Rin had creamed the proctors for each rank of F, E, and D. She was currently fighting the C rank proctor and was having one heck of a fun fight against them.
She was winning but also using all her tricks to ensure she hadn't gotten rusty on her way to the city.
As she fought Seth checked the notification and his resulting stats.
*An act of true love has been recognized by the curse.
Supporting and defending her true love against the public opinion and against nay sayers of their skill has helped weaken the curse!
Level limit increased to 60.
Stored exp and training bonuses applied.
New Level limit max reached!*
Seth shakes his head at the passion she put into her words against Grolick and the guild members who were already betting against him. He smirked as he sees his girlfriend finally defeat the C ranked proctor and she waves to him with a bit of sweat pouring down her face.
He waves back and yells out, "Nice work out there Rin! You looked amazing and so graceful in your movements!"
Rin blushes at that and goes to the locker room while trying to cool her face down.
Seth chuckles then brings up his new current stats and smiles in glee at their growth and how much easier this upcoming bet will be with it.
Seth Silverfang
Age: 21
Race: Human
Class: Hero (Soul curse)
Level: 60/60 (Rest of levels sealed)
HP: 3,000
MP: 1,500
Str: 660 (+900)
Agi: 660 (+960)
End: 660 (+600)
Magic: 660 (+720)
Skill: 660 (+720)
Equipment:
Heroes sword of legend (God rank): X5 users level added to str and agi
Heroic gauntlets of the chosen (Legendary rank): x3 users level added to end and str
Grimoire of the Sage (Legendary Rank): x3 users level added to magic and skill
Holy symbol of Saints (Legendary Rank): User is immune to all diseases and poisons
Magic half plate armor set (Legendary Rank): x4 level to End and x3 level to magic, reduce damage from magic attacks by 40%
Ring of the Wind spirits(Legendary Rank): x4 level to agi, x3 level to skill, x2 level to magic, Gain ability to Triple jumping distance without a skill, double movement rate for 30 minutes
Mantle of the famous Warriors (Legendary Rank): x3 level to str, agi, and end, reduce physical damage by 30%
Necklace of recovery (Legendary Rank) : Heal 250 HP back per minute, and 100 MP back per minute (Level requirement 10)
Ring of Magic (Legendary Rank): x4 level to Magic, x2 level to skill, reduce cost of magic by 15%
Ring of Barriers (Legendary Rank): Up to 8 times a day summon a powerful barrier that lasts up to an hour and has a durability of an S rank spell
Boots of the Fenrir (Legendary Rank): Boots thst were made of a slain Fenrirs fur. Grants the wearer ×4 of level to agi, str, and skill.
With the bonuses helping he had two stats that were close to the A rank category! The rest of his stats were expected of a low-mid B ranker but now he and Rin should be able to go into the dungeons with little trouble!
He hears a cry from Rin and sees her on the ground defeated by the B ranked examiner. A High Elf Swordsman. He was a second class evolution thanks to that class with a higher ranked race to boot. He wouldn't be easy to get past.
But he congratulated Rin in being approved for the C rank. Rin smiles tiredly and goes to Seth with a slight frown on her face about not getting further in the ranks.
Seth pats her head while she snuggles into his lap and tells her, "Hey let's think it through Rin if it was that easy to become a B ranker I wouldn't have been stuck as a C ranker all these years! And that's only thanks to the high stat boosts given to me by all my legend ranked gear!"
Rin smiles at him and asks, "By the way where can I get some of that gear so I can keep up with you handsome?"
She flutters her eyelashes at him making him chuckle that she was trying to seduce the answer out of him. With a quick kiss she blushes slightly and Seth states, "No need for seducing me Rin! You are already capturing my heart! And I was going to take you there to get you outfitted anyway!"
Rin gasps in excitement and assumes her usual position of hugging Seths neck from behind while wrapping her legs around his back to lock her ankles over his tight abs.
She would be lying of she denied liking the feeling of his tight and flexing abs below her soft and flexible feet and toes. But that's a discussion for another time.
They head to the Kudo family Blacksmith shop together.
They arrive with a ringing sound from the bell and they hear a young voice yell out, "Mommy! Mommy! Uncle Seth is here! And he brought a beautiful goblin girl with him!"
Both adventurers look at the counter to see an 8 year old elder dwarf child there looking at Runa who was sharpening a large claymore sword further back.
She hefts it onto a stand and approaches the counter while lifting her goggles up and out of her eyes to see them better.
She smiles happily at seeing Seth there again. But then stops and notices the green hands wrapped around his neck from behind. And the locked feet wrapped around his torso like a belt as said green hand waves from Seth's neck. Seth chuckles as he tells Runa, "Hi Runa! I've got some interesting news for you and the others to hear. Care to call Aichi and Rumiko here? I bet they'd love to hear this."
She slowly goes to do so, but her son Eldo can't help but ask, "Uncle Seth is that a new living backpack? Its fingers and feet are moving."
Seth looks back at a proud Rin who grins at him before she pales a bit as seeing his face wearing a cheeky grin that promises a lot of teasing coming up. "Indeed Eldo! This living backpack is quite the hugger! A little heavy but reliable to literally have your back in the field! Be careful as it can have quite the temper if you upset it- Urk!"
Seth suddenly feels her legs and hands clasp around his neck and abs harder as he is struggling to breathe. Eldo gets flustered and tries to help his uncle figure up before he hears Rin say, "Oh~ Yes~! We living backpacks can have quite the temper when our weight is mentioned!"
Seth is beginning to turn red, not from a blush this time, as he thinks, 'THAT'S the part that upset her? Ack! She has strong hands! Damn her huntress training!'
Runa keeps staring at Seth as he continues to be choked playfully by th enow confirmed real life goblin girl on his back. As this happens she goes to the back go call out Aichi and Rumiko. When they emerge, Rumiko is seen carrying her twin 4 year olds in both arms as they snuggled into their mothers neck and were purring. Aichi was scratched up and currently being laughed at by his 3 year old elder dwarf daughter who was being carried by Runa.
Seth manages to 'fight off' Rin and has her on the ground so she can't choke him again as she sees the happy family. Rin goes to greet them all then notices the absolutely adorable kids in the arms of their mothers. Her goblin instincts begin to blare at her like a red alert as she blushes while imagining how her and Seth's children will look like in the future.
She immediately goes hazy eyed as Seth introduces her to the family and then they all turn to her only to see her with a happy dopey smile and a blush on her face. Aichi and Seth are both confused by that expression, but Runa and Rumiko both recognize it as they went through that face themselves when they were itching to have Aichi's children. They both smirk and say, "Looks like someone wants to have little ones soon. Better be ready for when her urges fro a family become too much Seth."
At the bluntness of Rumiko Seth is now blushing crimson while Rin gasps and hides her face behind her hands out of the embarrassment of being called out. They look at each other and smile softly knowing they would have a family together in the future with their friends involved as other mothers for the large family.
Aichi smiles at their looks then glances at both of his wives as they all smile at the young couple. Aichi sighs in nostalgia at how he and his wives looked at each other like that all the time. They still do once in a while when they are feeling very lovey dovey but only when they are sure their kids aren't around to call them out for it. They soon snap back to business mode when Rin comes to the counter and asks, "So Seth says you guys made his legendary gear? Can you help outfit me as well?"
The family all grin in excitement at this and begin to go around the workshop to prepare for heavy forging mode. They even hand the 3 year old daughter to Rin to hold for them, while Rumiko's twins cuddled against Seth's chest as they purred hard against him. Seth grins at Aichi who looks at him in envy for his adorable twin daughter and son seem more comfortable with Seth than with their own father.
Rin is looking at the adorable 3 year old dwarf daughter in her arms then at the tiger kin twins in Seth's arms. She imagines Ana the tigress seeing this and going full mama tiger mode wanting a pair for themselves to raise with their group. Rin gives Seth a full on troll grin as she knows what is going through her mind but Seth is in the dark about her inner thoughts.
The Aichi and Runa prep the forge while Rumiko asks Rin about what kind of gear she would like. And what her budget is right now. With details being hashed out Seth sees Eldo showing him a Rare class knife he recently forged as part of his training. Seth sees the stats are pretty good on it too.
Young Dwarven knife (Rare Rank) Level 15+ only: +15 to str, +5 to agi, +10% to piercing through thick hides and armor.
Seth whistles getting the attention of the twin tiger kins in his arms as they notice the shiny knife in their brothers hand. They look at it like cats with a laser pointer and their brother suddenly becomes nervous. he runs to the back of the shop after sheathing the knife again and screams, "Back off! Mom said no sharp objects in your hands until you are 5 years old!!!"
The boy and girl tigers rush after their brother on all fours with grins on their faces at the usual game they use to mess with him. Rumiko tells the twins as they rush by, "Tora (Boy), Elincia (Girl) I better not see you with that knife in your hands or you will be bathed for at least 3 hours later until you look like buff rabbits."
The twins pause at that before promising to not actually grab the knife before resuming their game to chase their brother around the house. The little dwarven girl in Rins arms claps her hands in joy at seeing her siblings having fun and giggling. Rin smiles at the cuteness she is holding as she goes back to describing what kind of bow she wants and how her armor should be made. Rumiko also asks her if she absolutely needs her feet exposed like that. Rin looks down and nods as she explains how she was trained and how her race use their strong grips in their toes for leverage on hunting and for sniping from weird locations. Nodding Rumiko makes a change from making boots for her to make stirrup leg wear to leave her heels and toes exposed while casting a protective magic layer over them so she can walk without worry of stabbing her feet with unknown hazards in dungeons.
After placing the order and watching Aichi and Runa make them for a good 4 hours, Rin has a Legendary rank bow, Leather armor, and an Ancient class pair of stirrup leggings to protect her legs and feet with a skin tight magic barrier.
Composite hunting bow of Artemis (Legendary Rank): x3 of user level to Agi, Str, and Sense. double night vision and low light vision. add one more x1 to bonus stats during a full moon.
Erymanthian boar Leather (Legendary Rank): x 4 of user level to end, x2 of user level to str, +30% to physical dmg reduction.
Stirrup leggings of the Huntress (Ancient Rank): +10% to physical dmg reduction, protect exposed areas below the waist line from pricks, stabs, or basic hazards in the environment.
Rin was squealing in joy at her new gear and looked at Seth as he admires her in the new gear. It looked like she could be part of the legendary story of Artemis's huntress group based on the silver tint in her leather gear, her silver moon designed bow, and her gray metallic looking leggings. All of it together literally made her glow gently to Seths eyes.
She blushed at his awe filled eyes and gives a little twirl. Seth snaps out of his stupor and smiles at her going, "You look so pretty my little huntress! I can't wait to see how deadly as well!"
Rin smiles widely at the compliment and turns to the Kudo family who are grinning with smiles of pride at another job well done. Seth pays them the full 11 gold coins for the work and he and Rin head out for the dungeon.
As they head to the B ranked Dungeon Rin looks to Seth and asks, "So... how much of your savings did you spend on me?"
Seth sheepishly looked at her before looking away and says, "About 20% of them?"
Rin chuckles before she holds his hand as they head to the B rank dungeon the Crabs Tide Nest. "Well I appreciate it anyway, but make sure you budget yourself until we can consistently hit B and A ranked dungeons when we have more of the girls here to aid us. Okay?"
Seth nods and with a voice full of determination, "I promise! Now let's clear this dungeon and rub it in Grolicks face that we are powerful enough to stand together as a couple!"
Rin nods and looks to the dungeon entrance with determination as well. They enter the dungeon, however unknown to them there was a pair of eyes watching them and the figure grins widely as they whisper to themselves, "I found~ youuuu~"