"History of 100 years!" I read out the name of the book from the hundreds of arranged books in the library as I picked it up.
The history section was filled with silence as though it was a ghost house but well, no one studying here would be so unknowledgeable that they would have to come in search of the books regarding the basic history of this continent unlike me.
I made my way to the librarian on the other side of the chamber and said, "Will I be able to borrow this book?"
"Wait a sec, let me see the book." As he said he snatched the book from me through magic, 'Oh, flight magic...he must be at least a 4-star mage.'
"Well, this is just a basic book you can use it as you please however return it within a week."
"All right, thank you then I will drop by the next week."
"Mhm.."
He got a copy of my student card for verification as I left the library and went straight to the garden located at the back of the academic training grounds.
'It's time for my next course, Aerobic Exercise.'
I glanced at the academic training grounds and it was overwhelming with students, combating here and there or self-training themselves.
"Let's walk now."
One may wonder if I am truly calling this turtle-like walking as aerobic exercise however it would be too much for me to run laps around the yard with this kind of body.
"Wait, why don't I read the book while walking...won't it be like killing two birds with one stone."
Hence, I decided to walk while reading a history book for efficiency.
I'm trying to follow the anecdote of a great man who read a book while carrying firewood on his back in his previous life.
'Hehe, the knowledge of the previous life is not wasted.'
Come to think of it, using smartphones or gadgets was prohibited while walking in my previous world for fear of being run over by a vehicle however there is nothing to worry about here, and also since horse carriages aren't available inside the academy it was very much convenient for me.
'Even if I bumped into someone accidentally...I bet who will be able to yell at this son of a gun(duke)!'
"Hey, look at that, walking around reading a book, what's with that guy...he is a freshman at that!"
"Hey watch your mouth, don't you know...he is the young master of soulterat family?"
"Ah, how can you be so sure?"
"Seriously, you are so dumb. Who else but him would be this fat."
"I had heard rumors before, but this is the first time I am seeing him in real."
The words of these guys didn't bother me much, but there was one more concerning thing.
'If I were to bump into princess santra, it will be a pain in the ass...well, she would forgive me If I just say sorry.'
But it's the last resort.
While the line of sight is focused on the text, the field of my view is kept wide to keep the surroundings within the range of recognition.
I'm sure it's a little difficult, but if I imitate the kind of guy who was doing it by a martial arts master in the battle manga, I should be able to notice the humans approaching from ahead.
'Phew, that's killing three birds with one stone.'
"Hey, wait, everyone is happy, we have to conduct a tea party with the ladies on the next holiday!"
"If you have a successful fiancée, you can take a step forward as a potential successor!"
"My brother is excellent ~ I wish I could adopt a son-in-law in a good place somehow..."
"That's right!"
As it was mentioned in the game, the student's main focus wasn't on their academics at all, instead, they were just busy thinking about how to seduce their dream partner.
'Sigh...I wonder how the first calamity will take place with me changing the storyline.'
To be honest, I wanted to do magic manipulation at the same time, but I stopped because my consciousness was too dispersed and it seemed that I would just do half-assessed things if I attempted to add one more course now.
Well, if Ares had been practicing magic manipulation to this day, I might have been able to do it together with these things, but that wasn't the case.
'Until I get used to it to a certain extent, I have to take some time to manipulate the magic. Let's take things slowly without any rush.'
It was getting dark around me, and it became difficult to read the letters.
Ares, as he innately had a physically weak boy, I had to take many breaks along the way and walked while reading for about three hours.
If I just considered the time alone, it may seem like I had worked really hard, but the break in between was overwhelmingly longer compared to the time I had truly walked.
'However, it is still the first day, and it will depend on the efforts I put in my upcoming days.'
As soon as I came back to the dormitory, I took a shower in my room, which was comfortable and high-tech.
Anyway, in my previous life, I only cared to take a shower after strenuous exercise or on hot summer days, but now that I possess this body, I am surprised by the unusual amount of sweat.
'Can't believe I had sweat this much just from walking around here and there.'
If it had been real Ares, he probably wouldn't have had any problem going to the cafeteria without taking a shower, but not now.
There may be fierce meat-headed people who don't care about the stinky smell coming from their bodies, but that's not my problem.
It doesn't matter what the bastards around here think, however, I will look like a gentleman, my pursuit of the ideal, that's what a man's taste is.
"Whew...that was a refreshing bath."
Putting back my new set of clothes I made my way to the cafeteria and it was a buffet one as I had remembered, 'What's this...why I am feeling this hungry after seeing the food.'
Of course, I knew, this is the worse character setting the game developers had given to Ares..."Obsession over food!"
Although I had earlier decided to balance the food I eat, it simply seemed impossible to do that on the first try, 'Alright Ares, let's calm down...let's eat 50% of our usual intake. Yea, that would be good!'
Even if it was my plan, just the 50% of food he usually eats was equal to the meals of five healthy me, "Can't be helped...I will just enjoy this delicious food for now!"
Bear with me, my body!!
"Wow, look, that amount is too much, isn't it?"
"Just looking at it makes me feel sick."
"Let's eat quickly and go back to our room."
"Oh yes."
Unconsciously I glared at them and it only made them feel more fear, 'I can hear you all, these bastards!' I instantly felt the urge to go and beat them mindless but thankfully the food before me made it unable for me to move toward them.
'Ares... You are the embodiment of gluttony.'
For the time being, I'm keeping it down to 50% of the usual ...shit, it may take longer time to diet than I thought.
I wonder if this is exactly what I mean by "efforts ahead"...Feeling a little unsatisfactory, I decided to leave the cafeteria.
'I know now why the commoners of this country aren't provided with enough food to eat...it's because of bastard's like me!'