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Chapter 4 - 004

Over the next few days, the Daily Commissions were quite simple—just delivering a few apples or fifteen mint plants.

"Damn it! The Specters spotted me!"

"Ahhh! The lightning's about to hit me!"

"Help help help!"

"I'll remember this grudge! Next time, I'll take you all down!"

Amid such peaceful daily routines, Chizuki continued allocating all her attribute points to attack power, smoothly reaching a level of 31+23.

"Daily Commissions completed. Feels great."

Chizuki happily strolled down the road with a cat-like gait, unhurried. Aside from the basic Daily Commissions, there didn't seem to be much else for her to do.

With plenty of free time, wandering around various places on Yashiori Island became a daily routine. As long as she was careful and avoided being spotted by monsters, safety was pretty much guaranteed.

*Ding!* (Random Event)

Hint: Someone ahead seems to be surrounded by Hydro Slimes.

Objective: Defeat all Hydro Slimes.

Chizuki : Meow meow?

So there are random events too?

Here I come!

With that thought, Chizuki sprang into action. She clenched the Dull Blade between her teeth, ready for a fight.

After a week of practice, she had gotten quite skilled with the Dull Blade. Taking down a few Hydro Slimes should be a piece of cake.

Wait a minute? A Giant Hydro Slime!

Chizuki froze in her tracks when she saw the Giant Hydro Slime, which was almost as tall as the nearby Sakura tree.

A true warrior dares to face a bloody reality!

Seeing the horde of Hydro Slimes about to overwhelm the person, Chizuki gritted her teeth and prepared to charge.

The Giant Hydro Slime sensed the threat and began charging up, shooting watery bubbles at Chizuki .

"Meow!" Chizuki roughly predicted the bubbles' trajectory and dodged in advance.

She knew that if hit by those bubbles, she'd be trapped inside a watery prison, making it hard to break free.

As for the smaller Hydro Slimes around her, Chizuki could now take them down with just two slashes each. The Dull Blade flashed, leaving behind only puddles of Slime Concentrate where the Hydro Slimes had exploded.

A cool cat never looks back at explosions! Now it's your turn! Where's the Giant Hydro Slime? Chizuki turned around, only to find the Giant Hydro Slime had vanished.

Then, hearing a noise from above, she looked up to see it leaping high into the air, aiming right for her. *Splash!*

The impact sent Chizuki flying several meters back. Facing this massive, round elemental creature, she found it a bit tricky.

She wasn't even a quarter of its size. Fortunately, her nimble footwork allowed her to barely dodge its attacks, and with the Dull Blade's physical damage, she finally managed to defeat the slime.

*Boom!*

The explosion from the Giant Hydro Slime covered a much wider area. Not only Chizuki , but even the child who had hidden nearby earlier got caught in the blast.

Her fur was now covered in sticky goo again!

Ugh.

Collected: Slime Concentrate ×8.

As the slime residue was gathered, Chizuki finally felt a bit better.

Hint: The child seems frightened by what just happened. Giving some apples might help ease their tension. Reward for gifting apples: Attribute Points ×3.

Chizuki glanced at the children standing not far away. Judging by their current location, they must be from Higi Village.

She used her tail to hook three apples and handed them to the children.

"Kitty is amazing!" The children's eyes sparkled.

They had just witnessed this cat chase away the nasty monsters for them.

"Thank you for the apples, kitty!"

Now that they were safe and had something delicious to eat, the three children quickly calmed down.

Reward: Attribute Points *3.

Congratulations: Achievement unlocked, title obtained: Fluffy Guardian of Children.

Obtained: Attribute Points *3.

Effect: During childhood, communication is possible with those who possess childlike innocence.

Unlocked: Regular commissions in Yashiori Island. For every delivery completed, gain Attribute Points *1.

"Give me some attack power!"

Attack Power: 37+23. "This is Kikuka, this is Yamada, and I'm Tanaka," the children introduced themselves to Chizuki.

"Chizuki." she meowed in response.

The three children's eyes lit up. What Chizuki didn't notice was three pairs of mischievous hands reaching toward her.

"What are you doing, meow?!"

She was thoroughly satisfied by the petting.

"Purrrr~"

Chizuki lay contentedly in the arms of the little girl named Kikuka, utterly delighted.

So comfortable! This is too unfair!

Absolutely outrageous! Downright cruel!

Chizuki tried to wobble back to her feet, but the children's petting skills were simply too masterful.

Ah~ If this keeps up, my brain will turn to mush and I won't be able to think~

Meow~

After each child had their turn cuddling her, they reluctantly set Chizuki down.

Her head felt a little dizzy. What… is this strange feeling? It took a while for Chizuki to regain her senses.

"We live in Higi Village. Kitty, come visit us sometime!" The children waved goodbye and added, "Thank you for the apples, Chizuki .

They were sweet, and we loved them." Chizuki watched as they left.

Title: Fluffy Guardian of Children.

Chizuki reviewed the title again.

Effect: During childhood, communication is possible with those who possess childlike innocence.

Note: Children really seem to love fluffy creatures! "Am I… being liked?"

The sudden acquisition of this title was an unexpected joy for Chizuki .

What pleased her most was that in the Yashiori Island region, she could earn one attribute point for every delivery completed.

This is… amazing!

Getting stronger is just around the corner!

Could this mean that delivering packages nonstop will make me stronger?

The thought filled Chizuki with satisfaction.

Even fighting Electro Slimes by the roadside felt more motivating now.

Even if her fur got slightly puffed up by the electricity, she could still swiftly defeat them all.

"But… should I consider getting a better weapon?" Chizuki's gaze fell on the Dull Blade in front of her. For now, it was sufficient, but from a long-term perspective, it seemed a bit lacking.

Didn't she struggle quite a bit fighting that large Hydro Slime earlier? Still, Chizuki was confident—given a little more time, defeating a Hydro Slime would be as easy as slicing a melon.

Three attribute points a day, all allocated to attack—that's 21 attack points in a week, and 90 in a month! With a full year of 365 days, breaking a thousand is absolutely within reach!

Chizuki could almost see her bright future waving at her.

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