After finally dealing with the robbers' invasion, Myne returned home.
As for the robbers, the adventurers caught them. They became crime slaves and were sold off to slave traders.
The money from selling them was divided equally among all the passengers.
Even though Myne helped them the most with his skills, he certainly wasn't going to tell anyone about his godly abilities, so he remained silent. Anyway, he didn't need their pitiful amount of money; he had already made his first pot of gold.
"Oh! Welcome back, Myne. Did you acquire any good skills?"
Edgar, the town gatekeeper, asked after seeing him. Since it's Myne's daily routine to go to the forest for hunting, he meets him every time he leaves the town, and exchanges a few words, leading them to have a good relationship. Edgar is also quite a nice guy.
"Yes, somehow I was able to," Myne replied, shaking my head slightly.
"I see, that's good. I hope now you won't run around the forest like a ghost every morning"
"So when are you going to give me a party?" Edgar asked shamelessly, not caring whether Myne get good skills or not.
Okay, I take my words back. He isn't a good guy; he just wants to take advantage of every possible situation where he can make a profit, even if he has to dig out money from a fifteen-year-old orphan.
But Myne isn't angry about this. Anyway, this is how this world works, and the town gatekeeper's monthly pay isn't that high, just enough to say they are richer than a farmer. So, of course, they have to find other ways to get money.
Although in his heart he was cursing, the smile on my face never faded.
"When I have enough money, I'll take you to the best bar in town, and you can drink until you pass out. That's my promise," Myne said with a friendly smile.
After that, before Edgar could say anything, he entered the town and headed toward my home.
While walking, he looked at Edgar's status, which he obtained after using [Appraisal・Complete] on him.
[ Name: Edgar Munsell.
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 24 Years Old
Occupation: Town gatekeeper
[Skill]
Two-handed Spear ( Extreme )
Etiquette
Iron Wall ( Extreme ) ]
Wow, this greedy bastard really has quite nice skills. He has [ Two-handed Spear ( Extreme ) ].
Moreover, he also has [Iron Wall ( Extreme ) ], which is a strong defensive-type skill. I've heard a lot about this skill.
[ Iron Wall: Instant type defensive skill. After using, the Host's entire body defensive power rises threefold for the next 2 minutes.
A cooldown time of 30 minutes is necessary after every usage.]
Oh, three times defence power, huh? Edgar's skills are good. He has both attack and defensive skills. But if he has skills like that, which give him both attack and defence, then what the heck is he doing at the gate of a small town? Can't he just become an adventurer and earn more money than his guard post's monthly salary after completing just two or three missions at the Adventurers' Guild?
After seeing Edgar's skills, Myne turned back and looked at him as if he were seeing the stupidest person in the world and made an important decision that in the future, I would rather not meet him. This guy's brain has a problem; it's better to stay away from him.
After shaking his head with disdain, he dismissed Edgar's matter from his mind, since he still had more important things to think about.
As for why he didn't steal his skills, that's because even though he is an idiot, Edgar had helped him many times in the past. So, remembering his few good deeds, he decided to let him go. He had more than enough time to acquire good skills, and he still hasn't even tried the skills he obtained from those robbers, and was in no hurry to get more.
As he walked slowly on the town's main road, he used the [Appraisal・Complete] skill non-stop to level it up.
By the way, it was quite interesting, as he discovered many skills that he had never heard of before. People really know how to hide things well.
...
Myne's house is on the outskirts of town, where not many people want to live, so this place is quite deserted.
His house isn't a luxurious mansion or anything remarkable that he can boast about. It's just a normal two-story house made of wood and stone. It has a small garden in front, but because I haven't had time to take care of it, now there is nothing but wild grass in the garden. On the other side, there is a training ground that his father built to train him.
Inside the house, there is one main hall, one kitchen, two bedrooms, a storage room, a big bathroom for everyone to use, a study room that hardly ever gets used, and a guest room that hasn't been used for many years.
Originally, he lived with his parents, and has many good memories here, but as people say, good times never last long. So now he lives alone in this two-story house.
After he entered the house, he directly headed toward the bedroom and threw himself onto the soft, big bed.
"Phew... home sweet home. It was a really interesting day. Not only did I get super powerful skills, but I also became rich enough that if I don't work for the entire year, I can still live like a king," Myne muttered while lying on the bed.
"Oh, yeah! I should appraise myself before sleeping."
[ Name: Myne
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 15 Years Old
Occupation: Apprentice Hunter
[Skill]
Appraisal・Complete
Inventory
Cut & Paste
Dagger・Extreme
Stealing hands・Extreme
Two-handed Blade
Swift Feet (Small)
Leg Strength Enhancement・Small
Sight Enhancement・Moderate
Needlework
Etiquette
Cooking
Art of Negotiation
Alchemy
Magic・Wind
Money: [ Gold coins = 135 ] [ Silver = 97 ]
"Cooking, Art of Negotiation, and Alchemy. These three are non-combat skills but can be used to make money without risk."
Thinking about the future, these skills will be helpful for my plans. Myne thought. He doesn't have any plans to become a cook and open a restaurant or something, but he does need potions like healing and magic energy potions. If he can make them himself, then it would save a lot of money.
"Now then, let's think about what to do after this."
"The first thing I can't let other people find out is that I can cut off other people's skills and make them mine. If they learn about this, then no one can save me from disaster. After all, when everyone depends on their skills for survival, and one day someone just steals their skills without them knowing, how can people not become fearful and jealous? I'd better never talk about my skills to others."
"Only this way can I save myself and my future family from other people's greedy hands, and if anything goes wrong, then for safety reasons, it's better to become powerful, powerful enough that no one can cause trouble for me."
"Now that I am determined to become strong, first I have to learn how to use my new skills properly."
"Also, I can't join any adventurer party because of my special skills, so it seems like I can only work solo if nothing unexpected happens."
While thinking about those things, without him realising, Myne had already fallen asleep.