CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 65: TRAINING ARC [2]

Training.

Training.

Repeating hundreds of times like that.

That was how Kael’s day went.

When he returned to his resting place, he was nothing but a corpse.

He really wasn’t in the mood to do anything.

"..."

Lying on the bed, Kael stared at the ceiling, starting to think about his decision.

At that moment, Hans walked in.

"You’re still not asleep?"

He asked.

But Kael didn’t answer.

"Where have you been? Why are you only back at this hour?"

"Ah... that... um..."

The protagonist kept rolling his eyes and scratching his head.

His face was red.

It didn’t look natural at all.

Kael wasn’t an idiot.

A crazy thought popped into his head.

"Wait, come closer."

Hans, despite not understanding his intentions, did as he was told.

Sniff sniff.

Then, unexpectedly, Kael sniffed the scent on his body.

Not once.

Not twice.

But ten times in a row.

’...No way.’

He gave off the scent of lilies.

It was exactly the same scent as Kaede Shirayuki’s body.

"Wait a minute!"

Kael sat up, his fatigue gone.

It couldn’t be this much of a coincidence!

The main character had been missing all day.

And it was now late at night.

Along with his strange reactions earlier, and this familiar scent...

"Hey, you bastard, did you hang out or sleep with Kaede Shirayuki?"

"What? No way!!"

He denied it.

But that tomato-red face said it all.

"Fuck! Really?!"

Kael jumped up.

Of course he was jealous!

Kael hadn’t even done that to Evelyn!

But why?

In the game Tower of Glory, Hans didn’t have any relationship with the guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild.

To be more precise, he didn’t have a lover in the entire game.

Why?

Because he had to spend most of his time getting stronger, protecting his family.

Moreover, the protagonist’s enemies were always trying to find ways to cause trouble for him, so how could such a person have enough time to start a relationship?

’If that’s the case, then...’

She was the protagonist’s lover from his previous life.

That was the only answer.

[Kael Draven: Evelyn, I miss you so much!😭]

[Kael Draven: Huhuhuhu...😭]

[Kael Draven: I want to go back to you right now!!!😿]

[Evelyn: ?]

[Evelyn: Good luck.]

[Evelyn: I know you can do it. Do your best.👍]

Obviously, anyone could tell that Evelyn didn’t give a shit about what was happening to Kael.

Fuck!!!!!!

***

Day 2.

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Lesson 3:

Slash the hanging cans.

Hit the small target, the big target will no longer be scary.

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"This exercise will help you improve your accuracy and reaction speed when facing an opponent with a small body and can move quickly."

Kaede said.

But Kael did not listen to her instructions.

Resting his chin on the hilt of a sword that was stuck in the ground, he interrupted:

"Master, do you like Hans Varun?"

His eyes assessed.

"Huh?"

The guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild paused, her face also flushed.

But very quickly, she returned to her usual appearance.

"Nonsense, I have plenty of men."

"My friend will be sad after hearing that, Master."

"And I will be sad too if you continue to talk nonsense without training. And when I am sad, do you know what I will do?"

"What will you do, Master?"

Kael asked, swallowing his saliva.

"I will force my students to train until they can no longer stand. To put it simply, it will be worse than what you went through yesterday."

"..."

He smiled.

Light as a feather.

Then without hesitation, he charged towards the pile of cans hanging nearby.

"Die, cans!!!"

***

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Lesson 6:

Slash 20 times in a row.

The faster the speed, the less chance the enemy has to react.

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In a way, this could be considered the easiest exercise since this hellish training began.

It’s only been 2 days.

Whoosh! Swoosh! Whoosh! Swoosh! Whoosh! Swoosh! Whoosh! Swoosh!

...

"How is it, Master?"

Kael stopped, smiling at her.

He was very confident in his speed.

Because he had put all his strength into them.

But, it seemed that nothing could satisfy Kaede.

"Not enough, still too slow. Do it again."

"Eh..."

Undeterred, Kael still did it again.

One more time.

"So, what do you think this time?"

"Still too slow. The enemy I met swung his sword much faster than you."

One more time.

"Now?"

"Do it again. Do you want to be killed on the battlefield?"

One more time.

"Is your nickname on the battlefield turtle?"

One more time.

"Not enough."

One more time.

"Repeat."

...

That process continued.

It was an endless attack.

The 1013th time.

"So... now... are you satisfied, master?"

Kael was truly about to die.

The guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild narrowed her eyes.

"...It’s alright. Not too good or anything. You still need to train a lot. But that is enough for today."

"..."

It was hopeless.

***

The days passed.

And every day, Kael endured this torture more and more.

There wasn’t a single day when he could rest.

He was angry, and he was unwilling, but he couldn’t do anything about it.

And the worst part?

While Kael was training like a dog, Hans was spending his sweet days with Kaede Shirayuki!

Now, they were even cuddling in front of him.

They didn’t even bother to hide their relationship anymore.

"Damn it Hans! Is this how you get back at me??!?!?!"

Oh, and besides, Kael missed Evelyn a lot.

However, as the 14th day passed, he realized that he was changing.

His body felt a lot lighter.

His speed, strength, and reflexes had also been pushed to a new level.

And most importantly, Kael was able to fight Hans for 1 minute before being completely defeated by him.

"Oh, this is the fruit of my hard work?"

He smiled brightly.

A smile of a man who knew he was about to leave hell.

"Amazing."

This was truly a record!

With each passing day, he became stronger.

And with each passing day, the time for the 22nd floor to begin was getting closer.

A new challenge was coming.

And this time, this was the first great challenge that Kael had to face.