Chapter 0
Chapter 0
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Newbie in the Sage Time Gallery
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Everyone was busy fretting over global warming.
Surprisingly, the Earth cooled down rapidly before it even had a chance to heat up.
It turned out ice ages were just periodic natural phenomena. No matter how much fossil fuels humans burned or how badly we ravaged the ozone layer, those bone-chilling winters never spared us.
As winter dragged on, food supplies naturally started dwindling.
Plants refused to grow, and all the animals froze solid.
The age of mass extinction. We were now at the point where we had nothing left to burn and had to demolish buildings just to scavenge firewood.
Every night, amid the raging blizzards, unspeakable things crawled out—impossible to tell if they were dead or alive.
Even the survivors were going berserk because they couldn't prey on each other fast enough.
【Sage Time Gallery】
At the very least, the only ones I could trust were the people on the other side of this screen.
Anyone outside the gallery was either a raider or a wannabe raider who hadn't turned yet.
The Sage Time Gallery was the sole window for communicating with others while still clinging to our humanity.
It definitely... used to be that way.
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Title: Our Newbie Savior of Fireball Farms, Come Look
— Firepower Enthusiast
Newbie, wanna learn some 7th Circle Advanced Fire Magic nice and easy? Shoot it with a bang, and it goes boom—total fireworks fun. Sound good? Huh? Your master will teach you so smoothly your newbie brain won't even melt. Hurry and reply already, newbie. You know how much I love you, right? I can see the views climbing, so answer quick!
I'm terrified.
My training isn't enough to withstand 7th Circle advanced magic yet.
If she grabs me like this and drags me across the threshold of the 7th Circle by the hand...
My brain will melt for sure.
Absolutely not. It's not time yet.
I can't become that cool adult blasting 7th Circle fire magic everywhere just yet.
Title: Newbie, I Know You're Watching Sage Gallery
— Potion Addict
Hey, me. Just thinking about our cute newbie makes me breathless—I can't hold back anymore. I've lived a really long time, but you're the first one to make my heart race like this. So. Shall we dive into the Philosopher's Stone manufacturing process together? Huh? Just invest 10 years.
Same story here.
Study alchemy long enough, and you'll inevitably reach the stage of crafting the Philosopher's Stone.
It takes a whopping 10 years to make one.
And once you start, you can't stop midway.
I'll be stuck for a full decade, stirring pots under this deranged elf master's thumb.
Not yet. My heart's not ready.
Title: Why Is Everyone Scaring Our Baby!
— Human Lover
Stop bullying our newbie and go back to your research, everyone! And our newbie, come chat with me alone for a bit!! We still have so much unfinished business between us! Right??? So check your DMs already. Huh? I know you're reading this post right now. Think I don't know? I know everything.
I can feel the terrifying obsession.
There's only one reason Human Lover wants me to check my DMs.
'To make me summon her...'
The moment I summon this woman, who knows what she'll do to me.
I might get dragged to her lair and forced to study summoning magic for eternity.
Or maybe she'll make me start an endless family with her.
Not yet. I'm not ready to be a family man.
Title: Newbie. Have You Forgotten All Our Time Together?
— Cosmic Dust
Remember that moment we gazed up at the night sky together? We were far apart, but we were looking at the same stars. I want to gaze at this night sky with you once more. If you miss our memories too, won't you look up at the sky with me tonight? I've prepared a gift just for you.
It's a trap.
This woman's the most dangerous of all.
I can't even tell how she's planning to erode my mind.
She's shoving in memories that aren't even mine, trying to devour me whole.
'How did things end up like this...'
Is it because my talent was just too outstanding...?
As I was slowly freezing to death in the ice age's merciless grip, I somehow gained access to a community full of otherworlders.
But of all the luck, everyone gathered here turned out to be grand sages at the pinnacle of their fields.
They kept inviting me to become their disciple.
Asking if I wouldn't join them in the eternal pursuit of knowledge.
Offering their hands to devour the infinite universe and the endless secrets of the worlds.
They all packaged it so elegantly, but if you translated their invitations into Earth terms...
It was just:
"Why don't you go to grad school?"
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