At the gym of the Rothsmith Estate, a sound of wood hacking against a punching bag echoed throughout the artistic hallways that were filled with ornate paintings and murals.
"Ngh!"
Inside the gym, behind the closed doors, a sweat-soaked figure danced around the punching bag with a thick wooden stick in hand, delivering swift and powerful strikes.
As the punching bag rocked powerfully backwards, it came swinging back towards the sweat-soaked figure with a vengeance.
Jesse, with lightning-fast reflexes, gracefully sidestepped the incoming bag and slammed the side of the stick into the bag.
Pow—the impact rocked the bag, sending it hurtling towards the ceiling.
However, then the chains holding the punching bag caught it and brought it to a sudden stop, leaving it dangling in mid-air.
And then, instantly afterward, it came swinging back to Jesse with even greater ferocity and strength.
