Returner of the Colosseum

Episode

7 . bird’s nest (3)

When I woke up in the morning and went out to the restaurant, I saw Aserian eating the same way as yesterday.

The image of writing something hard while holding bread in one’s mouth.

I got used to it to some extent, so I lightly bowed my head and devoted myself to the meal in silence.

‘Today is also delicious.’

It’s a new feeling, but her food skills are excellent.

It was a monotonous diet consisting of meat, vegetables, and fruits, but there was no discomfort in eating.

After eating, I went outside and headed straight to the gym.

Today, without fail, the first thing to do is to stretch.

It’s only been 3 days, but the muscles seem to have softened quite a bit.

2 hours before morning training and 2 hours after evening training.

Stretching for a total of 4 hours made my body soft at a fast pace.

“Oh, fortunately, you seem to be stretching regularly.”

At the end of the stretch, Aserian appeared and said, In her hand was a piece of paper and a ballpoint pen for writing something down.

It seemed like he was trying to take notes while watching my training.

‘The more I look at it, the worse it gets, right?’

The past few days, Aserian’s evaluation continues to rise in a good way.

Like a new employee who just joined the company, she had a habit of taking notes whenever she had something to learn.

“Because the basics are the most important laws.”

“Very nice. Now, what are you going to do first?”

“There is a building I want you to build before starting.”

“Yes, what would you like to build?”

“I need a room to rest. At least level 3 or higher.”

Then, Aserian tilted his head.

Well, it wasn’t an unexpected reaction. It’s going to look like you’re thinking about taking a break after saying you’re training.

“If you are level 3 or higher, you need quite a lot of points. Wouldn’t it be better to use those points to upgrade the gym or gym? It’s a pity, but I can’t flex that many points.”

“You can see it. Why do you need a rest room?”

At my words, Aserian pondered while putting his index finger to his mouth, then nodded.

“great. It’s a building that should have been built someday anyway.”

As she touched the air a few times, a thumping sound was heard from outside. It was the sound of a resting room being built.

done. Now you have everything you need.

“Then, let’s begin.”

I immediately picked up the gas mask lying on one side of the gym. It was something I had bought from an intermediary exchange in advance.

When I put on the gas mask, my breath stopped.

Hueup- Hueup-

And then the open-arm jump. Even though it was a light warm-up exercise, I couldn’t breathe properly, so my breath suddenly rose.

From the side, Aserian was watching me with eyes that would not miss a single action.

“Whoa.”

End of 30 open-arm jumps.

Inhale as much oxygen as possible through the nose and mouth. Then he looked at the clock at the bottom right of the status window.

After 10 seconds of jumping, I immediately started testing burpees. The number is 20.

‘Ouch. It looks like I’m already dying.’

My head was spinning because of the lack of oxygen. Thanks to a certain level of physical strength, I can now run 10 kilometers without difficulty.

Even so, it was already so hard that I felt like I was about to collapse.

[Remaining HP: 87%]

After completing 20 burpee tests, sweat formed all over my body.

Up to this point, stamina consumption is 13%.

Two minutes had passed since it started.

Again, rest for 10 seconds and immediately switch to the next position.

The posture of kicking with both knees crossed while lying down.

It was a mountain climber.

“Quaaagh.”

I screamed because I couldn’t breathe well. If I didn’t do that, I thought I’d lose consciousness from lack of oxygen.

I quickly finished 30 at a speed close to apnea and got up from my seat.

“Whoops, whoops, whoops, whoops.”

I was almost out of breath now.

You have to be patient.

Training has now begun.

I glanced at my watch and saw that it was 7:03.

By the way, training started at 7:00.

“Are you okay, Ahn Woo-jin?”

I heard Aserian’s voice mixed with concern from the side, but I didn’t have time to answer.

There was no time for even the smallest answer or the slightest movement right now. You have to breathe in as much oxygen as possible in a short period of 10 seconds.

After a brief break, I started the next exercise right away.

It was a jump squat, where you jump in place and bend your knees to 90 degrees with the rebound.

“Huck, huck.”

My eyes spun around. Your lungs are signaling for more oxygen right now, and your body is screaming for a break.

But I didn’t stop.

This is still just a taster. I haven’t even finished the first set yet. The sets that follow will truly taste hell.

When I finished 20 jump squats, my body was about to sag.

“Huh up, huh up, huh up.”

I couldn’t breathe properly anymore. Although it is natural that there is not enough to come out because there is nothing to inhale.

It’s all here.

Just a little more. Then you can rest for a while.

I made up my mind and comforted myself.

10 seconds had already passed.

Now it’s the final move.

I immediately got down on the floor and started doing push-ups. The number is 30.

“Turn it off!”

At the end, I couldn’t even breathe with my teeth clenched.

And as soon as I managed to finish the push-up, I threw off the gas mask.

Only then did I breathe properly.

“Whoops, whoops, whoops, whoops.”

I stretched out on the floor and concentrated on catching my breath. Aserian ran out and hurriedly brought a bottle of water and handed it to me.

“Whoops, no, whoops, whoops. yet. Heck, heck.”

I waved my hand without even looking at her. I couldn’t speak properly because I was breathing.

“Are you okay? He said it was efficient, but to think he would do it in such an ignorant way…”

“Whoops, whoops, whoops, whoops.”

“It’s only been 5 minutes, but…”

“Whoops, whoops, whoops, whoops.”

I ignored everything she said. I didn’t have time to answer. soon······.

‘Ha, it’s already been two minutes.’

I forced my sweaty, heavy body to stand up. And I picked up a gas mask that had fallen on the floor.

[Remaining HP: 62%]

“What are you doing now…?”

“Huck, huck. next set. Heck, heck.”

“yes······?”

With her surprised face behind me, I started exercising again.

The first set looked like it would die, but can it really finish the second set?

The second set started again with such questions.

Humans are really great. I feel like dying, but I don’t die.

Reflecting on that lesson, I collapsed like fainting after finishing the third set.

[Remaining HP: 18%]

When I opened my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

Apparently I collapsed in the gym.

Where is this?

[Rest room Lv. 3 increases the efficiency of rest by 3 times.]

[Remaining HP: 92%]

Through the notification window floating in front of my eyes, I realized that I was lying in a resting room.

Aserian carried me and brought me here.

Nice, Aserian.

I didn’t think I would lose my mind, so I couldn’t tell you in advance, but fortunately, she sensibly laid me down in the rest room.

The current time is 9:17.

I started training at 7:00 and finished the 3rd set around 7:20, so I was down for about 2 hours.

In the rest room, the efficiency increases 3 times, so my body took a break of roughly 6 hours.

[Name: Ahn Woo-jin (Nickname: undecided)] [Affiliation: Team Fighting Spirit]

[League: Lower League]

[Strength: 6] [Agility: 7] [Stamina: 11]

[Spirit: 87] [Intelligence: 12] [mana: 0]

[Awakening Ability: ＜Super Sense＞ ＜Advanced Living＞ ＜Special Mana Management＞ ＜Advanced Spearmanship＞ ＜Intermediate Swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced Daggersmanship＞ ＜Advanced Throwing＞ ＜Intermediate Fighting＞ ＜Lesser Healing＞]

[Owned Skills (0/5): None]

[Achievement Perks: None] [Dimension Perks: None] [Race Perks: None]

[Remaining HP: 97%]

When I checked my stats, Agility increased by 1, and Stamina increased by 1.

I only worked out for 20 minutes, but a total of 2 stats rose.

7 has risen in the 3 days I trained with Aserian, so if I train like this 4 more times, I can beat her.

Tring!

[All HP has been restored. All the fatigue in the body disappears.]

While I was thinking about this and that for a while, the message I had been waiting for appeared.

When I opened the door and left the resting room, I saw Aserian sitting on a rocking chair in front of the dorm and examining something intently.

When she spotted me, she threw away the papers she was looking at and quickly approached me.

“Are you awake?”

“Ah yes. I have to go back to training.”

“… You’re not saying you’re doing that training again, are you?”

“That’s right.”

As I walked into the gym with my answer, she put on a tired expression.

Gym again.

The inside was already tidy.

Maybe I knew my physical training would end like this.

after-

I haven’t even put on my gas mask yet, but my hands and feet are shaking.

The body reacted first because of the painful time that was about to follow.

As if on the verge of being tortured.

While this training method has certain benefits, it does have one drawback.

The intensity of the training is so extreme that you vomit, so you can’t do it for a long time if you don’t have strong mental strength.

But you have to do it.

To go up to a higher league without spending points.

This amount of training is required to be able to follow players who purchase stats with points.

‘Let’s do just three more neatly today.’

As if going into battle, he wore a gas mask with spleen determination.

You have to get used to this pain. It’s okay if it hardens like a habit.

If it is formed as a habit, the pain can be reduced by almost half.

I took a deep breath and started training again.

In the end, I was able to raise Strength by 1, Agility by 2, and Stamina by 4 for the day.

the next morning.

We went to the restaurant as usual.

A day no different from yesterday.

However, the moment I opened the restaurant door, something different from yesterday existed.

Aserian was waiting for me with her eyes shining brightly.

what is that face

“Are you awake?”

As soon as I casually sat across from her, she greeted me with a smile.

Why are you doing this? Are you sure you’re asking for the bet to be voided?

“······yes.”

“Come on, eat. It tastes better if eaten before it cools down.”

colder than usual I raised my fork with a trembling expression.

And the moment you take a bite of the meat.

“By the way, I have a question. Why do stats rise so fast? Isn’t it the same thing to train by consuming stamina anyway? Why do you need a rest room? Shouldn’t it be more efficient if you recover your physical strength by meditating after training anyway? But why is it more efficient than my method?”

She was bombarded with questions.

I flinched and stopped the fork I was bringing to my mouth.

Oh, was that what you were curious about?

I’ve felt it before, but she didn’t hesitate to learn.

If the Coliseum had a scholarship system, it would have been Aserian.

“I’m sure you’re curious about the mechanism by which stats increase.”

“yes that’s right! What the hell is different from my training method, so the efficiency is so different? The schedule with me was never easy…”

It must have been very curious all night.

That’s why your eyes were so bright.

I put my fork down on the table.

It seemed that breakfast should be postponed for a while.

“You know that all stats increase while consuming stamina.”

“Yes, so I made a curriculum to consume as much physical strength as possible.”

“There are only two points. First, the more stamina you consume, the faster your stats rise. In a word, you need to have explosive stamina consumption in a short period of time.”

Then Aserian began to take notes diligently with an aha. I felt an unspoken tenacity not to miss a single word.

“And secondly, fatigue. You know that fatigue disappears when your physical strength reaches 100%, right?”

“Ah, that’s why you asked to build a room for relaxation! Even that would be level 3 each.”

“yes. If you don’t do it when all fatigue is gone, the efficiency of raising your stats will decrease. If you train with damage left on your body, it becomes overwork, not training. If it gets worse, sometimes the stats drop.”

Aserian’s hand danced on the paper. I couldn’t even see how fast he was taking notes.

“Ah, so it was. Ahn Woo-jin, how do you know all these things? How amazing!”

At her words, I shrugged my shoulders and picked up the fork again after saying a short word, “I studied.”

There was nothing good about knowing that I was a regressor.

Fortunately, there have been no bombardments of questions since then.

Now we can have some food.

Aserian was constantly writing something while I concentrated on eating.

Are there that many to write? Well, that’s not what I know.

After finishing my meal, I got up first.

Today’s routine is the same as yesterday’s.

After warming up enough, repeat the physical training you did yesterday.

A week passed like that.