My Muscle System In The Mage World.

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Aur tried to move his head; however, all he saw was pitch darkness in his surroundings, devoid of any light. He didn't know if he had his eyes closed or if he was just blind or something.

"Hello? Is there anyone?" he said with some frustration. However, when he heard no voice, he just remained still.

"Is this an afterlife? Huh, but from what I know, the afterlife doesn't exist, as we just convert it into energy that is fed to Mother Nature." Aur remained still, not losing his composure as he helplessly stayed in that position for what seemed to be an eternity.

Although people might suffer from loneliness in this deep darkness, he had suffered enough in his previous life.

Aur stayed stationary in his place in the darkness which was devoid of any warmth.

Finally, he saw a warm light in the distance, in the corner of his vision.

"What's this?"

Aur didn't move towards this unknown force, but somehow, even without his will, he seemed to be compelled by an invisible hand that pulled him towards the light.

"Huh!?"

The next moment, Aur struggled to open his eyes and saw a red ceiling after entering the light.

"No, it isn't red. Everything around me is red." He struggled with his neck before he could barely look around his surroundings, finding everything tinted in red.

"Why is my vision red?"

At this time, he felt his body was heavy; even opening his eyelids was difficult.

As he was contemplating, he heard an old voice.

"Why is this child not crying? Weird."

The nanny looked at the young lady who had already fainted due to severe pain, which caused her to shake her head as she sighed.

Seeing the ugly expression of the baby bathed with blood, she patted him on the back trying to make him cry but no matter how much she beat him he just stared dead at her.

"Hey, let go of me, you old hag."

Aur said however only the unrecognisable voice of a baby came out of his mouth, although this much pain wasn't nearly enough to even scratch an itch.

"This old hag…" he punched, imagining the woman's head to burst. However, that didn't happen.

Instead, he saw a small fist from the corner of his inverted, faint red vision, causing a whirlpool of expressions on his face—sad, angry, happy. In the end, a bitter expression appeared last, making his face full of wrinkles and extremely ugly.

"I reincarnated?" Aur's eyes widened in astonishment as he tried to comprehend the situation.

"Is this child really dead?" The nanny thought tentatively, seeing the baby unmoving even after being hit. However, seeing the wrinkled face of Aur, she internally breathed a sigh of relief and the coughing voice of Aur didn't stop.

"This brat isn't dead yet if he was, I would be in a big trouble." She quickly put down Aur as she cleaned him with water under the watchful stare of Aur.

"So I really did reincarnate. Now I need to find out if it really is my world that I reincarnated into...." Aur assessed his situation as he looked around, ignoring the uncomfortable feeling he got from the woman who was washing him, and observed the minimal furnishings of the room.

"Either my family is super rich or mediocre to the bones."

"Has my child been born?" a man excitedly walked into the room. The man had a distinctive moustache and was wearing a standard white shirt and black pants, with a skin tone of white. He was neither too lean nor too fat.

"Yes, master, the baby is safe, but madam is unconscious."

Although the man frowned at the condition of his wife, he nodded his head as he tenderly looked at Aur.

"My child," he said, his voice full of doting.

"At least I won't grow up without a family," Aur thought.

"Here is your reward," the man said as he took out a small crystal from his back pocket and gave it to her.

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the crystal as she bowed before hurriedly taking it and leaving.

"What a strange currency." Although Aur didn't understand their words, he inferred the conversation from their body language.

"Evelyn, we finally have a child." His supposed father moved up to his mother and slowly touched her forehead. Instantly, a green light flashed as the woman's eyes slowly opened.

Seeing this, Aur's eyes lit up.

"This is not my previous world. It must be a parallel world, seeing all of them are humans," he concluded, as excitement welled up from deep within him.

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The man, after healing Aur's mother, tenderly came to him and took him in his arms.

"Just live your life my son unlike the one I lived... You must live your life to fullest whether you become a wizard or not," the man said.

Aur internally frowned when he heard this. "I first need to learn the language of this world," he thought.

He looked at his unconscious mother and thought, "My life is going to be a handful from now on."

Aur spent his days just remaining still while his mother fed him her milk and cared for him.

Although, as an adult man, he was always embarrassed by the disgusting smell emanating from himself from time to time, and he couldn't even feed himself as he needed to be fed. But eventually, Aur adapted to it after a few days in this new world.

Days passed in the blink of an eye and it has already been two weeks since he reincarnated.

"Honey, look! our son can crawl!" Evelyn exclaimed with sparkly eyes as she watched Aur crawl on the ground.

Adam, who was cooking in the kitchen, had his eyes widen with excitement. He couldn't care less about the dishes he was preparing; he hurriedly ran to his wife's room to see Aur crawling.

His expression turned proud the moment he saw this, and he walked up to both of them.

"Our son is a genius, He walked in just two weeks." He put his hand on Evelyn's shoulder with some excitement.

Aur heaved a sigh of relief seeing this. "Looks like this is normal," he sighed. After all, he didn't want to be termed as a monster.

He spent his days in the loving embrace of his family, which truly warmed his heart. However, Aur still didn't forget his main goal right now: to learn the language of this world as quickly as possible.

Then a year passed just like that.

"Aur, you should take care of the home while I am gone. Don't play around, got it?" Evelyn said in a harsh tone; however, her gaze was loving towards the one-year-old Aur.

"Yesh, muther," Aur said with a smile on his plump cheeks.

Hearing the cute voice of Aur as he tried to speak the words but pronounced the word wrong, Eveyln couldn't help but smile.

"My son is so cute…" She affectionately pinched Aur's plump cheeks.

Umu!

Evelyn happily walked out of the house, locking the door behind her.

She was proud of her child because he was a sensible and intelligent child, already starting to study.

Aur touched his red, plump cheeks and sighed.

"Does this woman think of me as a doll?"

"Oh well, at least she left me alone now." A small smile graced his lips as he went to the bedroom and saw the shelves stacked with books neatly.

From his knowledge, his father was a teacher, so he had a lot of books in his collection.

Aur looked at his body in the mirror beside the shelves. Although he was lean, his cheeks were very round, making him look fatter than he was. His skin was smooth, with his white hair and red eyes.

He went towards the book and started to read where he left off.

Aur learned the language of this world very quickly, as it was remarkably similar to English words. It was just pronounced slightly differently, which made it a bit challenging to understand.

But even the alphabets were pretty much the same with subtle changes. Aur could understand and learn it easily after trying for a month or so.

Although he wasn't the master of this language, it was no problem for him to form coherent words with no mistakes, but he didn't want to show too much.

It was already impressive for a one-year-old to speak an understandable language, even though human growth was faster in this world.

And he was truly surprised when he felt his body grow in the last one year, even though the foods were nothing special. He could already walk properly, and that too was ordinary in this world.

Thinking of this, Aur sighed as he read the book.

He had previously thought he was in a magical world, and he was right.

From what he had learned, his father was a teacher while he was a tier-1 wizard, and his mother was a housewife and an apprentice wizard as well.

They were located in a small village in the kingdom of Roshar, which was known to have produced many famous wizards, with the neighbouring nations kingdom of Myra and the kingdom of Wine surrounding them. However, they were stronger than the kingdom of Roshar, both in territory and power.

Aur sighed as he closed his book.

Although he was quite curious about wizards, unfortunately, he was just a child around one year old, and there might be some other books related to it on the shelves that he couldn't find. He couldn't properly read other books as they were too complex for him to read, except for history and geography.

The language was simple, but his small brain couldn't handle intense thought. It was simply because he was still a year old, not even qualified to be a child.

But the history and geography book was surprisingly easy to read. That's the reason Aur has been using it to help learn this world's language, and with the help of his mother, it was relatively easy to do.

"Welp," he stretched his body as an addictive smile appeared on his face. "It's time to train," his face morphing to that of a drug addict.

In this world, the structure of the human body was different from his previous world. In his previous world, training at an early age might lead to growth defects or similar issues, but in this world, there was no such condition, which made Aur satisfied.

He knew this because his father was already encouraging him to train physically, so he happily complied as his father explained the human body anatomy a little when he was carried away with talking.

"My addiction for physical training will never go away," Aur thought as he positioned himself on the floor and started doing push-ups, training his body slowly but steadily.

Every time his chest lightly touched the floor, it gave him intense pleasure.

 

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"Aur, catch me if you can…" Nina said as she happily ran, hiding from him.

Aur closed his eyes while he was blocked from sight, slowly counting numbers.

"One… Two… ten. Ready or not, I am coming to find you."

Aur said as he slowly opened his eyes and looked around Nina's home, which was quite big and exuded a vibe of luxury. The tables were made of expensive wood, there were many picture frames, and even a tiger skin hung on the wall. The home itself emitted an aura of luxury, unlike his simple house with basic furnishings.

"This girl is troublesome to deal with…" Aur thought with a sigh.

"Well, I gotta do the job since I am getting paid for it." He grumbled as he walked around the house, trying to find her.

"Oh, where are you hiding, Nina?" Aur said out loud as he moved from one room to another.

Since the mansion was huge, there were at least a hundred rooms, making it natural for him to find it difficult to locate Nina.

Nina was hiding under a large-sized bed, crouching down with a silly childlike smile.

"You won't find me even in a million years, hehehe," she thought. However, Nina suddenly saw a shadow, causing her to catch her breath.

The shadow slowly moved towards her, making her close her eyes as Nina knew that she was caught.

"Milady, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, it's you, Mary. I thought it was Aur," Nina said frustratedly, her cheeks reddening from embarrassment.

"I am sorry, milady," Mary said as she bowed, her face becoming sad.

Seeing this, Nina felt a little guilty. "It's alright now, hurry up and go," she said, impatiently waving at her.

"Looks like that won't be needed." Suddenly, Nina heard a deep voice that made her body freeze in place.

"Aur, you caught me," her face turned bitter as she slowly turned around to see Aur. However, the moment she saw him, a small blush formed on her face.

"Yes, I caught you, milady," Aur said in a teasing whisper to Nina, making her blush even more.

"Humph," Nina looked to the other side. "I will beat you next time."

"I will look forward to that day," Aur said as he looked at the red-haired girl in front of him, about the same age as him—twelve years old.

"Your birthday is tomorrow, right?" Nina quickly changed the topic, sensing herself losing in the previous conversation.

Aur was stunned when he heard this, nodding his head.

"I will look forward to how high your talent as a wizard will be," she said with a small smirk on her face, fully prideful.

A strange glint appeared in Aur's eyes, but he revealed a bitter expression. "I don't really care," he muttered to himself.

"What do you mean you don't care? It is the deciding factor of your future," Nina said in disbelief.

Aur looked at the blue prompt flickering in the air between him and Nina as he wielded it, which she was ignorant of, and internally nodded his head.

"Milady is a high-ranked talent already. Even if I don't open my mental space, I am sure Milady will help me…" Aur walked close to Nina and said in a devilish tone.

"Cough, cough." Nina coughed when she heard this, running from Aur and hiding behind Mary.

Mary sighed helplessly, watching the drama unfold between Aur and Nina.

"Milady, it is time for your training already; we have to go now," she said in a strict tone, looking at the clock hung on the wall.

Nina had a reluctant expression when she heard this, nodding with a heavy heart before following her maid out of the room.

"You should go as well, Aur."

"Yes, Miss Mary," Aur respectfully bowed as he left the room, heading towards the exit.

Seeing the broad back of Aur, Nina had a longing expression. He was the only one who treated her as a friend when they first met, and they became good friends since then. From that time on, he always came to play with her and became her one true friend.

Although there were countless boys and girls who had always tried to be friends with her, they were always very respectful to her and maintained a safe distance from her, which made her lonelier on the inside.

Aur was the only bold one who could talk to her like this without even a flinch in his eyes.

And most of all, he was handsome. Although she was a month older than him, he was bigger in height and had a muscular build.

One time, she had seen him training shirtless and had seen his muscular body in full display. Although he didn't have curved six-pack abs, still faint lining was seen, with his arms always hidden in his baggy clothes that were almost half the size of her head, and that too when he was twelve years older. She could only imagine how muscular he has become in these almost four years.

Thinking of this, her face flushed with a red hue.

Mary shook her head helplessly, seeing Nina stare at Aur's back for a long time before he left in the distance, exiting the mansion.

"It's time for the lesson."

Nina snapped out of her dazed state when she heard the voice of Mary.

She nodded her head as she took one last glance in the direction of Aur before leaving to do her wizard training.

As Nina had high-grade talent, she could easily enroll in the best academy of the kingdom with just her talent alone.

So, all she needed was to learn the basics before they travelled to the capital to enrol in the academy.

Nina could only hope that Aur would at least get a middle-grade talent if he wanted to have a chance to enrol in the academy, and that too would be a rare case since he was from an ordinary background.

 

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Aur swiftly ran through the forest.

"Sigh, why is that mansion located in the middle of nowhere? But at least I get some training from just going to and fro."

"Muscle system," Aur thought with a little embarrassment as he summoned a blue panel with a thought, and it flickered before solidifying in front of him.

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[Muscle System]

[Name: Aur Cromwell/ Auriel]

[Talent: Future Seer]

[Muscle Mass: 0.89](+)

[Blood and Qi: 0.76](+)

[Intelligence: 1]

[Stat Points: 4]

[Quest: Daily (running)]

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When Aur first started to train at the age of one, the blue panel hovered after he was three years old in his vision after he had completed his training.

The name was a little strange. However, there was one minor thing that was missing previously – the system didn't have stat points, quests, and talents. So, all Aur saw were his stats with nothing more to increase, even if he wanted to do something with his system.

Aur gradually became accustomed to the system as he trained and looking at his stats go up by a thin margin.

As he grew bored of living his childhood in his own house without travelling around or talking much to anyone although his mother and father would occasionally keep him company and Aur rather enjoyed the warmth of the family for the first time in his life.

Although he could train all day and even see himself improving with his status, his body was still that of a six-year-old, and he needed proper rest to train again. This left him with a lot of free time on his hands.

That's why, in his free time, he used to study his system from time to time out of curiosity.

From the research he could conduct, this system was a strange one that didn't have a levelling system like he knew, where he could kill other species except his own and gain levels, gaining insane strength in moments.

Thinking of that moment, Aur was quite disappointed when he found out, but he was a little relieved as well.

There was no free lunch in the world!

This philosophy was deeply ingrained in Aur, and he didn't want to gain his power from the system, making him a slave to his own system as he furthered down his path. However, that didn't mean he wouldn't utilize it.

From researching the system and comparing it to his reality, he found that one point in three of his stats with a plus sign meant the peak that a mortal man can ever hope to achieve in this world.

Even though both his father and mother were wizards, he was already physically stronger than them, from his estimation and as he continued to train, Aur gained a lot of muscle, and his body was already shredded.

Since his father was a teacher, he didn't have to go to the normal school of the village, as he could study from his father and mother at home. Since the system was useless to him except for seeing his status, Aur gradually started to forget about his system.

Until his tenth birthday, when a "ding" sound sounded in his head, and a blue panel flickered in front of Aur.

There was a new section in the status: quest, stat points, and talent.

Aur sighed as he envisioned increasing his qi and blood by pressing the plus button.

His body filled with vitality as energy coursed through him, enhancing his speed. Aur looked at the status screen again.

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[Muscle System]

[Name: Aur Cromwell/ Auriel]

[Talent: Future Seer]

[Muscle: 0.89](+)

[Blood and Qi: 0.77](+)

[Intelligence: 1]

[Stat Points: 3]

[Quest: Daily (running)]

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His blood and qi had slightly increased by 0.01, but just these increases filled his body with vitality, while his stat points decreased by one.

Aur focused on the Quest section.

[Quest: Daily]

- Run 30 km (4 km left)

- Push-ups 400 (incomplete)

- Squats 400 (incomplete)

- Plank 20 minutes (incomplete)

"Still four kilometres left; after that, I will have to do push-ups and then so on and so forth…" Aur thought with a sigh however his eyes reflected deep excitement.

The Daily Quest he received initially wasn't challenging, but as he grew stronger, it became increasingly difficult.

Rustle!

Suddenly, his ears twitched, causing him to pause.

He back-stepped effortlessly, dodging a snake by a small margin.

The snake was at least 4 feet (121 cm) long as it hissed at him after landing on the ground, revealing it's two sharp and long fangs.

"How annoying," Aur muttered in annoyance, effortlessly dodging again as the snake lunged at him.

The snake's eyes widened with disbelief, but it still slenderly turned back to attack again.

However, its eyes, which radiated intelligence, widened in shock as it saw Aur near him.

Before it could even react, Aur caught the snake by the neck, tightly gripping it between its jaws.

The snake was frightened, wriggling around and trying to open its jaws, but no matter how hard it struggled, Aur's grip remained unyielding.

"Well, this will make me another quick buck too…" Aur's eyes glinted with murderous glee as he regarded the snake as if it were some kind of treasure.

His grip tightened gradually as he exerted more strength.

The snake helplessly writhed around, attempting to escape the terrifying grip of Aur, but it simply couldn't, regret flashing in its eyes.

Aur's grip caused the entire head of the snake to almost cave in, rendering it motionless.

"It died!" he exclaimed with a satisfied expression.

He quickly carried the snake as he walked away; however, Aur paused as he thought of something.

"These wyvern snakes don't really attack an enemy unless there is something they need to protect…" Aur pondered, hearing the sound of branches breaking. He vanished from his position.

"Is this the place where I can find that treasure?" a golden-haired boy exclaimed as he emerged from the bushes.

 

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Aur's eyes glinted as he spotted the golden-haired boy hiding in the shadows.

Despite his normal thought process, Aur felt his mental clarity slipping the longer he observed the youth.

Aur compared himself to the boy, noting their similar handsomeness. However, the boy had a more feminine face and smaller build, while Aur's muscular build added a rugged, masculine edge.

After an extensive search, the golden-haired boy's eyes brightened as he discovered a specific spot on the ground and began to dig fervently.

Finally, his efforts paid off as he unearthed something solid, revealing a single paper emitting an ominous aura. But before he could unravel its mystery, a chilling voice echoed from the forest, startling him.

Three youths emerged, accompanied by a guard in distinctive armour bearing a scar over his left eye.

The lead youth accused William of stealing his treasure and threatened him with violence.

William's expression shifted reluctantly, a mixture of injustice and resignation evident in his eyes. With quiet determination, he approached Felix.

However, Felix's reaction was not what William had expected, and the situation quickly escalated.

"You're too naive, William. Did you think I'd let you off the hook after luring you out of the village?" Felix's voice dripped with disdain, hitting William like a hammer.

Realization dawned on William, a bitter smile twisting his lips. "So, it was all a setup," he murmured, despair clouding his gaze.

"That's right. You're nothing but a dumb bastard destined for servitude," Felix spat.

With a heavy heart, William surrendered to the inevitable, regret filling his eyes. "Just finish me," he whispered.

But then, a spark of determination ignited within him. "No, I can't give up. What about my sister?" His eyes snapped open as he saw the cold blade hurtling toward his neck. Instinctively, he dodged, narrowly avoiding death.

The scarred man was momentarily stunned by William's agility, his sword clattering to the ground. William seized the opportunity, charging at Felix with a hint of madness in his eyes.

Felix, bewildered by William's advance, unsheathed his sword. His henchmen moved to intervene. "Let us handle this, Felix," they offered. Amused, Felix agreed.

Fueled by rage, William's gaze bore into the goons blocking his path. He snatched a rock from the ground and charged.

"Stop right there!" the goons shouted, nervous. But William acted swiftly, delivering a brutal blow to one of the youth's necks. Blood spurted as the lifeless body collapsed, staining the leaves with crimson.

The remaining youth trembled in horror, but William charged at Felix with unbridled fury. "I'll take you down with me!" he bellowed.

Felix reassured himself, "I'm stronger than this peasant." Suddenly, William was upon him, a blood-soaked hand reaching for Felix's neck. Crack! Felix's bracelet shattered, leaving him stunned. In that moment, a sword pierced through William's heart.

"I'm sorry, young master. I was late," the scarred man said coldly as he withdrew his blade.

William's agonised scream echoed through the forest as his vision faded and he collapsed.

Furious, Felix kicked the lifeless corpse. "Worthless bastard," he spat.

The scarred man approached, apologising. "I'm sorry, young master."

"It's fine; I'll reward you when we return," Felix assured him.

Unbeknownst to them, golden text from a paper began to absorb into William's body.

Miraculously, his wound mended, and a new heart formed within him.

Bathed in a radiant golden light, William's eyes fluttered open, a newfound vitality coursing through him.

Felix noticed the now empty paper. "Where did the writing go?" he muttered, perplexed.

"What happened, young master?"

"I was sure there was some text and patterns here, but they've vanished," Felix said, frowning.

"Eh." Suddenly, the guard felt a hand grab his leg, sending a shiver down his spine. As a warrior, he swiftly jumped back.

Grrr...

When he looked, his eyes widened in horror. William was alive, the hole in his chest and his heart, which had been dug out, fully restored. Though the guard couldn't believe William could regenerate a heart, he understood the possibility of wound healing.

But William had changed. His fingernails had grown, his eyes were entirely red, and bat-like fangs protruded from his mouth as he hunched over.

"He must have become a zombie," the guard thought, the only explanation he could conceive.

"Ahh, help me already," Felix's voice snapped the guard back to reality. "I forgot that I was chasing this guy."

"No hard feelings, kid. I'm just doing my job." The guard ran at William, slashing at his neck.

A small smile graced William's lips as he turned his neck 180 degrees and caught the blade with his fangs.

"This..." The guard's eyes widened in horror.

Before he could react, William swiped at him with his nails.

The guard gritted his teeth, letting go of the sword and backing away.

"You want to fight seriously?" the scarred man said, a red aura gathering around him, making him look like he was burning alive. He emitted a bone-chilling aura.

William ignored him, swiftly grabbing Felix by the neck.

"Plz don't kill..." Felix whimpered, his face tear-streaked and snot-covered.

William smirked and sliced with his sharp nails.

Shing!

Thud!

Felix's head fell to the ground with a sickening thud, blood gushing out like a fountain, soaking William in crimson.

"You bastard." The scarred man roared, the fire around him burning everything it touched. He had fully released his Qi and blood.

William snickered, his eyes reflecting deep madness as he hunched further.

The scarred man's eyes widened, sensing danger. But as a warrior, he couldn't retreat. He gritted his teeth and slashed forward with his glowing fire sword. His speed and strength had increased.

William, lost in madness, charged at him, attacking with his sharp nails.

Boom!

A metallic sound reverberated as the fire-strengthened sword failed to slice through the nails.

The scarred man backstepped, avoiding the nails coming at him.

"Damn it." He gritted his teeth, but William gave him no reprieve, charging again.

"A kid dares to bully me?" Small veins popped in his head as his eyes turned fully red. He released all his aura, slashing with full strength.

"Hehehehehe." William laughed, advancing despite the incoming attack.

"You..." The scarred man was stunned by William's advance but quickly regained his calm. "Since you don't want to dodge, you might as well die." He sneered, tightening his grip on the sword, producing more momentum.

Time seemed to stop as the sword was about to connect. William shifted slightly, dodging by a hair's breadth.

The man's eyes widened as a nail plunged into his throat.

"Y..." The scarred man tried to speak, but with his neck slit, words failed him. He lifted his right fist to punch.

William coldly watched, his nails emerging from the man's neck, and drove his other hand into the man's heart, extracting it with precision.

The scarred man's eyes widened in sheer horror as he gazed at his own heart. His eyes turned lifeless, and his raised fist fell.

Kekekeke!

William laughed like a bloodthirsty beast, holding the heart in his hands.

Without hesitation, he ate the heart whole, revealing his sharp canines.

William burped, touching his stomach with satisfaction, but his expression quickly changed to horror as he roared in pain.