The season has changed into summer so I was thinking that itâs about time I change my daily habits . I was wondering if I could use physical reinforcement at first but then I remembered that magic is all about imagination .
I sat on the chair made from a tree and some vines in my training area and thought about what image to use . In games, it increases both offensive and defensive ability . (Muscle, muscle, muscle, pump up, aniki, protein, red meat, white meat, high protein, m*nâs beam, wait, thatâs a completely different kind of light magic . Nice cut! Nice bulk! Double biceps, side chest, aniki, ! No, rather than white meat, it should be red meat! It shouldnât just focus on explosive power! Itâs supple musclesâŠâŠ)
I didnât want to imagine a smiling muscular aniki and a refreshing handsome men with well-defined muscles so I revised the image I had .
ăImageă»suitable slow and fast twitch muscleă»on the whole bodyă»Executeă
ăOohh, my whole body feels somewhat tougheră
While I wasnât fat before, I only know the feeling of someone who has an average physique so I was quite surprised with this . I immediately stood up from the chair, picked up a nearby stone and threw it at full strength .
*Crack!* Together with that sound, the tree that was only slightly dented but the stone shattered . The broken pieces flew all over leaving a small trace of it on the tree .
ăThis is quite amazing . I was able to pull it off the first time but that might me because I was the one doing it . I canât continuously use this though, as expectedă
ăGirls will betray you but muscles will always stayă I feel like Iâve heard someone say that line before . But, the same time, I also heard someone say, ăNo pain, no gaină Iâll make sure that I donât use this together with bullet that much .
ăSkillă»Physical Augmentation: 1ăacquired .
While Iâm at it, why donât I try to see if I can produce a beam-like thing using light magic . Since Iâm already here anyway, might as well try and do that! In my previous life, I was a huge fan of that world-famous martial arts anime so you canât expect me not to do that!
ăImageă»really bright flashă»shot out from the palm of my handă»Executeă
As I said that, I pushed out my cupped wrists I prepared behind me before the magic activated .
However, it wasnât the same as how I thought it would be . What came out instead was a powerful beam like in those flashlights used whenever there is fog or smoke . When it shone on the object ahead, it just strongly illuminated it . Neither flames nor explosion, it just ended without doing anything . Or rather, I embarra.s.sed of myself who did his best to let out that voice . But still, that was my childhood dream to do something like this!
Well, those flashy things donât suit me anyway . I donât know how those holy attribute attacks you frequently see in games like âKiâ or ââ work and a ââ wouldnât worth it because of its overwhelming size . Well, Iâll just put up with my imitation stun grenade for now, hahahaâŠâŠ I can use this in blinding opponents but, I should use it? {TN: I donât know what game ki is fromâŠ}
ăSkillă»Offensive Attributeă»Light: 2ăacquired .
ăEhăŒ It increased with just that?ă
While saying those words, I continued doing even more jokes . With body augmentation activated and a huge smile on my face, I took up a body builderâs pose and activated the light magic on my head while playing around . After playing around to my heartâs content, I cancelled my magic . Having done that, I suddenly experienced muscle pain . My whole body was in pain . I was smiling a lot earlier because of my excitement so my facial muscles were also sore . I could move my lips but it was painful to let out my voice .
Like that, I was dragging my whole body along as I went home . I continued that unnatural movement as I ate dinner .
ăYou look like youâre forcing yourself . Is everything alright?ă
While trying not to move my lips as much as possible, I replied .
ăAhm faynă{TN: I triedâŠâŠ} ăYou havenât been talking for a while now and when you do, itâs only brief lines . You can tell us if you have any problems . Even though we might look unreliable, weâre still your parents . You can come and ask us for adviceă ăI understand . Iph I haf someting to shay, Iâll shay ită
While saying such things, I drank tea so that I can recover from my exhaustion . I made it by plucked off some leaves from the lavender and chamomile plants which have been growing steadily and put them in a cup with hot water and a lot of sugar . I hope this works, for my sake⊠I also decided to suspend making gla.s.s beads and my muscle training for today .
Muscles wonât be formed in one dayâŠâŠ isnât that such a nice phrase? Itâs a really nice phraseâŠ
The next day, I could already move a bit so I didnât have a day-off of school but not being able to move like a rock was tough .
I tried practicing for a few days after that and discovered that Iâll receive a stronger recoil the longer itâs activated . The kickback will also depend on the muscle I use . I can transform into something like a macho man with bulging muscles for two hours but if I use this to fight, I think Iâll get bedridden for about a week after .
A sungla.s.ses person with a 120% ability? No, no, no, Iâll die if I use it like that, you know . {TN: Probably }
Because of that, I increased the amount of slow twitch muscles . I slowly increased the time I did my daily muscle training and trained my self in order to be able to apply a moderate version of physical augmentation . If I just raised my physical strength up by about 3~5%, then I will be able to manage that much .
With shovel in hand, I moderately applied physical augmentation and swung it at a tree at full strength . Compared to last time, it was a heavier blow and the cut it made was quite deep . It seems like it increased its performance overall .
If used purely for throwing then my range would increase . If Iâm only throwing at a short distance then its power would increase . The damage would also increase if I increased the weight of what Iâm throwing . This is definitely strong . I would have liked to have a strength like Suzuran but that might be just a racial thing . I really canât imagine her lopping off a goblinâs head when she swing her spear horizontally . I guess if you hit it at full strength then it would be blown off like a water balloon⊠I donât want to see it thoughâŠ
Anyway, in order to increase the dishes weâll have for dinner, Iâm currently loitering around in the forest .
(Isnât that a wild boar?)
At a slightly open spot close to the riverbank, something fat thatâs as big as a large-sized dog moved . Ah, it noticed me . Is it trying to intimidate me?
It turned its body towards my direction . The hairs on its back were standing on end and it seems like it was raking the ground with its forefoot . This is bad . I could take it down using modern-day weapon magic but I would definitely get bombarded with questions if I do that . I have to do my best not to leave any evidence .
While I was thinking about such things, that thing charging at me with its full power, isnât it! Scary!
Since it couldnât be helped, when the wild boar was only about 10 meters from me, I closed my eyes while at the same time activating ăFlashă . It got hit point-blank with the loud sound and flash that it fainted . I immediately closed in on it while taking out my shovel and, while it was still asleep, hit it on the head a few times . Besides that, I also activated physical augmentation and used the shovel to slit its throat and immediately deactivated it afterwards . If itâs only this much then I wonât experience any muscle aches!
I kept on observing it first at a safe distance in order to make sure itâs no longer moving . Then I picked up some vines nearby and tied up both its front and rear legs . I also found a long pole, tied the boar to the quarter of it and dragged it on the other end . I somehow managed to successfully drag it to the village .
Again, I was discovered by the werewolf old man . But this time I was thanked rather than scolded .
ăOioi, you should go and sell that to the meat shop . If you do that then wouldnât we be able to eat delicious meat in the bar?ă ăWell, Iâll sell it after taking a part of it for our houseă
While I was trying to end our harmless exchange, he asked .
ăThen, should I show you how to dismantle it?ă
When I heard that, I recalled what happened during the harvest festival and replied .
ăI think that father can do it so I will ask him to teach me . Father and son communication is important, right?ă
HahahaâŠâŠwhile lightly laughing, I returned home .
ăAraăŒ A wild boar? Todayâs going to be a feastăŒă
is what my mother said . I didnât hear her ask how did I defeat it . I heard that from father .
ăHow did you defeat it? ă
Father, your eyes arenât smiling you know? He must have asked that because of its number of wounds .
ăAfter barely avoiding its charge, I hit its head like this a few times at full strength . Then, I cut its throat like this!ă
I was reenacting how I moved as I was saying that .
ăIf thatâs what you say then itâs fine . Just try to avoid dangerous situations, okay?ă
With that, I received lessons in dismantling wild boars so I had to watch . I was learning as I observed .
The part that was for our houseâs consumption was quite large . I took the internal organs that could only be eaten when fresh and sold the rest to the butcher . From the proceeds I received, I only took 20% . I gave the rest to my father .
ăYou killed it so itâs your moneyă ăItâs for the dismantling costă
It doesnât seem like heâs going to accept it . Is that how he operated back when he was still an adventurer? I wonder if he would accept it if I split the money in half .
It seems like it became crowded at the bar the next day because of the meat dish .
Incidentally, our houseâs share of meat was only completely covered in salt . The meat didnât disappear from our dining table for quite a while . I sure wish there was pepper or even herbs to season the meatâŠ
AN: Stun grenades work on animals, right?