Profession Level Increased:
Professional Swordsman: Intermediate (500 proficiency needed for the next advancement)
Profession Skills:
Wanderer's Sword Heart (When the host uses any bladed weapon, they will be especially adept with it)
New Profession Skill:
Swordsman Soldier: (When the host uses any bladed weapon, their abilities will increase by 100)
Current Profession Points: 1
Current profession skill points can be converted into All-Purpose Points at the cost of 300,000 yen
"So the Swordsman Soldier profession is meant to increase combat power?"
Fujino studied the profession skill description on the system interface and could not help muttering, "This skill came at just the right time."
If he understood correctly, Swordsman Soldier was probably a passive skill that increased his combat power whenever he used a bladed weapon.
Honestly, this was exactly what Fujino needed right now.
His base abilities were roughly D-rank. After using Detective Enhancement and stacking an Enhancement Card on top of it, his combat ability could reach above D+.
Now that he had triggered the Swordsman Soldier skill, his theoretical combat power would probably reach C-rank.
And that was only combat power.
If his enhanced perception was included, Fujino could probably even put up a fight against someone with C+-rank combat power like Sato Miwako.
Putting those thoughts aside, Fujino turned his gaze toward Professional Swordsman's skill points.
"Points that can upgrade any profession skill?"
Fujino could not help pondering as he looked at the additional All-Purpose Point on the profession interface.
According to the system description, if a profession leveled up but had no skills available for improvement, the remaining profession points could be converted into All-Purpose Points for 300,000 yen.
All-Purpose Points were easy enough to understand.
They were skill points that could upgrade every skill.
Fujino stared at the prominently labeled 300,000-yen option on the system interface for a moment before converting that extra profession point into an All-Purpose Point.
300,000 yen has been deducted from the host Obtained 1 All-Purpose Point Current host balance: 1.55 million...
Listening to the system prompt in his ear, Fujino took a deep breath and immediately added that point to Student Discount.
Student Discount (Advanced: Enjoy a 10% discount both within the system and in reality!)
"Ninety percent of the original price?"
Looking at the upgraded description for Student Discount, Fujino could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
A ten-percent discount was simply outrageous. It was practically the same as a department store sale... and it worked both in reality and within the system.
With the discount improved, Fujino immediately headed to the Convenience Store to run an experiment...
Beep, beep, beep!
As the scanner beeped, the accumulated total appeared on the register.
The cashier first glanced at the total of 5,200 yen and froze slightly.
After confirming that it was correct, the cashier softly said to Fujino, "Sir, your total is 4,700 yen."
Without changing expression, Fujino took out a 5,000-yen bill from his wallet and handed it to the cashier.
"Your change is 300 yen."
"Keep the change. Get me a few packs of gum."
"Certainly."
Fujino pushed open the store door, placed the bag of daily necessities he had just bought in the back seat, took out a stick of gum, and started the car.
"Items that should have cost 5,200 yen only cost 4,700 yen under Student Discount?"
Chewing his gum, Fujino could not help remarking, "The Student Discount skill really is terrifying."
The next day, Class 2-B at Teitan High School.
"My injury?"
Fujino looked at Ran and Sonoko standing beside his desk, feeling somewhat confused.
He did not remember ever being injured...
At the very least, Suzuki Sonoko and Mori Ran should not have known about it.
"Fujino Senior, you weren't injured?"
Ran asked in confusion.
She then scrutinized Fujino with a suspicious gaze.
Could Fujino Senior be deliberately hiding it because he was afraid we'd worry?
"Then why does the newspaper say you were heroically injured while taking down a drug trafficking ring on Moonlight Island?"
As she spoke, Ran handed a newspaper to Fujino.
"The newspaper... it said that?"
Fujino asked in confusion as he took the paper and examined its contents.
A full page of the newspaper was covered in layouts and densely packed text.
In the largest section, his photograph had been printed in a prominent spot.
Beneath it were reports from various news agencies:
High School Detective solves bizarre twelve-year-old murder case, and the culprit is actually...
High School Detective Fujino Doji single-handedly destroys drug trafficking ring, heroically injured!
Fujino Doji's trip to Moonlight Island and the unspeakable secret between him and the island's doctor.
Fujino: "..."
Good grief, were these reporters really this ridiculous?
What single-handedly taking down Moonlight Island's drug trafficking ring? What unspeakable secret with the island's female doctor?
Since when had he hooked up with Asai Narumi?
Those unscrupulous reporters truly had no shame!
"Fujino Senior, did you really subdue a drug trafficking ring all by yourself?"
At that moment, Sonoko's voice came from beside him.
Fujino looked up and saw the curious expression on her face.
"Ahem!"
Fujino cleared his throat and explained, "Taking down a drug trafficking ring alone... Sonoko, you're giving me far too much credit."
"So it was all fake?"
Suzuki Sonoko asked doubtfully.
She immediately frowned and asked, "Then why did the report say that Fujino Senior took down the drug trafficking ring?"
Fujino scratched the back of his head. "Maybe because I subdued two drug dealers..."
"So you only subdued two drug dealers..."
Sonoko was initially a little disappointed, but after processing it, she exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?! Fujino Senior, you subdued two drug dealers? That's amazing!"
Sonoko stared at Fujino's handsome face, the smile on her own growing wider as her lovestruck expression nearly became impossible to hide.
Although it was not as outrageous as the newspaper claimed, subduing drug dealers alone... it was just like a Prince Charming from her dreams!
"It was nothing, really..."
Fujino modestly waved his hand, his scalp tingling under Sonoko's lovestruck gaze, which practically had hearts spilling out of it.
He finally understood why Kudo was so eager to become a Great Detective.
Being admired by young girls really did feel good.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something. He then asked Ran and Sonoko, "But speaking of which, what is this newspaper story about the Medieval Museum ghost tale?"
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