[Skill Use: Calorie Burn]

[Time Limit: 15 minutes]

When I opened my eyes, I saw a blue message window in front of me.

The name of the skill I had used and the time limit.

And at the same time, I felt power overflowing in my body.

[Current Physical Specs: 175cm, 70kg]

[System: Using the skill 'Calorie Burn' will consume 40 kg of body weight.

The consumed body weight will be converted into physical abilities according to your characteristics.]

[System: The effect of the skill 'Calorie Burn' will greatly increase the amount of calories you can obtain compared to the food you eat.]

[System: Eat up to your original body weight within the time limit of 15 minutes.

Failure to do so will result in Ken Feinstein's death.]

I looked at the status message, sensing the malicious intent of the game developers.

I immediately understood what kind of skill it was.

As I clenched my fist, I felt like the strongest man on the planet.

I can knock the monster down with this.

I immediately flew forward and blocked the monster.

"Get back!"

After that, I used the dagger I made to defeat the [Albino One-Eyed Giant].

One-Eyed Giant monsters are, unsurprisingly, weak when hit in their eyes.

They will immediately be stunned and be unable to move for a while.

After that, I was going to decide whether to run away with Emily or just defeat it depending on whether my attack worked.

Contrary to my expectations, I split the giant with one swing.

What is this broken skill?

I've never seen a skill like this before.

The game developers probably just put it in for fun.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have put in a skill that makes you lose weight right away in a setting where you become stronger when you lose weight.

The problem is.

[System: 13 minutes left until needed weight recovery]

'Damn, where am I supposed to get food in a forest like this!'

At that moment, Emily flashed through my mind.

So, I immediately approached Emily and asked her.

"…Food."

"...Huh?"

"Do you have any leftover food? I'm in a hurry, so anything is fine."

Emily immediately brought out food at my request.

For some reason, she seemed kinder than usual?

Normally, she would hate even touching me and avoid eye contact as if she were looking at waste.

But that's not important right now.

I don't know how much food I have to eat from now on.

So, I went to town on the food and got surprising results.

'The sandwich!

It's seeping into my body!'

I started eating as best I could.

Fortunately, Emily continued to provide me with food as I greedily absorbed it.

Today, she looked like an angel.

Do people who usually receive her good deeds see her this way?

[System: Target body weight calorie intake complete.

Skill ends.]

"Whew, thank you. I almost got in big trouble, but thanks to you, I survived."

I could have died.

Patting my plump belly again, I thanked Emily.

"...Huh?"

Emily's empty voice rang out.

Why is she looking at me with that kind of face?

Oh, well, I guess I lost some weight a little while ago due to the effect of the skill.

If you suddenly gained weight, anyone would be dumbfounded.

"No… No, no, no."

But Emily's blank expression turned depressed and she soon started mumbling something.

“That is...My first love…”

"Let's get along well."

"No… No, no! No!!!"

Was that how she wanted to thank me?

Emily seemed to be denying reality.

She jumped up from the ground.

Huh?

I thought her legs hurt?

"..."

She looked at me as she got up.

Her eyes were neither the angelic ones that sparkled a moment ago nor the eyes that usually looked at filth.

They were tearful eyes mixed with shame and anger.

It seemed like it was going to explode with that energy at any moment.

"No0000000000-!!"

Emily turned around and ran away.

"...What is it, why is she like that?"

Well, at least it's okay since she and by extension me are alive.

Everything worked out well!

After that, Emily had also left, so I got to work right away.

I got unexpected results.

'Emily, you suddenly left, so I was flustered...

but thanks to you, this is all mine.'

I found myself humming.

I held the knife I had made the day before and started to cut up the [Albino One-Eyed Giant] corpse.

"Whoa! This guy even has a magic stone! I'm so lucky!"

In this world, magic stones have more value than money.

Starting with the magic stone that holds basic magical power, there are also four types of coloured magic stones.

Each colour matches a type of magic stone..

The magic stone that the [Albino One- Eyed Giant] had was green.

In other words, it was an item imbued with the power of the wind.

It doesn't seem to be of a high grade based on its size.

In the game, the grade is immediately displayed when you look at an item, but now that it's reality, I have no choice but to estimate it by looking at its size.

If I had to guess around D grade.

However, even this can be applied to weapons or armor, so it was a very good gain for now.

I put the magic stone in the subspace pocket I got today.

It didn't feel heavy, but the feeling of filling up with materials made my heart flutter.

In addition, the [Albino One-Eyed Giant]'s leather was rare because it had the Albino title.

The leather material of giant monsters was thick and tough, so it was good for making armor and selling.

And the giant's bones.

Honestly, the process of cutting open the skin and taking out the bones was painful, but it was necessary.

I could make a bone sword out of this…

Should I try it?

Every single material from a boss-level monster was useful.

And at this point in the early game, they were all precious.

I can't use the eye...

If it were the original game, I could have gotten the eyeball material by not attacking its weak point...

It was a bit unfortunate, as it was a good alchemy material, but there was nothing I could do about it.

I put all of those materials into a fist-sized subspace pocket.

The weight was not much different from before.

Most of the giant's materials were in it, but I didn't feel it at all.

"I'm glad I got this first."

The subspace pocket will change the difficulty a lot as someone who crafts items.

After finishing my satisfying journey, I returned to the dormitory.

Emily Epiris locked herself in her room after returning from her dangerous adventure.

‘No, no, no.

This can’t be it.’

She pulled the blanket over her head and thought about what had happened during the day.

Herself in danger.

A one-eyed monster.

And a handsome prince who appeared to save her.

However, that prince became a pig.

He suddenly became a pig wearing the prince's skin.

'This can't be happening.

...He was my first love.’

When she was taken away by the noble, she received help from the knight, but at that time, she didn't really know what love was.

Entering the academy, talking to girls her age, and making friends with cool guys like Adrian, Emily slowly began to open her eyes to the opposite sex.

This was the man who truly made Emily's heart flutter.

'That's...

Ken Feinstein!

Thinking back, he seemed a little cool....

Am I crazy?!

What was I thinking!’

Emily hated fat men.

No, you could say she detested them.

Whenever she saw a man with that kind of appearance, she thought of the nobleman who had tried to drag her away.

The man who had stared at her with eyes full of desire.

When she thought of him again, she got goosebumps all over her body.

That's why Emily was confused.

Even though she knew that the handsome prince was Ken Feinstein, it was true that her heart had already fluttered.

Her trauma denied her thoughts, but her heart continued to beat wildly, demanding to be acknowledged...

‘He was really cool.’

She recalled the image of him saving her.

'Why aren't you dieting, you pig!’

And she remembered the round image of him patting his belly.

Emily resented him.

If he was going to lose weight and become handsome anyway.

If he had just lost weight earlier, this wouldn't have happened.

There would have been no need to be sarcastic toward him, no need to frown and click her tongue every time they made eye contact.

Everything would have gone well.

"...No."

Emily muttered, wrapping herself in the blanket.

"That's right, that never happened to me."

In the chaos of trauma and first love, she found her own answer.

It was denial.

"I've never been interested in that guy."

It was denial of reality.

"That never happened."

And that denial was....

"Hey, pig. Didn't I tell you to come back in 10 minutes?"

"Gyah, Emily is really bad. Look at the pig panting."

"Then he should lose some weight. When Emily calls, you should come right away."

A few days later, on a rainy day.

Emily was putting her foot on Ken Feinstein's head.

'That's right...

I've never liked this kind of guy...'

As if to prove her feelings.

She started to harass Ken Feinstein by mixing in with the group she usually detested.

And Ken, who would get beaten up by the group if he didn't follow along to their orders.

...

‘Didn't I save her a few days ago?’

His head was complicated by resentment and questions rather than the pain in his body.

[System: Emily Epiris’ sexual arousal increases.]

"...Huh?"

And his mind was even more confused by the status window in front of him.

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