episode_0003
by fnovelpia“Kuuuung… ︎… ︎.”
I straightened my back and sat cross-legged.
When I climbed a tree branch and leaned back with my young body, I was able to sit cross-legged.
A four-legged animal sitting cross-legged. It may seem quite comical, but I am serious right now.
If the girl hadn’t saved him, he would have been stuck for an orc meal. At the very least, you need to grow to the point where you won’t be threatened by orcs.
Fortunately, Hwansu’s body is sensitive to mana.
I was more familiar with Mana than when I was a lich. Therefore, I immediately found the sensitive part where mana resides or flows in a specific part of the body.
Wow~
Mana circuit.
1 star.
2 stars.
3 stars.
The remaining mana circulated throughout the body.
Sreuk. Sreuk.
◎︎ Increases the total amount of mana.
◎︎ Mana increases by 17.
A refreshing bead appears near the heart.
Circulation circuits and efficient mana storage.
It is one of the methods used by wizards to increase mana capacity and accumulation. However, the absolute value of the mana amount was insufficient, so the level of 3 stars was currently at the Maginot Line.
But it’s not over yet.
Holding the sword in this state is very ineffective.
I again created another mana circuit in my body and circulated it to prevent it from becoming twisted.
3 stars.
A mana bead that settles in the lower abdomen.
◎︎ Mana resides in the body.
◎︎ Strength increases by 5.
◎︎ Agility increases by 8.
◎︎ Stamina increases by 6.
“Wow!!… .”
I vomited blood.
A temporary backflow occurred due to the forced opening of the road.
It is a dual mana circuit created during the lich era to enable efficient use of both sword and magic. If someone had seen it, they would have cursed it and called it crazy, but for me, who was at the peak of both things, it was a gamble worth taking.
‘I guess I’ll have to be satisfied with this for now.’
If you forcefully expand the mana circuit to accept a lot of mana, it will not be good in the long run, and if backflow occurs again, it is just a trick.
In order to recover the state of the 9 stars in the previous life, the body will need time to adapt.
There is no need to rush.
Because my skills are not dead.
I have learned various types of magic, can instantly manifest magic without chanting, and even know all kinds of techniques using auras.
This is enough for now.
Taking revenge on the orcs.
‘recovery.’
ᚻᚢᛇᛒᚮᚲ.
Shaaa~
The mana in my body briefly pulsed, sweeping my entire body in yellow light. The muscles damaged during the chase with the orcs relaxed and contracted repeatedly.
Although I didn’t say anything, my muscles were screaming out loud from the pain that felt like being stabbed by a needle from earlier during the chase with the orc that went beyond the limit.
‘I can finally breathe now.’
A refreshing energy envelops your entire body.
Soon all the pain subsided.
Tuk-tuk.
I lightly turned my sprained front ankle as if stretching it and tapped the tree branch a couple of times.
Thinking it was okay, I immediately jumped under the tree and landed lightly in a more stable position than a cat.
“Keu!!”
Perfect! Perfect!
After landing on the ground, I clicked my teeth together.
Perhaps because of its young body, it felt inadequate to bite and kill an orc. If so, wouldn’t it be possible to compensate by creating an aura on the teeth?
I felt the need for training.
I need to make up for my poor body immediately.
My stamina is lacking.
Because I couldn’t avoid the surprise attack.
I don’t have the power to stop the attack.
It is unacceptable for people to die for such absurd reasons.
The most important foundation is physical strength.
First of all, physical training.
“Keying!!“
Flap!
I folded and unfolded my front arm in an upright posture.
I laid down and raised my upper body and lowered it.
100 push-ups.
100 sit-ups.
“Keuek… ︎ Keek… ︎… ︎.”
At the point where I did 20 push-ups, I was already at my limit, but I had enough mana to replace it. In parallel with the recovery magic, I moved my body without stopping.
◎︎ When an action exceeds the limit, stamina increases by 2.
◎︎ Strength increases by 1 for movements that exceed the limit.
◎︎ Agility increases by 1 for actions that exceed the limit.
Still warming up.
Next, I ran quickly through the forest.
2 minutes and 30 seconds.
My saliva is dripping, I feel dizzy, and my vision is blurry. I squeezed my burning muscles and moved for 7 more seconds before falling to the ground.
dump.
‘recovery.’
ᚻᚢᛇᛒᚮᚲ.
Jump up!!
Less than 10 seconds later, I stood up and ran again.
I fell down and got up again and again, stretching the limit area as long as possible. This is because one step when you reach your limit is a better shortcut to growth than the first hundred steps.
I gritted my teeth and took that one step forward.
I didn’t get to the 98th floor simply through talent.
This can be seen just by looking at the case of the traitor Medis. Even though he was much more talented than me, he depended on someone and was ridiculously weak.
Because I didn’t try harder.
Effort will not betray me.
Tadda dat!!
I also practiced kicking my front feet and running on two feet like a human. All situations must be considered.
Let’s at least easily avoid the orc’s attacks.
within today.
*
‘Strengthening muscles.’
ᛗᚨᚷᛚᛁᚲᚨᛚ ᛈᚢᚱᚹᛟᚱ.
A lighter body.
Clearer vision.
He leapt with his strengthened body and raised his claws.
Wow!!
“Queeek!!!!”
Sticky drops of blood splatter.
An orc I encountered during physical training grabbed its face and screamed.
It was the orc who threatened me earlier.
Perhaps because it attacked preemptively as soon as it encountered the orc, it was unable to resist much, leaving deep red claw marks on its face.
Full of gaps.
‘Fireball.’
ᚠᛁᚱᛖᛟᚱᛒᚨᛚᛚ.
Whilick!
A burning sphere appeared.
Projectile magic is usually performed by collecting mana at the fingertips, but unfortunately, as a phantom beast, I am uncomfortable with that, so I collected mana at the top of my head.
As magic appeared in front of my face, it felt like I was spewing flames out of my mouth.
launch!!
pop!
“Kkui profit!!”
Without fail, it hit the orc who was holding its face.
‘wind.’
ᚢᛁᛚᚨ.
“Kueek!! Kueeek!!!”
As a slight wind blew, the orc’s hair and beard caught fire.
The orc screamed and fluttered its head as if in great pain, but when the fire did not go out as intended, it rolled on the ground.
Degurrr!~
I quietly watched it.
This is because with such a weak body, if you approach to end your life hastily, you could be in danger of being hit by a freshly swung blow.
It’s best to wait until you lose strength.
“Big profit… ︎.”
Eventually, the fire went out and the orc lay down and sighed in relief. Without even knowing that I was close by.
I ran my fingernails toward the delicate nape of my neck and larynx.
The slightly overlaid aura of the fingernails.
Goodbye.
Sigh!-
*
Tsk tsk tsk.
I chewed the meat eagerly.
It is orc meat freshly burned with magic.
The bread the girl gave me had already been digested, so I needed to fill my empty stomach.
The meat was tough and tasteless, but it wasn’t bad if you managed to tear it into small pieces. If you keep the corpse cold, you will be able to eat your fill for a while.
After I had adequately filled my stomach, I started moving again.
◎︎ When an action exceeds the limit, stamina increases by 1.
◎︎ Muscle strength in movements that exceed the limit… ︎… ︎… ︎
… ︎… ︎… ︎
Repeat training and nutritional supplements for half a day.
When the sun went down, I returned to the entrance to the forest where I had parted ways with the girl.
As I lay down my tired body on the tree, feeling the cold wind, I automatically closed my eyes as the stiffness spread from my spine to my whole body.
Since I was not undead, I succumbed to heavy eyelids.
I fell into a dark world.
“Corolong… ︎… ︎.”
I had a dream.
It is a dream in which a small spirit wanders the spirit world, ostracized like a loner.
That spirit was so vicious that even I told it to go away, so it fought with other spirits every time.
Where the fight occurred, the entire surrounding area was frozen solid. I quietly observed the scene and then woke up from the dream.
“Tweet. Tweet.”
Poke.
A sparrow a little smaller than me was pecking my head.
“Kaang.”
As I turned over, the bird flew up and ran away.
I raised my upper body, leaned against the tree, and used recovery magic to relieve muscle pain all over my body.
I wanted to practice right away, but I nodded, feeling drowsy for the first time in a long time.
The time when the scarlet sun peeks out.
It is early morning now.
Rustling.
At that time, I heard the sound of stepping on dry leaves.
‘That child… .’
I slowly lowered my gaze. The owner of the footsteps is the girl who saved me yesterday.
However, the atmosphere was quite different from yesterday.
Sniff.
The girl was pacing around with her face holding back tears. My cheeks were swollen because I had been crying for a while.
‘Why are you crying?’
Messy look. The brave girl who provoked the orc disappeared and a weak girl appeared.
One cheek stained red as if someone had hit it.
Dry scabs between torn clothes, as if rolling on the ground.
In his hand, there was a pouch with two pieces of bread sticking out.
He frowned and watched the girl’s actions.
“… ︎… ︎… ︎Black boy~ Are you here? I brought a lot of bread today.”
The guy spoke brightly in the empty air. There was a lonely feeling, as if I was speaking assuming that I would not hear an answer.
This kind of acting seemed familiar, so I felt uncomfortable.
“Negro~~ Are you not here?”
coon.
An insincere name.
This is the name the girl gave me after saving me.
He called that name affectionately and was looking for me, whom I had only encountered once.
I thought about breaking out for a moment, but I gave up on being in a relationship with someone a long time ago. I just quietly watched.
The girl looked around and called her name a couple more times.
“… ︎There’s no way he came.”
dump.
When there was no sign, the guy sat down on the ground and raised his head slightly.
After remaining blank like that, he smiled, not knowing whether he was laughing or crying, saying, “It would be great if there was a world where you get back what you give.”
As the wind blew, I tugged at my collar and sleeves, which could not block the cold, and rested my chin on my knees, staring into space with unfocused eyes.
I continued to observe the guy. Unlike yesterday, I began to see parts that I had not seen before.
Clothes draped in faded rags.
Minor wounds all over the body.
Shoes with worn soles.
I shook my head.
It looks like a rough estimate.
A child being bullied.
I don’t know who did it, but that young girl is being bullied to the point where she has to wander alone in the forest where monsters appear.
Trying to keep your smile in such an environment would be as difficult as cutting your own throat with a knife.
To put it simply, that girl is suffering from loneliness. The reason he saved me and took care of me must have been largely due to that mentality.
Wouldn’t it be okay if it were an animal rather than a human? I must have thought so in my heart.
Because on the surface, I am a helpless baby animal.
I neglected the girl.
‘After today, you will soon forget about me.’
I went through a painful experience in my past life.
It’s hard for both of us to get involved for no reason.
The world is not one where we can afford to think about past relationships. As the girl said, it is a cruel world where you do not get back what you give.
That’s why I don’t help anyone. That is an iron rule engraved on me a long time ago.
Jump up!
“If you still don’t cheer up.”
At some point, the girl jumped up.
How long can that will be maintained?
Afterwards, the girl went into the forest and collected mushrooms and edible grass. Even though it was a forest inhabited by monsters, I walked around like I was at home.
He returned to the entrance of the forest only after half a day had passed.
If you walk around like this, you might get hungry.
“Hehe. If this happens, even black people can eat it easily, right?”
Before returning to the village, the girl left behind a pouch containing bread. This was exactly where I got my bread.
He must have known well that the more affection he has, the sooner he dies, but it was a gesture without hesitation.
Did you think I would show up for bread?
“See you tomorrow. Black boy.”
Rustling.
After finishing his errand, he left the forest and returned to the village. There’s no way I wouldn’t be hungry, but maybe it’s my mood that makes me walk lighter than in the morning.
Stupid behavior. Other animals, insects, or worms may appear and eat you.
Why are you leaving it like it’s annoying?
‘Are you stupid? no… ︎.’
Tup.
He slowly crawled out and took a bite of the bread in the pouch.
just.
It felt like a waste.
I have no other thoughts.
Chewed the bread.
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