Chapter 26

During dinner, they were engrossed in conversations about their recent updates.

"Hey, big brother. You went to the third town, huh?"

"Yeah, Kousuke invited me to go as a healer."

"Hmm, I see. Kousuke must be thinking about it. People with production jobs tend to want to go to the third town early."

Miharu seemed to understand. In fact, Kousuke might have had such thoughts. Thinking about it, it didn't feel like he was just being deceived.

"Hey, big brother. Today, my defense increased by 30, and I got a new physical boost sense. I also added a movement restriction removal sense to an empty slot."

"Whoa, I heard something about the sense tree. What's that?"

"The sense tree is like a tree diagram of senses. For example, sword skills branch into one-handed and two-handed swords, but the entire tree can change into a completely different one."

"Is there any particular reason for that?"

"For example, if you train senses A and B, you can obtain sense C from a different tree. Once you get C, A and B become unobtained."

"So, you can reacquire them?"

"But, starting over from level 1 is quite tough, so only extreme power fighters might do it. Some people deliberately avoid switching to another tree and just keep training the same sense."

"Hmm. So, what's this [Movement Restriction Removal]? I didn't see it as an obtainable sense."

"Big brother, you should try to gather some information."

Efficiency is good, but I want the feeling of drinking tea on the veranda, brother.

"Once your total obtained SP exceeds 20, the number of primary senses you can obtain increases. In the beta, it increased at 40, so it might increase at 60 too. So, once you hit 20, you can do a complete overhaul to match your image."

"So, are the senses that appear at 20 stronger?"

"No, not really. Performance-wise, there's not much difference. However, senses that exploit enemy weaknesses or provide status resistance stand out. Also, there are senses that seem to have potential as you level up."

"Hawk's Eye is pretty good too."

"For example, Snake's Eye gives a paralysis effect to the target, and it can be obtained from level 20. It's much more combat-oriented than Hawk's Eye."

Sorry, Hawk's Eye. But, I won't abandon you.

"Hawk's Eye can become the strongest if you train it enough."

"True, no one knows the derivatives of Hawk's Eye. In the beta, people who took it gave up around level 25."

"Alright, I'll try to level all my senses to 30."

"That's the spirit, big brother!"

"But, thinking about it, there will probably be people who take many senses to get more SP."

"Actually, some people took a bunch of senses and leveled them to around 10, then got new ones. But doing it without thinking is tough. To get higher-level senses, you need to spend 2 to 5 SP. If you do that, you'll need to level up to 50 or 60 to get higher-level senses. It's tough to level up evenly too."

Impressive, advanced players. They can identify the shortest path.

"I think it will take some time for me to reach the beta level. What are you doing, big brother?"

"What am I doing?"

"Exactly. How are you leveling up?"

"Ah, I'm making potions and accessories. I want to turn material items into money. It's a good way to level up, even if it's just for production."

"You're still short on cash, huh?"

Miharu laughed with a tinkling voice. It's fine, right? Even at this level, I can be quite useful in combat. Really.

"Well, I'll keep an eye on you, big brother."

"Sure, keep an eye on me."

"Yep, my job is to make sure no bad bugs attach to my big brother."

"Can you stop teasing me with that? I sometimes think about it and get frustrated too."

"Alright, I'll stop. I'm going to go hunting with my sister."

"Sure, tell her I said hi."

"Big brother, aren't you going hunting too?"

"Not today. I'm tired."

I did a lot today, and the boss mob was intense. VR has an incredible sense of presence, and the tension during combat was crazy. I didn't expect it to drain my mental energy so much. Thinking about it, I might fight a dragon someday. The thought makes me shiver.

Ah, I'll stop thinking about it, stop.

"Alright, big brother, try not to get overtaken by the second wave."

With that, she went into her room. What's this second wave?

Once again, only questions remain in my mind.