Chapter 5

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Ha...ha...ha… fuuahh!..

I completed my two hundred push-ups for the day, and am sweating profusely.

Welp! Today completes my second week here.

This world has the same time system as 'earth'. 24 hours, 7 days a week, 12 months as in January to December. There is no change in it. I guess the devs were too lazy to work on making an alternate time system. (a/n. The author's too lazy. )

After working out day and night and following all the gym processes from 'earth', I have made significant development in my body. For instance, the fat and wobbliness are no more. Instead of those, hard muscles can be seen, forming. Though it's not on the level of my previous physique, it still is a great achievement, since I only worked out for two weeks.

'Guess, This is due to the effect of mana too?' The fact is, mana is not for fighting purposes alone. It has a tremendous amount of use. One can say it's like essence energy present in every atom.

But not everyone can wield it. Now here in this context, individual talents come into play. If you want to master mana or awaken any elemental magic, you are needed to have talent. And that's true for every species, not only humans. Yup! There are other species too like elves and stuff, but that story is for another time.

"Young lord, here's the towel," said Martha, passing a wet towel to me, with a small smile on her lips.

After my confession two weeks ago, everyone's attitude towards me changed. Now they don't freak out when I talk to them politely. Instead, they respond to me in an equal if the not more polite manner and with beaming faces. Some were still cautious, but most of them accepted my sudden change.

"Oh! Thank you, Martha." I took the towel from her hand, thanked her, and glanced toward the people who were diligently doing their training. They were the fifty guards. They have changed too. Upon hearing that the lord was doing exercise at the training grounds, they came to check on me.

At first, the captain of the guards was confused. But then, I played my card. With the aid of my 'righteous' Demeure, I conveyed my intentions to them. Again, clicking on their emotions, I explained how our barony is our pride and we should be diligent in protecting it.

Some of the younger guards were clicking their tongues at my 'righteous' speech. But the guard captain was different. Upon hearing me mention my father's and grandfather's great deeds and achievements(which I don't think they have any), he became emotional. Well, not on the level of Joseph though. He swore fertility towards me and promised that they will help me in raising our barony to its future glory.

And now he is training the guards to their core. You could see some of them laying on the ground, limp and foam coming off their mouths. That's the result of the intense training he implemented.

I asked him not to go overboard. And his answer was "Don't worry Young lord! I never go overboard."

'Heh~ I guess for him, going overboard is driving somebody to a near-death state?' I mused in a chuckle.

After wiping my sweat off my body, I passed the towel to Martha.

Putting on my long sleeves, I began walking out of the training grounds. 'Haaa~ there are so many things that need to be done. I am getting tired already.'

[A/N. Suffering due to limited vocabulary. Heh~ (Author smiles in pain)]