Volume 5, Chapter 25 – The Mountain Hunt

“Hmph! Hmph! Hmph!”

As usual, the General marched ahead alone, vaporizing every Undying Beast that attacked him in a single strike.

“Sigh, as I thought, we really have nothing to do.”

“Indeed it is.”

“Hey, Saint!”

“Yeah, yeah. A refill, right?”

I replenished the Mana in his halberd, and the General immediately returned to the front lines.

Well, wherever the General is is the front line… ¹ Not typo okay?

By the way, unfortunately, Yihua-san was left behind to watch over the ruins of Fu Yie Village. I couldn’t exactly bring a civil servant like her into a place with no roads.

And that meant there was absolutely no one to stop the General.

“It’s nice that we’re not in danger, but at this rate, Shizuku-san won’t be able to earn any EXP.”

“Indeed. Still, I have grown a little even so. Behold.”

With that, Shizuku-san showed me her status with a look of slight happiness.

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【Name】: Mieshiro Shizuku

【Race】: Half-Black Fox

【Gender】: Female

【Class】: Sword Saint, Merchant

【Level】: 1 → 6

【HP】: 202 → 288

【MP】: 70 → 145

【STR】: 240 → 366

【INT】: 120 → 210

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【AGI】: 363 → 558

【DEX】: 384 → 583

【VIT】: 165 → 226

【MND】: 187 → 322

【LUC】: 145 → 226

【Exp】: 2 → 2,153

【SP】: 50

【Unique Skill (1)】: ▼

【Skill (6)】: ▼

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“Whoa, Shizuku-san, your stats have gone up incredibly!”

“It seems if I raise my level by about 3 more, I shall return to my original stats.”

As expected, Shizuku-san’s voice was bouncy with excitement.

“That’s great. But… do stats usually jump this much just from 5 levels? I feel like it was at most 20 per level…”

AGI and DEX went up by nearly 200 in just 5 levels.

“It may be because I am no longer human, or perhaps it is thanks to this unfamiliar class called ‘Sword Saint’.”

“Huh? Shizuku-san, weren’t you that class from the start? Though, I feel like it suits you perfectly.”

Shizuku-san gave me a slightly reproachful look.

“…Fiene-dono did not notice, did she? I myself do not know when it changed on its own, but it had already changed by the time I showed it to Fiene-dono on the banks of the Neginabe River.”

“Eh? Ahaha, I didn’t notice at all. Still, I didn’t know classes could just change on their own.”

“I have never heard of such a thing either, yet here it is, having changed of its own accord.”

Hmm, strange things really do happen. I wonder if this is also Suikyou’s doing?

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“But ‘Sword Saint’ sounds so cool, doesn’t it?”

“…I do not dislike the sound of it. However, my actual skill has not yet caught up to the name.”

“Well, your level did drop for a while.”

When I said that, Shizuku-san made a slightly conflicted face and spoke.

“Levels can be raised. However, I have not yet reached the realm of that General.”

“I guess so.”

Shizuku-san says so, but I have absolutely no idea how wide that gap actually is. But if Shizuku-san says so, it must be true.

“I’m not doing anything, so it’ll be a long time before I level up. If some zombies or ghosts appeared, it would be a chance to earn EXP…”

“Haha, that is because Fiene-dono is a Saint. Punching and slashing like the General does would be a bit different from your image.”

“Ahaha, I suppose so.”

While chatting, I absentmindedly opened my status.

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【Name】: Fiene Argentata

【Race】: Vampire (LOL)

【Gender】: Female

【Class】: Healer, Enchanter

【Level】: 15 → 16

【HP】: 355 → 378

【MP】: 305 → 325

【STR】: 365 → 389

【INT】: 290 → 309

【AGI】: 275 → 293

【DEX】: 320 → 341

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【VIT】: 335 → 357

【MND】: 305 → 325

【LUC】: 305 → 325

【Exp】: 110,087 → 134,980

【SP】: 30 → 40

【Unique Skill (13)】: ▼

【Skill (23)】: ▼

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“Hah?”

A vacant sound escaped my lips involuntarily.

What on earth is happening?

“Fiene-sama, is something wrong?”

Noticing my odd reaction, Chris-san spoke up with a slightly worried look.

“No, for some reason my level went up. And there’s a massive amount of EXP…”

“Hm? Fiene-dono, what do you mean?”

“I have no idea what’s going on…”

Even as I answered, my eyes were glued to my status. Then, right before my eyes, the EXP increased again.

“The EXP… increased… again…”

“Just now?”

“Yes. Just now…”

At my answer, Chris-san and Shizuku-san fell silent.

“What’s wrong, Onee-sama!”

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Saying so, Lu-chan peeked at my status.

“Huh? The EXP increased! Why is your EXP increasing even though you aren’t doing anything?!”

“No, I have absolutely no clue.”

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【Name】: Fiene Argentata

【Exp】: 110,087 → 135,110

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Lu-chan and I looked at each other.

“Hmph! Hmph!”

Because the four of us had fallen silent, only the General’s voice echoed through the mountains.

“Um… Onee-sama… I feel like… whenever that person shouts, your EXP increases…”

“…You’re right.”

“…How mysterious.”

“Eeeeh?!”

Just as Lu-chan pointed out, the General’s shouts were linked to my EXP increase.

“Fiene-dono, perhaps it is possible that…”

“Eh? I’m not okay with my EXP increasing just because the General is shouting…”

“No, that is not—”

“Hey, Saint! This area is cleared. We’re heading back to base!”

“Ah, yes!”

Our conversation was forcibly cut short by the General’s roar.

After storing the trees the General had knocked down along with the beasts, we headed back to our base at the ruins of Fu Yie Village.