Episode. 02 People seek God when they are in trouble (1)
The next morning, the lady-in-waiting knocked on the door.
“young master. I brought you a meal.”
“come in.”
I blankly watched the maid setting the food.
‘Until yesterday, Gide prepared a meal for me.’
It was an awkward feeling in the morning.
As I ate in silence, I felt strange.
“… … ?”
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I soon understood the reason, but the maid’s face was quite dark.
At first, the lady-in-waiting was afraid of me, but since I was possessed, she has been slowly finding some leeway in my changed attitude.
However, today was something different.
‘I don’t think I’m afraid… … Do you still have the perception that you’re a fool?’
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When I was about to go to the gymnasium after eating, someone came.
“I am Aaron Mayer, a mid-level knight of the 3rd Knights. I came because I was ordered to assist Master Richard until Sir Gide returned.”
The handsome young man bowed his back.
His introduction made me laugh out loud.
‘Since Gide left, his grandson has become the butler in succession.’
As if today was their first meeting, he reached out his hand to Aaron, who greeted him casually.
“… … see this again Are you Gide’s grandson?”
“yes.”
Aaron held my hand.
“Please take care of me. By the way, do you know what kind of mission Gide was entrusted with?”
Last night, after seeing off Gide, I tried to remember what his mission was.
But as far as I know, Gide never stepped out at this time.
“… … We ask for your understanding that we cannot divulge the contents of the mission.”
Aaron politely replied.
He flatly refused, so why did he even ask for more?
‘Oh, that’s really blunt.’
Even if it was different from Gide, who was like Palbulchul, it was very different.
While thinking so, Aaron changed the topic.
“Training, aren’t you going today?”
“… … uh. I should Take me to the gymnasium.”
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Aaron remembered his grandfather when he was young.
With a spear as a friend, a fearless and majestic figure was drawn.
A deep sadness lingered in his eyes.
For some reason, Gide joined the 3rd Knights, and Aaron didn’t know the details.
It was just a pity that I missed the glorious opportunity to stand on the same battlefield as Gide.
The reason why he alone was excluded from the mission of the 3rd Knights.
It was because of Gide’s request.
Aaron couldn’t bear to refuse the request to stay by the boy’s side.
‘really… … You are amazing.’
Aaron admired Gide.
The reason he started holding a spear from a young age and worked hard to join the 3rd Knights was all because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Gide.
but.
Indeed, Gide always took care of Richard, who was no different from himself.
‘And now you’re asking him.’
It was so savage.
‘headsman… … .’
Aaron’s gaze followed Richard.
The young master, who had been taken over by the ice, was panting and running.
“Huh-wook, uh-uh… … !”
Richard just happened to pass in front of him. He was already tired and weepy.
“… … .”
After thinking about it for a while, Aaron quietly joined the run.
Seeing him start running side by side naturally, Richard tilted his head.
“what. hehehe! Why, heh… … Why do you follow me?”
“If you overdo it and collapse, it’s worse than not training. Follow me as I will adjust the speed accordingly.”
Having said that, Aaron stepped forward with light steps.
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My breath went up to the tip of my chin.
I want to stop the bridge right now.
But I couldn’t.
You have to squeeze your body as you squeeze it, but the mana is absorbed.
“Looks like you are at your limit. Please rest.”
Aaron, who claimed to be the pacemaker, spoke up.
Although they were running together, the tone was calm, as if I had gone for a walk alone.
“ah… … It’s straight!”
I put a spur on my leg. Then he sped up and caught up with him.
“Even those who had to take a break after overtraining are one unit. But they’ve honed themselves by then. That will is worth taking as an example.”
Are you telling me to take a break or not?
I was dumbfounded for a moment and glanced at him.
Even so, his mouth did not rest.
“There is a saying in Meyer’s family, ‘Know your fraction’. In this case, that means training to your limits. To the limit, really.”
He seemed to be impatient because he couldn’t dissuade me from hearing what he was saying.
But his expression… … .
Are you really going to rest?
Are you giving up like this?
It was just like this.
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“Get away!”
Pacemaker and all, having this guy next to me was rather frantic.
But Aaron never thought of leaving me.
He said he couldn’t do that because he was asked to do something by Gide.
OK.
I’ll shake you off.
I gritted my teeth.
Just in time, cheers arrived to energize me.
『Some of the mana remaining in the body is absorbed due to the load on the body.』
Power is put on the feet that touch the ground.
Even the breathing that seemed to pass immediately became quite stable.
“Go first! If it’s that hard, you can take a break!”
After taking a glance at Aaron, he increased his speed to the fullest.
Then I glanced back.
There was a strange heat on the face that followed me closely.
‘That child. Come to think of it, I was a maniac for training.’
Another nickname of Changgwi, Water Lilywang.
It seemed that his personality was Dojin.
“I don’t know why, but you seem to have gained strength again. I think I can run three more laps.”
As soon as I got ahead, Aaron, who overtook me, just turned his head and said.
“… … I will shake it off.”
I sped up and set the engine on fire.
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The days of hard training passed.
In conclusion, training with Aaron for a few days became a good power source for me.
“Heh, heo!”
I laid my exhausted body on the floor. My head was dizzy as I was breathing heavily.
“Are you okay?”
Aaron, with thick beads of sweat hanging from him, approached and asked.
“It doesn’t matter.”
I deliberately bluffed.
“As I said before, there are not a few people who have regretted hitting the ground in an effort to overcome their limits.”
So keep the minimum reasonable line, Aaron said.
Who has encouraged you to cross that line so far?
I roughly waved my hand and bit him, closing my eyes.
I felt a lump of energy in every corner of my body.
After intense training, it was gradually becoming stronger, but it did not show as much progress as expected.
Maybe it was because of the increase in physical strength as mana was absorbed.
‘It’s not enough just to run now.’
So, starting today, I plan to increase the number of disciplines.
At best, before the heated body cools down, he quickly lays down and takes a posture.
‘Push-ups. Then sit-ups.’
I spent a lot of time training like that.
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My overworked body trembled.
But what was more difficult than that was my spirit.
“Don’t come up with the recoil of your arms!”
“Wouldn’t it be better if you give strength to your abs! Are you just pretending?”
“Use only the parts you want to train!”
Aaron, this bastard… … .
It is constantly managed.
I’ve never asked him to teach me, but he started interfering with me little by little from the time I was doing push-ups.
How much would I have done if I had exercised?
It is true that Aaron’s advice was helpful, so he silently followed it.
… … But not anymore.
It’s still hard, but I thought I was going to bleed from my ears now.
I wanted to scream out loud right away, but I held back just one more time because they were all doing that for me.
Instead, he gritted it and said.
“… … Sometimes, wouldn’t it be better to wake up on your own than words! huh?!”
“Kuk!”
Aaron, who was taken aback by my words, made a look of resentment for some reason.
What the hell is this guy?
“… … Incorrect posture has no effect.”
As he muttered, he took a step away from me.
Even in the midst of that, it was still the same as looking at this side of the side of the eye.
‘It seems that Mayer likes to take care of others. It’s family history.’
Like Gide, he was no exception. A hot-blooded knight was hiding behind that honest face.
I realized anew that I had not been assisting Battenberg for no reason.
I turned off Aaron and focused on my training.
Now just do a few more sit-ups and you’re done.
I tightened my stomach and lifted my upper body.
My stomach felt like it would tear.
“Huhhhhh!”
finally one last one.
He frowned and twisted his body.
I felt my body gradually rise and added strength to the end.
“Turn off… … aaagh!”
My chest touched my knees.
A deep sense of accomplishment enveloped me.
It was hard to die, but it didn’t feel too bad.
At the same time, letters appeared in front of my eyes.
However, it was a little different from what I usually see.
『The body has reached its limit.』
『A large amount of the energy of the elixir remaining in the body is absorbed.』
A strange feeling rushed through my tired body.
It was as if something was being swept away by the rapids, and it was as if a tangled skein of thread was unraveling in an instant.
A violent reaction vividly felt even though he had mana insensitivity.
It felt like I had finally taken my first step.