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Tiring!

[Daily Quest: The path to becoming strong]

100 push-ups: (100/100) completed.

100 sit-ups: (100/100) completed.

100 squats: (100/100) completed.

10km run: (10/10) completed.

Weapon Wielding (1000/1000) completed.

The quiz has been completed.

Compensation will be paid.

It’s finally over…

“Haa..haa..”

The time it took to run all four events, 100 and 10 km, was 7 hours.

I finished the 100-item event in one hour. No matter how much I increased my STR, my physical strength did not increase in an exponential manner.

My entire body was soaked with sweat, not just from taking a shower, but from my entire body to my clothes, as if I had just fallen into the water. My throat hurt so much because I had to breathe all the way up to my chin.

“Haa.. haa….”

still. I did it.

Although it took a whopping 7 hours. It was over.

I looked at the system notification floating in the air.

[Compensation will be paid.]

Although I almost gave up several times.

NPC’s anger. Because I didn’t expect Ray to be that angry. To avoid anger.

It was the reward I got from whipping my body so hard that it wouldn’t move.

‘Information window.’

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[Name: Ryuk]

[Title: None]

[Occupation: Beginner]

[Level: 1]

[HP: 12] [MP: 100]

[Fatigue 0]

Stats

STR: 10

DEX: 5

INT : 5

LUK : 5

Remaining stats: 3

skill

doesn’t exist

※Your current physical strength is quite low. Get plenty of rest.

Fatigue does not increase within the village.

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Looking at the increased remaining stats, a smile appeared on my face without me knowing.

Now let’s try to get up slowly.

Clap clap clap.

The sound of applause coming from above my head.

When I slowly lifted my head up and checked, Ray was approaching there clapping his hands.

There is a slight smile on her face.

I don’t know why she looks so happy, and not me, who succeeded.

“Good job! But keep this in mind! This is just very basic training! ruler! Now I have to learn how to work with a calculator!”

“Ah….”

“Ah..?”

“No.. I like it so much..”

It was so hard, I wanted to go back to my room and sleep. My plan went astray.

Studying wasn’t a quest, so you could refuse.

Just a little while ago, Ray was doing the same training as me, but he was training very intensely on his own while holding a huge sword on his back.

While I was on the verge of death, Ray wasn’t even breaking a sweat.

“That’s right! Come on, wake up! It’s not good for your health if it continues to spread like that! You need to warm up your body with simple stretching! Otherwise, you’ll have muscle pain tomorrow!”

As Ray fussed, I moved my heavy body with difficulty and started stretching along with Ray.

Ray released his body by flexibly tearing his legs or spinning his body.

I am..

“Ugh! it hurts! I..die..all…”

“At best! People don’t die like this! ruler. Push!”

“Mi, don’t push!!!”

Squeak…

Ah… it was torn…

I won’t say where, but… it was torn apart.

“Ah.. I’m sorry!!”

When Ray saw my torn area, he ran away.

“What is this.. for now. Let’s… rest for a bit.”

*

“Gasp!”

When I opened my eyes and looked around, the sun was still up in the sky before I closed my eyes.

The sun has set now. The surroundings were dark.

I tried to get up from where I was lying on the floor.

“Ugh…”

Every part of my body hurt so much that it was easy to find a part that didn’t hurt.

Still, I couldn’t continue lying here.

First, I opened the information window, invested all my stats into STR, and slowly stood up.

Thick! Thick!

Every time I moved my muscles, I could hear a screaming sound in my ears.

Moving slowly, very slowly, we returned home.

Squeak.

I opened the door and went inside. Inside the house, Ney was making dinner.

“Welcome? Come on, sit down. Because dinner is ready.”

Come on.

It was a very simple and short statement. For some reason, it touched my heartstrings.

3 years.

I spent three years alone.

Maybe it’s because I was lucky enough to pass the qualification exam in one go. My family told me to study and provided me with a house and financial support.

If that was enough to fulfill my role as a parent, I wouldn’t have come to meet you even once.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Ah.. no.. it’s nothing..”

I felt the area around my eyes becoming moist, so I quickly wiped them with my sleeve.

Ney, who saw me like that, said it was no use and invited me to sit down.

Food filling the table.

They all looked delicious.

“Come on in. Ray says he will be a little late today. Let’s eat first.”

“Yes.”

I lifted the spoon and scooped up the food and put it in my mouth.

The taste was ordinary. The simple taste of a simple dish that can be eaten anywhere.

It tasted just like you can imagine.

but.

“Delicious..”

“Really? Thank you. Even to me, it looks like an ordinary person.”

“No.. It’s so delicious.”

For me, I loved how this ordinary food warmed my insides.

I ate everything, leaving nothing behind.

Rather, it felt like it was lacking. My stomach is already full.

Even though there is no more space to fit in. I wanted to eat again and again.

Because I didn’t want to get rid of this warm lingering feeling.

“I’m here! mom! Ryuk!”

However, my lingering feelings were quickly shattered by Ray’s appearance.

Ah.. Damn..

*

“Ryuk! Starting today, I will start training on counters!”

“Gasp…Gasp…!”

“You understand! The weak point of mushrooms is not the body, but the spores!”

“Gasp..Gasp..!”

“Are you listening?!”

“I’m listening..”

it’s too hard.

It’s already been a week since I cleared the daily quest.

Thanks to the increased stats, the daily quest that took 7 hours on the first day can now be completed in 4 hours.

My STR was now 34.

At this point, I was unable to choose any other profession and was on the verge of being decided as a warrior.

No regrets.

If you don’t invest in STR in the beginning, it may be difficult later. Some investment was essential.

Even when playing a game, splitting your investments into several areas in the beginning was the way to quickly become stronger.

The problem is that there is a difference with players who only choose one thing later.

I had a daily quest.

If you use the stats given here elsewhere, you can make up the difference.

There was the potential for further synergy.

“Okay, great! That momentum! Counter is the enemy of humanity! Swing your sword with the intention of wiping everything out!”

He held the sword in his hand and swung it at the wounded mushrooms wandering around the training ground.

Ray attacked Poja, who was talking so loudly that his ears were pounding.

“Kyuuuu-!!”

The wounded mushroom fell down, making a cute sound from its mouth.

[Your level has increased.]

ha ha ha..

Well, finally…

“Your level has risen!!”

“Congratulations!!”

Although it only went up level 1. I was happy.

Because I’ve finally conquered mushrooms!

“With this momentum, I’ll catch 100 wounded mushrooms today!”

“..huh? A hundred pears?”

Even though the honorific name came out.

Ray gave me the quest without paying any attention.

Tiring!

[This is today’s training!]

Ray was thrilled with your first hunt. I want to go back home like this, but If you do that, you may forget your current senses, so you cannot return until you kill 100 wounded mushrooms.

Wounded Mushroom (0/100) Incomplete.

Reward: Skill. Beginner’s power.

In case of failure: Kill 200 wounded mushrooms tomorrow.

[Do you want to accept the quest?](Y/N)

There was no need to worry.

The ‘beginner’s power’ given as a reward was one of the skills that beginners must acquire.

It was a skill that could be acquired later rather than now. If I could get this now, it was a good idea to get it.

I immediately clicked yes and the quest began.

When I clicked yes, a smile appeared on Ray’s face.

I don’t know why I’m smiling.

The feeling of holding the sword tightly in my hand and swinging it 1,000 times a day still remained.

Although it’s only been a week.

For me, wounded mushrooms were already a piece of cake.

“Going!!”

Ray was behind me.

If I had her, I wouldn’t die. so..

I was able to fight with peace of mind.

The fear of the first day did not go away.

The tremors that surged through the sword and the shock that still lingered in my hands.

And that was when the injured mushroom was about to attack me and crush me at any moment.

It’s still vivid though.

If you give up out of fear and don’t even start, everything will end.

Even if I failed, I had to try.

“Phew..”

Let’s go with excitement! I shouted.

The body can’t do that. I slowly approached the place where the guys were gathered.

My steps were quite cautious.

From the moment you make even the slightest sound, the injured mushrooms, 10 of them gathered in one place, each caressing each other’s wounded parts, will attack all at once.

Sneaky.. Sneaking..

Make as little noise as possible. Very slowly… slowly…

Bye.

However, the sound of a branch breaking at my toes echoed through the surroundings.

“Kyuuu?”

“Kyuuuu!!”

The injured mushrooms I found began to swell their bodies to gigantic sizes.

If my body grows larger, the possibility of my sword touching their spores disappears.

So, I had to get rid of it before it swelled completely.

“Back, search!!”

I swung my sword.

I swung towards the spores as much as I could. It was different from training.

They’re moving around. It wasn’t easy to attack.

“Ryuk! You have to anticipate their location and attack!”

Ray’s advice comes from behind.

Know. Although I know. It was different from the game.

The game showed the guys’ moving paths.

Although it was possible to predict one of them. It wasn’t visible at all now.

‘difficult. But… it’s not to the point where I can’t do it!’

Their level is 1.

My level is 2.

I don’t lose.

A week of hard work can’t be ruined here!

I swung the sword in the expected direction.

“Uuuu-!!”

Wounded mushrooms begin to scream and fall down.

Defeating them one by one, now only the last remaining mushroom remains.

“Kyuuung!”

Its body was already completely swollen, even though it couldn’t touch my black spores.

Does not matter.

This was something you should never do during a battle.

My previous character… Ryuk’s occupation is a thief.

At that time, there was very little movement left.

I jumped towards them.

A fully swollen, injured mushroom.

Even if he tried to avoid it, it became so large that he couldn’t dodge it completely.

so.

“I’m dying!!”

“Kyuuung-!!”

Let’s swing the sword towards the last guy’s spore.

He fell down screaming.

“Ha.. Haha.. I defeated it!”

Without Ray’s help.

I was glad that I defeated it with my own strength.

“Quite!”

Wow!

I was so happy that I didn’t see another guy coming from behind.