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"You two are quite slow. Judging by your stamina you should still have it in ya to run this two more times." Aiko said jokingly, with a large grin as she towered over the two boys.
"How huff huff huff .... are you not even sweating after that huff huff??" Lukart asked, clearly still out of breath. He was panting heavily while laying on the ground.
He was used to training but the amount of running they did was just insane. They had run for over 5 hours so they were soaking in their own sweat.
"And you Winsor, how are you still standing huff huff huff." he added while looking up at Winsor who was bent over but still standing.
"I guess I have better stamina, hehe huff huff huff," Winsor replied to the exhausted Lukart.
"Well, that wasn't that much for someone of your level. Like seriously, these spears are light, not to mention you took a ton of breaks during the run." Aiko said to the two.
"From this we are going to do some leg exercises and then the rest is for tomorrow." she added while picking Lukart off the floor.
She lifted him up as though he weight nothing but a few kilos and made him stand up. She waited for both of them to catch their breath and then started various leg stretches.
Some of them made Lukart groan in pain since he wasn't very flexible.
'Seems I'm faster and more flexible than Lukart. Does the system give us stats or does it just present them.' Winsor thought as he did the stretches much more freely than Lukart.
He had taken note that during the run, Lukart was both slower and had less stamina. Even though he felt tired after the run, he felt he still had some more in him to do a few more laps around the training hall.
He also noted the lack of an overall level indicator. He saw some bars that showed his skills were lv0 or lv1 but he didn't see one for his level.
He remembered that in the video games he would play, they had leveling systems that would give stat points and also points for leveling skills. Him not seeing that here meant that either he hadn't unlocked it yet or something else.
"uhhh Miss Aiko, I have a question." Winsor said as he followed her lead when doing the stretches.
"Sure, ask." Miss Aiko responded while still doing leg stretches.
"I saw that my skills are lv0. I was wondering if there was a way to improve them. Plus is there one for ... uhhh" Winsor asked before taking a pause. He didn't know how to phrase the second part of his question.
He thought of asking if there was something like exp but a normal person wouldn't know what experience was and would probably misunderstand.
He thought about asking if killing things would make him stronger but he could almost feel the judgmental gazes he would receive for asking such a psychotic question.
" uhh like a level for me, I mean overall. It would be hard for me to compare myself with others if I only have to go off stats." he asked after finally deciding on how to ask his question.
"Oh? pretty smart question. Well the only way to increase your level in your status is through practice and learning more about them. There is a way to know your level but it's not part of the system." Aiko responded as she wrapped up the stretches.
Lukart's stamina points were close to the bottom and Winsor was now too starting to feel very exhausted.
"You can get to know your level by using a different magic spell other than self appraisal. I can do it for you but it's not important now." Aiko said as she looked at the two who were completely exhausted.
"OK, time to finish this lesson. As you can feel right now, your stamina points are really low and I predict your morning won't be so pleasant."
"You must remember to always pace yourself and make sure your stamina points don't hit zero. If they go below five, you'll faint and if they hit zero you'll die."
"I know that your tired now but you should grab some water and something light to eat before sleeping tonight." she said finally alerting the two that the lesson was completed.
They had trained from morning till dusk and they hadn't even realised it. As they both finally noticed the time, the hunger they were too tired to feel previously decided to make itself known.
Aiko left after a few tips and advice that she gave them about their running performance today. As she was walking out, she looked back at the two boys and signaled for one of the servants nearby.
"We're done with the lesson for the today. Get them some water and an easy meal. Make sure they get to their rooms before they blackout." Aiko told the servant that had come to her.
"Yes mam," the servant responded.
"I'll be back to train later so please prepare some towels for me." Aiko added before she walked off.
"Ughh this sucks. I'm so tired. Is this how we're going to train everyday?" Winsor groaned as he got up.
"I think so, the training I did before was nothing like this. Actually how are you even up?? You were faster than me but you don't look as bad as I do right now" Lukart responded without even bothering to move his body.
"Trust me I'm just as tired, but I think its cause I have a higher endurance stat." Winsor responded to the tired and obviously jealous Lukart.
"I'm heading to my room, see you tomorrow master Lukart." Winsor said as he tiredly stood up.
Lukart didn't even bother responding as he raised his hand and waved at Winsor. Winsor let out a light chuckle at his tired friend and walked slowly, but surely, to his room.
When he entered his room, he found a maid with a dish stew of some kind and some rice like food. She placed the dish on his table alongside a jar of water and then proceeded to exit the room.
"Oh? Do I get my food sent here all the time? That's cool." Winsor said before devouring his food and and drinking a ton of water. He took a bath afterwards and proceeded to lay on his bed.
He was so tired that he felt that he couldn't even stay awake for much longer. He had dressed into some comfortable pants but he was too sleepy to put on a shirt.
"What a long ..." Winsor said as his eyes felt heavier and heavier.
"... day." Winsor said as he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep right on his bed. He didn't even lock the door but it was at least closed.
He didn't even realise that there was a new ornamental statue of what looked like some kind of fox like cat on the table. It was made of wood but its eyes looked as though they were made of crystal
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From a room all the way the other side of the manor, Ruford adjusted a a small silver mirror that had a crystal embedded into its base.
"Hmm, so it works." Ruford said with a smile as he watch Winsor sleep on his bed.