Chapter 2 - Transformation (2) [Edited]
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[Creation Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with any inorganic material.]
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[Metamorphosis Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with any organic material.]
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[Gravity Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with the energy of a star, and not just gravity. With this skill, you can also interfere with things like earth veins or terrestrial heat, bedrock or magma, etc.]
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[Space Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with not only space but also any boundary.]
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[Time Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with time, meaning it has the ability to manipulate the time of anything, anyplace or anyone to a point you desire to.]
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[Spirit Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with the immaterial aspects of living things. To be more specific, this skill can also interfere with things like energy inside the living things such as magic power, heat, electricity, thoughts, consciousness, memories, etc.]
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[Evolution Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with the information of existing things. It can also make you access the information dimension/Akashic Records of the world you are currently in.]
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I fully comprehended and could masterfully utilize the seven magic above due to Instant Comprehension.
By the way, Arifureta was one of my favorite series. And recreating skills from Arifureta made me wonder if I could visit that world in the future...
Maybe to get the waifu, screw the plot, or something else.
Anyway, that's a plan for another time. Back to the previous topic, I did not get the Concept Magic despite possessing the seven Ancient Magic of Arifureta, so I decided to create it.
For the information, it was like this:
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[Concept Magic: A magic that allows you to interfere with the laws of the world as well as create and materialize concepts upon it. Strong desires and immense magic power are required for this skill.]
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After that, I was about to utilize Spirit Magic, Evolution Magic, and Concept Magic in unison to do something, but I stopped myself because I was not confident with the result.
To materialize a concept successfully, I had to have a strong desire. The stronger the desire, the better the result would be.
And so, I decided to think about a way to cheat. A few moments later, I had an idea and acted on it.
"Alright, let's start!" I hyped myself before using Spirit Magic to put a suggestion, which was as follows:
'Use Spirit Magic, Evolution Magic, and Concept Magic at the same time. Focus on creating a conceptual search engine like Google to process information from Akashic Records, so I won't get overwhelmed by pointless information. Once done, get out of the self-hypnotic state.'
And so, I entered a self-hypnotic state. Then, I followed the steps that I'd prepared until the last.
In the end, it was done splendidly!
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[Skill: [Akashic Search Engine] has been acquired!]
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After coming back to my senses, I quickly appraised my new skill.
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[Akashic Search Engine: A skill that allows you to connect to Akashic Records and search any information recorded there. You can get the information in a more structured way that will not overwhelm you with extra information that's unrelated to the topic you wanted to get.]
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"Yeah! With this skill, I don't need to be afraid of getting overwhelmed by the information coming from Akashic Records!"
In addition, it wouldn't be wrong to say I have nigh-omniscience.
To be honest, I did not need to go through the hassle of creating my new ability. I could create it easily with Ability Creation, but I wanted to use my Ancient Magics after creating them.
It's true that what I did was a roundabout way. However, it was fun!
Anyway, I activated the Akashic Search Engine and searched for the information about Kaori's harassment in front of the convenience store.
It was then that I figured out that the Akashic Record of this universe was different from the Akashic Record of the Nasuverse/Type-moon universe.
In this universe's Akashic Record, only the past was set in stone. The future was not set, though countless potential future routes were recorded as a sort of prediction, and once an event became the past, those predictions would get deleted.
What about the present? The present are transient events that will become the past once a "smaller unit under the second than what is known today" passes.
Putting the topic about the past, present, and future aside, I got what I searched for.
From what I gathered, I found that if I followed the potential route where I did not help her, something bad would happen to her. It would end with the Red Ogre gang ending up in a jail, but Kaori's life would be ruined.
However, I disliked — no, I hated — this prediction. Not only was it because Kaori was one of the important female leads in the original story but because it also left a bad taste in my mouth if I let her suffer!
"No matter the reason, I'm gonna save her! There's no way I'll allow those bastards ruin her!" I swore to myself.
After that, I decided to search for the details of my encounters with other female leads. Next, I made a mental note of when it would happen.
Once I was done with that, I decided to sleep early, skipping dinner. Evening had not come yet, it was still late afternoon to be precise, but I could not wait for tomorrow.
After all, tomorrow I'd meet Kaori!
When I went to sleep, I forgot about my transformation, though it could not be helped. I thought that I would only transform after leveling up!
I never thought that my increased stats would make it happen!
That night, the transformation happened. However, thanks to the Pain Tolerance skill, I could endure the pain from transforming.
Once it finished, I continued to sleep like a log until the morning of the following day.
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The following day, I woke up feeling refreshed. And yet, I was confused once I saw the unfamiliar room I was in.
But then, I immediately remembered everything that happened yesterday. After remembering what happened yesterday, I immediately checked my body and found that my body had changed drastically.
I was no longer fat and short, my muscles and abs were amazing, and my skin was like Jade!
I was also quite tall for a Japanese person!
Thankfully, the clothes I got from Zenovis' House could transform to fit my new body. I did not want to embarrass myself like what happened to the original protagonist after the transformation, no matter if I was in my room.
Moreover, there was no disgusting gunk of impurities coming out of my body when I transformed like in the wuxia or xianxia stories I had read in my old life.
After that, I headed for the washroom hastily and checked my appearance in the mirror.
My acne and freckles had gone, my chubby face had become slim, my chin had become sharp, and my pig-like nose had become straight. My crooked teeth have become neat, and my thin, almost bald hair has become thick and healthy.
"Wow! It was said that the original protagonist's appearance was extraordinarily handsome after his transformation, but it did not give justice to the real thing!"
Words cannot describe my joy from having this handsome look!
Once I was done appreciating my new look, I decided to take a bath.
After that, I went to Argena to get ingredients for my breakfast. I cooked two of each vegetable from the garden and ate breakfast merrily.
Like yesterday, each one of my stats went up by 1,000 points.
Once I finished breakfast, I wondered what I should do next.
'Should I grind my level? But, if I hunt the monster around here excessively, I am afraid that I will miss Lexia and Luna's flags because my hunt will adversely affect the ecosystem, probably, most likely.'
I really did not want to miss my encounters with Lexia von Alceria and Luna after taking a glimpse into the Akashic Records. Those two were easy targets for building a harem.
Yeah, I plan to get a harem.
People who have experienced romantic relationships may think that a harem is unnecessary, but I have no romantic experience!
I'm still a hormonal teenager, both in mind and body. It's only natural that I, as a man of culture, wish to get a harem after reading so many harem stories!
The girls from Argena will become an important piece in my plan to get a harem. After all, they would agree to share because polygamy was commonplace there.
Of course, I realized that what I was going to do was keeping up with the plot. I could not help but feel the irony.
You see, I preferred a fanfic that went against the plot than the one following one, and yet, look at what I'm doing now!