Eating

Chapter 5

I am currently hiding in the grass. This place is near the goblin prairie entrance.

A little way ahead of me, I saw a goblin sitting cross-legged and yawning.

The height of this small monster is around my waistline. Its skin is green and it's wearing tattered clothes which seem to be stolen from humans.

The enemy relaxes its guard, not noticing me. Although I am watching the surrounding area, there are no signs of its brethren.

I hold my breath and sneak behind the goblin.

And then I used [Appraisal] skill.

・Goblin Fighter・ Level 3

Endurance: 30

Physical Strength: 40

Magic: 10

Spirit: 10

Agility: 30

Skill: Physical Strength enhancement (Small)

Goblin Fighter, huh? ….Apparently, there are several types of these guys.

Its status is lower than me.

I also checked its skills.

Physical Strength enhancement (Small) : When executing a physical attack, a small bonus will be added.

A skill for status correction? There's probably (Small), (Medium), and (Large) versions.

These kind of useful skills, I want to gain them quickly.

The goblin got drowsy and then fell asleep.

This is a heaven-sent chance!

I dash out from the grassy area, closing in on the goblin at once.

It seems to have noticed my footsteps and tried to turn around, but it's already too late.

Aiming at the neck, I swing the black sword Greed, slicing off the goblin's head with a single arc of my sword.

The goblin died without being able to resist or letting a out a voice.

Then I heard an inorganic voice in my head.

[Gluttony skill activated]

[Endurance +30, Physical Strength +40, Magic +10, Spirit+10, Agility +30 has been added]

[Physical Strength enhancement (Small) has been added]

Alright! To confirm it, I checked myself using .

・Fate Graphite・ Level 1

Endurance: 151

Physical Strength: 191

Magic: 111

Spirit: 111

Agility: 161

Skill: Gluttony, Appraisal, Concealment, One-handed Sword mastery, Physical Strength enhancement (Small).

It increased, it increased! Yeah, I'm getting stronger.

While I was celebrating my status and skills joyously, Greed laughed scornfully.

[For just a goblin, you're way too happy. If you get that happy whenever you defeat one of them, we will be here until sunset.]

[Spare me, I'm just happy that I can defeat a monster for the first time]

Certainly, if I was a warrior I wouldn't be as excited. However, I'm just a normal human who has had lived being frightened of monsters until yesterday. There is a sense of freedom when our positions have reversed.

As evidence that I have defeated the Goblin, I cut off both its green ears. The Kingdom gives rewards to those who have subjugated monsters, so if you bring the proof to the established facility, you can exchange it for money.

It should be 10 coppers for a goblin. It’s better than the daily wages of the gatekeeper job that I was doing before. The warrior job may be dangerous, but it's better at earning money.

I throw the goblin’s ears into the hemp bag that I had prepared in advance.

Well, onto the next one. While staying vigilant and advancing, I noticed two goblins were walking in an open area.

One of them is a goblin fighter holding a sword. On the other hand, the other goblin is only holding a big shield.

Rather than just being curious about it, I used right away.

・Goblin Guard・ Level 3

Endurance: 40

Physical Strength: 20

Magic: 10

Spirit: 10

Agility: 10

Skill: Endurance enhancement (Small)

I see, its endurance is only slightly more than the goblin fighter. Moreover, as if to match its status, its also has the endurance enhancement (small) skill.

If I fight carefully to avoid my attack being guarded, I will manage somehow.

I hide myself in the shadows of the grass from the two of them. Well, which one should I defeat first?

It would be better to defeat the goblin fighter who has an offensive weapon. However, if I fail, they will notice me and it will become a battle where I'll surely be distracted by the goblin guard.

Although I gained power, I'm still not accustomed to fighting yet so I want to give it a try..

I've decided, I'll defeat the goblin guard first.

I aim at the moment when the two of them part and are some distance away from each other.

Now! Even though I flew out when the goblin was facing towards the other side, the goblin guard noticed me with its sharp sense and quickly set up its shield. With the way things are going, my sword will be repelled… is what I thought.

The goblin guard screamed.

There was no resistance, I was able to cut through the shield. The black sword Greed seems to be sharper than it looks. If this is the case, I can attack one-sidedly.

[Gluttony skill activated]

[Endurance +40, Physical Strength +20, Magic +10, Spirit +10, Agility +10 has been added]

[Endurance enhancement (Small) has been added]

While I listened to the inorganic voice, I rushed to the other remaining goblin. Of course, the goblin fighter at the other side has already noticed me and threatens me by swinging its sword.

You can swing as much as you want. I don’t care, I swung my sword at the goblin fighter's sword.

The goblin fighter fell down with his white eyes wide open.

[Gluttony skill activated]

[Endurance +30, Physical Strength +40, Magic +10, Spirit +10, Agility +30 has been added]

Nn? The skill wasn't acquired this time. Ah, I see. Is it because I already have the skill, so to avoid overlaps, the skill was not added?

If I want a new skill, I have to hunt a different monster. Just gaining the status points alone is delicious enough though.

After that, I hunted down 25 goblin fighters and 10 goblin guards.

The sack where I was keeping the goblin ears slowly became full.

I checked my current status by using .

・Fate Graphite・ Level 1

Endurance: 1371

Physical Strength: 1451

Magic: 481

Spirit: 481

Agility: 1051

Skill: Gluttony, Appraisal, Concealment, One-handed Sword mastery, Physical Strength enhancement (Small), Endurance enhancement (Small).

Oioi, my endurance, physical strength, and agility has reached 4 digits!

As for magical and spirit power, it seems they didn't increase much because my enemies' statuses were low.

Fufufu, it's unbelievable when I compare my current status with the me of yesterday.

But, I'm curious about something. My own level. Even after I defeated a lot of monsters and gained a lot of experience, it wouldn't be weird if my level rose too. However, my level hasn't moved at all from level 1.

When I was racking my brain thinking about it, Greed laughed.

[It's the effect of the Gluttony skill. The people who have that skill are breaking the God's rules, so they won't be able to receive experience values]

[The God's rules, what do you mean…?]

[It's as you are now. The way you kill the monsters and deprive their status, is because of a skill that denies the concept of God's rules— It'll also negate the effect of the concept of leveling too. These kind of people don't receive the blessing from God. Their status will remain at level 1]

And then, after some time passes, Greed speaks up again. I wonder if he was thinking about something?

[Moreover… No, it's nothing. It's about time, shouldn't we return to the Royal Capital now?]

He stopped in the middle of his sentence, leaving me curious. But, I have to go to Roxy's residence at noon.

I finished the goblin hunting and returned to Royal Capital Seyfat. Raising my status to the fourth digit should be enough for today.

Next for monster hunting, I'll go hunt Hob Goblins in the forest which is located a bit further from here..

Since the Hob Goblin is a high-ranking goblin monster, I will be able to receive better stats and more skills.

Let's go back to the Royal Capital Seyfat.

...*****...

Episodes
1 A Person Who Has Nothing
2 The Struggling Gluttony Skill
3 Skill Investigation
4 Greedy Black Sword
5 Eating
6 The Dark Side of the Heart Family
7 Drowning in Hunger
8 Starvation Boost
9 Devouring Greedily
10 The First Rank
11 A Moment To Relax
12 The Rumour In The Bar
13 The Body Who Was Lurking In The Moonlight Night
14 The Girl With A Wicked Weapon
15 Eating Side Dishes
16 The Mad Dog Who Bring Grievance
17 Glutton Caused By Gluttony
18 Greed's Blow
19 The Oath of Promise
20 Turning Point
21 The Azure Sky
22 Things That Need To Be Done
23 Second Rank
24 Departure
25 Nostalgic Hometown
26 Struggling Against The Past
27 The Village That Remained The Same
28 Harvesting With The Black Scythe
29 The Weight of a Fist
30 Ridiculous Girl
31 Good City Management
32 Desert Of Ruin
33 Overlapping Impact
34 The Strong Arms Which Enclose The Desert Sand
35 The Red Lightning
36 Warrior Mukuro
37 The Miserable Holy Knight
38 The Old Knight of Twilight
39 Essence of Sword
40 Joint Struggle
41 A Town Overrun By The Dead
42 Teacher-Student's Power
43 Cleansing Light
44 New Possibilities
45 Regained Honor
46 Myne's Request
47 Green Demi-human
48 Dance of the Black Axe
49 Village of Oblivion
50 Barrier Angel
51 Drawing Power
52 The Third Tier
53 In The Land of Gallia
54 Reunion with the White Holy Knight
55 This is the Beginning
56 The Ruffian's Gathering Place
57 Guardian of Lust
58 Warrior Mukuro, Again
59 The Fortress-like Demonic Shield
60 Parting Place
61 Greed Style
62 Mixed Color
63 Innocent Soul
64 Black And White
65 The Black Sword And The Holy Sword
66 Memories of The Pendant
67 Death March
68 Power To Change
69 The Invisible Violator of The Earth
70 Black Bullet
71 Area E
72 Two Preparations
73 Dragon Roaring to the Sky
74 Decisive Moment
75 Being Honest
76 Devour
77 The End of the Journey
78 Fourth Form
79 The Black Knight
80 Irreplaceable Place
81 Relaxing Rest
82 New Start
83 Dilapidated Church
84 The Burixes Jump in
85 Kingdom's Military District
86 7th Laboratory
87 The Captured Holy Knight
88 Experiment Subject E 002
89 Revived Past
90 The Dead's Number Increases
91 The one who never be
92 Decree of Blood
93 Black Spear of Vanity
94 Bloodthirst
95 Collapse Phenomenon
96 Enter Lust
97 Dark Matter
98 Black Axe Crush
99 Laplace's Relative
100 Fate and Roxy
101 The Last of the Burix
102 Roxy's invitation
103 Mundane Happiness
104 Embrace
105 Aisha Heart
106 Greed's Trial
107 To the Greater Height
108 Uneasy Silence
109 Teacher Roxy
110 Goblin Anomaly
111 Crimson Full Moon
112 Soul Transfer
Episodes

Updated 112 Episodes

1
A Person Who Has Nothing
2
The Struggling Gluttony Skill
3
Skill Investigation
4
Greedy Black Sword
5
Eating
6
The Dark Side of the Heart Family
7
Drowning in Hunger
8
Starvation Boost
9
Devouring Greedily
10
The First Rank
11
A Moment To Relax
12
The Rumour In The Bar
13
The Body Who Was Lurking In The Moonlight Night
14
The Girl With A Wicked Weapon
15
Eating Side Dishes
16
The Mad Dog Who Bring Grievance
17
Glutton Caused By Gluttony
18
Greed's Blow
19
The Oath of Promise
20
Turning Point
21
The Azure Sky
22
Things That Need To Be Done
23
Second Rank
24
Departure
25
Nostalgic Hometown
26
Struggling Against The Past
27
The Village That Remained The Same
28
Harvesting With The Black Scythe
29
The Weight of a Fist
30
Ridiculous Girl
31
Good City Management
32
Desert Of Ruin
33
Overlapping Impact
34
The Strong Arms Which Enclose The Desert Sand
35
The Red Lightning
36
Warrior Mukuro
37
The Miserable Holy Knight
38
The Old Knight of Twilight
39
Essence of Sword
40
Joint Struggle
41
A Town Overrun By The Dead
42
Teacher-Student's Power
43
Cleansing Light
44
New Possibilities
45
Regained Honor
46
Myne's Request
47
Green Demi-human
48
Dance of the Black Axe
49
Village of Oblivion
50
Barrier Angel
51
Drawing Power
52
The Third Tier
53
In The Land of Gallia
54
Reunion with the White Holy Knight
55
This is the Beginning
56
The Ruffian's Gathering Place
57
Guardian of Lust
58
Warrior Mukuro, Again
59
The Fortress-like Demonic Shield
60
Parting Place
61
Greed Style
62
Mixed Color
63
Innocent Soul
64
Black And White
65
The Black Sword And The Holy Sword
66
Memories of The Pendant
67
Death March
68
Power To Change
69
The Invisible Violator of The Earth
70
Black Bullet
71
Area E
72
Two Preparations
73
Dragon Roaring to the Sky
74
Decisive Moment
75
Being Honest
76
Devour
77
The End of the Journey
78
Fourth Form
79
The Black Knight
80
Irreplaceable Place
81
Relaxing Rest
82
New Start
83
Dilapidated Church
84
The Burixes Jump in
85
Kingdom's Military District
86
7th Laboratory
87
The Captured Holy Knight
88
Experiment Subject E 002
89
Revived Past
90
The Dead's Number Increases
91
The one who never be
92
Decree of Blood
93
Black Spear of Vanity
94
Bloodthirst
95
Collapse Phenomenon
96
Enter Lust
97
Dark Matter
98
Black Axe Crush
99
Laplace's Relative
100
Fate and Roxy
101
The Last of the Burix
102
Roxy's invitation
103
Mundane Happiness
104
Embrace
105
Aisha Heart
106
Greed's Trial
107
To the Greater Height
108
Uneasy Silence
109
Teacher Roxy
110
Goblin Anomaly
111
Crimson Full Moon
112
Soul Transfer

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