Gallery 38 - Dumpster

I Gained a Gallery in the Wild - Eps 38 Fireball (1)

Would you believe it if a strange aura rose from a sword?

Because it is something you would see in fantasy or wuxia, I could hardly believe it myself.

SwordMaster said that it’s supposed to be easy once you grasp the sensation.

But she says it's the first time she seen someone who could emit energy immediately after hearing advice, like me.

SwordMaster herself supposedly took an hour to get the feel for it.

Of course, it could be because her advice was a condensation of her know-how.

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Title: Is this really aura?

Author: WildGrills

(Photo of a sword shimmering with heat haze)

I followed SwordMaster's advice, but is this an aura?

It was so easy I had to ask.

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ㄴ SwordMaster) That really is aura ;; I thought ‘no way’, but it’s real

ㄴ WildGrills) Is it good?

ㄴ Stop showing off. It's annoying.

ㄴ Some people need months, some do it in a day lol

ㄴ Months my ass. It took me three years ffs lolol

ㄴ How on earth did SwordMaster teach you? Please teach me too.

ㄴ WildGrills) She just said, ‘Reproduce the feeling of channeling mana and imagine it flowing into the sword.’ So I did.

ㄴ Bruh. The way she explains is outrageous and the guy who makes it work is even more outrageous.

ㄴ Fuck, if anyone could emit aura with that kind of explanation, any dog ​​or cow would have used it lolololol

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) Wow. You're amazing. In terms of mage circles, what level would this be?

ㄴ In mage terms, it's like starting at 3rd circle right away.

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) I see. So it is impressive?

ㄴ What circle did you start at?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) 5th circle. I could have started higher, but I couldn’t because of my illness.

ㄴ Another one flexing here lmao

ㄴ Talking about using aura blade as soon as you start lol

ㄴ It's not an aura blade. It's reinforced sword energy.

ㄴ Same difference, you piece of shit. You always gotta nitpick?

ㄴ It’s about pride

ㄴ WildGrills) Anyway, if condense this, it becomes an aura blade, right? K, I'll practice.

ㄴ SwordMaster) Practice is good, but keeping the sensation is most important. Sometimes people forget.

ㄴ WildGrills) Forget?

ㄴ SwordMaster) It's the same principle as being conscious of your breathing.

The comment section went wild as soon as I showed the aura.

HeavenlyDemon wasn't commenting, perhaps fulfilling her duty as a sub-mod.

Eh, they’ll probably chat me now that private chat are unlocked.

'Is this really that good?'

I looked closely at the sword with aura blooming.

It definitely felt like mana was flowing out from my body.

But every breath recharged it, so it did not mean much.

'Didn't SwordMaster tell me to press hard?'

She advised me to practice until this haze took on a sharp shape.

Beyond that, she admitted it’s more about innate talent than effort.

But SwordMaster said she would do their best to help me.

'I feel like I'm just receiving too much....'

I want to give SwordMaster something, who gives me so many great tips.

But she even refused rare herbs, saying she did not want to get healthier.

Then what could I give that they would willingly accept?

Would she accept something material other than medicinal herbs?

'This is difficult.'

SwordMaster was particularly picky compared to HeavenlyDemon.

Just receiving does not sit well with me.

She said all they needs is to just marry her, but that is obviously a joke.

In the first place, it's questionable whether I can even leave this place.

'Should I try it out?'

I took not HeavenlyDemon’s sword but an ordinary lumber axe.

Round Fluff is taking a nap, and DizSpeed is on my back.

There's nothing better than logging to test the performance of aura (sword energy).

'How many strikes would it normally take?'

I recalled the feel of pouring mana into the sword.

First, I should feel the mana accumulated in my dantian.

She advised me to treat the mana in my lower abdomen as a kind of storage.

You simply draw mana from that storage and send it into the weapon.

‘She said if the storage empties, I would need breathing techniques to refill it, but...'

SwordMaster said that she has never lacked mana in her entire life.

She said she was like a perpetual motion machine because of her constitution that accumulates mana with every breath.

She said I could become similar given my environment, but I'm not sure.

‘Gotta keep practicing those internal technique.'

I poured mana into the axe. Heat haze began to rise.

In the Central Plains, they called this sword energy, and in other countries, it is called aura.

It is said that if you have this energy, one can exert several times the strength of an ordinary person.

"Heuup!"

Then how much power would it have? I swung the axe vigorously.

My target was the thick tree trunk.

Just yesterday, it was a tree I had felled with several axe strikes.

Wujijik!

The axe head bit deep, then punched straight through.

It wasn't sliced like tofu, but the center of the tree was properly torn apart.

Udeudeudeuk!

The trunk was completely shattered, and the massive tree toppled on its own.

It leaned farther and farther, then thud! fell with a boom.

Good thing I swung from the side opposite the cave.

Otherwise, the barricade that the dwarf had given me would’ve been wrecked.

'It's not cutting, it's bursting.'

I carefully observed the fallen tree trunk.

I knew aura amplified a weapon’s force, but not this much.

According to SwordMaster's explanation, the haze is a trace of mana leaking out.

Therefore, she mentioned that the essence of the weapon itself doesn't change.

'Considering the characteristics of the axe, it's not that hard to understand.'

An axe is a weapon specialized for 'breaking' rather than 'cutting.'

So the trunk being torn to bits was understandable.

Had I used a sword, it would have sliced through like tofu.

'...Is that possible?'

As soon as that thought occurred to me, I brought HeavenlyDemon sword from the cave.

For testing, I placed the sword against a tree trunk without putting mana into it.

I didn’t even try before because I was afraid the edge might nick.

But now I'm not sawing with the sword.

I only meant to see whether the trunk would cut for a performance test.

Seueuk—

“Huh?”

My eyes opened wide.

I only pressed with a bit of strength, yet HeavenlyDemon’s sword sank deep into the wood.

Eventually, HeavenlyDemon’s sword slicing through the tree trunk and coming out very smoothly.

Kugugu—

Whether the tree fell or not, I was so focused on HeavenlyDemon’s sword that I didn’t even notice it.

I knew it was good, but never guessed it was this crazy.

'What kind of broken item is this?'

There’s no need to emit an aura for something like this.

Of course, I have not the slightest intention of using HeavenlyDemon’s sword for logging.

One accidental nick could ruin the blade.

'She gave me this sword so readily?'

Respect for HeavenlyDemon bloomed abundantly. At the same time, I was worried.

I felt like she had given me too much of a good sword.

Part of me wants to hand it back, yet HeavenlyDemon would refuse.

'I'll give it back when I find a good replacement.'

It's an excessively good sword. A sword that must be returned to its owner someday.

I listed every fallen log but one on the auction house.

Since I was already in the auction house, I checked the price of the inner core that I registered this morning.

[Inner core: 500 silver taels]

"Wow."

The price keeps climbing. I was amazed looking at the bid price.

500 silver taels is 5,000 gold.

The Owlbear corpse sold for 250 taels, so this is twice that.

The price went up probably because HeavenlyDemon even testified that it was an inner core.

'What if it's fake?'

Would I have to refund the money? I am not sure.

Still, since HeavenlyDemon is there, they won't make a fuss.

Even if they make a fuss, HeavenlyDemon as witness will settle it.

'Let's see. The time....'

I logged into the gallery and checked the time.

An hour had flown by practicing the cultivation technique and aura.

It’s currently 1:30 PM. Still some time before the sun set.

'Should I make some traps?'

It seems good both to improve my handiness and to get meat.

As for how to set traps, it all comes up if you search in the Gallery.

Adventurers sometimes post how to make hunting traps.

Since it's posted as a concept post, I should be able to make it quickly.

'Problem is the small game area...'

I know where small animals like rabbits pass by.

The problem is that there are Muscle Mushrooms in that direction.

It's okay if I don't provoke it, but you never know.

They might still be awake and wandering around.

For safety, it would be better to eliminate the Muscle Mushrooms.

‘There is also a cave over there, so I can check that too.'

Decision made: Subjugate Muscle Mushrooms first.

It hits hard each time but moves slow.

Especially since they're weak to fire, the subjugation itself shouldn't be difficult.

'Didn't they say they're weak to fire? Because of the spores or something, fire is essential.'

I would need a torch in one hand and sword in the other.

I recalled the golden shield that crumpled from one Phoenix Smasher punch.

If hit properly by that punch, there's a high possibility that one wouldn't even be able to collect their bones.

So it would be better to fight from range.

'It doesn't look like an arrow would do the trick.'

Even ants can be divided into head, thorax, and abdomen.

But not Muscle Mushrooms. Except for the limbs, they're elongated like branches.

Essentially close to plants, it would be difficult unless shattered into pieces or burned with fire.

'...Didn't they say there's magic too?'

A thought flashed by.

The symbol of fantasy and an ability that appears without fail, magic.

It's known as an ability that almost only geniuses qualify to enter.

‘Couldn’t I pick up just a little?'

If I can learn magic it will bring all sorts of conveniences.

Not only for ranged attacks, but it would also be a great help in various aspects of life.

As soon as that thought occurred to me, I logged into the gallery without hesitation.

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Title: Is it easy to learn magic?

Author: WildGrills

I want to learn a bit of fire or water magic. Is it hard?

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ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Oho. Thou reach greatness by digging one well. Are thou already thinking of something else?

ㄴ SwordMaster) Sub-mod-nim is right. Even I found magic difficult enough to give up immediately, so don't even try.

ㄴ Guess you don’t know how many wannabe magicians lurk in this gallery lol

ㄴ Grills, you’re just asking for trouble. Don’t do it.

ㄴ For real, we're saying this because we're nice.

Everyone responded negatively. Even HeavenlyDemon and SwordMaster too.

I wonder why they’re that negative.

ㄴ WildGrills) But elves and demons handle magic fine, don’t they?

ㄴ Their starting point is just higher, so they can reach up to the 3rd Circle. Beyond that, even they struggle.

ㄴ Grills aren’t you human?

ㄴ WildGrills) Yeah, just curious.

ㄴ Demons and elves also use magic to grind their teeth. On theory they’re worse than humans.

ㄴ WildGrills) Why?

ㄴ Would you theoretically analyze in detail how you breathe? It's because humans are particularly high in curiosity, other races aren't like that.

ㄴ WildGrills) Okay, I understand.

ㄴ ChaengguPrincess) Still, our Mephisto is better at magic~ You can tell just by looking at relay magic~

ㄴ Gotta admit, demons’ everyday magic is legit. Life’s gotten way more comfortable thanks to it lololol

ㄴ Praise the demon who invented air conditioner magic!

ㄴ What's air conditioner magic?

ㄴ Air conditioning

ㄴ Ah lol that's worth praising lol

ㄴ It’s refrigeration storage magic for me lolol I can drink cold booze every day

ㄴ LetsGrowTrees) Elves are inventing lots of spells too!

ㄴ Like what?

ㄴ LetsGrowTrees) Communication and reconnaissance magic, and explosion magic!

ㄴ Wow, shit ;; That sounds terrifying?

ㄴ Are those bastards really starting a war?

ㄴ LetsGrowTrees) Don’t worry. Elves love peace.

ㄴ WildGrills) How is that different from saying ‘If you want peace, prepare for war’? ;;

ㄴ LetsGrowTrees) Oooh! That’s a great saying. I’ll take it to heart.

ㄴ WildGrills) What?

There seems to be someone seriously wrong here, but it should be fine.

Anyway, magic seems to be used in all sorts of ways.

Literally magic instead of science.

No. In this world, magic might actually be science.

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) Are you trying to learn magic? I can help you.

ㄴ WildGrills) Weren't you busy exercising?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) I have a lot of free time other than exercising. Pardon me, Mr. Grills, you can do arithmetic, right?

ㄴ WildGrills) I only have a high school diploma ;;

Is she ignoring me too much?

Or maybe plenty of people really can’t add or subtract.

In this day and age, public education wasn’t something to expect.

Instead, they said there are academies, so it might be considering underdeveloped regions.

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) High school graduate? I don't know what that means, but it means you can do arithmetic. Good. Then you can express fire mathematically.

ㄴ WildGrills) Huh? Express what mathematically?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) Formulating fire into a mathematical equation. It’s really simple. Basically…

Her explanation kept flowing and I could only gape.

Symbols appeared, but not a single numeral.

I'm someone whose mathematical knowledge was reset as soon as the college entrance exam ended.

And since I was in the liberal arts, I couldn't understand a single thing.

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) How is it? Can you understand?

ㄴ WildGrills) That’s basic?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) Yes. It’s what you learn even before the academy.

ㄴ nyone whose head feels like it's going to explode just by looking at it?

ㄴ Me first lol

ㄴ h lol doesn't affect daily life lol

Are the only mages in this world Newtons and Einsteins?

Well, even Earth’s scientists are geniuses compared to ordinary people.

I decided to shelve my dream of magic cleanly.

ㄴ WildGrills) Uh... I'll just give up. StarlightPrincess-nim, is math easy for you?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) I like math. You can express everything in the world with math, you know? Someday, I'll express the Forest of the Four Seasons with math.

ㄴ WildGrills) There are no calculators here, right?

ㄴ StarlightPrincess) Why would you need a calculator? You can just do mental calculations.

ㄴ WildGrills) ;;;

ㄴ Seriously annoying lol

ㄴ People like that do exist

ㄴ Their thought process is simply different from ours

Let’s cleanly drop magic. Holding onto false hopes will only hurt me.

Still, I should thank StarLightPrincess. I felt sorry for her disappointment.

'In the end, I have no choice but to solve it physically.'

I wonder if there's a way. I looked around the cave.

Then, one thing caught my eye. Something I had been neglecting until now.

'That's it!'

It was the liquor the dwarf had gifted me.

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