Chapter 283 – Each Person’s Will
“Now, last! “One last thing!”
“You said that before!”
“This time it’s really the last time! If you don’t hurry, I’ll do another one.”
“Say you will! Ugh!”
Bruce strengthened his arms with all his strength.
My arms, already strained to their limit, trembled, and the barbell that had been placed on the stand slowly began to rise, defying gravity.
After completing his third last, Bruce was finally able to finish his morning physical training.
“Hehe! Hehe!”
“Haha. Great job. Water here.”
When I was so exhausted that I could hardly get up from the chair, the student who had just helped me with the exercise smiled and handed me some water.
Bruce quickly took the water and thanked him.
“Ah, thank you. “Thank you for helping me exercise.”
“It’s okay. “I have to help my fitness comrades.”
“Comrade? Me?”
“Of course! That’s right, kids!”
The student shouted to those around him.
Then, the eyes of students struggling with exercise equipment throughout the fitness room focused on Bruce.
There was no answer.
The students continued their respective exercises without saying a word.
When he made eye contact with Bruce, he didn’t avoid his gaze and simply gave a brief greeting.
Bruce knew that it was their own way of greeting, and that the only person who could share that way of greeting was someone who was recognized by everyone.
Exciting! Exciting!
My heart beats violently from the growing sense of accomplishment and desire for recognition.
How long has it been since my heart started beating because of this warm and cozy feeling?
No matter how much I tried to recall, I couldn’t remember at all. That probably means it’s been that long.
‘Wait a minute, what if I am moved by something like this? Come to your senses, me!’
Bruce hastily shook his head and tried to calm his emotions.
However, my heart, excited by the warmth I felt for the first time in a long time, rarely listened to its owner’s will.
“Is it okay for me to be your comrade? “I started physical training because of someone else’s will, and I’ve only been here for a week.”
If you can’t do it with your own strength, you have no choice but to let others do it.
Bruce asked, hoping that the people in the weight room would get their way. He didn’t know it, but the question contained worry and anxiety.
“More than anything, my level of exercise is far behind yours.”
I looked at the barbell I had just used.
A long iron rod and a thin, small disc attached to each end.
It was very unsightly compared to other people’s barbells, which had several thicker and larger discs installed.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Regardless of whose will it was to start with, you continue to train. “And that too in the afternoon and evening when there is no surveillance.”
The two power mages who forced Bruce into the gym were busy every day, so they only monitored him in the morning.
No, in the first place, the two strength mages had no intention of having him do physical training outside the morning hours.
Nevertheless, Bruce did not stop his physical training until late in the afternoon and evening.
Even though I overworked my body so much that I was on the verge of exhaustion.
“Ha, but my level is…”
“Don’t worry about that. Unless you have a strength-related ability, everyone is like that at first. And… Compared to that person, we are no different from you.”
As the student said that, he turned his head to the side and immediately began to shake his head as if he was tired.
Bruce nodded as if it was worth it and turned his head to follow him with a puzzled expression.
Then,
Slam! Slam!
Phew! Whoop!
Two chunks of solid alloy the size of a woman’s body, going up and down, came into view.
An enormous weight that can be felt just by looking at it.
How much does a barbell that doesn’t look like that weigh?
I heard that just one lump would weigh as much as a small building.
To amplify that weight several times by using magic.
‘Monster…’
Even though Bruce had seen countless monsters, he couldn’t help but say that.
Strength and size are bound to be proportional, but that monster was completely ignoring that law.
‘I wonder who might be the lover of the slaughter horse…’
“Huh!”
The moment he muttered that to himself, Jun’s barbell stopped in the middle.
It seemed like my strength had run out.
“Cardinal, cheer up!”
“You can do it!”
The students who were exercising in silence could not stand it and cheered him on.
Bruce muttered to himself again that there was no way he could gain the strength he didn’t have even if he cheered like that, but his hands were clenched into fists as if he was cheering for someone.
“Hmph!”
Squeak!
As if to repay the support, Jun lifts the barbell completely.
At the same time, the sound of something being torn from his arm was heard, but no one paid any attention to the sound, as if it was a familiar occurrence.
Bruce thought he might be going crazy too.
“Juning, the elixir is here.”
“Thank you, Por.”
The fairy version of Slaughter Ma, who had completely blocked his nostrils with a tissue, gave him a huge cup several times larger than his own body.
The moment the contents of the cup sloshed around, the students who had gathered around Jun, as if they were moved, turned their faces blue and hurriedly widened the distance between them.
And it was the same for Bruce.
Bruce would not hesitate to eat any strange food that was good for his body in order to become stronger, but even he would not be able to eat the elixir of growth.
When I was a child who was always hungry, even the water from hell that I had no choice but to drink to fill my hungry stomach was more drinkable than that.
Gulp! Gulp!
Poisonjong, who had a very high probability of being a true warrior, swallowed such a terrible thing in one gulp.
I’ve been seeing him every day since I started working out with him, but I was shocked to see it again and again.
Wouldn’t the Demon King leave all his enemies and praise him at this time?
“Phew~.”
After drinking all the elixir, Jun put down the cup and exhaled.
For some reason, his breath has a dark color. Before it could disperse, a spirit that seemed to have a status as high as Fortuna quickly created a wind and blew it out the window.
Bruce and her students did not hesitate to criticize her.
“Shh!”
The spirit put a finger in front of his lips as if telling him to be quiet.
Following that command, Bruce and the students, who even held their breath, returned their gaze to Jun, their eyes sparkling with anticipation.
Jun closes his eyes and remains silent, paying no heed to those gazes.
Swawa
Soon white steam began to rise from his entire body.
His body, which was already ideal, becomes a little more ideal.
His shoulder, which had ruptured and swelled red, returned to its original state as if it had never happened before.
‘Is that a human being? Are you a troll? Wise man, what on earth have you created? No matter how much you hate us, what if they create a monster like that!’
If a wise man in heaven had heard, he would have been aggrieved and said he didn’t know a guy like that would exist, but it was none of Bruce’s business.
“Bruce, have you finished exercising?”
“Yes? Ah, yes! “I’ve done everything.”
“Why are you using polite language again? We decided to talk to each other.”
The monster cub laughed and put his arm around her shoulder.
Would that be possible if it were you? The words rose to the top of his throat, but Bruce endured them with desperate patience.
He himself is an intrusion specialist.
I couldn’t ruin the character I had worked so hard to create due to a moment of anger. Well, it’s only half true.
Shoot aaaaa
Afterward, Bruce went to the shower room with Jun.
As he relaxed his tired body with hot water, he felt as if his tense mind was also being relieved.
Is that why?
As a spy, he put words out of his mouth that he should never have said.
“Are you going back to the imperial palace to take care of the backlog of work as soon as you eat lunch today?”
“Me? Well, that’s right.”
“I heard that you can do the work of almost 100 people by yourself. Is that true?”
“I haven’t measured it exactly, but maybe that’s the case?”
“What do you do after that?”
“After dinner, I’ll play with my wives for a bit, and then I’ll practice again. After brief physical training, receive training from one of the 10 stars. Was it Sister Gungseong’s turn today?”
“… Why are you working so hard? “You said you’re not a hero.”
Of course, it’s to save the world.
I thought a similar answer would come out.
Those who have great power tend to have great intentions.
‘And that will slowly eat away at me.’
Bruce smiled bitterly as he thought of someone who had been consumed by his own will and had run away.
“Of course, it’s, so I can live with my wives all day long.”
“Yeah, just like that… Wait a minute, what now?”
In response to Bruce’s question, Jun gave an answer that was no different from before.
Bruce turned his head to see if it was a joke, but soon realized when he saw his sincere eyes.
What he said is 100% pure truth without a single bit of falsehood.