Entering the Game with a Cheat Physique

2nd Episode 7 Days Before School Starts

2nd Episode 7 Days Before School Starts

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【Herak Leonhardt】

s*x : Male

Age : 21

Status : Olympia Academy 2nd Year

※ Status

Strength : 1

Stamina : 1

Agility : 1

Magic Capacity : 10

Magic Efficiency : 10

Magic Sensitivity : 0

※ Unique

【Ultimate Physique】

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My current stat condition is not good, not even being kind.

Strength, Stamina, and Agility, the stats for the Knight Department, are all 1.

Considering that the average Strength, Stamina, and Agility for Magic Department students, who don’t use their bodies much, is 3, these are really low numbers.

‘Figures.’

A blocky build with those thin arms and legs.

And on top of that, their magic stats are useless.

The fact that their magic capacity and efficiency are maxed out at 10 is a bit of a surprise, though.

But ultimately, with a magic sensitivity of 0, they’re just a pretty shell.

No point in capacity or efficiency if you can’t even feel the magic itself.

But no need to worry.

Because with my unique cheat, 【Ultimate Physique】, raising strength, constitution, and agility is a piece of cake.

Just like I’m doing right now.

“Huh, one, huh, two.”

I exhale sharply, and inhale.

My legs step forward lightly, then push back again.

My upper body is perfectly still. No wobble in my form, just balancing as I run forward.

From the side, it looks like just regular running.

Nothing special about the exercise, other than that I’m running with correct form, but.

Even with just this, a remarkable change is happening.

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【Strength has increased!】

【Constitution has increased!】

【Agility has increased!】

【Strength has increased!】

【Constitution has increased!】

【Agility has increased!】

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Notifications flashing constantly in the corner of my vision.

My stats are going up just from simple running.

Considering how hard it is to even display one line saying ‘strength, constitution and agility have increased,’ this growth rate is truly insane.

‘Of course, they haven’t reached a value of 2 yet.’

But they’ll go up way faster than when I was playing the game. I guarantee it.

This rapid growth rate is thanks to this alone.

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【Ultimate Physique】

※ Celestial Martial Body: A destiny born for martial arts (武).

Each time the body moves, stats (Strength, Constitution, Agility) grow steeply.

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Celestial Martial Body.

A crazy cheat where just moving your body increases Strength, Constitution, and Agility.

Thanks to it, I was grinding growth just by running around Athenel Island where Olympia Academy was located.

Come to think of it, was it already the third day?

‘Not tired at all.’

The third day since I got possessed into ＜The Song of Sword and Magic＞.

After hearing about the expulsion crisis from the vice-principal and saying I’d win the inter-class tournament, my daily routine has been the same.

Running along the grounds of Olympia Academy and doing weights by the lake in the southern part of Athenel Island.

The amazing thing was that I didn’t get tired in the slightest.

It’s probably thanks to the Indestructible Diamond Body.

“Hup, two, hup, two.”

So today as well, I’m running around Olympia.

The grounds are so vast that if I focus, a few hours pass in no time.

Naturally, other students started watching me.

─…What’s he doing?

─Dunno. Suddenly he’s just running like crazy.

─Wow, damn. Isn’t he tired? I saw him in the lecture hall earlier, and now he’s running in the dorms too.

─But why is a mage doing exercise anyway?

─How should I know? He’s just an extra anyway, who cares. Maybe he’s just doing anything he can before getting expelled.

Their evaluations weren’t exactly great.

‘Well, no need to be bothered at all.’

Dogs bark but the train goes on, so there’s no way I’ll waver over such slander when I have a great cause to achieve.

‘If you don’t wanna die, you have to get your head straight.’

If I don’t want to get expelled and leave the academy, I need to raise my Strength, Constitution, and Agility no matter what.

Only then can I have a chance in the inter-class tournament.

That’s why I’m here, crushing it at the gym.

“Hup, two, hup, two… Whew. Running’s done.”

Okay, so the morning routine’s over.

The scenery’s starting to change.

Those dazzling, beautiful Olympia Academy buildings are gone.

I’ve come to the south of Atenel Island, to this lush, lakeside area—

“…Huh?”

There was already an uninvited guest here.

The lakeshore of Atenel Island has crystal-clear water.

It’s so clean you could drink it when you’re thirsty from working out, or wash off if you’re sweaty.

Thanks to that, it’s my go-to place for hardcore weight training, my personal sanctuary.

“Why’s *she* here?”

A female student with bright red hair, styled in twin tails, her shoulders bare.

Just by looking, I remembered who she was.

The top student entering the magic department this year.

A magical prodigy who’s been on the elite course in the magic tower.

And a playable character.

‘She should be taking the entrance exam right now.’

How did she end up all the way out here?

“Hmm.”

I ponder for a second.

I was about to enjoy a leisurely weight training session in my private space, and now an outsider’s barged in.

So how should I react?

‘Ignore her!’

Getting involved with the protagonist is nothing but trouble.

The original story, she’ll push it along on her own anyway, I just need to stick around at the academy.

So I’ll cleanly cut her out.

“Hup!”

I spin my body 180 degrees.

The world flips. Upside down. A handstand, they call it.

From there, just reach out and walk forward.

“Hup, two, hup, two.”

Walking in a handstand.

At the same time, my legs swing back and forth, taking care of the lower body.

I’ve got a body cheat code, so trashing my upper and lower halves at once is nothing.

“Hup, two, hup, two.”

Alright. How many laps should I run?

Around the lake, 100 laps should be nice—

“…Ah, shit. What the hell! Stop messing around!”

Yelp!

The main character, who had her back to me, turned and snapped angrily.

What’s with her?

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“Hey, you. I don’t know what you think you’re doing but can you stop that weird crap? I can’t concentrate.”

Arf–

Her bright red twin tails sway as she spits the words out.

The main character and top magic student, Irina, is complaining to me.

“What did *I* do?”

“What did you do?! You’re walking around on your hands like a madman, how am I not supposed to notice?!”

“Hmm… is it really that much?”

Come on, people get like that when they focus on exercise.

“It’s not your land to begin with. Why do you care who comes and does what?”

“I’m in the entrance exam. It’s a sensitive time for me. Are you going to take responsibility if I don’t get top marks?”

“That’s none of my business. And why are you using informal speech? I’m a second-year.”

“…Are you?”

Hmph! A forced polite form.

Irina scoffed and looked back down at the ball in her hands.

‘Ah, that’s what it is.’

The Olympia Academy’s Magic Department entrance exam.

First, the cadets are presented with various types of magic orbs.

Each orb is locked with magic, requiring fine magical adjustments to unlock. The goal is to extract a small bead inside without damaging it.

There’s a range of difficulty, from easy to hard, and in the original story, Irina chose the hardest one.

But the question is this:

“You picked the hardest one, so why are you making such a fuss? Just do it quietly.”

“I’ve already done it! I’ve calculated how the gears are linked and how to disengage it all.”

“Then why?”

“…The magic adjustment isn’t easy. Even a small mistake could hurt me. I was just taking a break here.”

‘True enough.’

Talented new students could just smash the magic orb open and grab the bead.

So, Olympia has put a safeguard in place. The moment someone tries to force the lock, a surge of electricity shoots out from the orb.

But even if you’re not cheating, the hardest orb is likely to shock you just from a single mistake.

That’s why Irina is handling the orb so carefully.

“I want to unlock it and finish the test quickly… Urgh, how can you do weird stuff like handstand walking beside me?”

“Geez. You’re annoying… Anyway, that means you can solve it if you just take your time, right?”

“Yeah.”

Oh well, what can you do.

I don’t want Irina wasting so much time that I can’t do my weight training.

And I don’t want to get tangled with the main character more than necessary and draw attention.

Let’s wrap this up and send her on her way.

‘I wouldn’t have helped Irina if she didn’t figure out the solution.’

But she already knows the answer.

I guess I can just speed things along and help her out.

“Hey. Give it here.”

“What?! Are you crazy? If you disrupt a freshman entrance exam…”

“It’s not like that, just give it here.”

She reluctantly hands over the magic orb.

Touching it, I can feel it. If I mess with it carelessly, a sharp jolt of electricity will be released.

But before my 【Ultimate Physique】, it’s meaningless.

*Crack!*

“……Huh?”

A dumb groan.

Irina’s eyes widen like saucers.

Her green pupils capture the fragments left in my hand.

Because I crushed the Magic Ball’s shell.

Then, *fzzzt*—!!! Terrifying sparks of current flew out in front of me.

“Y-You, you, you’re insane?! Don’t you know what happens when you break that?! It’s going to spark electricity!”

“Oh, yeah. It does that.”

“No, it’s not ‘it does that’ it’s…! Huh? …Why are you fine?”

She gets all worked up, then blurts out a blank question.

I just shrug, answering silently.

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【Ultimate Physique】

※ Magic Slayer: A blessing born from magic insensitivity.

Almost completely unaffected by magic.

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A blessing Herak, who was magic insensitive, received.

A little bit of magic contained in a mere Magic Ball can’t harm my body.

That current just now? Tickled.

I flick the bead that came out from the fragments at Irina.

She catches it, dumbfounded.

“W-What is this… How the hell can a person do something this insane…??? Does this even make sense…???”

Irina, in shock, keeps muttering to herself.

Incomprehensible.

Something utterly beyond her understanding just happened.

A man who crushed a Magic Ball with his bare hands.

Saying he was just tickled by the current that should’ve surged through his hand!

Ultimately, Irina’s curiosity overcame her caution.

“Hey, uh, you, how did you… No, you’re already over there?! And in that pose again?!”

‘Huh?’

Where’s that dog barking?

It’s hard to hear since I’m walking on my hands.

Whatever, it’s probably nothing important.

I ignored it and kept circling the lake.

Until Irina, giving me that incredulous look, finally left.