Keare watched the young girl, burdened with a large Supporter backpack, depart. He chose not to linger in the Central Plaza and instead headed towards the Adventurer's Guild.
His open contact with Lilli had achieved its objective.
He had planted a seed of 'grasping the future' in her heart, and it didn't even need nurturing.
When she grew suspicious of the Soma Familia, verified her suspicions, and realized that saving money wouldn't allow her to leave the Familia, she would naturally seek him out.
No one can refuse to grasp the future.
Keare was no exception; restoring the glory of the Healer was his inescapable duty!
"..."
"First, I'll convert today's gains into valis. Later, I'll find Hestia to update my abilities; 'Deterioration' and 'Optimization' skills should be ready."
"As for 'Plunder'..."
Freed from the high-pressure environment of the Dungeon, Keare finally had time to ponder his rapid future development.
Having mastered the skill development methods, acquiring the 'Plunder' method was simple. The key was whether this ability could function smoothly in the Dungeon or Familia.
Plunder in the Legendary Hero world primarily focused on experience points and MP.
However, Orario didn't have such a system. Before leveling up, abilities could continuously improve through experience.
Once abilities reached their talent bottleneck and could no longer improve, most Adventurers would choose to raise their Adventurer level through great achievements. At that point, their abilities would completely reset, solidifying into the body's potential.
"The controllable scope of the 'Plunder' skill..."
"Is confined to unsolidified abilities. As long as the Plunder magnitude is controlled, it shouldn't be easily discovered."
Not all gods.
Are as tirelessly enthusiastic as Hestia in updating their followers' abilities daily. Most Adventurers go through a long period of exploration.
Accumulating improvements, then waiting for their god to be free to update their abilities.
Joining an Adventurer party exploring the Dungeon, using the 'Recovery' skill to gain benefits, and then achieving twice the results with half the effort through actual combat.
This was the most comprehensive improvement method Keare could currently conceive.
Through the 'Recovery' skill's Imitation of combat techniques and the Plunder of abilities, if he reached this level, could he rival the white-haired, red-eyed rabbit?
Perhaps he could.
Just focusing on steady development, a double improvement was indeed good, but it was limited to combat techniques; ability improvement would be relatively slow.
Having left the protection period of being a novice Adventurer,
Keare had already clearly felt that with the same training intensity, the improvement to his abilities was already negligible. If he continued at this pace,
He would inevitably encounter a bottleneck.
Laying a solid foundation at each Adventurer level stage and becoming a numerical monster.
Is an essential step for becoming a top Adventurer in Orario. Moreover, to make Lilli actively grasp the future, he must strengthen his power!
"The plan is feasible."
"Where can I find a relatively reliable Adventurer party?"
All of today's Dungeon Adventurer gains were exchanged for valis, and after these few explorations, his total savings had reached 10,000 valis.
For a short period, he wouldn't have to worry about financial distress.
Keare walked through the twilight streets of Orario. After picking up a packaged dinner from a cheap commoner restaurant, he headed towards the Familia residence on South Street.
During his free time, he gradually let his thoughts wander.
Pure novice Adventurers didn't offer much 'Plunder' potential. The best choice would be an Adventurer party capable of reaching the middle levels of the Dungeon.
"Take Mikazuchi Familia"
He inexplicably recalled the long-haired, beautiful black-haired girl who had helped him hone his combat skills two days prior.
Considering everything, Yamato Mikoto's Adventurer party was indeed quite suitable for him to gain benefits from. Their overall strength wasn't enough to completely overwhelm the Dungeon.
When exploring in a party, there would still be appropriate opportunities for combat.
When unavoidable injuries occurred, he could also rely on the 'Recovery' skill to restore himself to his initial state, while subtly plundering some abilities!
"Don't say..."
"It's quite reasonable. Even minor injuries require buying a panacea."
"If I remember correctly, each bottle should be 500,000 valis. My free treatment and plundering some abilities are quite reasonable."
Things needed to be done one by one.
After eating and updating his abilities, he would have time tonight to find Yamato Mikoto.
Returning to the basement of the abandoned church, Hestia had already finished work. Not choosing to idle, she was meticulously cleaning the room.
She had already changed out of her form-fitting shop uniform.
Wearing a white dress, and thanks to the blue bustier, her magnificent chest was quite prominent. Her black hair, tied into a ponytail and resting on her chest,
Gave Hestia the aura of a young wife.
It was just that her hairstyle was a bit dangerous, resembling a widow whose husband had died young. Putting that aside, the girl before him was truly perfect.
Noticing approaching footsteps,
Hestia put down the broom in her hand and looked at Keare with a surprised expression:
"Welcome home, Keare!"
"Exploring the Dungeon today must have been very tiring, right?"
She actively approached him, scrutinizing Keare with her eyes. But thinking of his 'Recovery' magic that could restore his body to its initial state,
And—
His mature personality, willing to treat himself alone rather than let her discover it,
Hestia ultimately chose to give up. She took the supply bag Keare was carrying, as well as the two-person dinner he had prepared for himself and her.
"Actually, it wasn't particularly tiring."
"I didn't explore the deeper levels of the Dungeon, and I still encountered the same monsters."
Keare spoke truthfully.
After all, today's main goal was to develop the derivative abilities of 'Recovery' magic, so he had deliberately slowed down his Dungeon exploration progress significantly.
After taking off his close-fitting armor, he actively took Hestia's fair, small hand.
"Let's eat dinner first."
"If it gets cold, I feel like the taste will be a bit off."
"Okay!"
Hestia could feel Keare's efforts. The most intuitive feeling was his continuous sword training, which had made the skin on his tiger's mouth much rougher.
No longer the soft skin from the beginning.
Thinking that he was exploring the Dungeon alone every day, she felt a little heartache:
"When the weapon shop's work isn't so busy, I'll... see if there are any suitable children to recruit into the Familia."
"That way, your pressure won't be so great."
"Hmm..."
"You don't have to rush for now."
"Having trustworthy companions makes the Dungeon exploration process much easier!" Hearing Keare's words, the girl frowned slightly.
However.
When she heard the brown-haired boy's reason, a blush gradually spread across Hestia's fair cheeks.
"How should I put it..."
"I think it's pretty good now. I get to spend time alone with Lady Hestia every day. Only this way... can we build our feelings faster, right?"
"..."
Her Familia member always said strange, embarrassing things!
Hestia's heart pounded. She slightly turned her face away, her gaze falling on the steaming dinner on the table, unable to respond for the moment.
The girl awkwardly changed the subject:
"Let's eat first, then I'll help you... update your abilities."
"And..."
"Even if I recruit Familia members, it... it won't interfere with our time together!"