Haa… haa…

I trembled with a motion that could’ve passed for a galler chasing an orgasm.

Not an actual orgasm, mind you.

The sensation of natural mana filling my body, then rushing out.

My muscles stretched and contracted, like a blissful stretch after waking.

The more I expanded, the more natural mana I could hold.

And the fuller I got, the greater the pleasure.

Each inhale and exhale brought escalating joy; I couldn’t stop cultivating.

Like a galler chasing bigger dopamine hits, I kept expanding and contracting.

“Phew… haa…! That was good…”

I stopped when it felt like enough.

Wanted to keep going, but it seemed morning.

As expected, the sun was up outside.

“Man, I’m starving.”

Cultivating all night left me ravenous.

The great wizards doubted I’d pull it off, but I did.

Fatigue? Gone.

But the hunger? Never felt anything like it.

I was dizzy from it.

“Cultivation burns a ton of energy.”

I scarfed down the snacks Hisena bought yesterday.

Pure bliss.

Sugar hit, almost sent me over the edge.

Then I glanced at the mirror.

“MRYAAAAAH!”

The reflection wasn’t yesterday’s me.

Beard grown wild, face gaunt.

What? Why’d I lose so much weight? Cultivation’s side effect?

Panicked, I opened the gallery.

It was a mess.

[This guy’s finally dead]

[Bet it was that girl]

[Why the duel girl kidnapped Kim Muggle]

[A week of cultivation? Makes sense?]

[Kim Muggle’s a ghost, right?]

[110 to 1960’s insane for a muggle]

.

.

.

“What? Kidnapped? A week?”

Overnight, weird rumors spread.

What happened? I checked the date.

“A week passed?”

Thought it was one night, but a week was gone.

I cultivated that long? Even in a trance?

[Status Window]

Mana Capacity: 1960/1960

“Hwaaaa?!”

My mana capacity jumped units.

Was I always this strong? Is this normal?

For a second, I thought I was a prodigy, but fear hit.

Witnessing something too incredible can spark dread.

“Still, it’s pretty sweet.”

I flipped my mindset.

Hungry, sure, but alive. Bonus: dieted.

With 1960 mana, I could cast [Five Radiant Beams] 19 times.

In an academy where invasions are routine, no more passing out after one spell.

“Heh heh. Mana cultivation genius enters the gallery.”

Time for action: gallery time.

Munching snacks, I planned my epic return.

[Title: Muggle’s Your Friendly Neighbor]

Author: Kim Muggle

Hello, Kim Muggle’s friend, Kim Muguri. Here with sad news.

Kim Muggle has passed.

(Fake coffin meme with Kim Muggle)

I handled his funeral, no kin here.

A week later, weird stuff happened.

Earthquakes from the hill where we buried Muguri.

I climbed it this morning to check.

And I saw…

(Coffin-busting, radiant Muggle meme)

I’m not dead, magallers! (Great Wizard Gallery, not weed lol)

– ?

– CantEvenDoThis) Wtf?

– ??

– Thought it was a dumb post, but what’s this?

– ExtremeEfficiencyFreak) Explain, don’t post crap. I’m dying to know, hurry!!!

– F*ck, Kim Muggle’s alive lol.

– Revival aggro’s king-tier. How’d it happen?

– MagicGirlLulu) Hawawa?! Explain quick, Muggle!

– WanderingBattleMage) You’re alive, Muggle!

– Orgasm) I’m losing it!!!

As expected, explosive reactions.

Pulled revival aggro twice, unplanned.

Rehashing’s a no-no, but I had to pour fuel on this fire.

– Kim Muggle) 3-line summary: Cultivated, woke up, week gone. Mana ~19x. Lost weight, starving.

– Lol, cultivation bros win.

– F*ck, not kidnapped?

– Not trapped by an academy girl?

– MagicIsntHard) I believed in you… not hard, right? ;;

– Translation: F*ck, how’d he do it?

– This guy’s a troll, saying it’s easy then freaking out when I succeed lol.

Heh, fun. Cultivation’s joy was great, but this dopamine’s unmatched.

[Title: This Is Actually Insane]

Author: ExtremeEfficiencyFreak

Something’s up. No matter how talented, a day-old muggle can’t cultivate a week.

Remember first cultivation? Hard to even grab natural mana.

Now we feel it fully, but unless you’re a dragon, sensing it takes mad training.

Mana jump’s real, so not a lie. Is Kim Muggle human?

– Told you he’s not a muggle.

– EcoActivist) Even elves can’t do this.

– FlapFlap) This is like breathing mana like air. Any human do that?

– I’m human, impossible.

– CantEvenDoThis) Insane. F*ck, what are you?

But natural mana’s just there, like air, right?

Gallers seem to feel it too.

Is it hard for muggles?

– Kim Muggle) Isn’t it like air? Focused, felt like swimming in mana.

– ?

– What?

– MagicIsntHard) ????

– ExtremeEfficiencyFreak) Say what?

– Stop lying.

– FlapFlap) Hmm…

Tons of hooks. Why’re they like this?

I munched snacks, catching up on gallery chaos.

Then it hit me.

“Wait. A week means…”

I bolted to the calendar.

How many days left after the exam till semester start?

“F*ck. Semester starts tomorrow.”

Bad feeling, spot on.

A week of cultivation ate my golden break.

More like a waiting period, but still.

Starting school sucks.

“Was gonna cultivate one day, then practice 1st-tier magic.”

Big problem. Can’t use 1st-tier magic? I’ll be a laughingstock.

Oh, first day’s orientation, then class placement tests.

Scholarships depend on class rank.

I need good test scores.

Cultivation, mana, whatever—not important now.

I posted quick and ran to the training hall.

“1st-tier magic’s easy. Too many to memorize in a day, but casting’s fine.”

At the training hall, I tried 1st-tier spells from the gallery.

Single-component spells, easy to cast.

They’re baby steps for wizards.

If you feel mana, you can use them.

[Title: 1st-Tier Must-Know Spells for Kim Muggle]

Author: CantEvenDoThis

Pointless for a 5th-tier user, but learn basics.

1st-tier’s rarely used in combat, but high-tier spells combine and reconfigure them. Master basics first.

(Tons of 1st-tier spell diagrams)

– Upvote for compilation.

– Compilation? Too basic.

– Only Kim Muggle upvote.

– MagicIsntHard never teaches easy stuff lol.

– He’s a troll; goes quiet when Kim Muggle nails it.

– Troll crying lol.

– MagicIsntHard) I’ll teach real easy magic next…!

– Translation: Bringing impossible magic to say “easy, right?”

More spells than expected, each with slight effect differences.

Since 1st-tier’s the base for high-tier, I should learn them well.

Can’t memorize all now. Gallery’s private, so I’ll cheat if needed.

I upvoted CantEvenDoThis’s post and saved it.

“Now post 2nd-tier magic, hurry.”

A week ago, I’d have taken my time, but not now.

Need to handle at least 2nd-tier for tomorrow’s test.

Scholarships depend on it.

CantEvenDoThis said he’d post 2nd-tier spells.

Thanks for the compilation, but no explanations.

Spell names listed, but some are cryptic, so I had to test 1st-tier myself.

Guess it’s inevitable.

For great wizards, low-tier’s too basic to explain.

Gotta do it myself.

Waiting for CantEvenDoThis’s 2nd-tier post, recovering mana.

Someone entered the training hall.

“Hm?”

I was sprawled out, breathing.

Embarrassing, but they didn’t care.

They probably know it’s good for breathing.

Wanted to train alone, but oh well.

Semester starts tomorrow, so students are back.

More trickled in, warming up before school.

The first to enter—a red-haired girl I’d seen before.

Behind me in the exam line when I got isekai’d.

Her striking red hair and beauty stuck with me.

“Hm, cough.”

Couldn’t just say, “Hey, we’ve met, right?”

Basement nerd instincts kicking in.

I fake-coughed, slinking to a corner.

Crowded now, kinda awkward.

Gotta find a quieter training hall later.

As I opened the gallery—

‘Wait. Why’s she coming this way?’

The red-haired girl strode toward me.

Not my imagination; I’m the only one here.

She was definitely smiling, looking right at me.

“Hi?”

Ack! She’s talking to me. Why me?

Hisena’s pretty, but this is different.

A gorgeous girl talking to me for no reason.

Basement nerd me could only stammer.

F*ck, we’re classmates, why be nervous?

In this case…

[Title: Guys, F*ck, Urgent, Gorgeous Red-Haired Academy Girl Talked to Me, What Do I Say?]

Post to the gallery first, obviously.

But then, a worse situation hit.

“We’ve met, right? Thought you’d never pass, so how’d a nobody like you make it?”

She’s picking a fight. Calling me a “lousy muggle” who shouldn’t have passed.

Did I do something wrong?

First time since middle school someone’s this agro, and I’m thrown.

“…”

“…”

“…”

Other students around froze, mouths agape.

The training hall went silent.

Okay, first…

[Title: Guys, Super Urgent, Gorgeous Red-Haired Girl’s Picking a Fight, What Do I Do?]

Post to the gallery.