Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15

It’s late but… Happy Holidays! ＼(＾O＾)／

I wanted to do a special release like other groups for the holidays at first but, because I can barely even keep up with my current schedule(exhibit A: this chapter), I decided against it . Maybe next year or when I get better at translating and managing my time .

Now regarding this chapter, it would basically help understanding this chapter a lot if you know the game because most of the jokes from the first half are from that game .

Chapter 15: That time when I acquired physical augmentation magic

The season has changed into summer so I was thinking that it’s 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*n’s beam, wait, that’s 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 shouldn’t just focus on explosive power! It’s supple muscles……)

I didn’t want to imagine a smiling muscular aniki and a refres.h.i.+ng handsome men with well-defined muscles so I revised the image I had .

『Image・suitable slow and fast twitch muscle・on the whole body・Execute』

「Oohh, my whole body feels somewhat tougher」

While I wasn’t 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 .

「This 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 can’t continuously use this though, as expected」

『Girls will betray you but muscles will always stay』 I feel like I’ve heard someone say that line before . But, the same time, I also heard someone say, 『No pain, no gain』 I’ll make sure that I don’t use this together with bullet that much .

【Skill・Physical Augmentation: 1】acquired .

As expectedー .

While I’m at it, why don’t I try to see if I can produce a beam-like thing using light magic . Since I’m 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 can’t expect me not to do that!

『Image・really bright flash・shot out from the palm of my hand・Execute』

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As I said that, I pushed out my cupped wrists I prepared behind me before the magic activated .

However, it wasn’t 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 don’t suit me anyway . I don’t know how those holy attribute attacks you frequently see in games like ‘Ki’ or ‘‘ work and a ‘‘ wouldn’t worth it because of its overwhelming size . Well, I’ll just put up with my imitation stun grenade for now, hahaha…… I can use this in blinding opponents but, I should use it? {TN: I don’t know what game ki is from…}

【Skill・Offensive Attribute・Light: 2】acquired .

「Ehー It increased with just that?」

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 builder’s pose and activated the light magic on my head while playing around . After playing around to my heart’s 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 .

「You look like you’re forcing yourself . Is everything alright?」

While trying not to move my lips as much as possible, I replied .

「Ahm fayn」{TN: I tried……} 「You haven’t been talking for a while now and when you do, it’s only brief lines . You can tell us if you have any problems . Even though we might look unreliable, we’re still your parents . You can come and ask us for advice」 「I understand . Iph I haf someting to shay, I’ll shay it」

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 won’t be formed in one day…… isn’t that such a nice phrase? It’s a really nice phrase…

The next day, I could already move a bit so I didn’t have a day-off of school but not being able to move like a rock was tough .

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I tried practicing for a few days after that and discovered that I’ll receive a stronger recoil the longer it’s 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 I’ll get bedridden for about a week after .

A sungla.s.ses person with a 120% ability? No, no, no, I’ll die if I use it like that, you know . {TN: Probably }