From Renjiro's understanding, Bell's Liaris Freese skill could seemingly accelerate the growth of his basic stats during the adventurer "accumulation" phase, almost like cheating—but it came with extremely strict prerequisites.
First, the skill user's mindset had to align with that of the admired "hero." The purer and more innocent the personality, the stronger the effect.
If one had to draw an analogy… it was like possessing the legendary and extremely rare heart of a child.
On top of that…
If the person could consistently interact with their admired target, the skill's effect would heat up immensely.
Roughly speaking… it was like running a GPU at full power on a gas stove, enough to roast potatoes.
Looking at the original timeline…
After the rabbit boy started admiring the Sword Princess, Miach, Takemikazuchi, Hermes… one by one, these "true god-class" allies would gather around as support.
And yet, he got along extremely well with Ais…
He wanted an older sister, she wanted a younger brother.
He was pure-hearted, she was three-no 1.
Plus, the always ambitious Ais was curious about the rapidly growing Bell, constantly gravitating toward him…
So, through a series of coincidences, the bonus effects of Liaris Freese never stopped.
Always at full power.
On top of that, Bell frequently faced heavy trials—fighting enhanced monster variants, hunting stronger floor bosses, battling Scorpions, ancient heroes, destroyers, evil dragons… sometimes even being crushed by higher-tier adventurers, then returning to defeat them in turn.
If anyone else faced these trials, they'd likely have died ten times over.
But the rabbit boy's luck was no joke.
In short, these stacked buffs gradually earned him the nickname "the fastest-leveling white rabbit in the world."
At present…
"Not that it matters for me, but… should I introduce Bell to Ais?"
Renjiro pondered for a moment, then immediately dismissed the thought.
It wasn't that he liked Ais and wanted to prevent Bell from interacting with her.
Ais… frankly didn't hit Renjiro's XP at all.
She was merely a familiar friend.
Or perhaps a stubborn little sister who occasionally acted clumsy and cute.
Ultimately, the main reason Renjiro dismissed the idea was…
"Isn't Ais poor enough already?"
Indeed, the past few months she'd been repeatedly challenged by the Twin Stars. Thanks to Renjiro (the main self) falsely reporting Bell's leveling speed, she hadn't yet suffered a total collapse.
If now a rabbit boy with experience-buffing skills suddenly appeared…
"She'd probably lose her mind."
So, to avoid pushing little sister Ais into that "reckless" state again, Renjiro decided to refrain from constantly stimulating her.
At least, until she reached Lv.6.
"Hmm, this plan should work."
Renjiro thought privately. Once Ais reaches Lv.6, she can begin accumulating her own basic stats, steadily growing. With visible improvements, she won't constantly act recklessly.
With that decision made, Renjiro simply spent a few hours wandering around the dungeon's upper levels with Bell, his first time entering.
And when he, Bell, Lili, and Welf returned…
"We've reached the expected benchmark."
A remote communication came through the mental link from Aether and Lumine.
Earlier, the siblings had been leveling in the dungeon's deeper areas, tirelessly and without rest for days. They had finally accumulated enough experience to raise their divine levels to Lv.50 tonight.
They would also gain the second evaluation.
Thus…
"I should test the effects of all my development abilities properly."
Renjiro felt a sense of anticipation. And also see how much Bell will gain today.
Honestly, having a little brother nearby who wasn't even troublesome was a nice feeling.
Uh…Rye?
He's still a little troublesome.
Previously unavoidable, now…
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That night…
"Ugh~~~~?"
As Renjiro predicted, Bell's first dungeon run was meant to test his stat growth.
And the results…
"Bell-sama, you… this…"
In the Maria Orphanage first-floor hall, Lili stared at Bell's publicly revealed stats, hands trembling over the impression paper.
She was scared.
Strength +120, Durability +42, Dexterity +139, Agility—the most extreme—+225.
In other words…
"Before awakening magic (mana i-0), just the growth of four basic stats alone is 526 points?"
Lili instinctively looked at Renjiro, Bell, and Syr (Frigg), who was smiling with her hands on her face.
"Eh? Aren't you all surprised?"
"Not really."
Renjiro waved a hand. "I've seen worse."
"You'll see it again soon."
That last sentence was a quiet thought in his mind.
As for Bell…
"Uh, is this kind of stat increase… really that extreme?"
Renjiro could tell the young boy was genuinely asking, unaware of how incredible this growth was.
But to Lili, it sounded like a subtle brag.
Unable to help herself…
"Bell-sama, you might not know…"
She spread the impression paper on the table.
"Normally, adventurers work themselves to the bone for a whole day… or several days, and their basic stats increase by single digits—or sometimes not at all."
"But Bell-sama just spent less than four hours in the dungeon today."
"In that short time, his growth surpassed what most adventurers achieve in nearly a year… or even several years."
While speaking, Lili also displayed her own stat records.
A rough glance revealed consistently low numbers:
Strength and Durability were low i-grade; Dexterity barely over 100; Agility slightly over 200; Mana just over 300.
These were the cumulative results of Lili's ten-plus years of effort.
Meanwhile, Bell spent only four hours wandering the dungeon. Despite multiple injuries, his Strength now surpassed Lili's immediately after the update.
"…Wait a second."
The small human girl looked sharply at the black-haired youth.
"Renjiro-sama, you've seen something even scarier?"
"Could it be…"
"Yes. Though I can't say much, Aether and Lumine's basic stats are even more terrifying."
Hearing this…
Oh. So it really was the Twin Stars.
All was well then.
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