Episode 5
EPISODE.03
After consulting with Professor Hubert, Russell went to a restaurant and had a belated lunch.
Of course, on the way to the restaurant, I ran into Coma and the others, but nothing happened.
‘From the looks of it, it looks like he applied some medicine and put on a bandage.’
The moment they met Russell’s eyes, they turned their gaze away, trembling as if they had seen something they couldn’t see.
A few students also saw the scene. Likewise, they were those who remained at the academy and were receiving supplementary classes.
I don’t know, but by the time the semester started, rumors about Coma and the others being scared by Russell were sure to circulate.
of course.
It was all irrelevant to Russell.
‘It’s an intensification of temple elementary school.’
The world is made up of the elements of water, fire, wind, and earth—a study based on a mage’s remark in the past.
Of course, opinions were still divided among wizards as to whether the real world was composed of elemental elements.
Nonetheless, no matter which wizard academy you go to, the most important study is Temple Elementary Learning.
‘It’s because there are so many things in magic that are based on elemental elements, if not the whole world.’
As I open the pages of thick books, the things I learned in the old days start to come to mind.
I read it as it was already worn out, but just watching it again was a new stimulus.
Wrong.
After reading a book with a simple sandwich, the lunch break came to an end.
The lunch break that Russell, who even had an interview with Professor Hubert, was able to have was only about 30 minutes.
If it was short, it was short, and if it was long, it was long enough.
Although it is the basic, it is the foundation of temple elementary learning that is evaluated as one of the branches of magic science.
If he was an ordinary student, it would have been impossible to read all the pages Professor Hubert said in such a short time.
But that was not the case for Russell.
What Russell lacked was talent related to mana, but not lack of talent for building knowledge.
In fact, it was close to the level of reviewing what I already knew with a curious mind.
30 minutes was not enough, so it was full and overflowing.
‘I’ve finished thinking about what to write in the report…’
Tak.
After folding the book like that, Russell got up and took out a notebook from his bag.
I checked the timetable for the next class and got up.
‘I’ll have to train my mana rod in earnest from this evening.’
The way my past self was able to rise to the 2nd circle.
In my head, I drew one by one the things I had to do in the future.
* * *
Six thirty in the evening.
After finishing all the work, I ate until dinner and went to the dormitory.
Returning to his room, Russell first finished Professor Hubert’s report.
It was after I had already conceived in my head what to write about.
After finishing his report in such a hurry, he greeted Russell in a barely noticeable dormitory hallway.
A hallway that can only be felt around the vacation when most of the students have returned to their hometowns.
Except for the idiots like Coma and the others, most of the few remaining students will also be in the library.
‘Because I did too.’
Even though they were in a situation where they were receiving supplementary classes due to low grades, they were also students at the academy who dreamed of becoming wizards.
Originally, he should have done the same.
but.
‘It’s a waste of time.’
No, to be honest, it’s not a waste of time.
The time they spent frugally at the library and the knowledge they accumulated along the way will always serve as a fertilizer for them to grow.
But for Russell himself, it was a waste of time.
‘It’s not the Mage Tower’s library, it’s a library for the students of the academy.’
These were books I had already read.
‘I don’t know if it’s a library for professors and assistants.’
So instead of going to the library, Russell went outside.
Looking at the wide campus located in the center of the academy, I took a deep breath.
‘First of all, I have to change this rotten body.’
The talent he lacked was the ability to accept and emit mana.
It was a problem coming from an overly weak mana rod.
‘Mana Road.’
The way mana circulates.
The mana received through the inhaled breath circulates through the mana road and eventually goes to the heart and accumulates.
The reverse order of this is to release magic.
In other words, the stronger the mana rod, the faster the mana is accumulated and discharged.
However, his mana rod was too thin and thin.
‘But now that I’m back seven years or younger, it’s not completely out of the question.’
ancient magic.
Over Road and-. Both
‘Wizard Body’
were acquired by chance.
A certain desert I visited because of my mercenary work.
‘I got it from the abandoned castle site I visited to avoid a sandstorm in the desert.’
Ruins of an abandoned castle so old and dilapidated that it is not even known when it was built.
Russell’s acquisition of these two magics could only be described as pure luck.
‘Because the magic book that had been buried in the sand for a long time was exposed by the sandstorm.’
How happy he was when he found the two magic books.
Of course, it didn’t take long for that joy to turn to disappointment.
‘Overload is a way to expand the mana load by training the body.’
The wizard body was a magic that could replace part of the mana load with muscle fibers by training the muscles.
Both were spells that could be of sufficient help to Russell if he could master them.
But…
‘It’s too late.’
Russell was too old at the time to change his body with Overlord and Wizard Body.
Since my body was fully developed as an adult, the range of change was not great.
‘But thanks to you, I achieved the 2nd circle…’
If you learn this magic again now that you are growing up, you will be able to see a greater effect in a shorter amount of time.
‘Then let’s start.’
Russell, who was slowly warming up, started running along the perimeter of the garden.
Repeat the inhalation and exhalation at regular intervals.
This is the Overlord’s training method.
‘It’s a method of expelling waste accumulated in the body by sweating and using the unique mana circulation system to make the mana road wider and stronger.’
Of course, this was not something that could be done in a short period of time.
However, if you work hard for a long time from now on to improve your mana load.
‘Someday…’
You will be able to escape the body that was evaluated as mean.
no.
I didn’t even know if I could go further and stand on an equal footing with those with outstanding talent.
When Russell, swollen with such a sweet dream, started running.
[Mission]
Training of the ancient magic ‘Overlord’.
2 km run.
Current Achievement: 0.05/2km
[Reward]
A certain amount of physical improvement speed due to ‘Overload’.
[Special Note]
This mission can be repeated once a day if you train ‘Overlord’.
Depending on the level of ‘Overlord’, the distance you have to run may vary.
When ‘Overlords’ reach a certain level, missions will no longer spawn.
As if waiting, the mission window popped up.
‘The distance I have to run is two kilometers.’
Seriously, it’s not that long a distance.
If it was a body that used to work as a mercenary in the past, it would have been able to run loosely.
But it wasn’t the current body.
A body that has never been physically trained before.
It is obviously not an easy distance to run.
‘I do it anyway.’
The reward was an increase in the rate of physical improvement.
There was no reason not to.
In addition, it is a mission that can be performed repeatedly once a day.
Moving his arms vigorously, Russell reached out.
Repeated skipping.
It wasn’t long before I felt sweat pouring down my face.
“Hee hee hee hee.”
Even though I was only a little over halfway through, I was out of breath.
The clothes I was wearing felt heavy, as if they were iron armor.
His lungs gasped as if they would burst at any moment, but Russell did not stop running.
He had a lot of work to do.
‘I can’t just sit down at this level.’
He had to grow as a wizard and prepare to raise his family.
furthermore.
‘Father’s revenge.’
In a big way, the whole empire could be said to be my father’s enemies, but there would be only one enemy.
‘There’s no way my father, who was a magician of the 5th circle, could have been beaten by an ordinary person.’
It was clear that he would have been attacked by an Aura practitioner at least of the level of Sword Expert, so he wanted to find his enemy.
I wanted to avenge my enemies.
That’s why I’m going to change it differently from before. I gritted my teeth with that thought.
And finally!
.
1.99/2km
2/2km
.
[You have completed the mission. Compensation will be given.]
The moment the number in front of your eyes changes to 2km.
Russell stood tall on the spot.
The feeble light travels through his whole body, drawing complex lines like a net, spreading out and returning again and again.
‘Mana Road.’
Russell accurately grasped the identity of the path the light drew over his body.
It was a mana rod.
The light flows through the mana rod, discharging waste materials and strengthening the mana rod.
Of course, it wasn’t to the extent that it was obvious.
However, the time he returned was about 7 years.
‘As long as I repeat it steadily for those years.’
[The effect of Overlord is slightly increased.]
Maybe it’s because he’s tired from running 2km non-stop.
If not, is the tension relieved?
Russell’s legs, where he was standing, faltered and shook in an instant.
Nevertheless, Russell did not fall.
“Hoo-wook. Hoo-wook.”
Instead of collapsing, he reached out and leaned against the wooden beam, exhaling once more.
‘It’s not over yet.’
I wanted to wash my body right away and lay down on the bed to rest, but it wasn’t over yet.
What I just finished was the training of ‘Overlord’, but there was still a training of ‘Wizard Body’ left.
‘Like the Overlord, the Wizard Body is also a training method that involves moving the body.’
The difference is that, unlike overloads that do aerobic exercise such as running, the wizard body needs to strengthen muscle fibers.
‘It’s a strength exercise…’
I remembered many stories I had heard from mercenaries who had overgrown their muscles in the past.
But what Russell wanted wasn’t that kind of body.
Rather than an overly swollen body-.
‘Even though your main job is a wizard, if you have a body of a well-trained knight, it will be helpful in many ways, right?’
After recalling several muscle training methods, Russell hesitated and took a stance.
‘This time…’
[Mission]
Sure enough.
The moment I got into my posture, a translucent green window appeared to inform me of the mission.
’50 push-ups, 50 sit-ups, 50 squats.’
The rest of the contents were the same as when training ‘Overlord’.
‘I have to.’
His choices were no different.
Russell gritted his teeth and started doing push-ups on the spot.
‘One, two, three…’
After taking a break, the cooled body heats up again and the sweat starts to flow again like rain.
Patter-.
Beads of sweat dripped and the ground on which Russell was doing his push-ups was damp.
What follows is sit-ups and squats.
“Turn it off!”
My stomach and thighs felt like they were going to burst, and it felt like they were going to explode.
He said he liked this and did it every day, carrying hundreds of heavy rocks.
The mercenaries with their swollen muscles made me feel like monsters!
‘No, rather than a monster, is it a pervert-?’
Nevertheless, Russell has finally completed all of the tasks.
‘end!’
When you finally finish your last squat.
Once again, the same light from ‘Overlord’ covered Russell’s muscles.
[The effect of the wizard body is slightly increased.]
A light that only Russell can see.
Looking at the light, Russell smiled pleasantly.
‘But…it’s not bad.’
Because the reward after hard work was certain.
‘flaw.’
I can’t really remember what happened after that.
It was clear that he grabbed his trembling limbs, headed for the shower and washed the water, and somehow returned to his room and fell asleep.
If it wasn’t for that, there’s no way he would have woken up on his bed.
And today.
It was the day to submit the report to Professor Hubert.
dragon-swallowed wizard
