Chapter 70: Warming Up
"Hi, good morning. You always come earlier than us." Elysia immediately greeted four of her acquaintances who were waiting near the entrance.
"h.e.l.lo, good morning to you too, Miss Elysia and Miss Evelyn." Joanna greeted back with a smile.
"Cla.s.s will start in five minutes and the students are almost complete, but where is the teacher?" Evelyn looked around the training field.
"We"ll just wait for five more minutes. If the teacher hasn"t come then... Oh my G.o.d... Mr. Brian, Mr. David why do you have so many patches and plaster? You two have been fighting with someone?" Elysia was surprised to see two men walking a little strangely approaching them in a state that looked battered.
"Good morning to all of us. No, I and David do not fight with anyone. This is only evidence of our training yesterday in the path of becoming a real man. Thank you for your encouragement yesterday Miss Elysia, I became aware of some things that I was not aware of before. The pain has proven that my body is still so weak." Brian clenched his fists slightly trembling because his muscles were still a little tense and sore.
"Yes, based on what the seniors said yesterday. If we are able to embrace this pain then we will be able to exceed our limits. Yeah, no pain no gain!" David made a pose like a bodybuilder with his thin body.
"But after this the knight cla.s.s, you know? We will be trained in physical and martial techniques or in combat. Are you two okay?" Evelyn also seemed sorry to see her two acquaintances battered from practice.
"Want some help? I"ll heal you."
"Hmm... Even though I know you are very capable of doing it but I have to reject it, Miss Elysia. I have to get used to this pain if I want to be a great knight. Ow!" Brian stretched a little but his body cramped and screamed.
"Are you sure?" Elysia smiled amused at Brian"s crampy smile, he also started breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Now I need help, please."
"Sure." Elysia nodded and stretched her hands out in front of Brian as if she were a healer from a church that would heal someone, but with Hypmond and a magic circle.
She also made a slightly greenish glow from her magic circle just for appearance to make it look like ordinary healing magic and at the same time, she repaired the muscles in Brian"s body to return to normal with her magic and her advance perception.
David also wanted to be healed and he got the same treatment as Brian, the muscles in his body were restored so he was no longer in pain.
Elysia knows what form of healing magic looks like in this world but doesn"t really know how it works and how it differs from the techniques she is currently performing. She only pretended to use the same healing magic even though she only used her advanced perception and imagination magic.
"Woah, amazing! My body is healthy and fit again. Thank you for your help and kindness, Miss Elysia." Brian stretched himself again excitedly and tried several poses.
"Glad to help." Elysia nodded slightly.
Many students who were waiting in the training field saw their exchange near the entrance as well, and some of them were now looking at Elysia with a look like a predator about to pounce on its prey.
Elysia didn"t realize she would be "targeted" by some students for some time just because she could easily use life magic. The magic that could manipulate something from a living ent.i.ty, a rare ability whose user was always under the protection of the church.
"Wow, that"s amazing. You can also use magic to heal people? No wonder you took the Deacon cla.s.s. Can I use that magic?" Evelyn looked at Elysia"s delicate hands in amazement.
"Hehe... We"ll find out tomorrow when we go to that cla.s.s at the cathedral." Elysia smiled at the girl who was researching her palm curiously.
Joanna, Lana, Maggie, and Betty looked at each other and all four of them had the same awe and respect in their eyes. They know Elysia will be an extraordinary person in the future and they currently share the same thought, namely training with Elysia. They want to stay on good terms with her.
The four of them had a strong urge to keep growing to get stronger and were a little jealous of Evelyn who was able to spend a lot of time with Elysia.
"Students, what are you doing there? Quickly gather in the middle of the field." A hoa.r.s.e male voice came from the entrance. There was a bald man with a sword scar from his cheek to his chin.
"Yes, sir!" Brian and David answered immediately.
All the students immediately gathered in the middle of the field in neat rows and the teacher stood in front of the line facing them.
"Greetings, students. My name is Dillon, your instructor in the knight cla.s.s. You can call me sir or Instructor Dillon, understand?"
"Yes, sir!" All the students exclaimed in unison. They know the rules of the knight cla.s.s, military rules like training of warriors. Disobeying the rules is the same as asking to be punished.
"That, good. You"ve trained your physique before?"
"Yes, sir!" "Not yet, sir!" The students exclaimed with different answers.
"Alright students, I have been a.s.signed to train you and a compromise of relief for you because you are still the first year and still brats. What did Teacher Ruth say to you in magic cla.s.s yesterday about Reinforcement Magic or Enhancement Magic?" Instructor Dillon took a practice sword from one of the prepared racks then stuck it in the ground and put his hands on the end of the hilt.
"Teacher Ruth said we were allowed to learn Reinforcement Magic or Enhancement Magic after learning elementary level magic." One of the students quickly answered.
"Hmm... Then can you use basic magic? Like shooting fireb.a.l.l.s?" Dillon smirked and nodded.
"Some of us have used magic successfully and some have failed, sir!"
"Hmm... Alright. Today we will only learn about sword techniques and physical training, then end with a mock battle between students as training. Now as a warm-up, for a boy to run around this field five times and Three times for girls. Return to the center of the field immediately. Punishment will be given to those who didn"t run. Now run, sprint!"
Instructor Dillon shouted sternly and none of the students dared to argue, all the students ran around the field to carry out orders.
"Uh, uh... Ely, I feel so tired... My legs hurt and my throat is dry." Evelyn gasped for breath as she sat stretched out with her legs straight but kept them together and leaned against Elysia.
"Uh, huf... Me too. I can"t believe going around this wide field... Three times... As a warm-up." Elysia also leaned back in the same sitting position as Evelyn, they leaned back against each other.
She was also exhausted from not using magic and relying solely on her physical strength, she was also running a little slow for Evelyn"s sake.
Some time ago, the two of them with low stamina attempted to complete a warm-up mission by sprinting non-stop around the field three times and successfully completing it with difficulty, they barely finished the mission.
Some of the students were fine as if it was nothing, but others were exhausted and sweating.
Elysia looked at her uniform and shoes for a moment, she couldn"t believe they were told to sprint in a uniform and shoes like this. Surprisingly, her small heeled shoes did not cause trauma to her heels and feet after running.
"The rest time is up. Take your practice sword. We start practicing sword techniques!" Instructor Dillon clapped his hands loudly.
Elysia recovered very quickly after catching her breath and immediately got up and helped Evelyn to her feet.