Chapter 66: Finally a Tutorial (8) (2/2)
He understood this part already
[It builds cardiorespiratory function, endurance, overall body strength, andfor someone who desperately needs to improve their athletic ability]
Yes, Chi-Woo understood that this exercise was necessary But Chi-Woo was also hu at the sa Just like the number of dollar bills one had in their wallet, nobody’s willpoas infinite As days passed by, Chi-Woo’s patience reached rock botto that a child has to fall down 2000 ti this process is, but later…]
As Miry ‘I know I know Since I can’t fly or run, I a, you also have to kno to pick yourself back up So that even if you fall, you will try taking another step again Do you understand?]
‘I get it, so could you please shut up?’ Chi-Woo growled angrily inside hishis teeth Time passed by without a hitch, and soon, it had been ten days since Chi-Woo started running
“I’m sorry”
On the eleventh day, Ru Aized and said that it would be difficult for the fro exercises with you, but given the situation, I would be otherwise occupied…” Ru Amuh explained that Zelit had found a h a conversation with Shahnaz, and had erous method, he needed Ru Amuh’s full support Chi-Woo didn’t knohat the h to stop Ru A part Of course, a part of hiuess it can’t be helped Only Mr Ru Amuh can use a little bit of his power’ Under their current circumstances, Ru Amuh was an extre Chi-Woo exercise every day After rationalizing his thoughts, Chi-Woo easily nodded
“It’s alright It’s just running anyway I can do it bythat but…you’ll still continue even without ht prick of conscience at Ru A that he would wake up a bit later tohed aardly, and Ru Aot it I trust you We’ll be running for about two in the next stage”
“Ok, ok” Chi-Woo listened half-heartedly and htened After parting ith Ru A back home It had been a while since he fell asleep with a peaceful heart Then, the next day arrived
“…dah no one had woken him up, his eyes automatically opened It seemed that Ru Amuh’s early wake up calls had traumatized him
‘I need to sleep more, but…’ Even when he closed his eyes, he couldn’t fall asleep He fidgeted around his bed for a while, and then went outside and zoned out while sitting on the verandah His ’s cold breeze He didn’t kno hed deeply “…Tch” He sot up from the verandah In the end, he went outside at daithout anyone in sight “Huff! Huff!” Running was still difficult, and negative emotions welled suddenly in his heart He felt sad, and everything felt , those eoal, he felt an unknown sense of hope Chi-Woo ran for a long time, and before he knew it, he had run five laps around the fortress The sun began to rise after his h his whole body groaned in pain, Chi-Woo stretched his arms with a look of satisfaction ‘But I still did it’ He felt acco by hi
‘Good, this is enough I’ve worked hard today’ He was about to turn back when—
“Senior!”
Chi-Woo heard a high-pitched voice It was a familiar voice
“Here! I’m here!”
Chi-Woo turned around and looked up He saw Ru Hiana swinging both her ar!? Did you finish yourexercise!?” Ru Hiana shouted with her hands around her mouth once Chi-Woo looked up “If you’re not done yet, can you wait for ether! I just need to run twenty more laps!”
“…What?” Chi-Woo blurted out in shock He couldn’t believe his ears She just needed to run twenty more laps? Ru Hiana tilted her head as Chi-Woo just quietly stared at her But she told him she’d finish soon anyway and asked hiain
Chi-Woo stared up at where Ru Hiana had disappeared off to for a long ti had suddenly sprouted in his heart Glancing back briefly, he passed the stone bridge and walked through the entrance When he was about to go past the second wall, he stopped again
“Huff! Huff!”
Chi-Woo saw so his sword—it was Allen Leonard He didn’t knohen Allen Leonard began training, but he did know that thewith heat, and he wasn’t the only one absorbed in training A group of people flocked out from the entrance of the third wall All of theloves found in the fortress
“Zelit said…”
“Then if we go out…”
“That’s why Ru Aerous…but if ant to get stronger as fast as possible…”
Chi-Woo could only catch a feords as the heroes quickly passed hi about, but there was one thing he did catch—‘if ant to get stronger’ Chi-Woo stood still and looked up at the castle wall once again Then, he looked at Allen Leonard one one far away While he stood like this, he suddenly recalled what he had thought just before Accomplished? Proud of himself? He felt himself flush, and he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to hide in a hole
Chi-Woo tightly clenched his fists He had dared to think that he could soon surpass these heroes if he kept on training like this, but he couldn’t belines were different in the first place Chi-Woo was an ordinary person who hadn’t held a sword or even done any harsh exercise for over twenty years That hy Chi-Woo had to train in ways the others didn’t They had already gone through the basic training, and their bodies were so fit that they didn’t have to increase their sta
Moreover, there were heroes who never slacked off even though their bodies had been thoroughly trained Chi-Woo could never catch up to theap between hier He couldn’t stand still; he needed to shape up There was also a part of him that believed himself to be untalented, and he should at least put in a lot more effort
“…”
Could he really say that he had been working hard with the deterht die? This wasn’t Earth It was a place where he needed to constantly worry about his life Most irasshopper in the fable The Ant and the Grasshopper; and he wasn’t like the ant who had worked hard to prepare for the co winter He shouldn’t be filled with a sense of superiority just because he ran a little If he wanted to catch up at least a little bit, if he wanted to survive…
Grit
Chi-Woo gritted his teeth and turned around with a stiff face He went back to the outer wall and began running again While running, Ru Amuh had emphasized three factors The first was proper posture, the second was breathing, and the third was—
[While running, don’t decide beforehand howto run]
[Just run until you can’t run anyer you can run]
[If you stop because you’ve reached your goal and you’re tired, your body will become accustomed to that]
Ru Amuh added that the habit would make it harder for him to surpass his limits later on, and warned him to never set limits for himself There would be a day when he looked back and realized how er he was able to run than before, and when that day came…
‘Would it be okay…for me to be proud of myself then?’
Chi-Woo ran; he focused only on running like a crazy , but he endured and continued running When he thought he really couldn’t continue, he walked, and like Ru A When he was able to breathe properly again, he went back to running As he repeated this process continuously, all of his thoughts disappeared His head felt eot his pain It was a very strange experience His body that used to feel heavy as stones grew lighter, his muddled head cleared up, and he felt refreshed Endorphins were coursing through his body, and he felt like he could run like this forever Chi-Woo had reached a runner’s high