Chapter 5
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Breathing Method
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Meditation King) Meditating will recover everything. Want me to tell you?
Meditating will recover everything. Want me to tell you?
A perfectly timed comment from Meditation King, who must've been lurking.
I'd been thinking about mana recovery anyway, and this guy was the first one who came to mind.
I immediately replied.
For real? If you tell me, I'll give it a shot.
Newbie got hooked again lol
You'll pass out meditating
Search 'Basics of Meditation' in the gallery and read Part 1.
Look at this lazy repost lol
And it's not even the concept post
I typed 'Basics of Meditation' into the search bar, just as Meditation King said.
Sure enough, posts from Part 1 to Part 11 popped up, all compiled by Meditation King on the basics of meditation.
I opened Part 1.
Title: Basics of Meditation Part 1
Author: Meditation King
Meditation is...
.
.
.
"Ah, fuck. It's too long."
I hit the back button right after reading the first line.
The overly flowery, verbose sentences were exhausting to read from the start.
And it was supposed to be basics, but the content dragged on forever. I'd have to pull an all-nighter to finish it.
My head already hurt so much I could barely stand, let alone muster the mental energy for this.
I went back to the original post and left a reply.
Fuck, give me a 3-line summary
Lmao I knew it
Lol who reads that? Elves don't even meditate
Lmao
Gal! If you can't even read that much, forget about meditating!
Fuck, so you're just telling me to die
I turned my eyes back to the gallery screen.
My headache was getting worse. Even lying down, the ceiling was spinning.
After coming this far, was I really going to die like this?
No exaggeration—the longer mana exhaustion dragged on, the pain multiplied exponentially.
Just as I thought I was truly done for, someone posted something useful.
Aw, you idiots. I step away for a minute and you're telling the kid to breathe while he's dying. If he's a muggle, you should've at least taught him the most basic breathing method
It was CantDoThisEither, who hadn't been around for a bit.
I was on the verge of death, so I frantically typed whatever came out.
plsplspls
What the hell, this guy's actually dying
Forgot the basic breathing method, it's been too long
Wanted to tell him but couldn't remember
Too inefficient, haven't used it in ages
Who even uses basic breathing lol
Ugh
The archmages apparently didn't even remember muggle-friendly breathing methods.
Anyway, just hurry up and tell me already.
Anyway, it'll suck, but you need to stand up straight. No bends or curves in your whole body, stand perfectly upright. And ideally, somewhere with air flow like outdoors.
I staggered to my feet, opened the window, and stood in the middle of my dorm room.
I wanted to hunch over and collapse right then.
But squeezing out my last bit of willpower, I read CantDoThisEither's comment.
And sorry to say, but from here on, it's up to you. You should feel the mana in the air. Breathe it in and absorb it into your own mana. Very slowly, grab one bit of mana from the air and pull it into your body. Think of it flowing from your nose to your throat, down through your body, arms, legs—everywhere. Circulate it through all your central circuits, and it should bind to your mana. But honestly...
By the time I read that far, I could barely keep my eyes open.
Maintaining my vision made my head hurt even more.
I had the method down, so let's try it.
I straightened my body, closed my eyes, and sensed the mana.
'Grab one bit of mana from the air and absorb it. From throat to chest. Sweep through arms from chest, then stomach. From stomach to legs...'
I grabbed a bit of mana and circulated it slowly, just as CantDoThisEither described.
In extreme exhaustion, my bodily senses felt heightened instead.
Natural mana filled my circuits smoothly, like oiling machinery.
My parched central circuits, tormented like a dry throat, gradually moistened with mana.
"Hah... huff..."
After repeating the process a few times, I finally recovered from mana exhaustion.
The dizziness cleared, and my mind sharpened.
Checking the status window, my mana capacity had recovered to 100.
"Huh, wait, what?"
Looking again, it wasn't 100.
For some reason, my mana capacity had risen to 110.
Did using the Mana Breathing Method increase my mana capacity too?
10 might be peanuts to archmages, but it felt good anyway.
The gallery window was still open.
CantDoThisEither's mana breathing method comment was pinned at the top.
Beneath it, countless replies had piled up.
Reading them, I was a bit surprised.
First off, the part of CantDoThisEither's explanation I hadn't finished reading.
...But honestly, it could be dangerous. It's the most primitive breathing method, but even this is hard for muggle to learn usually. Handling mana requires massive training in itself. Even if you recover right away when exhaustion hits, in a near-death state like that... well, just try it.
Was this supposed to be hard? It did require focus, sure.
But I didn't run into any real blocks doing it.
At some point, I was circulating mana through my central circuits in a trance-like state.
"What? An hour already?"
Time had flown by when I checked the clock.
My mind must've been fully immersed in the breathing.
I'd always heard I had good concentration, but maybe the exhaustion sharpened it.
Is that why it was dangerous?
Time slipping away so fast?
I read through the replies below.
But can you even do that in that state? I was fading out, but it took me a week to learn basic breathing back then.
That's us. I've seen talentless kids take a month. No wonder breathing is called the foundation of magic.
If he'd been in nature, it would've been faster...
He's been in exhaustion since the exam. Isn't this his limit? Can't recover and he'll die.
No potions, right?
Aw, muggle casts 5th-circle magic and dies of mana exhaustion. Dumbasses, teach him properly to the end instead of half-assed spells like 'easy peasy?' Bullshit
Mana recovery is so basic I forgot about it :(
And after I started breathing, new posts had popped up.
I opened a recent one.
Title: Kim Muggle's really dead
Author: Anonymous
This guy's actually croaked. Almost an hour now. Honestly, time to call it death.
An hour's passed, no chance he survived...
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ...
Still legendary tho. If someone hadn't carelessly given him that 100-mana spell, this wouldn't have happened. But thinking back, muggle calculating that was legend.
That's why it's such a waste. Real talent lost like this.
Breathing method... isn't hard... I'll teach you easier when you come back ㅠㅠ
Hoe~ Muggle-chan died?
Sigh. Hour's up. Was fun while it lasted. Why's losing one muggle feel so empty?
The guy who always curses was first to dig up the forgotten basic breathing...
Fuck, even if we don't use it, we should remember basics, you idiots. Can't even do that?
Fuck... Haven't seen real talent in ages. Rolling on floor fuck
(Stabbing meme)
Just got here from writing papers, Kim Muggle actually dead? Missed the legend bait
What the hell? Why are they all assuming I'm dead for sure?
The gallery was already in full funeral mode, complete with third-anniversary rites. Kinda awkward to show up now.
Isn't an hour of breathing normal?
Didn't expect archmages to think it'd take this long.
Unexpected worry... kinda embarrassing.
They say it's awkward for everyone when the dead guy revives at the funeral.
"But this is legend bait."
To the gallery, it was legendary content.
Announcing I'm alive would pull Jesus-resurrection-level aggro.
I chuckled and made a post.
Title: Worship Me
Author: Kim Muggle
Thus spake Kim Muggle, awakened to truth. Archmages, worship your muggle lord.
(Shining bald head meme)
Took an hour doing the breathing method that guy taught. Isn't this supposed to take this long? As a muggle, guess recovery takes longer compared to you archmage sirs;
After an hour of hardcore focus, body feels super refreshed, skin even better?
Oh, and after finishing breathing, mana capacity up by 10. Peanuts, but still.
I toned down the aggro from epic levels.
Still, they helped me, and they're all insane archmages.
If the muggle gets too cocky, they might not reply at all.
"What? No comments?"
Already forgotten?
No replies for a full minute after posting.
Happened before, posts flopping.
But they'd just been talking about me, so I figured replies would flood in quick.
"Oh, one came."
Replies didn't completely dry up.
About two minutes later, an alarm pinged with the first comment.
From there, comments exploded in speed.
?
He's alive?
??
How tf
Hawawa, Muggle-ssi is alive!
How'd you survive?
What? Undead?
Did he go~?
Nothing but died and revived explains it
O, oo, ooo? O!
For some reason, the reactions were way off from what I expected.
Is surviving such a big shock?
No way you actually did the breathing and survived?
Yeah, did breathing for an hour. Lost track of time focusing;
Wtf
?
You've got talent. Be my disciple.
Wtf lol??
This is actual legend??
What the hell is going on?