Start in DxD as Motohama: Leveling Up in Another World-Chapter 4: "Leveling up benefits. Garden and Hell’s Slime"

"He had accumulated a lot of mental fatigue throughout the day, so he fell asleep quickly when it was bedtime, but woke up again due to a sudden discomfort.

"Hm? Why am I...?"

His body felt very hot, as if he had a fever. When he tried to move his neck, an intense pain spread throughout his entire body. It was so extreme that he immediately started screaming. The pain wasn't just localized to the parts of his body that moved; everything hurt.

His body began making strange sounds everywhere, as if his bones, muscles, and nerves were changing... no, it was more like a transformation on a genetic level while he was awake. The pain continued for quite a while because of this.

Although it sounded crazy, his instincts insisted that his impression of what was happening was correct.

Unusual groans and grunts escaped from his mouth. He couldn't even speak properly. With one last groan, he passed out from the pain.

...

"Mmm... Huh?"

It was morning. When he woke up, the pain in his body had completely disappeared, making the pain from the night before feel like a bad dream. In fact, his body felt extraordinarily light.

"What happened last night...?"

He had no idea why he went through so much pain. After all, he had only moved his neck. However, he was hungry, so he got up to prepare breakfast.

"... Hm?"

As soon as he stood up, he felt his clothes cling uncomfortably to his body. His shirt was tight on his upper body, and his pants squeezed his lower half. Even his boxers couldn't withstand his "titan."

He quickly rushed to the bathroom mirror. Seeing how his hair had gained healthy volume, his face looked like a supermodel, and even his myopia had been cured, he felt on cloud nine.

He was analyzing the changes in his body when his stomach growled again, so he decided to continue and prepare breakfast. When he entered the kitchen, he realized his height had changed.

"These are the benefits of leveling up... Right?"

It was the only thing he could think about while finishing his breakfast. That's when he noticed a new problem.

Most of my clothes don't fit anymore. I'll need to go to the store to buy new clothes.

"Oh, now that I think about it, the clothes in the wardrobe from that other house."

He quickly went through the other world's door to the other house and opened the wardrobe. There was some clothing and underwear inside, including a white shirt and black pants. They were simple but somewhat modern-looking.

"I guess I'll wear these for now."

As he put them on, he remembered he hadn't evaluated them yet.

[Real Silk Shirt: A very soft shirt made from the highest quality real silk. It automatically adjusts its size according to the user's body shape. Maintains a pleasant temperature for the user. Immune to dirt. Contains an automatic repair function.]

[Contractor: Shinji Motohama]

[Real Silk Pants: Very soft pants made from the highest quality real silk. Automatically adjusts its size according to the user's body shape. Maintains a pleasant temperature for the user. Immune to dirt. Contains an automatic repair function.]

Reading the description, he couldn't help but think that he now had the perfect clothes. Even housewives would sell their husbands to have them... well, let's not exaggerate.

"But there was no doubt that the clothes lived up to their title. The elegant atmosphere they exuded was simply hard to ignore.

Now, what about the clothes that treat him as their contractor? He couldn't help but wonder if this was normal in that world. Inspecting the underwear, he discovered that it was just a normal pair of comfortable underwear, without any special effects. However, as usual, it had also become his contractor. The underwear consisted of black boxers and another pair of black underwear.

"Really, it's perfectly useful, huh..."

When he looked back in the wardrobe, he even found shoes and socks. The socks were comfortable, and their effect was that they didn't cover the feet. There was a golden stain on the back, which made them really cool. Once again, they had become his contractor.

But the shoes were even more surprising.

[Dragon God Leather Shoes: Shoes made from the skin of a Dragon God, the pinnacle of the dragon species. Ignores environmental effects or characteristics. No matter how much the user walks or runs, they won't get tired, and the shoes won't be damaged. The size changes to fit the user. Immune to dirt.]

[Contractor: Shinji Motohama]

He had finally found equipment made from a divine material. So, what should he do when he finds something like this? Of course, it's still his contractor, so he was truly grateful, but still... Isn't this too much? This goes far beyond the scope of normal shoes, right? However, these shoes were also a bright bluish-black color and looked really cool.

He really wanted to wear them. In fact, the size of his foot had also changed, so he had to wear them anyway.

Now that he was fully dressed and ready, he could go out and take care of his needs without worries.

...

"Now that I think about it, what's growing in that field?"

After getting the clothes, a moment of curiosity inspired him, so he decided to check the property again. He had free time anyway. He left the house and went to check the field.

"Oh... I'm not sure what kind of herbs or vegetables were planted here."

There were many herbs that could probably be confused with weeds, as well as vegetables that looked like tomatoes and radishes. Since the herbs grew in a neat line, he realized they weren't weeds.

"Hmm? O-oh, so this is for watering, huh?"

A silver watering can was placed to the right, near the field. It already had water inside.

"... Could it be that this watering can is also something special?"

He evaluated it immediately...

[Infinite Watering Can: A watering can that contains an infinite spring of water. The water inside is holy water, and even a dead or dying plant will become healthy quickly with this water. The water is always perfectly pure and drinkable, and drinking it not only recovers fatigue in the whole body but also increases magical power.]

[Contractor: Shinji Motohama]

Motohama had already accepted that he was the owner of the entire house, so he wasn't too impressed.

"So? What's this harvest?"

He moved forward and began evaluating the herbs.

[Complete Recovery Herb: Consuming this herb can heal all kinds of wounds and illnesses, even if you are missing limbs or blind. Additionally, the herb can also restore magical power. When harvested, it leaves seeds that grow back quickly. This herb surpasses any legendary-class herb.

"No, actually, I still haven't gotten used to it."

He never thought the effect would be so incredible! This plant alone would leave doctors completely out of service. Anyway, it was good to know that it was so easy to harvest.

"Well, then what else?"

Feeling excited, he tried to evaluate all the crops that had been planted.

[Superpowered Tomato: A tomato that can increase attack power when eaten. Additionally, it will also increase physical strength and energy, and reduce fatigue. When harvested, it leaves seeds to grow back quickly.]

[Invincible Pumpkin: A pumpkin that can increase defenses when eaten. Additionally, it has the effect of improving mental stability and makes one more resistant to attacks and mental impairments. When harvested, it leaves seeds to grow back quickly.]

[Winter Wisdom Radish: A winter radish that can increase intelligence when eaten. Additionally, it allows better handling of special mental improvements, such as parallel thinking and high-speed thinking. When harvested, it leaves seeds to grow back quickly.]

[God Speed Potato: A potato that can increase agility when eaten. Additionally, it improves visual sharpness and perception. When harvested, it leaves seeds to grow back quickly.]

There were many things he wanted to say at that moment.

These are definitely stat-boosting items! He couldn't help but wonder how high that wise man aimed.

"Well, they are edible, and most importantly, my stats will increase, so... should I eat them?"

First of all, if he could eat them, his food costs could be reduced, so he would be grateful for that. As long as there weren't any strange side effects, of course.

"What am I supposed to do? It's only morning, and I'm already tired."

It wasn't even noon yet, but his mental fatigue was already building up.

Immediately, he felt an intimidating pressure, like when he encountered the Bloody Ogre the day before.

As soon as he turned his eyes in that direction, he saw an object resembling a black slime, like a wolf.

"What's that?"

He instinctively called it out:

[Hell Slime]

[Race: Slime]

[Level: 200]

[Magic: 5000]

[Attack: 1000]

[Defense: 5000]

[Agility: 100]

[Intelligence: 100]

[Luck: 100]

"Seriously..."

Looking at the creature, his suspicions were confirmed.

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Because of the attack the day before, he theorized that the forest where the Sage had settled wasn't an ordinary place. With the appearance of this slime, he was now sure.

Looking at the slime, he felt surprisingly calm. It wasn't arrogance born from having defeated a monster several levels above him; rather, his mental state had adapted quickly.

Taking out the [Absolute Spear] from the [Item Box], he was surprised when he grabbed it with one hand.

"I can hold it normally..."

He was once again checking the benefits of leveling up.

He started making some movements with the spear while getting used to it.

"I should check a book related to this later. But first..."

Stopping his movements, he took a throwing stance. Unlike the day before, he was more confident in holding it.

"Let's deal with this nuisance."

With a movement, the spear shot out.

"There's no way?!"

The speed of the spear was greater than the day before, and there was a hole in the slime before he realized it.

It seemed he had slightly underestimated the power of the stats. He couldn't help but be stunned, never imagining that the spear would be so fast that the wielder wouldn't even be able to see it. Soon, the spear returned.

The Hell Slime's body trembled a little, just like when the Bloody Ogre was defeated, and then it disappeared into light particles. Once again, several items appeared scattered where the creature had been.

"... Let's collect them."

It was still a strange and unrealistic situation, but he was curious about what had dropped, so he immediately headed to the entrance. Distrusting his surroundings, he quickly collected the dropped items and evaluated them.

[Hell Slime Core: The heart of the Hell Slime. It's filled with a vast amount of magical power and can be used in the armor creation process.]

[Hell Slime Jelly: A jelly with a coffee flavor. Consuming it can increase magic power and defense.]

[Magic Stone - Rank C: A special mineral that can be obtained from magical beasts.]

"Coffee Jelly?!"

He was a bit surprised since he hadn't expected to find something edible among the drops.

After reviewing the other items, he decided to sell them since they weren't useful to him at the moment. Also, having money would be more profitable for his future plans.

While he was evaluating the dropped items, he realized he had missed one.

"Oh, there's one more thing."

It was a silver necklace with an elegant crescent moon embedded with something resembling a black gem.

"Is this an accessory?"

[Black Moon Necklace: Rare drop from Hell Slime. It can increase various stats when worn at night. It also collects sunlight and turns it into magical power, constantly restoring the wearer's magical power.]

[Contractor: Shinji Motohama]

He felt excited by the description. It was a rare item! Being his first accessory, he quickly equipped it.

"Does it look good on me?"

He didn't expect an answer to that question, he just said it involuntarily.

A message appeared while he was distracted by that.

[You have leveled up]

Upon seeing the notification, he silently prayed in his mind that he wouldn't have to go through that painful process again like before.

[You have acquired the skill {Magic Detection}]

[The detection-related skills have been merged into one. Skill {Universal Sense} acquired.]

The description of the skill allowed him to perceive changes that occurred in his surroundings over a wide radius.

Soon, he checked his status.

[Name: Shinji Motohama]

[Age: 17]

[Race: Human (100%)]

Title: [The One Who Crossed Between Worlds] [Master of the Gate] [Master of the House] [Inhabitant of Another World]

Occupation: [None]

Level: 150

Magic: 3,150

Strength: 4,200

Constitution: 5,200

Agility: 4,200

Intelligence: 3,100

Luck: 3,200

BP: 5,000

[Skills:

]

Motohama started to worry. Gaining too much power too quickly wasn't always a good thing. He could feel that many problems might be waiting around the corner.

"Well, I'll just prepare for it."

With that thought, he began to allocate the BP.

[Name: Shinji Motohama]

[Age: 17]

[Race: Human (100%)]

Title: [The One Who Crossed Between Worlds] [Master of the Gate] [Master of the House] [Inhabitant of Another World]

Occupation: [None]

Level: 150

Magic: 2,650

Strength: 5,200

Constitution: 6,700

Agility: 5,700

Intelligence: 2,600

Luck: 6,700

BP: 0

[Skills:

]

He concentrated most of his points on luck, as he theorized that the chances of rare item drops could increase.

After that, he returned home.