Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

If those small shops were just stalls set up by the apprentices on a whim, mainly to relieve the pressure of their studies or to find an excuse to talk to someone.

So, the storefront of this Mimic can be described as quite professional.

A faint scent, similar to tree bark after rain, filled the air.

There's nothing particularly special about this, but the goods and decorations are something else entirely.

The colorful medals arranged in a staggered pattern are mimicry.

Water cups, kettles, and flower pots are examples of mimicry.

Even the picture of green grass hanging on the red wall is a mimicry.

Lynn stared at it for a while, and the blade of grass in the picture twisted shyly, followed by the sun twisting as well.

The hut was almost entirely made up of mimicry.

It's quite novel.

"Guest, what can I do for you? We are creations of the Mimicry Academy. How can we help you?"

The shop assistant's appearance combines masculine ruggedness with feminine gentleness.

The sound was smooth and slippery. Her most striking physical feature was her full figure; her thighs looked so plump you could pinch water out of them.

Lynn stood at the door.

Behind them, several curious students craned their necks, eager to see what was inside the treasure chest monster.

One of the bolder ones had already poked half his body into the mimic's gaping mouth.

"Eileen, I'm stuck here." The apprentice's voice was broken, and after a pause, he added, "Its breath stinks."

The shop assistant apologetically tightened his expression, his face changing.

She rushed over, grabbed the apprentice by the waist, and pulled him out like a radish.

"Gentlemen," the shop assistant took a deep breath, "watch out, watch out, this guy at the door is a noble among mimics, a golden mimic. Such a handsome young man, just look and don't touch him."

The apprentices sheepishly withdrew their hands and left dejectedly.

Lynn thought the shop assistant was right.

If you're not going to buy it, then don't cause trouble.

After tidying himself up, the shop assistant patted his shoulder and asked...

"Excuse me, sir, what would you like to do for me?"

"Give me a worm that mimics bodily fluids." He thought for a moment, then added, "If you can find one that mimics lymph or blood, that would be even better."

"Okay, sir, let me find it for you."

Lynn had a good memory. He waited, when suddenly a slimy voice sounded in his ear. It was similar to the voice of the alien who had greeted him in space, the one who called himself El—slippery and unpleasant. So, was El also a mimic?

A talking mimicry. Isn't that just a mimicry—the commoner form?

Lynn was slightly lost in thought. Once this thought took hold, he could no longer look the shop assistant in the eye.

The shop assistant rummaged through drawers and cabinets for quite a while, and finally returned to Lynn's side empty-handed.

She wasn't idle; she also picked up a large bucket, seemingly preparing to clean up after finishing this transaction.

"Would you mind using sweat worms?" she asked urgently, a hint of apology in her voice. "We're sold out of blood and lymph fluid mimics!"

Sweat bugs.

Lynn was taken aback. Could it possibly work?

The shop assistant brought the food over.

A colorless mimic insect, about the size of a bucket, completely transparent, with nothing on it except for a lone yellow eye near the top.

The eye was lazily twitching, as if it were sizing him up.

This level of magic concentration. This size.

Lynn rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment.

The larger the size, the better the effect.

He doesn't need surgery. Since they can coexist, this thing isn't too bad. It's much better than the dying fluid worm at the stall earlier.

"How many magic stones? I'll take them."

"71 magic stones. I can send you some ice; the sweat mimicry insects sweat easily."

expensive.

Lynn felt a pang in her heart.

71 magic stones, that's almost half of his budget.

But he still sent out the medal.

"Could you please include some culture medium?"

"No problem."

Lynn picked up some odds and ends, carrying grass and insects, and left the street that made her feel poorer the more she walked.

……

When Lynn returned to his dorm, he was carrying a huge pile of things again. Then, with his belongings, he rented the top floor of a high-rise building on the edge of the black market. The place was high enough, well-ventilated, and unlikely to be noticed.

The rent wasn't cheap either, a full 17 magic stones a month. But there were some things he couldn't do in the dorm. He covered the walls with activated charcoal and other materials that could absorb odors.

Then take a deep breath, and one person transforms into three.

Following the notes I had taken before enrolling the students, I precisely controlled the temperature and nutrient input for the Edranor plant, waiting for it to grow. I also recorded its characteristics.

As fertilizer was poured into the pool, white powder rose and fell, creating dull ripples on the water's surface, and the indoor temperature dropped slightly.

While letting the worms swim in the magical waste, Lynn churned up all the high-energy soil they expelled and threw it all into the pool.

Lynn plunged naked into the water again.

This time he bought a face mask and also prepared several extra sets of clothes to change into.

...

Turn on the fluorescent lights

Soon after, the first notification sounded. Lynn's eyes were bright; drowsiness hadn't yet found a chance to creep over him.

He vowed that this time he would never fall asleep because of the rapid changes in his body again.

[Tetraphyta, absorbing nutrient-rich water. Currently absorbing nutrients.]

Endurance +0.05.

The second notification sounded. Bored, he stirred the water, and small blue-green water droplets shattered at his fingertips. The cool touch made him squint his eyes contentedly.

Blue-light algae absorb nutrient-rich water. They are currently consolidating magical energy.

[With fixed magic power, your magic power has increased slightly...]

[Magic Power +0.03.]

When the third notification sounded, Lynn was absolutely thrilled.

He was enveloped in the warm, moist sunlight, and his body, like a camel chewing wild grass, constantly ruminating on this captivating warmth and pleasure.

Endurance 2.22.

[Is it a symbiotic relationship, or a sweat-mimicking insect?]

The sweat mimicry insect has been modified quite extensively, but its function is significant, with a magic level of around 0.8-1.15.

It fits the human body perfectly, just the right size for Lynn's power bank.

【Yes. 】

Inside the room, the odor concentration remained stable at a relatively normal level. At least the activated charcoal wasn't wasted.

Lynn was somewhat dazed. The growth of his muscles and the increase in his magic power were intertwined.

This rapid change finally allowed drowsiness to find a crack.

He's no different from someone who drinks coffee, stays up all night, and then drinks a lot of energy drinks.

But you know what? There are actually quite a few good things at the Alchemy Academy that can boost your energy.

Wait, I must... after I wake up.

Lynn slowly placed her hand on the edge of the pool.

[Magic Power 1.89]

Endurance 2.02.

[Magic Power +0.03.]

Endurance +0.05.

Lynn's fighting ability is still increasing.

In his half-asleep state, the rhythm of the ice spell kept replaying in his mind.

Gradually, he mastered it completely. It became as effortless as breathing, requiring no conscious thought.

Eventually, Lynn fell asleep. She slept very soundly.

……

a few days later.

the other side.

Klein, carrying portable filming equipment and Joe, arrived at the edge of the downward phase portal in the Wizarding World.

"I've received news," Klein said, staring at the blurry horizon in the distance, "that the Iron Man's homeland is about to reappear on a massive scale from the yellow sands."

"Let's set off now."