The status window went pitch black.
Then—
Two holograms — glowing blue, shaped like pyramids — fell from the top of the screen and struck an invisible surface at the bottom with a sharp, crystalline clack.
I shifted nervously at the sound, “If this kills me, I’m haunting the first innocent babe I come across!"
????
A pyramid has four faces, so, the maximum result could be a double 4, and the minimum a double 1.
Please don’t give me some overpowered enemy as a “reward,” I prayed internally. I was low level, and it seemed that I'd be stuck like that for a while because the XP followed some deeply questionable rules. A strong enemy would just wash the floors with me.
"Please don’t spawn an overpowered enemy."
"Please don’t spawn an overpowered enemy."
????
They bounced against unseen walls, spinning wildly.
For a full minute, I just stared at them.
Dancing.
Teasing.
For.
A.
Full.
Minute.
I even forgot how to blink...
As soon as things slowed down I tightened my grip around the wooden kunai. I tapped them lightly against the shuriken in my pockets, then I cast a quick glance at the splintered spear stuck into the ground. All of them were within my reach.
Good, all good.
I am prepared.
Always ready.
Finally—
The first die tipped… and settled.
Ⅱ
“A clean two,” I murmured.
Then the second.
It spun once.
Twice.
Then landed cleanly.
Ⅳ
Six total.
Which meant absolutely nothing, since the system treated them individually.
? Result 1
Unlucky Roll: Ⅱ!
? System Points Awarded: +2.
Immediately after—
? Result 2
Lucky Roll: Ⅳ!
? Carpenter has evolved!
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Evolution Consumed.
Craft branch discovered: Blacksmithing Unlocked!
? You now possess 2 skills of the Craft tree!
Carpenter & Blacksmithing.
? System Points Awarded: +4.
The throw was over and the tension from my shoulders had drained.
My grip loosened.
The kunai slipped from my hands and hit the ground softly. With a lazy tug on the vine cords, I reeled them back in. The spear remained planted in the earth, resting loyally.
Good job, team.
Now for some math.
It seemed like high rolls rewarded me with unique abilities, while low rolls still gave something—some kind of participation rewards.
Interesting.
I did the math quickly.
Level-up points.
Dice points.
“I’ve got eight total stat points to allocate.”
I turned my attention inward.
“Let’s see what Blacksmithing can do.”
【 Blacksmithing】
? Stone progression unlocked.
If available, metals may be substituted.
“…Cool.”
Nothing epic.
Nothing Godlike.
Just sweet, peaceful progress.
Nice, nice! Very nice!
I immediately got to work.
The spear was loyal—but loyalty shouldn't mean stagnation, so I pressed for an upgrade.
Instead of simply sharpening it, I reformatted it completely.
From spear…
To scythe.
I wanted lateral coverage. Side sweeps. Slams. Hooks.
The vine harness remained. The “Spear Backpack” system was too convenient to abandon.
Except...
Now it would be called "Scythe Backpack".
When I lifted the weapon, I blinked.
The weight hadn’t changed much.
But the durability?
【 Stone Scythe +5 】
? Durability: 200 / 200
“…Two hundred?”
Since I had technically recrafted it, the durability had refreshed.
But two hundred strikes?
That was insane.
I swung it once experimentally. The balance felt heavier at the front, but very manageable.
Awesome!
Next: the kunai and shuriken.
Before, they’d been decent at best.
Now?
With stone reinforcement, they felt like actual weapons.
【Stone Kunai +3】
? Durability: 75 / 75
【Stone Kunai +2】
? Durability: 65 / 65
Respectable.
As for the shuriken…
Just throwables.
I dropped their quantity to four. No need to carry dead weight. And since they were stone now—and sharp enough to puncture my pockets—I crafted a makeshift vine belt and threaded it through the shorts’ belt loops.
Heh.
Who knew the shorts would come in handy?
I slid a vine string through the shuriken and then further tied it to the vine belt. This way I could slide them out smoothly without damaging the latter.
Efficient, but not done yet!
The rabbit hide lay near the fire — poorly skinned, sure — but still valuable.
Just because I butchered it badly didn’t mean I’d waste it.
Blacksmithing had been fun.
But now?
Back to Carpenter.
The small rack from earlier had successfully cured it without any damage.
Once the material was ready, a real decision had to be made.
Scarf… or bag?
A scarf would help with the cold of the night.
But only if I wasn’t near a fire.
A bag?
A bag would help everywhere.
“You already know the answer!”
Inventory upgrade!
White and fluffy on the outside.
Dry and smooth on the inside.
I reinforced it with vine threading and made it so I could carry it around the shoulders.
And just like that—
A practical, lightweight bag was finished exactly as the first rays of sunlight slipped between the trees.
Perfect timing.
I scooped dirt onto the campfire to smother it gradually before stomping it out with my boots.
The dirt part was important.
No way I was risking my only pair of footwear.
Once the embers died completely, I retrieved the round stones from the old fire ring.
They were too perfect to leave behind.
Finding stones that smooth and stable in the wild wasn’t guaranteed. I was clearly lucky since most of the surrounding rocks were jagged, cracked, or eroded by time.
I placed them neatly inside the bag.
Satisfied.
As for the wooden plates and utensils I’d crafted?
I left them behind.
They were wood. Natural and harmless.
Not the previous world's plastic.
The forest would reclaim them eventually.
No harm done.
I adjusted my shorts.
Shifted the stone scythe on my back.
Checked the bag.
"Ready!"
Warm sunlight filtered through the redwoods.
( づ ?? ? ?? )づ
Time to start a journey!
? STATUS WINDOW ?
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Name: No Name
Surname: No Name
Race: H?um??aN?
Sex: Female
Age: 17
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Level: 3
XP: 1 / 4
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System Points: 8 ??
Dice: 0 ??
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? VITALS ?
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HP: Don’t Die ?
MP: 30 / 30
MP?: 2 / Min
SPD: 24 Km/h
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? TITLES & SKILLS ?
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? Reincarnator??≡
├ Status Window
├ Appraisal
└ Converse
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? Extra Skills??≡
├ Dice「D4」
└ Morph
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? Unlocked Naturally??≡
├ Carpenter
└ Blacksmithing
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? KNOWLEDGE ?
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? Arcana ?≡
├ Fireball Ⅰ 「3MP / Cast」
├ Torch Ⅰ 「5MP / Min」
└ Sleep ? 「6MP / Cast」
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? Weaponry ?≡
├ Sword
├ Spear
├ Knife
├ Scythe
├ Bow
├ Claws
├ Shield
├ Guillotine
├ Kunai
├ Shuriken
└ Trident
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? Bestiary ?≡
└ Demonic Rabbit
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? Culinary Grimoire ?≡
└ Roasted Demonic Rabbit
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?? MORPH ?≡
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? Demonic Rabbit ?≡
├? Toggles
├ Rabbit ears
├ Rabbit feet
├ Rabbit tail
├ Demonic horns
├ Demonic fangs
├? Permanents
├ Jump boost +
├ Superior hearing +
├? Abilities
└ Paranoia Bite
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