Lian Weiweite, whose heart was pounding, decisively rejected the idea without hesitation, even as she faced her friend's suspicious gaze.
Finally.
Her voice dropped significantly.
"It was… just… just a touch!"
"Huh?"
... PS: First update. It's been several days without monthly votes. Let's set a flag: if monthly votes reach 50 today, the author guarantees 7 updates, 15,000 characters.
Chapter 29: The Role of Renown! Holy Sword User Profession Max Level
If an ordinary Adventurer were to deal with this group of Goblins, the village would inevitably suffer casualties. However, Shiraishi Kawa displayed overwhelming strength.
He completely wiped out all the monsters.
The village's only losses were some furniture, and a few villagers sustained minor injuries. The overall atmosphere was quite good, with a sense of relief after surviving a disaster.
The gifts originally spontaneously given to Shiraishi Kawa.
He selected some rare ingredients from them, processed them, and prepared to take them back to the real world to sample them.
It was nearing noon.
After the villagers cleaned up the Goblin corpses, they decided to hold a banquet in the village chief's courtyard. Shiraishi Kawa, Lian Weiweite, and the other two naturally didn't need to help.
After he was free.
He checked the newly opened 'Renown' system.
It wasn't an add-on from the Dimensional Chat Group, but a function within his own proficiency panel. As for its specific functions, he immediately opened the panel.
Detailed data appeared before his eyes.
"Name: Shiraishi Kawa"
"Gender: Male"
"Age: 17"
"Constitution: 13"
"Agility: 12"
"Strength: 12"
"Intelligence: 13"
"Energy: 12"
"Currently mastered professions: Student (Lv5), Exorcist (Lv5), Holy Sword User (Lv4)"
"Renown: 1"
The Renown function was directly loaded into the attribute data panel and wasn't exclusive to any particular profession. Shiraishi Kawa decisively chose to view the details.
Specific information about Renown popped up.
"Renown: By consuming Renown, you can remove profession level limits and increase the profession level cap. Currently available professions for removal: Student (Lv5)."
"?!"
When he understood the function of Renown, the expression on his face was quite remarkable. All the professions he currently mastered had level caps.
Including his current Holy Sword User.
Its level would soon reach the cap, and he would only be able to continue grinding after unlocking a new profession. The biggest changes with level increases were attributes and Purification points.
"According to this, if I remove the level limit for a maxed-out profession, can it level up alongside professions of the same nature?"
"It's purely for farming attribute points!"
Among the professions he mastered, various types existed: 'Student' which leveled up through learning, and 'Exorcist' which leveled up by killing evil spirits.
Their leveling methods had no common ground.
However, the 'Holy Sword User' he currently mastered only required killing monsters to level up. Shiraishi Kawa even thought of a possibility: after maxing out.
If he unlocked a new profession with the same leveling method as 'Holy Sword User'.
Would it be possible to gain experience for both professions simultaneously while grinding monsters?!
"Next, I might need to consider a mainstream combat profession. For melee, I have Holy Sword User. I also need more powerful area-of-effect attacks. It seems the only option is..."
"...Megumin's Archmage."
Aqua was currently in the Chat Group. Consuming 50 points could purchase a temporary interdimensional teleportation anchor. As long as he could successfully find Megumin.
Obtain a new profession.
And learn her Explosion magic, his strength would definitely see a significant improvement.
Having made up his mind.
Shiraishi Kawa set his next goal: to max out the 'Holy Sword User' profession!
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The banquet was actually quite impressive, especially the food. Even without the various seasonings of modern society, relying only on spices.
The cooked food looked and tasted very good.
The grape fruit wine, with a slight alcoholic taste, would be even more refreshing if chilled. The banquet atmosphere wasn't constrained by their Adventurer status.
Everyone enjoyed themselves.
When they were about to leave the village, many villagers came out to see them off. However, Shiraishi Kawa's gaze was drawn to Sylvie, who stood at the edge of the crowd with her younger brother.
In the sunlight, Sylvie's shoulder-length golden hair shimmered. She didn't bid farewell to Shiraishi Kawa like the village chief, but watched him from afar.
"Oram!"
"..."
Suddenly called by the Adventurer senior, who was exceptionally kind and had saved his sister, Oram looked up in confusion, unsure of the reason.
"Remember to protect your sister well. If I come back someday and find you haven't..."
"I will!"
The young Goblin Slayer's personality hadn't changed; instead, it had developed in a more positive direction. Oram puffed out his still-small chest.
Watching the departing figure.
He smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, Big Brother!"
"..."
Feeling the hand on his shoulder tremble slightly, Oram turned his head in confusion and saw a tear at his sister's eye, extremely noticeable in the sunlight.
But... why was his sister smiling?
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"Are you two heading back now?"
Arriving at a crossroads, Shiraishi Kawa asked with a smile, "If you're going back, then I'll see you next time. To avoid any remaining Goblins around."
"We can go to town together when there's an opportunity."
Goblin Slayer's sister, Sylvie.
She hadn't joined the Dimensional Chat Group, so it would be difficult for her to receive rescue mission alerts from the Chat Group when in danger, unlike Viviet.
Staying here... was somewhat unrealistic for Shiraishi Kawa. So, the best method was to completely clear out the surrounding Goblins. In the process, he could also successfully max out the 'Holy Sword User' profession.
"Okay, thank you very much, Shiraishi-kun..."
Knowing about the Chat Group's existence, meeting Shiraishi Kawa was still very easy, and they could even private message. Even though they were about to part ways.
Lian Weiweite felt no disappointment.
Her current feeling was one of anticipation for her next meeting with Shiraishi Kawa. She and her friend Catherine chose opposite paths to return to town.
On a whim.
She turned and looked back, and the figure who had entered her heart was standing still, watching her leave. The girl gently waved her hand.
Her pink lips slightly parted.
Making a silent confession.
"I'm very lucky to have met you, Shiraishi-kun!"
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As for what came next, Shiraishi Kawa shifted his focus to the monsters around the village: Goblins, Lizardmen, and so on. Any existing tribes.
Were all easily wiped out.
As time passed, dusk was approaching.
When he had cleared out all the monsters in the Goblin nest, completely eliminating any potential threat to Sylvie.
The notification for the 'Holy Sword User' profession reaching max level immediately appeared before his eyes.
"Current profession level increased: Lv4 → Lv5"
"Profession 'Holy Sword User' has reached its level cap. Blank profession panel has been opened."
"New profession level breakthrough scheme obtained. Do you wish to view it?"
... PS: The picture is of the Sword Saint, but the author couldn't find a picture of her when she was young, so I had to look on Pixiv.
Chapter 30: Holy Sword User Level Breakthrough! Mrs. Izumi's Envy
With the 'Holy Sword User' profession reaching max level, the new blank profession panel successfully opened. However, Shiraishi Kawa currently had no intention of a Goblin Slayer class change.
He had the Holy Sword User for melee combat and still needed a profession for large-scale area-of-effect attacks.
Putting aside the matter of the blank panel for a moment, what he was more interested in was the last prompt: there was a new profession level breakthrough option.
"Do you wish to consume 1 Renown to perform a level breakthrough for the 'Holy Sword User' profession? Upon successful breakthrough, the profession level limit will be removed."
"Yes."
The Holy Sword User profession was very convenient to level up.
Whether it was monsters or evil spirits, both could provide experience points. Later, he would assign the blank panel to an Adventurer-type combat profession, allowing them to level up simultaneously.
Double progress!
"Your profession 'Holy Sword User' has successfully broken through its level limit. Current level Lv5 (0 / 30000)."
"Next, I need to consider how to unlock a new profession..."
He reopened the Dimensional Chat Group and chose to use the interdimensional teleportation anchor. After a brief sensation of dizziness, when Shiraishi Kawa's consciousness returned.
He was already back in his bedroom at home.
Today's busyness was quite good overall. Not only did he successfully open the blank profession panel, but after activating the Renown function, the level limit was removed.
He picked up his phone, which was charging on the bedside table, and glanced at it.
There were several unread LINE messages, most of them from Yotsuya Miko, and a few from Mrs. Izumi.