Skill Level Up for the First Time

　A few minutes later.

　Akira had already spotted a Man-eating Plant, which extended its ivy using a vending machine placed in front of a retail store as a host.

(Okay, let’s do it.)

　He let out a breath as if to get into the right frame of mind.

　Clenching the stone axe in his hand, Akira kicked off the ground and leaped at the Man-eating Plant in one swift motion.

“Haa!! “

　With a small cry, he swung his arm.

　He leaped forward again and swung his arm away, avoiding Man-eating Plant’s attack, which went on a rampage as it was struck.

　It was a repetitive behavior that he was now starting to become accustomed to.

　Exercising maximum vigilance and attention, avoiding attacks coming from blind spots. Preserving stamina, minimizing as much as possible his body movements in order to evade.

　Again and again, repeating the same action, Akira continued to swing the stone axe mindlessly.

　As he did so, Man-eating Plant’s body suddenly shuddered violently, and with an almost audible “crack” sound, it began to wither and fall all at once.

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　Level has been raised.

　A point has been awarded.

　There are points earned that have not been spent.

　Please distribute the points earned.

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“Haaa……”

　Staring at the withered Man-eating Plant, Akira let out a sigh.

　Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Akira then turned to the screen.

(Was that just now a level-up?)

　This brought Akira’s overall level to 12. He was now only three levels away from his target level at which he could increase his skill level for physical strengthening.

(For now, let’s work on leveling again…… I should probably watch out for the Minotaur.)

　If he met it, he would most certainly be killed instantly.

　Akira let out a breath, said, “Okay,” and braced himself, setting out to level again.

　Akira’s leveling session continued smoothly.

　This may be due to the fact that his level had increased, and his status had also grown, even if only slightly. Compared to the past, he has been receiving fewer attacks and has even been able to defeat Man-eating Plants at times without taking any damage at all.

　Of course, some of this may have been because Akira had become accustomed to fighting with Man-eating Plants, but Akira could still sense that the difference in their status was quite significant through the Man-eating Plant battles.

　Then, a few hours later.

　The moment had finally arrived.

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　Level has been raised.

　A point has been awarded.

　There are points earned that have not been spent.

　Please distribute the points earned.

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“Alright!! “

　When the screen finally appeared, Akira could not help but shout and clench his fists.

　Then, after a deep, long breath, he sat down on the spot exhausted.

(With this, I’m finally at………… overall level 15.)

　This meant that he had reached his goal of 20 points earned.

　Checking the time on his phone, it was a little before 12:00 p.m.

　Considering that his overall level at the beginning of this round was 8, it took about half a day of focused leveling to finally raise his level by 7.

(The speed of leveling is not so bad, is it?　But I can’t say for sure, since my comparison is only the goblins.)

　With that thought in mind, Akira quickly called up the status screen as soon as he had a reasonable break.

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　Ichijou　Akira　25 years old　Male　Lv8  (15)

　Stamina：１７

　Strength：３２

　Endurance：３１

　Speed：２６

　Luck：１６

　Earned points：２０

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　Unique Skills:

　・Return from Hell

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　Skills

　・Physical strengthening Lv１

　・Analysis Lv１

　――――――――――――――――――

　Damage bonus

　・Goblin races　＋３％

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(Strength and Endurance are over 30? I can’t wait to see how much these grow.)

　Akira let his voice slip out and a smile formed on his mouth.

　He then touched the words physical strengthening displayed in the skills section and called up the details.

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　Physical strengthening Lv１

　・Passive Skill

　・Increases Strength, Speed, and Endurance. The value of the enhancement depends on the level.

　Do you want to spend 20 earned points to increase your skill level?　　Ｙ/Ｎ

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　His choice was of course 『Y』.

　The moment Akira’s finger touched it, the screen immediately switched.

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　Skill: Physical strengthening Lv2 has been acquired.

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　Akira’s gasp naturally escaped from his mouth at the words indicating the acquisition of a skill.

　At the same time, Akira’s mouth couldn’t stop smiling at the sensation, which he could recognize without looking at the screen.

(Amazing. Really amazing!!　It’s more than when I acquired the physical strengthening skill. I feel as if I’ve been reborn in a different body.)

　How much did the status values increase?

　Akira wanted to be the first to see the results for himself.

“……uh.”

　Once, he slowly gulped.

　Unknowingly, Akira’s heart was racing.

　It was partly the anticipation of the status that was about to be displayed, partly the loss of point 20, all the rewards from his leveling and questing so far, and partly the uncertainty of not knowing how much benefit his first skill level-up would bring. And there was also the elation in his heart that reminded him of after making a big, expensive purchase with his first salary.

“Status.”

　In a small voice, Akira muttered.

　The screen then reappeared before Akira.

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　Ichijou　Akira　25 years old　Male　Lv8  (15)

　Stamina：１７

　Strength：６２（＋３０Up）

　Endurance：６１（＋３０Up）

　Speed：５６（＋３０Up）

　Luck：１６

　Earned points：０

　――――――――――――――――――

　Unique Skills:

　・Return from Hell

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　Skills

　・Physical strengthening Lv２

　・Analysis Lv１

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　Damage bonus

　・Goblin races　＋３％

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“――Haha.”

　A laugh escaped Akira’s mouth while looking at the screen that was displayed.

　No, the only thing he could do was laugh.

“Is this for real?!　A gain of 30 each in Strength, Endurance, and Speed for spending 20 points?　That’s crazy!!”

　Akira’s voice grew louder as the result was beyond his imagination.

　After all, he had undoubtedly put all of his points into upgrading this skill, rather than acquiring other skills.

(My Stamina did not increase, so I can’t be too careless, but if my Endurance is higher, that will make it so I won’t die as soon as I get hit by an attack!　With this status, a Boar might be a good leveling opponent――no, it might be okay to use a Black Wolf as my opponent.)

　The highest-level monster Akira encountered, aside from the Minotaur, was the level 17 Black Wolf.

　According to the status confirmed by the Analysis skill, that monster had a Speed of 60, but with this increase in the level of the physical strengthening skill, the difference between Akira’s status and that of the other monsters had disappeared.

　Before, the mere sight of the monster from a distance was enough to make him prepare for death, and he could only desperately hide and pray that he would not be found, but with this much, he should be able to deal with these monsters.

　――It might not be possible right now, but with this, one day, I might even be able to defeat the Minotaur.

　That’s what Akira thought.

　――Ding.

　And then, as if to dampen Akira’s excitement, a screen suddenly appeared in front of him.

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　The global inversion rate has exceeded 1%.

　As the world inversion rate has exceeded 1%, the monsters will regain some of their original strength.

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