Volume 1 Chapter 31 The Path To Warrior
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Haah, haah, this is seriously heavy.”
I was running in the training ground behind the Hunter Guild, wearing plate armor. If someone asked what I was doing, I could only say I was running in a place like a schoolyard.
In the ground, besides me, Annabella and Feria were running, along with 4 male Majin trainees.
”Sir Kent, are you okay? Do you need to take a break?”
Annabella asked. I stopped and looked at her. Instead of her usual maid outfit, she was in leather armor.
”Aren’t you tired, Annabella?”
”Not at all, this is way easier than cooking or doing housework.”
As expected from someone with Maid Level 50. On the other hand, the other maid trainee…
”Kent-saan, wait for me!”
She approached, her chest bouncing as it almost spilled out of her chest plate. She was stealing the attention of the other trainees.
”Ugh, my chest hurts.”
There wasn’t a chest plate that fit Feria, so she was forcing herself into a smaller one, making it feel tight. I was worried it might pop out while she was running.
”Hey! You 3 over there! Who said you could take a break? Keep running! Run until you spit blood!”
The instructor, a bearded Majin, shouted at us.
”Yessir, sorry!”
We resumed running. However, as I started again, I was fed up with the weight of the armor.
The plate armor I was wearing was made of iron, and with chainmail underneath to protect the joints and vital spots, it probably weighed close to 30 kilograms. If I added the helmet I wasn’t wearing, I wasn’t sure I could even stand.
Moreover, this plate armor tends to trap heat and gets stuffy.
Because of that, the cloth I was wearing underneath was soaked with sweat, making it incredibly uncomfortable.
”Trainee Kent! You’re falling behind! Pick up the speed!”
The instructor is really laying into me. I’m trying my best, but the fact that I’m the only one in this plate armor during training just doesn’t sit right with me.
Is this bullying…? No, maybe it’s just tough love.
Annabella and Feria, along with the other trainees, are wearing lighter gear like leather armor or brigandine.
As I struggle with this heavy equipment, I end up falling behind, even getting passed by Feria. The instructor’s shouts come at me.
”Hey! Trainee Kent! You’ve even been left behind by the cute little lady! Are you even a man? Can you keep up?!”
”Ugh, I’m trying my best!”
With every step, the weight of the plate armor digs into me.
”Haah, haah… Being a warrior is seriously tough…”
After a while, the instructor announces the end of the run.
”Ugh, please, just let me off the hook…”
In the end, I crossed the finish line dead last. I collapse onto the ground still in my plate armor. I don’t have the strength to get back up.
”Sir Kent. Here’s some water, please drink.”
Annabella, who finished first, hands me a leather water pouch. The lukewarm water is crucial for me right now.
”Phew, Mr. Kent, good job. Here’s a towel.”
Feria, who finished before me, gives me a towel. I really want to wipe off the sweat, but taking off the plate armor is such a hassle. I think it’s a waste of my precious break time, so I just wipe my face.
”Trainee Kent!”
The instructor calls out to me.
”Y-yes?”
”You haven’t forgotten that you came in last, have you?!”
”N-no, I haven’t forgotten!”
The instructor smirks.
”Then as punishment, you will do squats until I say stop! Alright, start!”
Are you serious?! Doing squats in plate armor makes no sense. I mean, it’s plate armor, so it doesn’t allow for much movement at the joints, right?
”What’s wrong?! Aren’t you going to do it?! Are you too useless to even follow orders?!”
Annabella and Feria come up beside me.
”Instructor! That’s unreasonable. Sir Kent is wearing plate armor. So I’ll take the punishment instead.”
Annabella starts doing squats.
”Instructor! I’ll do it instead of Mr. Kent too!”
Feria starts doing the same.
”Trainee Kent! Are you such a worthless man that you need a woman to do it for you? If you’re worthless, then go home and suck on some breasts!”
I got angry at the instructor’s words.
”I’ll do it! Just watch me! Annabella, Feria, stop and watch me.”
I ordered the two to stop squatting and observe.
Bending down is easy, but the weight when standing up is incredibly heavy.
Crack!
After doing squats a few times, my leg muscles start to cramp.
”Ugh!”
”Hey! I didn’t say you could stop! Next one!”
The instructor demands the next squat. My legs feel like they’re going to burst. Annabella and Feria watch with concern. The other trainees are also glancing over while taking a break. I lift my body with sheer willpower. Sweat pours out from all over my body, flowing more than the extra water I had earlier.
How many more do I have to do…
Just as my consciousness starts to fade, the instructor calls out.
”Trainee Kent! You can take a break!”
The instructor gives permission.
”I did it…”
I collapsed right there.
”Alright, it’s lunchtime now. After lunch, gather again. In the afternoon, we’ll have combat training.”
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When I opened my eyes, I was lying on a bench in a corner of the training ground. My plate armor had been removed.
”Oh, you’re awake, Sir Kent. I took off your plate armor.”
How long has it been since then?
”How long has it been?”
I asked Annabella.
”It hasn’t been that long. There’s still plenty of time for lunch.”
Feria comes back from the entrance of the training ground.
”Oh, Mr. Kent, you’re awake. Just in time. I got some fruit water from the guild cafeteria. Please drink it.”
I received a drink in a ceramic container and took a sip. The sourness and sweetness spread through my body.
”Ahh, delicious!”
I really feel revived.
Gulp~.
After hydrating, my body started asking for nutrients next.
”Well then, shall we have lunch? Today I brought sandwiches and for dessert, fruit and wafers.”
Annabella took out lunch from the basket and started spreading it on the table. She offered me a wet towel, so I cleaned my hands. It seems the other trainees went to eat in the Guild’s cafeteria.
”Mr. Kent, open wide please.”
Feria brought a sandwich to my mouth.
Munch munch.
It was Annabella’s homemade sandwich with cheese and ham.
”I’m sorry I couldn’t bring anything fancy since we’re outside. I chose sandwiches because they might spoil.”
I brought a sandwich to Annabella’s mouth, who was busy serving.
”Here, Annabella, open wide too.”
Annabella shyly ate the sandwich.
”Mr. Kent, that’s unfair! I want some too──come on, open wide!”
Feria also opened her mouth and waited, so I fed her a sandwich.
”It’s delicious. I’m so happy!”
Feria had a happy look on her face.
After that, once we finished the sandwich, Annabella served us sliced apples and waffles to wrap up lunch.
I regained my energy and headed into the afternoon combat training.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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