"It's alright, mainly because we already possess considerable strength ourselves. If it were our first time coming to this world, it probably wouldn't be this simple." Hearing her words, Takeru was quite rational.
"That's true too." Hearing Takeru's words, Mio thought back to her own beginnings.
Aside from reward worlds, her second world was the one she experienced with Takeru. It was also because of Takeru's training that she overcame her initial fear, and subsequent worlds went so smoothly...
Subsequently, Takeru continued leading Mio to find monsters. After killing countless goblins, kobolds, centipede monsters, and woodland spirits, Takeru successfully changed class two more times: Warrior (Spear) and Mage (Wind)!
Mio also changed class to Warrior (Axe) and Farmer.
"Alright, let's head back now. It's time for lunch." Looking at the corpses on the ground, Takeru collected them again.
"Okay." Hearing Takeru say this, Mio nodded.
Returning to their original forest location, Yusuke and Kusue were still laboriously swinging their swords. Because of fatigue and hunger, their movements had greatly deteriorated. Even Yuka, who was meditating, had become distracted.
"Master, Mio-san, you're back!" Seeing Takeru and Mio return, Yusuke called out breathlessly.
"Yes, take a rest now. How many swings have you done?" Looking at Yusuke, Takeru inquired calmly.
"Only two hundred and eighty-five." Hearing Takeru's words, Yusuke showed an embarrassed expression. In two or three hours, he had only managed this many. It wasn't that he was slacking off… it was the burden on his body combined with the mechanical swinging.
Now his arms were trembling, and he could barely hold his sword steady.
And this was only possible because they were in the game world, with some enhancements and quick recovery. In the real world, he would have been exhausted long ago...
"Barely acceptable. Kusue, what about you?" Hearing Yusuke Yotsuya's words, Takeru said calmly. He wasn't satisfied, but this was only the beginning. Although they could recover, fatigue still remained, not to mention energy consumption.
"One hundred and ninety." Hearing Takeru's words, Kusue lowered her head and spoke quietly.
She didn't even have any extra weight on her, yet she was still worse than Yusuke.
"Never mind. Just do your best. Now, let's prepare lunch." Saying this, Takeru directly took out a large wild boar carcass, one he had hunted incidentally while killing goblins.
With his Chef skills enhancement, Takeru quickly thought of several cooking methods and butchered it very proficiently.
"Master, let me help!" Yusuke naturally noticed that Takeru and Mio's attire had changed. Clearly, in just over two hours of training, Takeru and the others had completed class changes.
If it were at the beginning, he would have been shocked. But knowing Takeru and Mio's capabilities, he simply found it only natural.
"Okay." Hearing his words, Takeru remembered that Yusuke had mentioned his second job was also Chef.
With everyone busy, the wild boar was transformed into various delicious dishes presented before them. Takeru also took out Chansey eggs and MooMoo Milk.
After tasting, Yusuke, Kusue, and Yuka were instantly conquered. Feeling their stamina rapidly recovering, they showed shocked expressions but didn't dwell on it, simply assuming it was special food unique to this world.
After lunch, Takeru had the three resume their training, and they complied without complaint. Takeru continued his leveling journey with Mio.
By around evening, Takeru and Mio had changed class seven times, including obtaining Advanced Warrior (Sword) and Advanced Mage (Wind). Besides these, they also had sub-jobs like Blacksmith and the initial Chef.
Their base attributes had received considerable boosts from the accumulated gains, and the advanced jobs granted several skills. However, these skills were ones Takeru could easily develop with some effort and didn't enhance his actual strength.
As for Mio, she had changed class to Advanced Mage (Water) and Advanced Warrior (Axe), and her strength had also increased considerably.
After dinner, Takeru led everyone back to Jiffon Island. Sensing the surrounding situation and finding no irregularities, Takeru and the others returned to the rooms Yana had arranged for them.
"Heroes, where did you all go?" Noticing Takeru and the others' return, Yana and Aoiu came to Takeru's side.
"We went training." Hearing her words, Takeru said quietly.
"I see. If there's anything we can help with, please feel free to instruct us, Heroes." Hearing Takeru's words, Yana and Aoiu spoke to Takeru with adoration.
Takeru's charm didn't only affect Yuka, it also worked on Kusue, Yana, Aoiu, and the others. They just weren't as bold as Yuka.
"We understand." Hearing her words, Takeru smiled and nodded.
That night, Hachiman came to Takeru and reported the day's events. It turned out quite a bit had happened after Takeru and the others left.
First, Iu practiced the power of her sword swings by tying multiple stumps together and attempting to split them. As for Keita, he sparred with a mercenary group member named Ryce.
Besides this, Cantil was receiving guidance from Hachiman. Although Hachiman didn't understand swordsmanship, he possessed physical attributes and abilities far exceeding Cantil's. His training method was simple: combat.
Another incident involved complaints from some villagers. Additionally, there was an Orc intrusion.
However, in the end, a former Jiffon Island resident named Thanza, along with Yana and Aoiu, managed to calm everyone down.
Of course, the reason the suppression went smoothly was mainly due to Hachiman demonstrating his overwhelming combat power. The others fought fiercely, with Iu and Keita even dying once, yet Hachiman defeated the orc with a single slash.
Because of this, Hachiman instantly became a heroic figure on the island.
"Haha, congratulations on gaining so much admiration. Maybe it will boost your evaluation score." Hearing his words, Takeru said with a smile.
"Come on, don't mock me." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman scratched his head.
"Well, aside from that, anything else?" Looking at Hachiman, Takeru inquired directly.
"It's about this. Takeru, you can probably make some weighted equipment, right? After sparring with Cantil for so long today, I think he needs to improve his fundamentals." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman spoke seriously.
"I see. Got it." Hearing Hachiman's words, Takeru waved his hand, and several wrist and ankle bands materialized in the air.
"These are ten kilograms and twenty kilograms respectively. They should be about right for him." Handing the eight rings to Hachiman, Takeru said with a light smile.
"Thanks." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman directly stored the equipment and spoke sincerely to Takeru.
"Yes." Hearing his words, Takeru didn't say much, just nodded.
"By the way, what did you guys gain today?" Subsequently, Hachiman inquired curiously.
"Yes, quite a bit. Leveling up in this world is pretty fast. Mio and I have already changed class seven times. The attribute points are a bit scarce, but they accumulate decently." Hearing his inquiry, Takeru said with a light smile.
"As expected. Although I spent all day sparring with Cantil and later hunted an Orc, my Warrior level has also reached eight." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman said thoughtfully.
"Just sparring gives that much experience?" Hearing his words, Takeru was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, perhaps because Cantil is an advanced warrior. Sparring with him provides a special experience bonus. Of course, it's definitely not as efficient as monster hunting." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman shook his head.
"True, but there's no rush. There's plenty of time. You can go level up the day after tomorrow." Looking at Hachiman, Takeru said with a smile.
"I'll leave it to you then." Hearing Takeru's words, Hachiman didn't refuse and spoke seriously.
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Meanwhile, in Kumamo Castle, the earlier eavesdropper once again came to report the day's events to the Orc Queen.
"Yes, that child fought very bravely. Unforgivable. I will never forgive them. I will definitely avenge that child." Upon learning what happened today, the Orc Queen spoke with hatred.
Hearing the Orc Queen's words, the man remained silent, enduring endless torment in his heart.