At this point in the game, "rushing" is not a valid argument.

[Mega_Man_U]

I really don't know how you're taking that long to level in the 40s. 12 leves (at about 3 minutes a piece) gave me half a level at 46. If there was a FATE in the vicinity, I would stop and do it. But I mean ONLY if it was REALLY close to where my leves were.

Lvl 40 leves in Dragonhead give around 7K exp each. Going from 42 to 43 is 350,000.

I don't know what game you're playing, but it sure isn't the same I'm playing.