woman like Emily who tried her best in bed could spend more time with him.
But building a stone wall was difficult for now. Maybe a wall would be possible with large timbers, but not stone. Even if the elves knew what mining was, they were not experienced in it. They knew how to collect stones and ores from natural caves, but couldn't do more rough works such as construction.
The fact that the entire village was made of wood wasn't of Elves' worship or respect for the forest. The main reason was that they had zero experience in making things with stone.
He entered the village and took the apple-like fruit that a woman named Rabbu-i handed him. Then he smiled, thanking the middle-aged elf, and walked to the center of the village.
"Are you going to eat at home, Oldir?"
"Huh. Ah, Eren. Yes, I'm home today. I'm very tired and I'm going to bed early. Say hi to Selena."
"Okay. I'd like to bring some wood to my garden before winter starts. Can I get some from your garden?"
"Enjoy yourself. We haven't moved all the lumber I've cut yet. There's so much more."
"Oh. Then thank you. I'll come every evening and carry some."
"If you want, our folks will carry it to your garden. It will be moved to everyone's house anyway."
Eren smiled and shook his head. "Thanks for the thought, but I'm a bit stronger than before and I won't tire you out when I can do it myself."
Eren chatted some more with the relatively young-looking lumberjack Elf named Oldir. And as Oldir was about to go home, he stared at the woods. He placed two of the largest timbers on each of his shoulders. Then he said goodbye and started walking towards his house.
"Is that just getting a little stronger? Wow..."
Eren didn't hear what Oldir was saying, who was staring at him in surprise.
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When he entered the village and came to his own house, which is very close to the restaurant, he left the wood in the empty garden in front. He didn't realize how frightening the sound was when he threw the wood to the ground.
He went to the front of the house and looked through the open door. It was open like this all day.
"My favorite aspects of Elves are their maximally secure society. There's no theft or jealousy. I'm just in the ideal place to raise children and start a family."
He muttered to himself, not caring how important things he was saying. The beautiful Emily walking towards him heard his murmur. She was a lot higher level than everyone in the village and Eren didn't know her physical limits.
She was slightly blushing and looked excitedly into Eren's calm eyes.
"How was your day. You didn't go into the forest, did you?"
The first thing that came out of Emily's mouth was whether Eren was putting himself in danger or not. And this sentence made Eren laugh a little.
"No sweetie. I also leveled up today. I'm level 11."
"Did the same thing happen? Was a point added to all your stats again?"
Eren nodded his head. By now, Emily had learned the body movements Eren was accustomed to using from Earth. She even used these moves sometimes.
"Shall we test how strong you are tomorrow? Besides, I'll teach you how to survive against high-level creatures."
It was a good deal. Because Eren understood that this beautiful and sweet woman was extremely worried. Emily was probably never to let him get close to high-level creatures on his own. Maybe she'd be a little more relaxed if she at least saw that he was stronger now.
Deeply though, Eren wasn't bothered by this at all. He could see that Emily was being sensitive for fear of losing him because she loved him so much. This caused a warm feeling to grow in his heart.
He was not yet naive enough to call it love. He lived in the world of the internet and the modern and complex age. Even though someone with a complex inner world like him had feelings quickly, it took time for them to be permanent.
Emily and the simpler people of this world might be emotionally simpler, but Eren could never make a hasty decision.
But there was one thing he misunderstood. He had already fallen in love with this woman he was walking into the restaurant with. Without this elf, it would be impossible for him to continue his life. He just wasn't aware of what he was feeling, as he hadn't moved far enough from Emily yet.
For now, he had a "she's my woman" or "we are sex friends" approach to Emily. It was a male attitude that was possessive but not responsible.
Eren wished in the future he had realized sooner how he truly felt for this elf.
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