"What do you always say after sex?" May asked, straddling Ken with his penis still inside her, leaning back in an M-position.
"I'm praying to the goddess," Ken replied.
"I see. You're quite devout."
"Well, sort of."
This lifestyle was thanks to the goddess, so he had to pay his respects.
"Thank you, goddess."
May then stood up, saying "Alright," and Ken's penis came out with a squelching sound.
"Let's take a bath. I prepared it earlier."
In the morning light, the naked girl helped Ken out of bed. Semen trickled down her thighs.
"This girl is really the best, isn't she?" Ken thought.
...
After sex with May, Ken left the brothel early and headed straight for herb gathering without stopping at the guild. He quickly arrived at his usual spot using his boots and harvested ten medicinal herbs and two stamina grasses when he spotted three goblins behind a tree.
Finally, a chance to try it! He approached and...
"Sleep!"
He cast the magic spell he acquired yesterday. There was no long incantation; he just had to say the name.
Two goblins collapsed on the spot, while the third looked around in confusion.
Ken took out his bastard sword from his item slot, readied it, and used his boots to quickly close in and strike. The goblin was split in half with one blow. He then killed the two sleeping ones. Three magic stones.
It seemed the sleep magic was quite effective against goblins. The strength boost also seemed to work, as the sword felt lighter in his hand.
Of course, the two days of training must have helped too. He was a complete novice before.
Ken wanted to defeat more goblins, so he decided to venture deeper into the forest.
...
He then found two more goblins.
He felt he could defeat two without using magic.
These goblins were carrying spears, but if he could surprise one first, he should be able to manage.
Ken readied his sword, used his boots to instantly close the distance, and slashed one goblin.
As the other goblin cried out and tried to ready its spear, Ken cut off its fingers along with the spear.
The goblin screamed, but Ken cut it in half with a return stroke.
"Not bad," he thought.
As he was picking up the magic stones from the ground, an arrow flew by with a whoosh.
It grazed Ken and stuck into a tree.
Looking in the direction it came from, he saw a goblin with a bow.
"Damn, did they call for reinforcements?"
He immediately activated the maximum ability of his divine speed boots.
Ken's body, still in a sword-ready stance, charged at the goblin at an incredible speed.
The sword pierced the goblin.
He tried to stop in a hurry but couldn't immediately.
It seemed that even if his feet became faster, the law of inertia didn't disappear.
Ken knocked down the goblin and rolled about ten meters, finally stopping after crashing into some bushes.
"Whoa, overdid it. Gotta be careful," he thought.
Then, a figure appeared from deep in the forest.
It was larger than a goblin, but its face was closer to a goblin's than a human's.
And it was carrying a sword.
"What could it be? A goblin chief? A hobgoblin?" Ken wondered.
He was still sprawled in the bushes from his tumble.
"Don't know if it'll work, but here goes... Sleep!"
The creature toppled over sideways. It worked!
At the same time, Ken felt a sudden fatigue and dizziness.
His body felt heavy. Had he overused magic?
It seemed this spell used up quite a bit of magic power or MP.
Still, he managed to get up from the bushes.
He approached the sleeping enemy and cut off its head.
At that moment, his whole body started to feel hot.
Energy seemed to well up from deep inside and fill his entire body...
It wasn't an unpleasant sensation. What was it? Could it be...
"Open Status!"
He had a hunch and opened the menu. And lo and behold!
"Level 2"
So it was a level up after all.
He had been wondering when it would happen.
The displayed abilities had also increased slightly from when he was Level 1.
His body felt lighter somehow. When he swung his sword, it felt sharper than before.
Ken picked up the magic stone at his feet and stored it in his item slot. It displayed as "Hobgoblin's Magic Stone".
Well, a lot had happened today, so he decided it was time to head back.