Antidote magic can be used like this? Speculation on point acquisition.

It was late.

Allen opened his eyes to a faint creaking sound.

Moonlight streamed through the window, painting the floor white.

He found himself lying on the bedroom floor.

Allen rubbed the back of his neck and sat up. Thankfully, Paul and his wife had been thoughtful enough to put a mat under him.

Allen sniffed his clothes and muttered to himself in resignation.

"There's a strong smell of blood on me. I killed boars today, so I got blood on myself. They must have put me directly on the floor because they were afraid of staining the bedding and it being hard to wash. How direct of them. But Paul hit really hard, was it necessary? After all, you should be thanking me. Without me, where would you get your clinic roleplay?"

Creak, creak.

Allen froze. His own muttering wasn't the only unusual sound in the air.

Faint whispers came from the master bedroom next door.

"Darling, I can't take it anymore."

"Oh? We've only just begun!"

"...No..."

"...Don't..."

"...Ah..."

Allen slapped himself in the face.

Damn it! I shouldn't have woken up at this moment!

Allen lay back down, but the escalating noises from next door made him feel like he was being pricked by needles.

He forced himself to calm down, focusing his attention on the Dragon Saint Battle Qi Core Embryo in his abdomen.

Beside the tree-shaped Healing Spell Rune, a fluid-like rune shimmering with brown light was quietly embedded in the Detoxification Magic groove.

In the original work, there's little description of Detoxification Magic. No, not little at all, just rarely used for its normal purpose. It's mostly used for upset stomachs or hangovers. Detoxification Magic... I wonder if it can remove negative status effects when its level is high enough, like mercury for crowd control?

I won't try it. My magic recovery rate is too slow; it's not worth it.

"Darling..."

I need to think of something else to distract myself. Sylphy's hair, it hasn't been cut short at this time yet, that's good, I made it in time. She's so delicate and cute, like an SD doll.

"Ah, I really can't take it anymore..."

Hmm... that's Zenith's voice.

"Use Healing Spell and Detoxification Magic."

Hmm... that's Paul's voice. Wait! What the hell are Healing Spell and Detoxification Magic?! No, can even this kind of negative status be removed with Detoxification Magic?!

Allen suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up from the floor with a carp jump.

They're an old married couple, why are they playing ball every day?! Wait, Paul is... let me calculate... 24 years old?! And Zenith... 22 years old? Oh, so Zenith gave birth at 17, and got pregnant at 16... Paul, you're not human! ...When I put it that way, they are indeed at an energetic age. No wonder. Sigh. I can't sleep anyway, I'll go take a bath. The bathroom is far from Paul and Zenith's bedroom, so they shouldn't hear me. No, wait, if they hear me, they'll just get more excited.

Allen shook his head and tiptoed to open the door. He poked his head out to look, then his neck stiffened.

In the dim hallway, Lilia was slumped by the door of Paul and Zenith's bedroom. Faint light spilled from the crack under the door, casting a straight beam across her face. She was only wearing a shirt, and her hand was exploring her lower body.

Allen silently pulled his head back in, then painfully covered his face.

Is this a family custom?! Everyone has to peek outside the master bedroom, huh? How attractive can it be? Now even I'm curious!

He sighed silently and walked back to the spot on the floor where he had been sleeping. Just as he was about to lie down again, he glimpsed the fur he had stripped from the Terminator Boar earlier that day, subtly shimmering with a soft glow in the moonlight.

Allen blinked, now fully awake.

I can't sleep anyway, so I might as well go out and finish what I promised yesterday, then come back first thing in the morning to bathe. If I'm lucky, I might even get something out of it.

Allen nodded, then got up and opened the window. Moonlight instantly flowed over his hand like water.

Outside the window, Buena Village was silent at night. A breeze swept in from afar, rustling the grass like waves, and brushed against Allen's face.

He flipped over the window, landing silently in the yard outside, and disappeared into the darkness.

The next morning, Rudy was awakened by the birdsong outside his window. He opened his eyes in a daze, then his gaze sharpened and he froze.

Before his bed sat an exquisite Shrine.

The Shrine was very small, only about the size of Rudy's face. Its surfaces were smooth, its texture clear, and it emitted a damp, woody scent, like a forest after rain.

He blinked, then slowly turned his head to the side.

On the chair by the bed, Allen was propping up his chin, his eyes narrowed as usual.

"Morning, Rudy."

Rudy blinked, then realized he had passed out yesterday after being poisoned. He had felt a hint of resentment towards Allen before losing consciousness, but upon seeing the Shrine, that resentment vanished instantly.

"Morning, Allen."

"I promised yesterday. I originally wanted the three of us to make this Shrine in the afternoon, but something unexpected happened. Err, it's also my fault. I didn't realize your bodies couldn't handle eating too much Batil Flower seed powder at once."

Allen rubbed his somewhat sleepy eyes and pulled out a black leather pouch from behind him.

Rudy instinctively shifted his gaze from Allen's face to the pouch, realizing it was the piece of Terminator Boar hide Allen had specifically cut yesterday.

It looks like a bucket bag a girl in my previous life would carry. It has snap closures, and the buttons are made from dried seeds of some plant. Allen really put thought into this. But what's it for?

While he was pondering, Allen reached out, took the Shrine from Rudy's hands, and then fit it perfectly into the leather pouch.

"Here, this makes it easier to carry and hide. Put it under your bed; even if someone sees it, they wouldn't specifically open this to see what's inside, right?"

Rudy's mouth twitched.

Hey, don't you know people are naturally curious? This just makes it more likely to be discovered!

Still, he extended both hands and solemnly accepted Allen's gift.

Allen then stood up.

"Alright, Lord and Lady seem... uh, tired today, they're still not up. Lilia isn't up either. Anyway, you can just lie in a bit longer."

The morning sunlight was soft, falling on Allen's face as he yawned lazily.

"I'm off. I'm going to take a shower. After butchering yesterday, I still smell like blood."

Rudy looked at Allen's face and realized that the Allen who usually looked quite intimidating didn't seem scary at all today.

"Thank you, Allen."

Allen stood up, about to turn and leave the room, but then he tilted his head and saw Lokkishi's Earth Magic figurine on Rudy's desk.

He blinked, pointed at the figurine, and turned to look at Rudy.

"By the way, can I have this? It's Lokkishi made with Earth Magic, it's very exquisite."

Rudy's attention was entirely on the Shrine. Hearing this, he looked up and glanced at where Allen was pointing.

"Sure, I've made many models of Lokkishi-sensei. If you want it, you can have this one."

Allen actually has good taste, unexpectedly.

Allen smiled, unceremoniously picked up the Lokkishi figurine, and walked out the door.

Compared to one-sided giving, reciprocal gifts are a more effective way to maintain intimacy between people.

[Further goodwill obtained from Rudeus, early childhood participation increased.]

[Current stage: Early childhood, cumulative participation score: 52 points.]

[Evaluation: 2 points are still points.]

Allen twisted his stiff neck, looking at the disappearing System panel.

After multiple System feedbacks, he had found that the most concise and effective way to increase participation in early childhood was to generate positive feedback directly through interactions with main characters, which manifested as gaining goodwill from main characters.

Is the main way to gain points by deepening 'connections' with main characters? I can't be entirely sure yet. I need more samples to analyze the underlying logic of point acquisition. When I asked the System directly before, it either played dead or was vague. Riddle-makers are truly annoying. Only 2 points this time, less than expected, but better than nothing.

He yawned again and walked down the hallway towards the bathroom.