After the first day sparring, the three of them were home bounded by their injuries which delayed their training, but it was only for two days.
The next day after their rest, Akai and Marco were up and jumping!
They went back to the training grounds of the department and started their training once again.
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"Alright! We are officially starting our training!
First! As assassins, we need to have something that sets us apart from other swordsmen!
Now first! Endurance! This is a prerequisite of a swordsman, so of course we need to have endurance!
Next! Patience! In our missions, we might need to follow our target for days, look for an opportunity to land a quick and decisive attack, or even stand in place for hours to wait for the target! So patience would be one of the things we need to train for!
Next! Stealth! Because we don't want to alert our target and his allies, we need to have a solid skill for stealth! Our job is just to kill the target! No need for unnecessary chivalry and fighting head on! As long as we kill the target, then we are done! It would also be one of the main things we have to train for!
And last but not the least! Cold heartedness! Like I have said a while ago, We have to eliminate our target decisively! So we need to have a steady and steel heart to directly incapacitate our target! This... Would also be one of the.. for me... The hardest things to train!
There will be a few more rules here and there that I will tell you along the way in our training days, for now I will just tell you the general training regimen!
So you three better be ready!"
Under the shade of a tree, the three nodded at Gautam as he talked about what their training would be about.
"Good! Now Endurance! Go run around the training grounds until I tell you guys to stop! This would also help you train your patience! Now go!!!"
*Swooshh!!
After hearing his shout, the three started their sprints.
Gautam then sat on the shade and looked at them running in circles in the training grounds.
"Hmm.... Well... Let's see what you guys got hahah!"
Laughing as he talked to himself, he took out a scroll and a brush and started practicing his calligraphy.
As swordsmen, and even an assassin, practicing calligraphy not only helps with his training in steadying his hands and wrists, it also trains his patience and focus, this is also one of the training regime that he would employ in training the three newbies.
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"Hhaaaahh!! Haaahh!!!"
"Haaahh!"
"Haaahhhh haah haaahh!
At the training grounds, three boys were still running despite being utterly exhausted and wheezing.
"H- haahh- how... Haahh!! Longg.. haav- have.. we beenn...haahh!! Running???? Haaahh!!!"
Yami Marco, asked panting heavily.
"Haaahhh!!.... Si...since haahh!! Eight in the...haahh!! Morning!.. haahh!!"
Akai was the one who answered, which was quite uncharacteristic of him, which was caused by his exhaustion.
"Haahh!! Ann... And.. haah! What time is it noww???"
"Al..haahh! Almost 2 in the af.. afternoon!!"
"Bluueerrghhhh!!"
Eiji who answered Marco's question spat out water from his stomach!
In fact, they have been vomiting since a while ago and the contents of their stomachs were already gone!
"Ahahah! Well! That's it for today guys! Let's go eat lunch! Hahahhahaha!"
Gautam at the side laughed at their plight.
He remembered back when he also first started at the department, he was also tasked to run around the place until he actually dropped unconscious!
He didn't have the heart to do this to the three, and was in fact afraid that Marco's parents as well as Akai's would get him for that.
And Eiji's master was also the one that put him through that so he doesn't want any part of Muri asking him about what happened to Eiji!
The three who was on the ground glared at the laughing Gautam!
After two hours of running they actually asked him if it was enough which he said no!
When one of them started vomiting he still said not to stop!
And when they wanted to rebel, he just slapped them down and kicked their asses to continue running!
Even when lunch came, he still said to run!
So their resentment wasn't unbounded!
Gautam just smiled and strted to walk inside the tunnel.
"Well?! We still have to run a few minutes before we can arrive back at the city! Let's go now!"
"Aarrggh!!"
The three felt a chill when they remembered that they still have to run back!
They gritted their teeth and stood up trembling and still started running!
Yami Marco and Hanzo Akai were trained from their childhood and was taught perseverance and the pride of their clans name, in order to not stain the name of their clan, they had always been gritting their teeth and trainning everyday!
While Eiji had the goal of always to not disappoint his master as well as enough air headedness to just go through things without thinking, so he managed to get up and started following Gautam back at the tunnel!
"Hahah! Well! The person who's last will be the one payi-.. well you guys are rich so not that.. how about hmm... The person who's last have to stand up in the middle of our meal and dance?!"
""Huh?!""
*Swoooshh!!!
Because it was dark in the tunnel, Marco who was a bit more in front was suddenly tripped by the shadows which was Akai!
Because of this, Eiji who was last passed by Marco!
Then..
What ensued was a desperate dash!
No one wanted to dance in a restaurant in the middle of the meal!!!! That would be public execution!!!!
*Swoooshhh!!!
"Hahahah!"
Gautam laughed happily at the three kids behind him.
*End Of Chapter!