"Ugh!"
"Don't slack, a strong foundation equals strong swordsmanship, young master, fighting."
Colt's sweat had already drenched his clothes. His white long-sleeves had already turned to brown from the many times he fell to the ground. It was a pitiful sight, and yet it was also admirable.
The task of Colt is simple, run fifty laps around the training grounds E. But it is not so easy, the training grounds of the Edgeworth family is large, terrifyingly so, and training grounds E is around 150 meters.
Colt needs to run that fifty laps and as he gritted his teeth, he was observed by Neun.
In Colt's memory about the story, Neun is just some intimidating butler, nothing more nothing less. However, that is only the case until Vol. 5, Colt does not know if he was some sort of hidden masters but he should have at least read the book until Vol. 10 when the Edgeworth Fief was attacked.
'I could have seen the prowess of this old man if I had stuck to it.' But Colt is not saying he is regretting his decision, no, he merely wished to see what kind of sword skills he will have, and with the lengths, the novel describes he'll have some insights.
He wishes for a walkthrough or the beta version of the technique.
'Hehehe, that sword skill is powerful, I'll get it no matter what. An artifact is a tool and without the proper techniques to use that tool, it is nothing but a glorified paperweight. I'll learn that sword technique!'
A man is a person of passion, and most men wish to have powers unlike any other. Why do you think many tries to use the kam*ham*ha, the spirit gun, or the b*nkai?
The kam*ham*ha of this life might be different but it is power nonetheless. Colt may just be feeling a little homesick of earth before, but now that learning techniques are a possibility, he will not let the chance go to waste.
Also, there's the oncoming war, the risk of having his neck slit by his fiancé, and the uncertainty of this book. But it was mostly because of his childhood dreams.
And as the fire of passion burned within his eyes and heart, Neun was astounded by his perseverance. He can see it, the burning fire behind his eyes, the depths of his desire for power, he could see it, and he was amazed.
There are times when he had fallen when he vomited the food he had eaten at lunch but he still kept going. Colt, the wastrel of a young master is showing perseverance a soldier might not even be able to show.
'What passion, is this the power of change brought upon by the Vera lass? Haha, this young master may just become the successor of my ancestral legacy!'
Neun was satisfied, he is overly satisfied by Colt's performance and perseverance. The push of love is not a myth after all, or so he thought.
Colt's training is just running, and more running. By the time he completed the twenty laps, night had already fallen. The body of Colt is not so resilient as what others think.
He is strong at the battlefield of the night, but not at this kind of exercise. Colt finished the first part of his running, he collapsed on the ground, looking at the night sky and the beautiful stars,
Trying to catch his breath, he smiled widely. Leo of Earth is also someone who had experienced extraneous activities before, he knows that the more he sweats and he experience body ache the more effective the training would be.
He smiled like a shounen protagonist and felt satisfied.
"Good job, young master. This will be your training regiment for a week, please keep in mind that the longer we train the more torturous the training would become..."
"Hehehe, such a thing is not enough to stop me. I shall later serve you easy to digest food, come, young master, let me help you up...oh it seems like your personal assistant is coming."
As such, his shounen-like trait blossomed. Colt tried his best to get up and as he did, he would stumble down, but then, someone helped him up, he looked to the side, it was Mina who had a reddened face.
"Darling are you okay?"
'It seems like she hurried over here when I collapsed, her complexion is different from normal. And she is sweating profusely. And she changed from Dear to Darling? That's an abrupt change.'
He thought and then had Mina help him go back to his room so he could rest.
That night, Colt's body was too tired to even move. Thankfully, there was Mina who helped take care of his battered body.
Mina helped her sweet darling clean his body by wiping his and feeding him. His bed even smelled good, giving him the chance to deeply relax.
Now, he was sure that the love of a yandere is truly something sweet.
Colt closed his eyes, that night it would be like any other. Or so he thought.
That night, when his mind and body were in the most vulnerable state ever since he got to this world, memories and information about the original Colt surfaced.
A mix of a slideshow and a dream appeared. As if he was in a trance, Leo just watched with his heart aching from the emotions the original had gone through.
Leo did not expect the memories showing up in front of him, but, he also knew that on the back of his head he expected such a development.
The memories finished flowing; Leo met with Colt face to face.
The original Colt who was dubbed to be a wastrel had an amiable look on his face, His handsome visage was still there, but it was far from the description of others.
He did not seem haughty but someone who kind and honest.
The original Colt opened his mouth to speak.
"I apologize."
"You did nothing wrong."
"But I was the one who may have brought you here. The Gods answered my prayers for letting me rest, and it seems like they answered me by letting you enjoy the life I rue living."
"It is fine, I had already given up my previous world, please rest at peace for I also wished to leave that life behind." Leo and Colt looked at one another and smiled.
Colt had a sincere look on his face as she said.
"Please let her know the truth, and protect her for me."
"I will."
Day came, and as he felt a headache attacking him, Leo sighed, Leo received the last of Colt's memories. He sat down, having a headache as he finally uncovered the truth as to why the original Colt decided to "cheat" on Mina.
'That explains a lot.'
As if the world was waiting for the moment he woke up, the door opened and Mina walked in with a glass of cold water.
"Darling, it seems like you're finally awake. Sir Neun really worked you up a lot, his means are brutal but I saw improvement, ah, I still can't get your fierce eyes out of my mind..."
As Mina mumbled in glee, Colt's back was already drenched of cold sweat. Should I do it? Should I not? He asked himself these questions.
'If I wait for too long my life will be on the line for not trusting her, and if I say it now, just maybe, my future may survive. If I tell the truth, her safety may just be compromised, but the promise to the original...now, what should I do?'
He has the promise and the circumstances. If he waits for too long, her and his life will be taken for lying and not trusting Mina. He had to make his decision.
As Mina walked forward towards her beloved, Colt finally decided what to do.
"Mina, I have something say."
"Yes? What is it darling?" Her smile was ever prevalent.
"Um, it may not be too pleasant to the ear, but please, listen to what I am about to say...please don't hate me for it."
"Worry not dear, there's nothing that you do that will make me hate you..."
"....I have a daughter."
Break!
The glass on Mina's hand she was holding broke, as for her smile, it was deeper than anything than it had been before.