I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 243

Every time I recited a new chant, I had a dream.

Up until the second chant, I floated through the sky as if having an out-of-body experience, but this time was different.

Because I dreamed of the old days. Not the forest, but back when I was living hard on Earth.

It was the time after my parents passed away and I wasn’t attending school properly.

Back then, I thought I was the most unfortunate person. Indeed, people experiencing such accidents weren’t common.

But contrary to being unfortunate, as if blessed with good people, there were many good people around me.

Friends who understood my difficulties and cared for me.

A pastor who helped me with faith stronger than anyone else.

A military officer I met after enlisting while wandering, who taught me various skills.

Misfortune arrived suddenly, but strangely, my luck with people was exceptionally good.

Thanks to that, I made one resolve. If there was someone trying to help me, let me at least pretend, make a gesture of trying.

However, that pretense soon turned into sincerity. Because I wanted to change somehow and repay them.

If you do nothing, nothing changes.

When someone helps you, changing then is how true growth can be achieved.

Living tenaciously with that mindset, before I knew it, it bled not just into my heart but into my actions.

Of course, just as misfortune arrived out of nowhere, unexpected situations always arise.

Having finally grasped good fortune in my palm, only for it to slip away out of nowhere, anger surged rather than futility.

Even though I dropped into this damned forest, I won’t give up until the very end.

I don’t know who brought me here, but I will grit my teeth and escape.

Even if most of the luck held in my hand slipped away, not everyone around me had disappeared.

Opportunity will come to those who act, so I will grab luck in my hands somehow.

"..."

I blinked my eyes. Just now, I seemed to have had a pretty happy dream.

After a long time, I saw the faces of my deceased parents, met my friends and the people who helped me.

The period when I realized true happiness, so to speak. The military was also pretty awful, but it was still decent in its own way.

’Here is... a cave.’

But now it was time to wake from the dream. I rolled my eyes.

The familiar cave ceiling came into view. It was the cave of the Shelter.

For a moment, I wondered why the cave ceiling was visible, but soon remembered everything.

’Ah. Right. Body Metamorphosis.’

As soon as I recited the chant, I felt the joints of my bones twisting.

Unable to withstand that pain, I passed out cold.

Usually, looking at wuxia stories, people undergo Body Metamorphosis while fully conscious, but that didn’t seem to be the case for me.

I worried whether my bones twisted in a strange direction just because I passed out.

[You’re awake.]

While organizing my thoughts, a familiar voice came from the side.

Turning my head, Cain was standing beside me. Looking like a small stone statue felt somewhat surreal.

[Ludwig is outside. Since it’s lunchtime right now.]

"...What about the other kids?"

[Eating outside. By the way...]

Cain inspected my face thoroughly, nodded, and said:

[Your complexion has brightened up. As expected of Body Metamorphosis.]

"...Did I change a lot?"

[Wait a moment.]

Cain moved his short legs and brought a mirror over.

Meanwhile, I checked my physical condition. First, all the painful spots were healed.

Because it was a dark cave, I couldn’t verify my skin tone, but it wasn’t much different from before.

Probably because my skin had already peeled off once and regrown anew.

What I experienced this time was literally nothing more than a change in bone structure.

’If nothing else, feeling refreshed feels great.’

I slowly raised my upper body. Even though I was slightly languid, my condition wasn’t bad.

[Here it is.]

"Ah. Thank you ve—buek."

Just as I was about to thank him, something burst out of my mouth.

Blood. And pitch-black, sticky blood at that.

Taken aback, I couldn’t even lower my head and ended up throwing it up as it was.

[Dead blood that was coagulated inside has come out. No need to worry.]

"..."

[When bones and muscles twist, blood comes out. Normally, one sits in a proper posture, so it is fully discharged during the process, but you were lying down.]

I roughly understood what he meant. But feeling gross was inevitable.

I wiped the blood trickling from my mouth with a towel and took off my clothes.

I’d have to wash these clothes later. Blood doesn’t wipe off easily, which is a worry.

"Oh?"

A moment later, receiving the mirror from Cain, I checked my state.

Body Metamorphosis originally principles reconstructing the body into the optimal form.

But not knowing that standard was a worry, yet as soon as I saw my face, my concern eased.Read the latest chapters at no⁠velping.com.

[How is it?]

"I became handsome."

[Is that all?]

"This is more than enough."

First of all, liking that my face had improved was great. Especially the bridge of my nose was magnificent.

Well, living here, a face wouldn’t be very useful anyway. It was all men, so what difference did it make?

Still, as self-satisfaction, it was truly excellent. I felt the determination to live even harder in the future.

’Other than that, nothing noteworthy changed. I need to cut my hair though.’

I fiddled with my hair, which had grown noticeably longer.

While reconstructing my body, my hair seemed to have repeatedly grown long and fallen out, as a pile had accumulated on the floor.

Since I’d roughly cut it anyway, I didn’t pay much attention. More than that, it was my beard.

"...Am I a bandit?"

Not just my hair, but even my beard had grown thick. Does everyone become like this after Body Metamorphosis?

It seemed I needed to shave. If it were a moderate length, I’d leave it, but this was too long.

I could get a razor from the dwarf or Praise the Sun. First, let’s head outside.

Stumble—

"Whoops."

As soon as I stood up, strength suddenly drained from my legs, causing me to stumble.

I barely managed to catch my balance. And then I realized.

’Did my clothes... get a bit smaller?’

It felt like my clothes were slightly tight. The armpit area felt uncomfortable.

What about my pants? The hem of my pants had gotten shorter.

Going through the process of Body Metamorphosis, my height and build seemed to have grown.

’I’ll have to ask Princess Chaenggu for some clothes.’

It couldn’t be helped. Clothes were very important.

With vitality gradually returning to my body, I stepped out of the cave.

Stepping outside, Ludwig was right in the middle of preparing lunch.

"Kkyuuuu! Kkyuu!"

Right then, Wonmo, who spotted me first, came running over at full speed.

However, as soon as he got close to me, he halted in his tracks and hesitated, acting slightly wary.

Apparently, seeing my changed body, he felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

"Wonmo-yah. Did you forget your dad’s face already?"

"...Kkyuu!"

Of course, as soon as I spoke with a smile, he pounced back at me.

I picked up Wonmo, who was clinging to my leg, in one smooth motion.

This fluffy feeling. No matter when I feel it, it heals my heart.

"Ppiiiii! Ppii!"

Tyranno, who approached after Wonmo, acted spoiled, asking to be held as well.

Scratching my leg with his claws, he seemed quite jealous.

So I picked up Tyranno together. My strength had grown much stronger than before, so holding two of them was not difficult.

"Are you alright?"

Ludwig approached and asked about my condition. I nodded.

Subsequently, setting Wonmo and Tyranno down, I faced him.

"Oh."

"#$%^#."

Just as I marveled the moment I saw Ludwig, Ludwig also nodded while looking at me.

Originally, there was quite a height difference between Ludwig and me.

While I had the average Republic of Korea height, Ludwig was extremely tall.

But now, our eye levels were roughly matched. Meaning my height had grown.

’It easily passes 180 cm, right?’

Even Ludwig alone was at a level easily surpassing 185 cm.

A satisfying situation in many ways. I smiled proudly.

In the Forest of Four Seasons where weight class was important, my build had significantly increased, so things would be easier from now on.

’Heavenly Demon is a god.’

I offered my gratitude to Heavenly Demon. I must repay her somehow.

Before that.

"You were cooking, right?"

"Yeah."

"I’ll help you."

Let’s eat first. After suffering an ordeal, I was hungry.

Lunch was the usual grilled fish. Now garlic was added.

Ludwig also seemed to like garlic, so he didn’t say anything in particular.

After finishing such a lavish lunch, I took time to check my physical condition.

Kkwaduk!

"Oh."

I marveled as the piece of wood held in my hand crumbled.

Fundamentally, my physical strength had increased by a large margin. Especially, there was no need to force strength control.Find the original chapter at NovelPing.

Is this Body Metamorphosis? Every time I checked one by one, I liked it.

’No particular issues elsewhere either.’

All that remained were the internal energy cultivation art and aura. Sitting down immediately, I entered mental cultivation art operation.

Surprisingly, the cultivation art itself wasn’t much different from before. In the first place, the issue was outside, not inside.

Instead, with the inside and outside forming harmony, it felt even more refreshing.

I could also easily control the cold energy. I liked it very much.

’Lastly, aura. Has this changed?’

Holding the Sword of the Heavenly Demon, I gradually manifested aura.

Aura flared up like heat haze and slowly began to grow larger.

Without stopping there, I strove to advance to an Aura Blade.

Sword Matstar’s advice and the third chant taught by Heavenly Demon. I cleverly combined the two.

’If it flows out, let it flow as it flows out.’

So I can complete the work rather than focus on loss.

Closing my eyes, I quietly recited Heavenly Demon’s third chant.

Visualizing the image in my mind while integrating Sword Matstar’s advice.

If even this didn’t work, it meant the limit of my talent was right here.

Wuuuuung—

"..."

I slowly opened my eyes. Then, instead of a haze, a neat, defined shape entered my vision.

I didn’t feel aura leaking out either. Smiling at this, I raised my head.

"...What is this?"

It was great that the aura took shape. Since I completed the Aura Blade I so desperately wanted.

But could this really... be called a ’blade’?

It didn’t look like a blade, but like some super-giant hot bar.

Meaning it was a club. An unnecessarily huge club.

[Congratulations. Your realm has risen. But...]

"What kind of piece of shit..."

Cain and Ludwig, after briefly offering congratulations, stared at my Aura Blade with absurd eyes.

Both of them were people vastly higher than me in terms of realm.

Even such people had bewildered expressions; it seemed they had never seen something like this before.

"...Is it normally like this?"

Let alone a blade, I showed them the aura shaped like a massive hot bar.

Sword Matstar definitely said it would be in the shape of a blade. But reality was an entirely different story.

It took shape, but that was as far as it went. Instead of cutting, it looked like something meant for bashing.

[No. It is normally not like that. It is simply... bizarre.]

"@$%#$ @$?"

[He says it might be because you are an invasive species.]

"No."

Regardless of that, this had nothing to do with being an invasive species or not!

Completely dumbfounded, I stared blankly at the Aura Blade, then posted on the Gallery.

Title) Is an Aura Blade normally like this?

Wild Grylls

(Picture of an Aura Blade shaped like a giant club)

With Heavenly Demon-nim’s help, I underwent Body Metamorphosis and flared aura.

But instead of flaring like heat haze, it took a solid shape. Like in the photo.

Isn’t an Aura Blade normally supposed to be a sharp shape? Why is mine like this?

└ Heavenly Demon) You succeeded in Body Metamorphosis? What a relief. However, even I am seeing a Sword Gang like that for the first time.

└ Sword Matstar) I’m seeing it for the first time too. Why the hell does it look like that?

└ Wild Grylls) Hearing you say that makes me even sadder.

└ Sword Matstar) It might be a problem arising because Grylls-nim’s internal energy is excessively vast. Try making an effort with the mindset of carving out a sculpture stitch by stitch.

└ Wild Grylls) ;;;

└ Still, you got an Aura Blade. Have a drink.

└ Is it even right to call that a blade? hahaha

└ Why does this guy get so dumbass-strong every time I see him?

└ At this rate, his aura is really gonna pierce the sky hahahaha

└ Starlight Lady) It is a big and beautiful aura club. Since you are holding a shield, how about using it like a lance instead?

└ Oh. That wouldn’t be bad either?

└ Grylls-yah. Speaking seriously, use that as a spear instead of a sword.

└ The attack range is insanely long hahaha

└ I am curious. How strong would Grylls be if he came outside?

└ Setting aside his aura, that guy’s fundamentals are probably at rock bottom, right? He can’t even beat Ludwig.

└ That goes without saying hahaha

"..."

Why can’t I become strong in a normal way?