Professional Swordsman Fujino

After returning home, Fujino put the six hundred thousand he had just received into the system.

He then opened the system interface and looked at the two million two hundred fifty thousand in his account, a slight smile gracing his lips.

"This money came so fast!"

After remarking on it, he opened the system's Profession Ball exchange and went straight for a ten-pull.

[Congratulations to Host for obtaining: Teapot that can pour red tea anytime (Blue), One hundred thousand Yen cash, infinitely usable Red Rope (Blue quality), Instant Noodles x3 that can fill you up in one go, Temporary Ability Boost Card (Effect: Strength 100%; Duration: One minute) x3, Temporary Ability Boost Card (Effect: Reaction Speed 100%; Duration: One minute) x2]

"Damn it!"

Fujino looked at the items he'd drawn in the system slots, his mouth twitching.

Nine hundred fifty thousand Yen, and all he got was a teapot that could endlessly refill red tea and an infinitely usable rope. What was the point of that?

This damn pay-to-win system was making things difficult for him, Fujino!

Why didn't it just rob him!

It totally felt like one of those Tencent games!

Fujino let out a long sigh, shook his head, and went to the bathroom to wash his face.

He then went to the balcony, intending to light some incense, but found he had none.

So, he took out the cigarettes he used for guests, lit three of them while facing the direction of a certain mysterious Eastern country, and then opened the system interface again.

Luck can't save you from bad luck, and spending money won't change your fate. Let's keep drawing!

[Congratulations to Host for obtaining: Temporary Ability Boost Card (Effect: Strength 100%; Duration: One minute) x2, Temporary Ability Boost Card (Effect: Reaction Speed 100%; Duration: One minute) x2, Delicious Coffee Cake x1, Complete Book of Rope Art Knowledge, Complete Book of Sword and Saber Techniques (Blue quality), Purple Profession Card (Swordsman)]

"Swordsman?"

Looking at the profession's description, Fujino was momentarily stunned and murmured in confusion, "Could it be that superstition actually works?"

Anyway, whether it was actual superstition working or a sudden burst of luck, he didn't know.

Nine hundred fifty thousand Yen had actually gotten him a seemingly high-class profession: Swordsman.

Fujino pondered for a moment, then opened the system's profession interface:

[New Sub-Profession:

Professional Swordsman: Novice (100 proficiency points needed for next level)

New Profession Skill:

Wanderer's Sword Heart (When Host uses any sword or saber-type weapon, they will be particularly adept with it)]

This skill wasn't too powerful, but it wasn't too weak either.

For Fujino, who owned a wooden sword that could change size, this skill was just right.

With his small frame, even after activating the Detective enhancement, he was only about half as strong as an average person.

If he could use the wooden sword with exceptional skill.

The effect would be entirely different.

Moreover, the system had also given him a Complete Book of Sword and Saber Techniques.

With that thought, Fujino quickly took out the book and began to flip through it.

Opening the first page of the sword technique book, he was greeted by a table of contents with several hundred chapters... The text was written in an obscure and difficult script.

Yet, Fujino could understand its meaning.

Even more miraculously, a single paragraph written in this script contained as much information as several hundred words.

In other words, the content of this one book was equivalent to an entire encyclopedia.

The system was truly terrifying.

It always managed to give him small, unscientific, and un-Conan-esque surprises from unexpected places.

Late at night, in the bedroom.

With the boost from the genius scholar's learning ability, Fujino had already learned half of the techniques from the system's knowledge books by one or two in the morning.

At this moment, Fujino was in his bedroom, wielding the wooden sword and continuously executing various moves.

"Draw Cut!"

"Cross Slash!"

"Mountain Breaker!"

"Twin Dragon Flash!"

Although his movements were a bit awkward, they were quite intimidating.

However, with the passive buff of the system's Wanderer's Sword Heart, he no longer risked accidentally smashing his plasma TV with a single strike or having his wooden sword break a window and fly out of the building.

Breathing heavily, Fujino sheathed the Peach Wood Sword, sweat drenching his body.

However, the exhaustion did not seem to overshadow the excitement in his heart.

If his guess was correct, this Complete Book of Sword and Saber Techniques was a masterpiece that combined the strengths of all sword and saber techniques!

The book describes many schools of sword and saber techniques!

Everything found in ordinary books is here, and everything not found in ordinary books is also here.

The system even managed to retrieve some lost traditions through unknown means.

It's practically a martial arts secret manual detailing various schools of sword and saber techniques!

Should this even be classified as blue?

Fujino wasn't the only one who wondered.

None of that mattered. What mattered was that he believed if he could master all the moves in this entire book, he would undoubtedly become a master swordsman in time!

"Ring ring ring!"

The next morning, Fujino, still half-asleep, was jolted awake by his phone's alarm.

"Who is it?"

Fujino grumbled as he dragged himself out of bed. After answering the call, he irritably asked the person on the other end.

"There's a letter at your door, go check it out."

As soon as they finished speaking, the call was hung up.

Fujino listened to the indistinct voice on the phone, which he couldn't tell if it was male or female, and felt a pang of annoyance.

After a moment of daze, he got dressed and went to his door.

He opened it, but there was no one in sight.

Only an envelope lay forlornly on the ground in front of his door.

"A letter?"

Fujino muttered in confusion, looking around. He saw no one.

His mind raced as he picked up the letter.

The envelope was made of ordinary paper, but in the upper right corner, there was a small heart.

Fujino's mouth twitched as he looked at the heart.

Who would send him a letter... Could it be a love letter?!

That didn't seem right either.

He didn't have any childhood sweethearts he knew.

With his curiosity piqued, Fujino took the letter back to his room and opened it.

"Moon Shadow Island?!"

Fujino's dark eyes widened as he read the words cut out from a newspaper inside the envelope.

"New Detective Profession mission detected. Please check it!"

At that moment, the system's notification sound cut through Fujino's surprised expression.

He opened the system interface to find a new mission presented before him:

[Detective Profession Mission: Moon Shadow Island, Moonlight Sonata

Mission Objective: Solve the truth behind the murder of Aso Keiji many years ago.

Mission Countdown: Three days

Mission Reward: Bounty of one million Yen

Special Mission: Bring the drug trafficking group on Moon Shadow Island to justice.

Additional Reward: Random Profession Ball

Note: The special mission reward carries a degree of danger. Please consider whether to complete the special mission at your discretion.]

"So it really is the Moon Shadow Island Moonlight Sonata murder case?"

Fujino frowned, staring intently at the system interface as he murmured.

However, if his memory served him correctly, this incident was supposed to happen some time later... He didn't know exactly how much later.

But it certainly wasn't now.

Moreover, the one who was commissioned at the time wasn't him, but Mori Kogoro!

But since the system had issued the mission, Fujino naturally had no reason to refuse.

Putting aside the peculiar nature of this case, The system was offering too much this time!

One million Yen and a random Profession Ball. Although the ball was only obtainable upon completing the special mission, it was a Profession Ball that couldn't even be obtained with a million Yen!

In other words, if he completed this mission, he would essentially get over two million Yen for free from the system!