Before leaving, however, he thought of something and went to where the Stray Devil should be.
When he got quite close, he saw no mortal remains, but rather, what he found left him with his jaw dropped.
A book, money, and potions.
"Damn, is this for real?"
He couldn't be more surprised.
Even though he had hoped there might really be some form of drop, he hadn't imagined it would be a book, possibly of a skill.
[You obtained the skill book <Predatory Instinct (Passive)>]
[Do you wish to learn this skill?]
[<YES> or <NO>]
'I'm surprised.' Saiki thought: 'It really is a skill book!'
Without hesitation, he clicked "Yes".
[Predatory Instinct] (Passive) Lv.1 EXP: 00.00%]
[Improves perception of movements.]
[Increases the ability to track targets by scent.]
The book disappeared.
Almost immediately, Saiki noticed the change. Starting with the smell.
His ears twitched. He began to be able to isolate certain sounds and focus on others. The smell was the same thing.
'Simply incredible.'
He clenched his hand into a fist.
Squatting down again, he picked up one of the three potions.
[Minor Recovery Potion]
[A potion that instantly recovers 200 HP.]
[Tastes like strawberry.]
The money on the ground totaled 5 bills of 10 thousand yen. He stored it in the inventory along with the potions.
'Damn, it's really real money!'
On top of that, it was even more than his monthly allowance.
'I need to leave now!'
He smelled a group of people approaching.
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A few hours later...
[Thank you for your diligence, your (Strength) increased by +1]
[The skill [Physical Talent] was created because you possess STR greater than 50.]
[Physical Talent (Passive) Max Level]
[An exceptional body allows the user to utilize their strength with greater mastery, increasing the power of each blow, as well as greater HP regeneration.]
[10% increase in HP recovery rate.]
[+20 strength.]
[+10 vitality.]
[30% increase in the effects of skills related to physical damage.]
A good skill, more than good!
"I feel my strength growing..." He murmured quietly.
Inevitably he looked at his own fists, closing and opening his hands.
He opened the status and observed the improvement. This story is hosted at g.com.
[Strength]: 44 → 71
[Vitality]: 28 → 42
'By the way, I leveled up earlier and forgot to distribute my points.'
[Luck]: 28 → 33
Clicking confirm, all of his points were spent.
'I'm getting closer and closer to my goal. Besides, with my current strength, I should be able to hunt the rabbits more easily.'
After taking a bath, Saiki went to the kitchen.
Before returning home earlier, he had stopped by the supermarket.
Not long ago they delivered to his apartment the shopping he had done for the month.
It was a total of 32 thousand yen.
Although he had bought only the essentials, unfortunately, everything was missing, from seasoning to even rice.
[Money]: ¥51.333
But, thanks to the money he got from killing the Stray Devil, he didn't go into the red.
'Okay, let's make rice and hamburger.'
He bought ground meat, but didn't intend to make it homemade this time.
The ready-made hamburgers were also very good.
Since he had no experience in cooking, making something simple now was better.
Making rice was simple. He just needed to fill it with water and add a little salt to taste.
He didn't have a rice cooker, so he had to make it on the induction stove.
Next was to put the oil to heat up.
'Should be enough, right?'
He waited 3 minutes.
When he took one of the hamburgers that was larger than the palm of his hand out of the packaging, Saiki did as he saw in a video, holding it with chopsticks and placing it inside the frying pan.
Soon the sound of frying oil echoes.
'I like this sound.' He thought randomly.
Since he didn't know the right time to flip it, he stayed close carefully.
'Is it good like this?'
After flipping a few times, he saw that it started to burn a little and decided to take it out, placing it on a plate.
Putting another hamburger to fry, Saiki waited until it flipped.
[A new Skill was created due to a specific action.]
[Egg Chef (Passive) Lv.1 EXP: 00.00%
With more mastery, you will be able to cook.
10% increase in the flavor of what you prepare.
-10% chance of failing when cooking.
'Egg Chef? What a strange name...' Even so, he smiled: 'Anyway, it's a good skill.'
Humming, he finishes frying the second hamburger and fried two more after that.
With the increase in training, his appetite also increased in quantity.
...
'Not bad.' Saiki thought after tasting the hamburger with rice.
Finishing, he went to the sink with the dishes and washed them.
[Washing Dishes leveled up!]
Wiping his hand on the apron, he took it off right after and went to the living room to watch television.
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Opening his eyes, Saiki got up immediately upon smelling the scent of an animal near him.
Jumping in his direction, there was a gray rabbit of 80 cm.
[Lv.9] Large Gray Rabbit.
Narrowing his eyes because of the sunlight, Saiki took the baseball bat out of the inventory.
'Very well, since you came to me, you'll have the honor of being the first to taste my new skill!'
Holding the baseball bat with both hands, he waited.
When the gray rabbit jumped with its mouth open, Saiki shouted a "Hahhh" and attacked.
<Powerful Strike>!
The activation of the skill made his attack faster.
BANG!
The rabbit's head deformed upon being struck from below upwards.
The bright red blood spurted.
[Critical Damage!]
[You inflicted 2.556 damage]
[You obtained 485 EXP.]
'So... So strong!'
As expected from 71 strength, on top of that, using an attack skill!
This was a skill with low activation cost. He could use it practically infinite times, since before running out, he would have leveled up.
Sniff
Suddenly, he smelled another rabbit.
Smelling the air, he was able to determine the direction.
His eyes shone a little with emotion.
Without hesitating, he went in the direction of the smell.
Upon approaching, he saw two large white rabbits.
One of them was over 1 meter.
Saiki didn't attack immediately, but rather, hid in the tall grass, advancing little by little.
[A new Skill was created due to a specific action.]
[Beginner Hunter (Active) – Lv.1 EXP: 00,00% / MP: 5]
A skill created to allow the user to hide, pursue and hunt their target with greater efficiency.]
[10% increase in concealment ability when hiding.]
[10% reduction in the chance of producing noises during concealment.]
[30% increase in damage caused by surprise attacks.]
[Cost: 1 MP per minute.]
<Beginner Hunter>!
Upon activating the skill, he was even able to decrease the sound produced by his breathing.
His steps became softer and lighter.
He was also able to notice things that could produce loud sounds and hinder him. Like a dry branch.