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Chapter 3 – Cheat Knowledge That Makes You Stronger! ~Making Money Edition~

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“TRANSLATOR: Anargya”

“EDITOR: GhostApe”

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「I’m going~」

I said as I left the house.

My house is in the countryside.

And there is a mountain behind it.

The house is surrounded by rice fields except for the mountains, and the neighboring Cordelia’s house is 500 meters away.

So……I am 4 years old now and I could walk around to some extent by myself.

My family is poor. After all, we were just villagers.

So right now, I’m supposed to be picking wild vegetables in the back of the mountain as I played alone.

Or rather, the genius of playing in the mountains is me right here.

Whatever it is called, as a matter of course, wild vegetables are edible, and there are also some chances that I bring back some medicinal herbs that can be sold at high prices.

That’s why my parents have decided to give a certain degree of freedom to me, who is wandering in the back of the mountains from the early morning to early evening.

ーWell, I don’t have time to do such a troublesome thing such as picking wild vegetables and medicinal herbs.

Wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, occasional rabbits or other animals.

All of these things that I sometimes bring back home……are bought in the city.

So. Just what am I doing when I head to the back of the mountain…… I went out of the village to make money.

How did a 4-year-old make money? And, what are you making money for?

As for how to make money, it’s a simple story if you have the MP and the skills.

Then, it’s a very simple answer as to why I am making money, too.

ーIt was so that I’ll become stronger.

Then, on the road beside the paddies leading to the back of the mountain, I encountered the future HeroーCordelia.

Wearing a one piece with crimson hair that is as smooth as silk, and blue eyes.

With a white smooth skin, an unconventional beauty that can be only expressed as an angel.

It isn’t hard to imagine that she will grow into a beauty in the future, or rather, I know that she will actually grow into a ridiculous beauty.

Then, while puffing up her cheeks, she said.

「I also wanna go~to the back of the mountain~with Lute. I’m 3 years old already.」

Sorry Cordelia. I’m not going to the back of the mountain, but to the city.

「I won’t take Cordelia with me.」

「Uguh……guh……」

While looking at me, Cordelia became teary eyed.

「Lute……won’t play with me at all……why? Why? I’m lonely……」

If I want to tell her everything, I can only say that it’s her fault.

Although she hasn’t received the oracle yet, someone somewhere that has been certified as a hero, will have their stats growing at a speed of lightーthe gap of their growth is in different dimensions.

That’s why the ‘me’ right now……will have to break it.

Then ‘Pon’, I put my palm on Cordelia’s head.

「I’ll play with you next time, so……I’m sorry okay?」

Then, a big tear ran down her cheek.

「Idiot……Lute is…… Lute is…… Idiotーーー!」

Cordelia turned her heels around and ran away while crying.

「I……I won’t talk to you anymore!」

What a pain……or so I thought as I saw off the back of Cordelia running away.

And she slipped on moss on the way.

「……Uwaan! U……u……uuu! I……Idiot! Ryuto is an idiot!」

Uwaah…… she is really troublesome……

When she entered the front door of her own house, I started walking again.

「……well then.」

When I entered the back of the mountain, I released the power of my skill.

Then I ran through the woods like a gale.

If converted to a 100 meter dash, it probably took me about 14 seconds flatーFor a toddler, I am weaving through the forest at a super high speed.

Currently, I’m utilizing Physical Strengthening: Level 4.

The theory of physical strengthening is very simple.

Reinforcing the muscle fibers with magical power, it will then generate strength that exceeds the potential limit.

Not only that, no one in my age group can use this skill.

Well, there is no doubt that it’s a rare one, but this skill is a must for close combat jobs.

If you are a child of a professional military nobleman, and trained in martial arts from the moment you can think, maybe you can use it when at the same age as me.

By the way, Cordelia received her oracle at six years old, and she learned this skill at seven…… Well, whatever.

Furthermore, I desperately remembered this skill from the tutorial and trained it to level 4.

Then……thanks to this skill, I can instantly draw out ridiculous power, but there is a price for it of course.

Because the muscles are reinforced with magical power, MP is inevitably used.

Not only that, the price of the MP is fixed, even for low MP close combat jobs.

Therefore, it is usually used momentarily for explosive increases in physical ability.

During a battle, for example, or carrying heavy luggage.

But, however, my MP exceeds the amounts that adults have……It’s really a cheat.

I can strengthen myself all day long.

Or rather, I’m always strengthening myself, just that I adjusted the force so it doesn’t get revealed.

Recently, it has been difficult to deplete my MP, so it is necessary to steadily waste MP like this.

Honestly, I think I may have overdone it in many ways.

Then…… I went through the mountains and entered a plain forest area.

It took me 30 minutes to run and weave through the forest.

And finally, I arrived at a post town on a highway.

At the end of the roadーA place where there is no one, I lay down a mat as usual and set up a price list.

Then, within a few minutes, a traveler took off his shoes and sat down on the mat.

「You are exceedingly young……are you a monk from the church? Well anyway…… Is it really okay for only 2 copper coins?」

2 copper coins is worth about 2000 yen in Japan.

When I nodded, the traveler showed me the soles of his feet.

「I have some blood blisters that are caused by walking…… And then, my legs are genuinely tired.」

In response to those words, I cast Elementary Recovery Magic on the traveler’s feet.

Then, the blood blisters healed as the traveler watched.

「Yes. Thanks.」

He nodded satisfactory as he stood up and left the copper coins.

What I’m doing here is an instant healing magic shop.

The most common thing in these post districts are fast horses and merchants recovering from fatigue.

There are many people on the road, there are no interruptions as I work, and customers appear constantly.

Especially since I’m doing it for less than half the market price, so it’s really sought after.

The fever time of my MP expansion is still going on, but it’s boring waiting for my sky high MP to run out slowly.

And at my age, it is not uncommon for a child of a professional magician to be able to handle Elementary Recovery Magic.

ーWell, there is no one like me who can cast recovery magic indefinitely though.

Therefore, I went around the post districts on the highway after I did a number of treatments that won’t be suspicious, and I have been busy consuming MP and earning coins.

By the way, the money that I earned in the last six months is stored on the back of the mountain, and it’s about 10 million yen now.

This alone gives you an idea how ridiculous the amount of MP I have. The market price of recovery magic is determined by supply and demand.

And……If destroying the market price means I can make a fortune, then it’s what it is.

Well, even all of this is still far from the target amount.

However, I’m not in a hurry as I am in the middle of expanding my MP anyway.

And then.

After traveling around various post districts, evening came.

Looking at the status plate, it seems like Physical Strengthening skill became level 5 due to me running around.

I took a gut pose in my heart as I packed up the mat and returned home.

Contrary to the way I came, I entered the large forest before exiting to the back of the mountain.

I dug up the jar buried in the mountain and threw the money I earned today into it.

And then……I went through the back of the mountain and went out to the rice fields.

And I encountered Cordelia there.

「……」

She is glaring at me while puffing her cheeks.

「What’s wrong, Cordelia?」

「……」

She keeps staring at me silently.

「So, what’s wrong, Cordelia?」

Then, she turned sideways with a *pui* sound effect.

「……won’t.」

「I can’t hear you because your voice is too quiet, you know?」

「I said I won’t talk to you anymore……I said that this morning.」

Uwahh……what a pain……

I put my hand in my pocket and took out a parcel.

Then I approached Cordelia.

「Here, it’s a souvenir.」

「…eh?」

Cordelia opened the parcel I handed to her.

「It’s a white bread sandwich. Bacon, lettuce, and cheese are sandwiched between…… You like this, right?」

The bread that is served as a meal in a poor farmer family is called black bread.

It’s so hard that you can’t eat it as it is.

You eat it by soaking it in soup, which was completely different to the bread I knew.

Bread that you usually eat in Japan is a luxury item called white bread here.

There is no chance for us to eat it except for some kind of celebration, and of course, white bread is Cordelia’s favorite.

「……」

After a brief silence, Cordelia smiled widely.

「Eat it right now since it would be a hassle.」

Cordelia nodded to my words, and began to eat the sandwich with tremendous momentum.

In fact, it would be very unpleasant if she took this food home and said that she got it from me.

My father and mother still think that I am an ordinary toddler.

「……Nn.」

Cordelia, who has finished eating, extended her right hand to me.

Perhaps she wants to hold hands.

While thinking that it was troublesome, I took her hand and we started walking towards the house.

「Nee, nee, Lute?」

「Hm?」

「Today you see, today, mom you see?」

「About that……」

「What?」

「Before, didn’t you say that you won’t talk to me anymore?」

To my words, Cordelia replied with a big smile.

「Don’t you know what I meant?」

「Hm?」

「I take back what I said you know?」

There is no way I can’t smile bitterly at this.

「Yes, yes, so it’s like that.」

Then we walked to each of our homes while holding hands.

Two years passed as I continued such a life…… Finally, the amount I targeted has been reached.

My enhancement program moves to the next stage.

Name: Lute Mclane

Race: Human

Occupation: Villager

Age: 6 Years old

Condition: Normal

Level: 1

HP: 3 → 12/12

MP: 6852 → 10420/10420

Attack Power: 1 → 15

Defense Power: 1 → 15

Magic Power: 1250 → 1923

Evasion: 1 → 35

Strengthening Skill

【Physical Strengthening: Level 4 → 10(MAX)】

Defensive Skill

【Stomach Strength: Level 2】

【Mental Tolerance: Level 2】

【Indomitable : Level 10(MAX)】

Common Skill

【Crop Cultivation: Level 15(Limit Break: The Goddess’s Gift】

Magic Skill

【Magic Power Manipulation: Level 10(MAX)】

【Life Magic: Level 10(MAX)】

【Elementary Attack Magic: level 7】

【Elementary Recovery Magic: Level 7】

Title

【The Strongest Infant on Land: Level 10(MAX)】

【Youngest Sage: Level 10(MAX)】

【Common People’s Healer: Level 0 → 10(MAX)】

【Saint: Level 0 → 3】

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