Milia was using a long sword to trim the edges of the leather. The fabric she had taken from the little goblin tribe's tent was piled to the side, all taken care of. I quickly finished the last piece of roasted meat and threw away the wooden stick before asking, "Need any help?"

"Thanks, Lan, but you should rest. I just need to burn it a bit more and then sew it together to finish it," she replied.

"Oh, I see. This leather looks oddly familiar," I said.

The black fur...

"So this is the bear hide that Lan defeated? I asked Lucilia to use magic to speed up the processing today. We can directly cut and sew it into armor. The defense is really great. It's no wonder it was a highly rewarded monster. Even the refining gas couldn't cut it," Milia happily showed me the leather that even the shining red blade had trouble cutting. Its defense was impressive.

As for the glowing blade, it seemed to have something to do with refining gas, but now was not the time to be curious. Did Milia not care that I almost killed her earlier? Or was she just pretending to be happy because I saved her?

"Um, well," I hesitated and stopped her from what she was doing. "What's wrong? You're hesitating," she said, stopping and standing up. "If you just want to touch it, it's okay. But at least for the first time, it should be on a bed... If you really want it no matter what..."

"No! Why are we talking about that? I meant during the day when I lost control completely... I almost hurt you... So, I'm sorry," I apologized sincerely, bending down.

...

I was still waiting for her response. Even though no one was watching, it was still embarrassing. Was my apology not sincere enough?... Should I try kowtowing?

"Raise your head, Lan. It's unexpected for you to be the type to dwell on details," Milia said.

"Yeah, I have OCD. I feel uncomfortable if I don't say certain things," I replied.

"OCD? I don't know what that is... Anyway, just tell me now," Milia said, walking up to me.

"Huh?" I asked in confusion. Milia lifted my left hand and gently placed it on her heart, as if saying she could allow me to touch her...

But the atmosphere made me lose any thoughts of lust. Milia closed her eyes, seemingly mentally preparing herself. Her heartbeat gradually calmed down... She opened her eyes and let out a breath. "Since the day I became a pioneer, I have been prepared to die. If it weren't for your presence, I would have died in the most humiliating way for a woman. I don't want to die, and I don't want to be an ungrateful person. There's nothing material I can offer, but as for my body..."

The implication... With the wind blowing, her silver hair swayed beautifully under the moonlight.

"Ha!? No, um... this...," I stammered.

A straightforward confession?!

What should I say?

Stay calm, from any angle, Milia is beautiful, almost flawless as a marriage partner.

The problem is we only met yesterday... We're not even close to being friends. This is moving too fast, isn't it?

But... hasn't it always been that way in fairytales? The prince saves the princess and everything is settled?

Should I refuse?

Or should I follow my desires?

...What about principles?

"Don't worry about it. Now, please keep a lookout for a while," Milia said, letting go of my hand. "Oh, and even if you spot enemies, don't fight on your own. Your power is too dangerous. Rely on us more."

Milia picked up the fabric and leather and headed towards the campfire, acting like everything was normal.

"Huh?"

What can I say?

I let out a sigh, feeling a mixture of relief and regret.

I used to think that if a beautiful girl confessed to me, I would instantly say yes and things would happen... Is it because Milia doesn't feel the same way about me? Or is it because my likability isn't enough?

I don't feel a special attraction towards Milia, but my desires are overflowing....

I collected my thoughts and glanced around.

Our camp was located on a hill, giving us a view of most of the forest. If any monsters were to attack, we would be able to see it.

Sitting on the grass, I looked up at the night sky.- In a different world.

There are three moons in the sky, nothing is more convincing than this.

Under the magnificent starry sky, it is as bright and clean as daytime.

Unable to resist, I took out my phone and wanted to capture everything, but unfortunately...the camera resolution is not enough to capture the night sky.

- What's this?

There is a new app on my phone, I don't remember downloading it.

At a time like this, it's impossible not to click on it. Don't underestimate human curiosity.

A progress bar appeared on the screen, and after it finished loading, it displayed - Lv: 31

MP: 31000

PP: 21400

Sacrifice: 0

Health status: "Right arm injured" - "Virgin"

- I can feel the malice...what the hell does "Virgin" mean!

Tsk, why is it shown under health status?

Never mind that, there are seven skill slots on the right side of the screen, it feels similar to the bracelet Lucia wore.

Although there are some slight differences, there are two additional columns for Sacrifice and PP.

Never mind PP for now, Sacrifice means offering...what's the use of this?

Also, Lucia at level 21 only has close to 2000 MP, how come I, at level 31, have 31000 MP? Shouldn't MP growth be 1000 per level?

Anyway, the first page shows all of this.

I swiped the screen to the left - the seven skill slots also slid to the second page.

This page shows:

Primary: 'XX'

Level One: 'XX'

Level Two: 'XX'

And so on up to Level Seven.

Below Level Seven, there is a special summoning icon.

Could it be summoning magic?

After all, this is a different world, anything is possible, and I'm not easily surprised. I clicked on the 'XX' icon for the Primary level.

Many familiar small animals popped up, cats, mice, owls, crows, squirrels, and dozens of other icons, as if asking me to choose one.

Familiars, probably.

I chose the crow, and the 'XX' icon changed to the crow's icon.

Clicking again brought up a small information box.

- Crow

Special ability: "Shared Vision"

Maximum quantity: 1

MP required for summoning: 1

I dragged the crow icon to the first slot in the skill bar.

Lucia said that all I have to do is call out its name.

With a bit of anticipation, I softly said, "Crow...summon?"

Not disappointing me, accompanied by a mysterious "caw~ caw~" sound, a crow flew out from the void and landed flapping on my left shoulder.

- It really appeared!

It tilted its head and looked at me with its intelligent-looking eyes.

Is it waiting for my command?

- In the blink of an eye, I saw a strange scene.

I closed my eyes again, and my own face appeared in front of me.

At this moment, I instantly understood what "Shared Vision" meant according to the explanation.

It means that what the crow sees will be transferred to my eyes.

This is truly the feeling of a different world!

This ability is perfect for reconnaissance.

I didn't want to use it for peeping around...probably.

I checked my phone again, my MP didn't decrease, summoning only requires 1 MP, so it must have been replenished.

Can I dismiss the summon?

"Crow, dismiss!"

Trying to dismiss it, but it had no effect...I must have said it wrong.

"Crow, return!"

No effect...maybe I got the posture wrong?

"Crow, recall!"

This time, it worked. The crow on my left shoulder gradually disappeared, as if it had never existed.

It turns out I can recall it.

Eagerly, I clicked on the Level One 'XX' icon.

What kind of summon monster will appear?

A window popped up: "Unlock requirement - PP: 100 points" - Confirm/Cancel.

So, PP points are used for unlocking, it seems that the Primary level is a bonus and PP points are only required for levels higher than that.Of course it's 'confirmed'.

There were no options to choose from, it directly became the icon for 'Iron Fist Wooden Dummy Lv:1'.

There are levels?

It's becoming more and more like a game, huh.

I dragged it to the second slot in my skill bar.

"Iron Fist Wooden Dummy, summon!"

With the sound of chains rattling, a wooden dummy appeared and assembled itself about two meters in front of me.

After a few seconds, a wooden dummy of about 1.7 meters tall, with chains hanging from its body, stood in front of me, waiting.

Its circular head, body, and limbs had only two hollows for eyes and a long round nose.

The part that could be considered its palms were iron spheres, and the chains seemed to act as its muscles.

I checked my phone, and 10 MP was deducted.

I pressed the unlocked wooden dummy icon.

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Iron Fist Wooden Dummy

Level: 1

Special Ability: 'Rapid Strikes'

Maximum Quantity: 10

MP Required for Summoning: 10

'Fast Leveling'

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There's also fast leveling?

I pressed it, and the originally white Lv:1 turned into green Lv:2+.

Huh?

After pressing it 9 more times, the level became Lv: Max.

Max level?

It can't be that simple...

I randomly tapped on another spot, and a system prompt popped up saying "Do you want to spend 17,000 PP to level up?" Yes/No.

17,000 PP needed... I currently have 21,300 PP, which should be enough. The problem is that I'm not sure how to acquire PP points yet. Should I press it or not?

If this were a game, I wouldn't have to worry about this.

If I want to actually summon it, I must be cautious.

"Lan, be careful!!"

Just as I hesitated whether to press it or not, Milia's voice rang out. Before I could react, she had already jumped high up and delivered a flying kick from top to bottom, aiming at the wooden dummy.

The wooden dummy reacted very quickly, instantly transitioning from a standing position to a boxing stance and countering Milia's flying kick with an iron fist.

Not being knocked down, the wooden dummy caught the flying kick with its left fist, but before it could throw its right punch, Milia used the momentum of the flying kick to leap on top of the iron fist.

Under the moonlight, she spun around like a dance, landing behind the wooden dummy.

With a flash of the sword, the wooden dummy's head rolled onto the ground... and then it fell apart.

"Are you alright?"

Milia walked towards me and asked.

By the way, Milia is currently wearing a black bodysuit under her black armor. Underneath the armor is a white dress that reaches her thighs, and her waist is still adorned with a crossed belt. Below the skirt is a pair of black tight pants, as thin as stockings, and below the knees are light brown boots.

A very stylish outfit that highlights her figure and elegance, but not too revealing. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it 7 points. It still depends on who's wearing it...

"I'm fine, or rather, it's impossible for anything to happen. "

"Yes, with Lan's strength, even an opponent of this level can be easily subdued with just one hand."

Milia described my strength like she was telling a hero's tale.

"No, what I meant is, I summoned that wooden dummy just now..."

After hearing what I said, Milia seemed stunned for a moment...

"What?! Ah, I'm sorry, I accidentally broke this valuable Golem."

She panicked and apologized to me with a lowered head.

"No need to apologize, you were just worried about me, right? I'm actually quite happy. Besides, this is not the kind of valuable thing like a Golem... it's the Iron Fist Wooden Dummy, a summon."

This time, it was not directly generated, but rather the disassembled wooden dummy from earlier reassembled itself.

Rather than explaining, it's easier to show her in practice. Of course, I don't know how valuable this so-called Golem is.

"It's... it's a familiar, right? That's great... if it were a Golem, I wouldn't be able to compensate for it even if I sold myself..."

Milia let out a big sigh of relief.

To the extent of not being able to compensate even if you sold yourself?

"Don't compare yourself to a Golem. The new equipment suits you well."

"Oh, really? Thank you. By the way, Lan is a mage, right? Despite having that kind of combat power..."

From Milia's reaction, summoning magic doesn't seem to be that rare."Yeah, what do you think of this wooden figure?"

Feeling that it's too troublesome to say more, I directly called myself a wizard.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm referring to the strength of the wooden figure, in terms of its level as an explorer."

"Well, it should be equivalent to about D+ or C level."

Milia examined the wooden figure for a while and gave her answer.

"I see..."

I glanced at my phone - "Do you need 17,000 PP to upgrade?" Yes/No.

"Yes."

The wooden figure in front of me took on a combat stance - a visible aura rose from its feet.

Milia instantly became alert.

"What... is this?"

After the aura dissipated, the vacant eyes of the wooden figure emitted a red light, and its body and limbs had red patterns, like burning flames.

How splendid... The appearance changes with the level upgrade.

"So, does the wooden figure, after the Power Up, look like it has the strength of a B level?"

"Pa? Up? In any case, it looks very strong. It's hard to judge its strength without fighting... Can I fight it? I also want to see how much stronger I've become."

Milia looked eager to try.

Speaking of which, Milia seems to have already been promoted to an A level, so it's unlikely she would lose to the weakest summon, the wooden figure.

Even if there are any unexpected injuries, I can just ask Lucia to use healing magic.

I also want to know how strong the wooden figure really is, so there's no reason to refuse.

"...Alright, Iron Fist Wooden Figure, I command you to attack Milia with all your strength."

When I gave the order, Milia had already distanced herself from the wooden figure...