Chapter 6

Today is also a 5-part update... No, there are also settings, so it's a 6-part update.

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006 - How to Obtain Intermediate Magic?

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In the morning, I hunted Big Mosquitos.

Since I still don't have intermediate magic, I captured and crushed them with a net as I did last time, but CHSC accumulated steadily.

On the second day, I hunted a total of 367, earning 677 CHSC points.

With CHSC accumulated, I checked the available skills, but intermediate magic was not among them.

"Thinking that you can obtain intermediate magic in just one or two days is a bit too optimistic, isn't it?"

With that, I changed my mindset and allocated 200 points to magic power, 100 points to intelligence, 100 points to resistance, and 50 points to dexterity.

In the afternoon, I practiced the Air Cutter and, when my magic power ran out, I practiced time perception.

Today, I helped with meal preparation.

I drew water from the well, stoked the fire in the stove, and harvested vegetables from the field.

The meat is dried and lasts for a while, and the bread is baked every two days.

"By the way, where do you get the wheat for the bread?"

"Every two months, a merchant comes to deliver wheat, dried meat, and other supplies."

"Is it a merchant?"

The merchant who travels from place to place comes to the village where Jun lived.

However, this place is in the middle of the Magic Forest, and there is only the old lady Char's house. Normally, merchants wouldn't come to such a place.

"I am a magic item craftsman, so when they come to pick up the magic items, they also bring these supplies. It's a kind of barter system."

"Magic item craftsman?"

Jun had never heard of a magic item craftsman before and tilted his head.

"A magic item is an item that operates using magic power. The pocket watch I lent you is also a magic item."

"Really, this pocket watch?"

He took the pocket watch out of his pocket and examined it.

The village chief and a few others in the village had pocket watches, and Jun had seen them before.

They looked like ordinary pocket watches, but he wondered if they were really magic items.

"Ordinary pocket watches are wound with a spring."

Jun had heard from the village chief and others that the pocket watch needed to be wound.

"However, mine doesn't have a spring. It operates using magic power."

Jun nodded. He didn't even understand what a spring was.

He had only heard the village chief and others say they wound the spring and had seen them wind the watch's knob, but he didn't understand the mechanism at all.

"Well, that's not important. Magic items are valuable, so merchants come to this remote place to buy my magic items."

"Ah, I see."

"Jun, you might be able to become a magic item craftsman."

"Eh?"

"You can freely develop your abilities and acquire skills. You could become a magic item craftsman."

"Ah... I see."

"You could even become a noble. Well, even if I could become a noble, I wouldn't."

By accumulating CHSC and developing abilities, you can acquire skills and take on any job.

Jun had no intention of becoming a noble, but there were various possibilities. This was the moment he realized that being an efficiency chef was a job.

The next day, it rained. When it rains, Big Mosquitos hide under the leaves.

There was nothing to do, so I practiced time perception on this day.

The rain continued for two days and then stopped.

Jun stepped into the forest, treading on the muddy ground. However, he couldn't find any Big Mosquitos.

It wasn't as if they had all been hunted. Big Mosquitos, being weak monsters, lay thousands of eggs at a time.

Many of these eggs are eaten by other monsters or animals, but dozens to hundreds still hatch.

The time to reach adulthood is short, and once they become adults, they lay large numbers of eggs again.

Jun hadn't killed 1,000 in two days.

If it were 10,000 or 20,000, it might be a different story, but killing fewer than 1,000 wouldn't lead to their extinction.

"Maybe they haven't come out from under the leaves after the rain?"

Jun didn't know the Big Mosquito's ecology in detail.

After walking around for a long time, he finally found two swarms.

The next day was sunny.

As soon as he entered the forest, he found a swarm of Big Mosquitos.

On the fourth day, the Big Mosquitos were very active, and he destroyed 10 swarms that day.

By the end of the fourth day, CHSC had accumulated to 1,182 points.

He allocated 100 points to magic power, 100 points to intelligence, and 100 points to resistance. Intermediate magic still didn't appear.

He then allocated 100 points to vitality and 100 points to stamina.

This used up 500 points, leaving him with 682 CHSC points.

Generally, when the job is a mage, intermediate magic is learned around level 15.

Mages have high magic power, intelligence, and resistance, so at level 15, their stats are typically:

Magic power 105, intelligence 65, and resistance 60. There is some individual variation, but generally, these are the stats.

Jun, who obtained this information from books, decided to develop his abilities based on these values.

If he couldn't obtain intermediate magic even with these stats, he would need to reconsider his approach.

The fifth day started with a cloudy sky.

Thinking it might rain in the afternoon, he entered the forest.

It didn't rain, and he managed to destroy 10 swarms that day.

On the fifth day, he hunted a total of 377, earning 697 CHSC points.

Thanks to this, CHSC accumulated to 1,379 points.

This time, he allocated 250 points to intelligence, 320 points to resistance, and 200 points to dexterity.

This cleared the target values for magic power, intelligence, and resistance.

At this point, he had 609 CHSC points left.

He then checked his skills.

"Ah!?"

The skill he had been waiting for appeared.

【CHSC Consumption 500】

- Wind Magic Tornado: Active Skill, Consumption 15 Magic Points, Attack Power 110, Range, Activation Time 5 seconds, Reuse Time 25 seconds

Without hesitation, Jun obtained the Wind Magic Tornado.

He was so happy that he wanted to jump for joy and ran through the forest to tell Old Lady Char.

● Status

【Job】Efficiency Chef

【Level】5

【Experience】3/60

【Vitality】40/40

【Magic Power】125/125

【Strength】9

【Stamina】18

【Intelligence】65

【Resistance】60

【Dexterity】40

【Agility】22

【Skill】Chain Score

【Basic Magic】Air Cutter

【Intermediate Magic】Tornado

【CHSC】109

【Status】Wanderer

【Rewards/Penalties】

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Miria, who joined Dominic's group, went to hunt monsters with the other members.

The Sword Saint Ishna, the Holy Knight Reilin, and the Holy Maiden Lumina.

Ishna has semi-long, slightly curled red hair. Her gaze is sharp, and she is always on the lookout.

Reilin has her blonde hair tied back and carries a large shield that looks like it has ceremonial decorations.

Lumina is dressed in a neatly pressed priestess uniform, but her sky-blue hair can be seen peeking out from the gaps.

All three are beautiful women, and their beauty is captivating not only to men but also to women.

"There was no need for Dominic-sama to come."

Ishna linked her arm with Dominic's right arm.

"Calling Dominic-sama for such weak monster hunting is disrespectful."

Reilin linked her arm with Dominic's left arm.

The two pressed their large chests against Dominic.

Dominic was not entirely displeased, and his mustache was growing.

"We are still in the dungeon, so don't let your guard down."

Lumina scolded the three who were getting too relaxed.

This nagging, motherly attitude was annoying to the three.

"Are you jealous? Why don't you just say it?"

"Ishna is right. If Lumina wants to touch Dominic-sama, she should just say it."

Ishna and Reilin were under the influence of Dominic's skill, Charm.

However, as a Holy Maiden, Lumina was strongly resistant to such mental attacks.

Lumina's impression of the two had changed since they first met. She felt a vague sense of unease, but she never imagined it was due to Dominic's skill, Charm.

She never thought that a hero could have a skill like a demon's.