Keare
Lv1
Strength: F322 | Endurance: G289 | Dexterity: F307 | Agility: G295 | Magic: F300
Development Abilities: None
Magic: Recovery
Skills: Imitation
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Hestia was already mentally prepared for the fact that the rate of ability value improvement would decrease after an Adventurer left the beginner protection period.
But even so.
After a day of high-intensity Dungeon exploration, three ability values still reached a new stage.
"Keare."
"Your ability value improvement is as fast as ever..."
Hestia straddled Keare's waist, holding the brown kraft paper, her eyes filled with undisguised amazement from the depths of her heart.
He had only just received the blessing and become an Adventurer, and he had already developed to this extent!
But the bad news was—
Due to the special nature of the 'Recovery' and 'Imitation' magic skills, she couldn't even share her joy with her closest friend, Hephaestus.
"It's really fast!"
Feeling the softness at his waist and the girl's heartfelt praise.
Keare felt a sense of satisfaction, but when he heard another sentence, he emphasized with a serious expression: "My strength can improve quickly."
"But other aspects cannot!"
"Hm?"
Hestia didn't understand the meaning behind his words. She flipped over from behind Keare, but her movements were too close.
When she moved her body, contact was unavoidable.
Her skin, as delicate as a baby's, felt soft, conveying the girl's elevated body temperature due to the alcohol, and a refreshing floral scent.
"It's just..."
"Familia development can be fast, strength improvement can be fast, but you absolutely cannot die so quickly in the Dungeon!"
Keare stretched his hands on the bed, sitting beside Hestia. He focused all his attention on the kraft paper with the imprinted ability values.
The values that met his eyes surprised him somewhat.
One should know that in the original work, Sword Princess Ais Wallenstein asked Ottar for help with special training, and in that situation, her ability values only increased by a total of 200 points.
His endurance didn't improve.
Mainly because the monsters in the Dungeon simply didn't have a chance to attack him.
"At the current rate of development, reaching A-rank for all ability values should not be difficult, but how can I reach S-rank?"
"Can it be done with a normal person's talent?"
Keare couldn't help but have this doubt.
Bell, the white-haired, red-haired protagonist in the original work, was able to break through S-rank and reach SS-SSS rank by relying on the skill 'Lia Fails'.
He couldn't possibly copy even that kind of operation, could he?
'One-Hearted Stick Selection'
'Yearning for a Loose Seam'
Thinking of such a scene, his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
In his previous life, when Keare played games, he would try every possible way to max out all the characters' ability values (including YLD).
Even if the mechanism didn't allow it, he would directly use Wind Shadow Moon Shadow or activate CE.
He couldn't add points in reality, but he could at least be a stat monster in games, right?
This situation applied to reality as well. After transmigrating to the Dungeon or Familia, and finally becoming an Adventurer, Keare's goal was very clear.
To maximize his ability values as much as possible.
There was no need to pursue Orario's fastest breakthrough legend. He would take it step by step, striving to at least achieve an all-S rating in terms of ability values.
'Plunder'
Plunder the target's experience points and MP, and use them for oneself.
If this skill could Plunder the target unit's ability values in the Dungeon or Familia, breaking through the limit of ability values didn't seem difficult!
"It's just, if I do this kind of operation."
"There must be a reasonable explanation. Using it with 'Recovery' magic should be feasible..."
Keare already had a basic idea in his mind, but the topic returned to square one: how could he develop the skill?
The half-dozen fruit juice sparkling wines he had just drunk made it difficult for him to think calmly.
And after eating and drinking, the fatigue from half a day of hard work in the Dungeon completely enveloped his body. Just as he was about to dispose of the kraft paper, he turned his head.
Keare found that.
Hestia, who had been full of vigor just a moment ago, had unknowingly fallen asleep.
She was lying on her side, her black long hair falling across her cheek, her breathing even and very steady, and even her sleeping face held a faint smile.
"..."
Recalling Hestia working during the day.
Keare did not wake her up. He chose to gently lift the girl's soft and delicate body with both hands to prevent her from rolling onto the floor when she turned over at night.
The night in Orario was quite cool.
As he covered her visually alluring body with a thin blanket, just as he was about to return to the old sofa to rest, he heard the girl's trembling invitation:
"Um..."
"The old sofa isn't comfortable to sleep on either. My bed... my bed is quite big!"
Driven by alcohol, Keare did not refuse, but nothing strange happened. Lychee told him that some things should not be done.
Could ordinary alcohol really intoxicate a god?
Unless it was a product of the Wine God Soma, Hestia was only drunk, but if she wanted to sober up, it would be a very easy matter.
Anyone who often plays Galgames knows.
In such a crucial choice, if the 'small head' controls the 'big head', it is very likely that all the previous strategies and affection points will instantly reset to zero.
And.
The rift created would definitely not disappear with time!
"Get up."
With an exceptionally young body and physical constitution far exceeding ordinary people, and no entertainment facilities like mobile phones or computers, Keare's routine was very regular.
Just as he was about to get up.
He felt an extremely strong sense of pressure. He looked up and lifted the blanket.
He found that Hestia, whose smile was exceptionally sweet even in her sleep, was now like an octopus, pressing tightly against his chest.
Keare gently pulled his arm out of the girl's embrace.
But because she was holding him so tightly, it was difficult to avoid a physical friction reaction with Hestia's magnificent justice during the process.
Worried that his movements would wake the sleeping girl.
He moved with extreme restraint. After a simple wash, he left the church basement, not noticing Hestia, who was sleeping on her side on the bed.
She had already covered her head with the blanket, trying to hide the blush on her cheeks.
"I... last night..."
"I really drank too much!!!"
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Leaving the abandoned church, the morning sun peeked out from behind the mountains.
Feeling the cool air, Keare's goal was quite clear: to continue training in the Dungeon, earn money, and improve his ability values.
However, before setting off, he still had something to deal with.
If his economic situation had slightly improved, but he could only eat fried potato balls to fill his stomach during high-intensity combat, then this Adventurer life was somewhat miserable.
"First, solve the problem of eating."
The area where restaurants and stalls were more concentrated was East Street, where the "Hostess of Fertility" was located.
In the early morning.
Keare looked around and saw many vendors already preparing their goods in advance, making it easier to sell them to passing Adventurers.
Just as he was considering what to eat for lunch.
A girl's slightly surprised teasing voice came from behind him: "Adventurer-san, are you starting today's Dungeon exploration so early?"