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“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” I screamed into the pillow of my bed, the hotel’s wall allowed me to exert a medium amount of noise without being heard
Suffice to say after all the adrenaline has went off, I felt like shit
First. The suddenness to which I was immediately transported to his world and the previous memories of the precious (Y/N) left me unable to comprehend the feeling of shock that came with it
Second. The suddenness to which I found myself being granted with a broken ability - even to this world’s standard - and confronted with the reality that apparently I am now the wielder of the First Magic
“How?” I weakly muttered, head aching in pulses of pain “Out of all people, why me?”
Magic, to be frank, in the Apex of all Mystery, only attained by those who have touched the Root and not getting killed by the Red Shadow. Being the First of them, Denial of Nothingness is the one that started the mad race to attain the Truth from the Akasha
Last time I browsed the wiki for this stuff, The First Magic’s wielder had already passed away, leaving the power to his heir who is barely alive by now. Just what exactly has changed?
No, I shook my head. Nothing changed, at least for me
The fact is still present that Magic is the ultimate goal seek after by most modern Magus, who’d willingly do anything to get their hands on them. It should be in my best interest that I don’t use it publicly or excessively and draw attention to myself
With my status being a third-rate Magus, nobody would bat an eye if I decide to disappear from their society and get myself a relaxing vacation in this world
However, the moment they discover I can use pure Magic there’s no doubt I’d come face to face with a squadron of Enforcers knocking at my door and a Sealing Designation slapped on my forehead
Even if no such things happened, getting a normal life after that is going to be a pain in the ass.
“Right, then I just need to be extra extra careful with my usage of both magecraft and magic from now on” Sighing, I flipped myself on the back “Let’s see how I can make use of my power”
With a mental command, a window appeared before me. Only this time it displays something akin to my statistics in video games
Name: (Y/n) (L/n)
Title: [Magician]
Magecraft: [Projection] (Maxed), [Structural Analysis] (Maxed), [Alteration] (Maxed), [Magic Theory] (Maxed)
Personal Skill: [True Creation]
Element: Infinity
Origin: Creation (All skills related to this origin costs no points to learn/ upgrade)
Available SP: 10,090
Alright, so this is my stat sheet. It’s obvious that SP here stands for “skill points”, while my origin and title comes from the First Magic that I am currently using
With a snap of my finger, a projection of the textbook and pencil materialized in my hand as I started writing down the details of my knowledge of the timeline. The thing I should be worried about now isn’t the Holy Grail War. Nobody would pay attention to my presence if I make and effort of not standing out
Still, the problem is there. I’m not so foolish as to believe I won’t get into trouble. In the world of Magus, if anything could go wrong, it will go wrong. That’s why it would be best to prepare for the worst case scenario
To that end, which skill should I learn using these….“SP”?
Obviously, practicality trumps theory in this case. I need something that would help me in combat and daily life. Something that is not Flashy and could be easily call upon in time of need. Depending on the circumstances, a skill that could provide extra firepower or defensive capabilities. Even a Mystic Code maybe
Using Magic, I created a burger out of thin air
But does such skills exist? I mulled, taking a bite out of said bun. Obviously there had been no thaumaturgy schools like that, as most of them involve intricate planning and knowledge in order to obtain the root. Only a select few had ever considered other applications of Magecraft aside from being a tool to reach the Root….
A light bulb went off in my head
That’s right. If there are no such skills to assist me, why don’t I just use my magic to create one?
Manufacturing Skill Prototype…
Rewriting the Fabric of Reality….
Stopping all external Interference…
Ding1
Skill [Prodigy] has been successfully integrated
-[Prodigy]: All skills can level up at an accelerated pace once obtained
Do you want to learn this skill for 5,000 SP?
Yes
With a mental command, the screen shattered, accompanied by a rush of...something, entering my body. Maybe there was a flash of regret in them, but it was quickly stamped out with rational decisiveness
A total of 5,00 SP. 1/2 of my total points are gone with just the purchase of that one skill
Despite the ridiculousness in using up such a choice, let’s consider it as a long-term investment. In the future when I’ve exhausted all skill points by learning and maxing out all possible brance, this may be my only way of improving my skills in magecraft
Plus this perk in particular may reduce the overall skill points needed to max out skills. When you think about it, it’s the best choice if I have limited resources to spare
….
Wait a minute….
“Create Skipp Points” My lips trembled “Amount: Ten Million”
Generating Skill Points…
System Hacking complete
10,000,00 SKill Points have been earned
My palm met face as a resounding slap echoed in the hotel room
“This is the most broken ability ever….” I ;amenated
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So with that worry out of the way, I realized there’s no reason for me not to use this newfound hack to it’s fullest
Skills that will assist me in combat and daily life took priority first
[Reinforcement] has been maxed out
[Prodigy] has been maxed out
[Memory Partition] has been maxed out
[Thought Acceleration] has been maxed out
SP remained: 99,950,600
The last two is a common spell used by the elite Alchemists of Atlas. Memory Partition allows me to split my mind into different, yet still interconnected thought processes that operate simultaneously. With this and [Thought Acceleration], my mental calculations worked together toward the same goal at a much faster speed than before, allowing me to analyze information at thousands of times faster than before
Reinforcement is incredibly useful especially when cast at higher levelNot only can it bolster the potency of my creation but also serves to enhance my body and other objects, thus increasing their effectiveness by complementing extra information to an already complete structure
Looking at the thin body of the current me, I could not help but wince
Well, that’s just a temporary mean of perseverance though. I should also physically train my body in the mean time. Can’t let myself get caught unprepared, can we?
Anyway, I’m still lacking one thing. An actual utility skill that serve as a failsafe in case all of my skills can’t save me
Do you want to learn [Unlimited Growth] for 900,000 SP?
Yes
[Unlimited Growth]: Your capability for Potential is limitless. The more hardship you face, the faster you grow. The more you push yourself, the stronger you become
Right now these skills are enough to ensure relative safety to me. Sure, I could create more SP, learn and max out every possible abilities, but there are only so much I can learn before the rush of knowledge began to get to me
What?
Did you really think the integration of foreign knowledge into one’s mind and body would be a painless procedure with absolutely no drawback? Oh please, this hurts as hell. It might just take a while for my biological system to adapt to the changes being made, so all I can do until then is to grit my teeth and endure it
Groaning slightly as my head began to pulsate with pain, I lied back down the bed and stared at the ceiling of the hotel’s room. It was largely undecorated, befitting a normal-priced lodging, with only the ceiling lamp staring back at me
“......”
In just a single day, I found myself in another world with the body of my parallel self. A world without restraint or brutality and full of overpowered individuals who could easily be called as immortal by human standard, a world raging with a secret war for the existence of reality-breaking powers.
As if that’s not enough, I was gifted with the First Magic of all things. Others would consider it a blessing, but to me it’s more like a nuisance to my health
Truly, being a cheat is difficult even in real life
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Unbeknownst to (Y/n) at the time, the effect of the First Magic, along with the constant modifications he made to his body by maximizing his talent with those branches of magecraft had enabled him to reach heights most supernatural could only dream of before.
To wield a part of the Root means to sacrifice the Self for the World. One’s mind can then comprehend a core aspect that weave the interconnected realms together by the lynchpin of existence. From the reverse side of the World to the current Age of Man, only one other had actually reached the Root, and even then they themselves are wary of the sheer power it wield
Most would think that as the human race progress it technological aspects, Mysteries will dwindle out like oils to a flame as they slowly lose the divine and unknown aspect they are often associated with, but there is no such things as Magic losing their power
To comprehend the total amount of [Mystery] in existence would be futile, as they lies at the base concept for the primordial origin of [Nothingness] and [Infinity] - two abstract that made up of virtually everything in existence..and everything else
Accidently making contract with the Akashic Records in a travel in between worlds is a chance of one in infinity, surviving it even less so. Yet, despite all possibilities of it not happening, the existence of (Y/n) (L/n) seems to have defied the reality imposed upon itself. The lone individual to have reached the Apex of Mystery only by sheer luck, thus granted with the concept of [Creation] and immunity toward all opposing elements
Fate is a funny thing. Something that should be eliminated, but to think that one had survived without even knowing it is truly a miracle.
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“Bwuh?”
I lazily open my eyes. Contrary to the feeling of exhaustion one tend to have went they overslept, my body felt refreshed . Seems like the System’s finished with it’s job
Sitting up from my bed , I gazed silently at the dark space in front of me with wonder
Due to not having the lights turned on at the moment I lost conscious, the lack of illumination must have meant it’s already night here in London
The hamburger which I’ve eaten halfway was sitting on the chair on my bed side. Once again I was forced to reevaluate the sheer OPness of my creation Magic, as it is literally impossible on thaumaturgy to construct matter without violating the laws of equivalent exchange
That aside, I felt a little bit stronger now. Getting up to turn on the lights, I was surprised to see it isn’t working
[Structural Analysis]
My senses reached out to the electric circuit, running it’s calculation across the wire inside only to arrive at the conclusion that both the generator and system were working perfectly
The gears in my mind shifter. [Thought Acceleration] and [Magic Theory] learned from my previous body working in conjunction to arrive at the most possible conclusion.
“A Bounded Field?”
Usually, when modern technology stopped working for no reason, it can only be attributed to supernatural activities, more often the circumstances is when under the effects of magic interference. In this case, it is likely that the hotel is under the effect of a bounded field since it is the only variable magecraft that can cover such a wide area as this hotel
I looked out the window of my room, only to see a veil of blackness outside
[Magic Theory] once again supplied me with the basic knowledge. If you can’t see through from this side of the barrier, that means the Bounded Field isn’t erected to stop intruders from getting inside, but to stop the ones trapped inside from escaping
Basically I’m trapped inside this place by someone
Sighing, I could only shake my head. Less than a day since I quit being a Magus and now I’m stuck with this shit.