Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 8.1

“Beryl… I’m sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing, Father? It’s not your fault. In fact, we should think of this as an opportunity. So don’t worry. I’ll do my best too.”

Father holds back his tears and embraces me.

Even though eighty percent of the materials were taken and the lord gave his orders, Father blames himself for everything, but it’s not his fault.

The real problem is the world’s system.

In this world, unlike my previous life, human rights are ranked differently.

Nobles reign as more important beings than commoners, and commoners can only bow down. The only way to surpass this is to become a noble oneself.

After our conversation, the lord quickly left the village. He didn’t mention what to do about the King Black Wolf, and it seems like he might just leave it as it is.

That means I have four years left.

In four years… I have to defeat that thing.

First, I need to get a weapon no matter what.

I can take down magical beasts without a weapon, but it’s tough without one.

After the lord left and while Father was explaining things to the village chief, two men approached me.

“Beryl!”

“Hmm? …”

“Um…”

“…”

“Thank you for saving the village this time…! Let me apologize again for throwing stones at you before… I’m really sorry!”

From a little distance away, children, looking as if they were watching something scary, bowed their heads with Gran.

I don’t really want an apology… I don’t want them to talk to me…

“It’s natural for you to be angry… But I came because I had to say this. I was born with the same occupation as my father, a blacksmith. For the past six months, I’ve been making weapons in my father’s workshop. So I have a request… Let me make your weapon using the Black Wolf’s fangs you obtained! I promise you won’t regret it! I’ll put my all into it, so please let me do it!”

Gran’s unexpected proposal surprised me.

However… if we’re using precious Black Wolf fangs, I’d prefer Brian to make it rather than Gran…

“Beryl, would you please let my son forge it? Of course, I have more experience as a blacksmith. But what’s most important in blacksmithing is the dedication put into it. The weapon Gran makes will surely be something you won’t regret.”

“I see… understood. I was planning to go hunting, so I really needed a weapon. Most of the materials were submitted, but I kept some fangs, claws, and hides. Please use those.”

“Thank you! I’ll definitely make a weapon you’ll be satisfied with! You want a big black scythe like last time, right?”

“…Ah, yes.”

“I’ll make something amazing… I’ve only been training for a year, but I’ve regretted throwing that stone at you ever since. Yet, you still saved us… I promise I’ll make a weapon that will let you hunt to your heart’s content, so please wait for it!”

This guy… was he always this passionate? And it’s not like I saved you specifically… I just wanted to save my family… But well, it’s true that I didn’t want to abandon familiar faces like Brian and the neighbors.

“Yeah. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Alright!”

Gran, determined, headed towards the village chief’s house to collect the materials.

Brian whispered a small “Thank you” and handed me a dagger before following after Gran.

Well, with Brian around, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Now… until the new weapon is ready, I’ll have to use this dagger.

I left the village and entered the forest.

As I prepared to hunt, I realized I didn’t have any sword skills, so I couldn’t use any scythe skills.

But I have pure stats. I should be able to fight to some extent. In fact, carrying the scythe might make me rely on enhanced physical abilities, so I’ll hunt and train until the weapon is complete.

The first prey I found was a rat. A large rodent magical beast, it’s the weakest but still painful if it bites. Actually, it’s more than painful—it would probably cause serious injury.

It’s surprisingly quick and its scratching is troublesome—but not for me now!

With my level 3 status boost of 60 points, I’m effectively level 21.

Levels 1-30 are considered lower rank, 31-60 are middle rank, 61-90 are upper rank, and 91-100 are top rank. So I’m at the lower end of the upper rank.

The rat lunged at me, but I dodged it easily. Surprisingly easy.

With a scythe, my agility would be 81, giving me confidence in my speed, but right now it’s 31. It’s a decent speed, but I can handle a rat at this level.

By the way, if the opponent is a Black Wolf, it’ll probably be tough.

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I defeated the rat.

Received 1 experience point.

Due to the title [Reincarnator], the acquired experience points are reduced to 1/10.