I Reincarnated as the Mob Flame User Destined to Die in the Early Stages of the Game, but When I Cleared the Event Before the Protagonist, the Heroines Followed Me

Chapter 4 – Defeating Monsters

I turned ten years old and became slim and muscular.

My mace’s motion became faster, and I got used to using the shield.

I opened my status.

Gett, Human Male

Level: 1

HP: 10 SS

MP: 2 G

Physical attack: 4 E

Physical defense: 10 SS

Magic attack: 10 SS

Magic defense: 2 G

Speed: 2 G

Unique skill: None

Skills: “Mace LV15” “Shield LV18” “Child LV4”

Weapon: Wooden Mace: 50

Armor: Wooden shield: 30, Cloth clothes: 10, Wooden shoes: 10

The level of my mace and shield has increased.

The motion speed increases as the level increases.

Through repeated training, my attack motions have improved.

My movements became compact, eliminating inefficiencies, and with the rise in mace level, my attack speed significantly increased.

By the way, the average soldier’s sword or spear level is around 10, so my weapon level is relatively high.

Since max level is 100, there is still room for growth, but it’s becoming difficult to increase my level.

In the game, just by defeating monsters, the weapon level would increase rapidly.

But come to think of it, Dust spent three years training in sword and magic from the age of 15.

If you don’t know the basics, your leveling will slow down, so I guess a lot of effort was cut in the game.

In between training and helping with various tasks, I was taught how to read and write, so I can read magic books.

There are only a minority of people in this world who can use magic.

To use magic, you need to read, but the literacy rate is low. Even if you can read, many people don’t want to read magic books.

Apparently, even if you can read the letters, magic books are difficult to understand.

But I took science classes in Japan. Since I understand the principles of science, the contents of the magic book come to mind easily.

However, it would be difficult for someone without general education to understand the magic book.

In other words, even people with talent may not be able to use magic depending on their environment.

It’s time for me to move on to the next step.

I want to level up and learn fire magic!

“Gett, take a break.”

Perfect timing! I’ll talk with Old Man Zes.

As I sat down, Old Man Zes said,

“You want to raise your level, right?”

“How did you know?”

“Ho ho ho! It’s because your demeanor was different than usual. You’ve been patient. Young people these days try to quickly raise their level by defeating monsters. But you can’t ever neglect the basics!”

I understand the meaning behind those words well.

If you fight monsters with your weapon level 1, you’ll die easily.

You can become strong to a certain extent by ignoring the basics.

However, halfway through the process, the increase in weapon level reaches a plateau.

“I think so too.”

Old Man Zes looked at my face.

“Only when I accompany you.”

“Huh?”

“We’re going to defeat some monsters now, but only when I’m with you.”

Finally! I can finally raise my level!

“Don’t let your guard down. Even I can die if I’m careless.”

Old Man Zes dampened my joy with his words.

I don’t think Old Man Zes will die even if he’s careless, but I can tell that he’s worried about me.

But for me, happiness wins out over anxiety.

At this time, I didn’t understand the meaning of what Old Man Zes was saying.

That realization would come later, after I’ve grown.

I smiled and followed Old Man Zes towards the grassland.

Slimes——the weakest monsters——were our target.

“Gett, just do the basics.”

I took a deep breath and approached a slime.

The slime noticed me and lunged towards me.

I blocked its attack with my wooden shield, covering my right arm from elbow to hand.

Then, I halted its movement with the shield and swung my mace with my left hand, striking it.

The slime collapsed and disappeared, dropping gold.

“I defeated it! I defeated the slime!”

“Don’t shout like that!”

More slimes approached because of my voice, three slimes surrounded me.

I blocked the slimes’ attacks with my shield and hit them with my mace one by one.

I was also attacked on the back, but I didn’t panic and just blocked it with my shield and struck the slime with my mace to defeat it.

[Level has increased from 1 to 2]

“Pant, pant, I was able to defeat the slimes.”

“Hmm, not bad. But don’t shout loudly like that.”

“I’ll be careful.”

“Good. Then let’s start raising your level starting today.”

I couldn’t help but strike a triumphant pose.

From that day on, I raised my level every day. Naturally, Old Man Zes followed me around to keep watch.

“They’re goblins. They’re a nimble enemy, so make sure to block their attacks with your shield.”

I blocked the goblin’s attack with my shield and defeated it with my mace.

“Orcs are tough enemies, so keep attacking them repeatedly.”

The orc had a shield and a club just like me.

I blocked its attack with my shield and kept striking him with my mace. After a number of exchanges, I defeated the orc.

Afterward, even when surrounded by multiple monsters, I was able to safely defeat them thanks to my increased resilience and leveling up.

I reached level 10 in less than a month.

Gett, Human Male

Level: 10

HP: 100 SS

MP: 20 G

Physical attack: 40 E

Physical defense: 100 SS

Magic attack: 100 SS

Magic defense: 20 G

Speed: 20 G

Unique skill: None

Skills: “Mace LV17” “Shield LV20” “Child LV4”

Weapon: Iron Mace: 150

Armor: Wooden shield: 30, Cloth clothes: 10, Wooden shoes: 10

My attributes have increased tenfold, and the level of my mace and shield have also increased through battle practice.

Furthermore, I used the gold I collected from defeating monsters to change my wooden mace to an iron mace.

As a result, battles with orcs that used to take a long time can now end much faster.

At first, even the weakest slime was scary.

But the higher my level, the less fear I felt and the more secure I felt.

I rested against the church wall.

I know that if I rest here, Alicia will come to check on me.

“You’ve lost weight, nyaa~!!”

I could hear a voice from behind.

It was Alicia.

Alicia has been scolded by Old Man Zes three times for trying to take the apple from the church.

She’s become something of a habitual apple thief and Old Man Zes has been keeping watch on her.

She doesn’t go into the church often.

In this world, there is a strong belief that the apples that grow in the church belong to everyone, and children in particular will pick them up and eat them if they see them.

“Alicia, you’ve become more beautiful.”

Alicia is transitioning from a child to a young lady.

Her movements changed from childish to slightly feminine, and her appearance became more and more mature.

I’ve thought Alicia was cute as a girl since we were five, but could it be that my mind regressed to that age when I reincarnated?

Well, I haven’t been playing outside at all lately.

“We just met a month ago, nyaa~”

“I see, it’s been peaceful here lately. Maybe it’s because I haven’t met Dust?”

“Dust is always hated, nyaa.”

Just as I thought. I haven’t met Dust recently, but I don’t think his personality would change much.

“He hasn’t changed, huh?”

“Yes, nyaa~. By the way, how long will Gett stay here?”

“Hmm, I think I’ll stay until I’m 15.”