[Temporary Stats will officially become Host's Stats!!!]

[The Secondary Stat "Regeneration" due to the influence of the Extra Stat "Alteration" (SS+) has been added by 40 stat units]

== [Detected an error!] ==

== [Review: it can seriously affect the World!] ==

== [Initiate the debugging process immediately!] ==

== [The bug has been completely annihilated!] ==

'So it will delete all the bugs and glitches it witnesses?'

Sigh.

"Whatever"

I put my hand in my pocket and took out the root of [Seven-Year Ginseng].

'Since coming to this world, I've eaten so many strange things and still can't get used to it.'

"I don't know what it will taste like."

Ugh.

'Wow, that's bad.'

Ginseng root has a bitter taste, so I should have cooked it.

Next time I will cook... Definitely!

I feel so disgusted as if I could vomit immediately, but if I throw up, it will be useless.

A while after I put it in my mouth, I finally could swallow it completely.

My tongue can still feel its disgusting bitterness, giving me goosebumps all over my body.

But I felt like my body was getting much stronger.

"Status Bar."

I must check this first!

[Mana: 35 (D).] (!)

Let's go!

Many people will ask why I can't get an A+ like the [Limit Break] written in the description.

I clicked on the [Mana] line displayed on the status panel.

Suddenly it expands to show full details.

[Mana: 70 (A+) +0 (Null).]

Since both factors of the equation are of equal importance, we will have a simple formula like this:

[Mana: ("Absorb" + "Store")/2.]

Even though it still can't be stored in my body, that doesn't matter!

Now I can use Mana! The fact that I can absorb and use Mana is already a big win for me!

And I could use the [Hidden] and [Retractable] functions of the [Hidden Mask] and the [Formless Bow] as well.

Even compared to the [Potential Limit] (also known as Mana) of the main characters, rank D is nothing. Most of them have [Mana] ranked S or above.

But their overall stat right now is just around rank E.

All the main characters were born with silver spoons, some were even born with golden spoons like the two princesses in the main casts.

They also had so many buffs while I had nothing in comparison.

I guess that my only resources now are the information and the glitches of the game. However, financial and social status problems are really easy to fix.

Sigh.

Nevertheless, it's so sad to think of.

Hmm. Let's just check the stats and go home then.

"Status Bar."

-Main Stats (!)

[Strength: 12.25 (F-) → 6 (Unranked) (!)

Endurance: 11 (F-) → 6 (Unranked) (!)

Agility: 11.5 (F-) → 6 (Unranked) (!)

Perception: 15.3 (F) → 6 (Unranked)] (!)

-Secondary Stats (!)

[Charisma: 10 → 1 (Unranked) (!)

Regeneration: 10.15 (F-) → 41 (C-) (!)

Intelligence: 18.8 (F+) → 1 (Unranked)] (!)

So all my stats have completely reset to 1, except for the [Main Stats] which just got added by 5 because of the effect of [Seven-Year Ginseng].

Since I was in a really low rank, ginseng had achieved maximum effectiveness.

I am also extremely proud that the newly added Extra Stat increased the [Recovery] stat by a lot.

-Extra Stats (New!)

[Alteration: 90 (SS+).]

I clicked on the stat to see more explanation.

[Alteration: the ability to get used to or adapt to changes in the environment and circumstances.]

I don't eat ginseng or train to increase stats because of a bug that requires specific conditions to be met.

These conditions include having a maximum of 100 stats and eating the remaining leaf after tearing a four-leaf clover in front of the statue of God at the end of the trial.

Having collected and examined all the loot, it's time for me to go home now.

Stepping outside of the gate, tons of light hit directly at my face.

As in the game, the exit will be located under the bridge in the city.

At night, all kinds of light sources will light the entire city up, making the city really appealing and vibrant.

That's another thing I really love about this game.

This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

The map is enormous, yet so gorgeous and detailed at the same time.

'Oh, but I still don't remember my home address.'

Hmm, no, not really, I remember it now.

'Apparently, when I got out of the house in the morning, I looked at the addresses of houses near the character area where I live.'

That is why [Super Memory] is so convenient.

It not only helps me remember other miscellaneous things in my life, but it also helps me learn techniques faster through muscle memory mechanics.

Especially since I used to have a memory like a sieve, so when I first entered this world, I already knew which skill I had to choose first.

Not to mention there are a lot of tactics that I haven't used in a while, so I'm afraid I've forgotten the steps.

However, I still wasted a fantastic glitch.

Sigh.

"..."

Ugh. Speaking of which, I also need to prepare more materials to make [Mana Core] tonight.

* *

7:06 P.M.

After going to buy a lighter along with a candle at the convenience store, I immediately went home to prepare the [Mana Core] ritual.

[Mana Core] has many designs with different purposes.

Each has different effectiveness, cast speed, magnification, and power.

The [Mana Core] of the Royal Family is the purest and the most effective.

Next came the Magic Council and the Five Grand Dukes, which were slightly less effective. They instead focused on developing their family-specific effects that came with Mana circuits.

But I've been playing the game for over 6 years.

I know all the information like the back of my hand.

Thus, I know that there is no such thing as a perfect [Mana Core].

Another type of Mana circuit will only focus on certain stats or attack methods.

That idea is rather narrow-minded, although it's true that focusing on one certain area of magic is fine.

It would make them extremely powerful with that specific magic type.

There are even a lot of strong human beings who focus on one type of magic.

For instance, 5 out of 6 people of the Six Great Heroes are people who learn only one certain type of magic.

Nonetheless, they are still not the strongest heroes.

The Number One Hero is the one who uses different magic types to create the strongest fighting style.

And guess what [Mana Core] he used?

No one would have guessed that it was the most basic [Mana Core].

However, he didn't use the basic Mana core mindlessly, he also tweaked his circuits a lot to make that Mana core develop according to his unique fighting style.

'That's the plot, though.'

In the game, many people created the strongest characters based on the basic [Mana Core].

I also went in that direction because I simply wanted to use different powerful magic to combine them with my unique fighting styles

First, to form a Mana Core, you need to be fully concentrated.

That's why I cleaned the room entirely to have enough space to sit and do all kinds of things.

I took out a candle and lit it, then I turned off all the lights and drew the curtains.

Next, I sat cross-legged to meditate.

First, I have to imagine the shape of a core in my head. In my case, it will have the shape of an atom.

I will try to absorb the surrounding Mana and try to circulate it around the heart following that spherical shape, which is called the human core.

After about a few minutes... or maybe dozens of minutes, I got a notification from the System.

[Congratulations to the owner for unlocking the trait "Basic Mana Core" (F-).]

[Achieved potential "Mana" (F-).]

Having formed the Mana core, now I close my eyes again and imagine the image of Mana being pushed out of my palms and then trying to maintain it there.

Of course, it only lasts about 1 or 2 seconds because my Mana storage and Mana usage efficiency are lousy.

I then need to [Absorb] Mana inside the core and eject it. Fortunately, I have the [Absorb] ability at rank A+ so this step is pretty easy.

Then I will push Mana out into the palm of my hand until I run out of Mana and repeat over and over.

But I have to stay focused constantly because Mana is really easy to dissolve when I lack concentration.

Just a few minutes later, I could slowly do it without having to close my eyes and imagine.

[The talents "Super Memory" and "Lightning Reflexes" have contributed to creating a new skill.]

[Acquired skill "Mana Concentrating" (Lv.1).]

This skill will be under the branch of Potential [Mana].

Now I can gather Mana a little easier and the speed is also a little faster. And I also have a better Mana imagination.

From normal Mana particles will gather to 1 point on a 2D plane, now those Mana particles will gather to 1 point on a 2D plane with a little depth, also known as a 2.5D environment.

Thanks to [Super Memory], [Lightning Reflexes], and SS+ rank [Alteration], only 2 hours later I could almost concentrate Mana on any part of my body.

But since that is just the beginning stage, next I will learn Magic.

["Mana" is the resource.

And "Magic" is the use of that resources to benefit the User.]

Going to the bathroom, I took the lighter from earlier and started burning my fingers.

Disclaimer!

This is not self-harm, okay?

It's a normal method in the game, alright?

Don't imitate me, because you don't have a system, nor Mana.

So there is no point in doing this action in real life too.

'That hurts as hell.'

I put my hand in the water immediately.

The high [Regeneration] stat also helps me a lot in healing the burnt skin.

But I still haven't unlocked the skill, so let's restart the process...

* *

1 hour later.

[Host's body begins to develop the trait of "High-Temperature Resistance" (Low).]

My hands are all blistered up.

'In the game, it would really be a much simpler process.'

Then I concentrated Mana on my palm while burning my fingers. But because of the pain, I lost focus constantly.

It wasn't until I burned my hands so black that I began feeling some knowledge of fire and began transforming pure Mana into a fiery mass.

It's not fire yet, but it's the first step. I then transformed it so that it had the orange-red-yellow color of the flame. This also takes a lot of time and seems to be of no benefit, but it is very important.

Come to think of it, mana control and everything else involves imagination, right?

'We must attach our emotions and the things we find most familiar to Mana to achieve the greatest strength with ourselves.' - Me, 2023.

Back to the main point, after I turned it into flames. Next, I had to change its properties to make it flammable.

This is very difficult since I have to influence people directly at Mana.

Normally, pure Mana would not have any special properties, except that it can easily dissolve into the surrounding environment if there is no energy source to sustain it.

I tried rubbing Mana against each other and increased the speed gradually to create friction.

'I've used up almost all of my Mana, but there's no result.'

"Sigh. I failed yet another time."

[Acquired skill "Mana Transforming" (Lv.1).]

'Well, at least I'm still on the right track.'

With this skill, I can easily change Mana's properties. I tried it again and again.

When I began remembering the feeling of being burned just now and tried to transform that Mana so that it could burn itself.

[Achieved potential "Magic".]

[The Host has learned the first step of "Fire Magic" (Apprentice)!]

And it faded away instantly.

"Mission failed successfully!!"

Sigh.

"Let's try again, shall we?"

I tried to encourage myself.

I cast a flame on my hand and tried to maintain it, but it could only last for about 1 second and it would return to a pure Mana unit.

"I don't know what I'm doing wrong."

I tried clicking on the [Mana Transforming] skill and it showed a note board:

["Mana Transforming" has 3 most important steps:

Step 1: Take out the natural Mana in the Mana core through the Mana circuits in the body.

(The rougher and more messy the Mana circuit is, the less effective it will be.)

Step 2: Transform pure Mana into other types by imagining.

(Specifically, it will change the properties of Mana particles so that it has the properties of a certain element.)

Step 3: Continue to transform and maintain that Mana flow.]

All my three steps were extremely inefficient since my mana [Store] ability was quite poor.

Therefore, it both consumed more Mana than usual and didn't even last that long.

Alright, I'll practice again tomorrow.

I need to stabilize my [Mana Core].

I think I have achieved a lot of things on day one.

So let's just call it a day and unwind by listening to some songs.

Step into the bathroom to charge my battery and relieve the stress on my body after a long day.

I have to admit that a lot of things happened on my first day.

'I'll have to write a diary later.'

'What's so convenient to write important information down so that you can use it later?'

Standing in front of the mirror at the sink, I had ignored the elephant in the room for too long now.

"I have to face it."

'Because in the game, the [Charisma] stat only helps to talk and increase affection faster.'

'However, now this is just not a normal game, so my situation might have been really, really different.'

Sigh.

I looked in the mirror and saw my character. My face was quite normal, to be honest, maybe just a little worse.

It's probably that the [Charisma] stat doesn't change my face directly but some of the vibe and atmosphere around me.

[Charisma: 1 (Unrank).]

I ought to increase my [Charisma] stat quickly.

'Maybe another secret dungeon? I have tons of hidden Temples in my mind right now...'

After journaling and taking some more notes, I lay down on the bed.

Maybe it's just the first day, so I still feel very confused.

I still didn't expect that I would reincarnate into Rainfall Disorder, a game with which I have a love-hate relationship.

This game saved me in my hardest period, but... it also took everything after that.

'Well, I can also meet the main characters in this world.'

I feel pretty excited when I think about the character I've loved and wanted to talk to for a long time in the game.

And now I actually have a chance!

Thinking of my crush in this game also makes me feel even more excited.

Maybe I once used to be one of the biggest Katia simps.

'I feel like a kiddo right now.'

When I entered this world, I had little time to think about my ex-girlfriend, but somehow I began to forget her.

11.45 P.M.