Julia makes a short leap back and then rushes at me again.
But once again, she ignores my advice and keeps looking around different areas trying to find an opening to attack.
However, this only causes her to fail again.
.....
"Julia, you've been repeating this for about an hour now."
Julia is sitting on the ground, gasping for breath out of exhaustion.
"Huff... huff... but Master, I did what you said."
I look at her with discontent and then say calmly,
"You have a big problem in battle. In a one-on-one fight, you shouldn't constantly think about your next move. You have to let your battle instincts take control."
"Battle instincts?"
Although battle instinct is a medium-level concept, it seems Julia's mind isn't ready to grasp it yet.
So, we better start with strengthening her body.
"Julia, follow me."
.....
Well, go get them.
Julia looks where I was pointing and then walks over to the shelves and picks up a pair of wristbands.
"Wow, they're heavy."
I watch her. It's true these wristbands are only two kilograms each, but for someone who's just starting out, even that is hard.
But I also need to start my own body training, and since my body is still weak too, I have to use these two-kilogram wristbands.
I watch as Julia ties the wristbands around her wrists.
Though she's a proud girl, it seems she's also quite hardworking.
"Master, I've tied the wristbands, now what?"
I look at her with a smile and say,
"Well, now it's time for the ankle bands."
Julia's face suddenly droops in disappointment, and she says,
"Ahh, does that mean I still have to attach more weights?"
I look at her with a smirk and say,
"For the first three days, this amount is enough, but the weights will increase in the future."
When I said this, Julia looked even more disappointed and exhausted.
But then she pulled herself together and said,
"I'll do whatever it takes to get stronger."
....
"M...Master, can't we stop?!! I'm really tired."
I wipe the sweat off my forehead with my wrist and say while continuing to run,
"We still have to run for another 30 minutes, then we can move on to the next exercise."
"W...What? Next exercise?"
Without paying attention to Julia, I pick up the pace and leave her behind.
Running with these weights on my wrists and ankles has made it harder, but it's necessary for getting stronger.
And my body is still very weak.
Although only eight kilograms are attached to it, running for two hours has made me so tired I feel like I could pass out any moment.
But physical training is very important and vital for me as a close-combat fighter.
"W...Wait... I... can't go on."
_Bump_
The sound of something falling behind me catches my attention, and when I look back, I see Julia has collapsed from exhaustion on the ground.
"Well... I think that's enough training for today."
.....
"Julia, under no circumstances, do not remove the weights, understand?"
Julia asks in confusion,
"Why shouldn't I remove the weights?"
I answer impatiently,
"Well, your body is really weak, and using these weights in your daily life can be really beneficial for you."
As I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, don't forget to run for two hours every day with the weights, for the first three days with these weights, and then increase their weight."
I turned my back to Julia and started jogging out of the training ground.
I could hear Julia's voice calling out something behind me, but I ignored her and continued on my way.
I have no time to waste, so I even train while on the go.
I increased the weight of the weights a bit, and now instead of 8 kilograms of weight,
I have 20 kilograms attached to my body.
Although it makes movement really difficult, if I get used to it, I can bring my body out of its current weak state.
.....
"Wow, it's still the same dormitory."
Class F dormitory.
These are two buildings, one for girls and one for boys.
And well, there are two people in each room, and of course, the students in this building are from all three years, not just the first year.
I better go into the dormitory, there's a lot I need to plan for.
As I was about to enter the building, I heard a voice behind me.
"Master... huff... huff."
The voice was familiar.
When I looked back, I saw Julia sweating heavily, with her hands on her knees, panting.
"What do you want?"
Julia, still panting, held out a small glass bottle like a perfume bottle to me and said,
"I wanted to give you this as thanks for today's training."
But I didn't do anything today, I didn't even teach her anything special.
However, I never refuse rewards.
I take the bottle from Julia and ask,
"Well... thanks. But what is this?"
I look at the bottle and its contents with curiosity and ask Julia this.
Julia, after a bit of panting, finally answers me,
"Well, it's an E-rank muscle-enhancing potion. Although it's not worth much, it's better than nothing."
Hmm, a useful thing. Muscle-enhancing potions are potions that help make your physical training more effective.
But excessive use of them can also harm the body.
It's better to start with low-level potions when your physical ability is low since your body can't handle the power of high-level potions.
"It's really useful. Thanks for giving it to me. I'll use it well."
Julia smiles at me and says,
"This was just an advance payment."
Then she takes on a proud demeanor.
I give Julia a light tap on the forehead with my finger and say,
"Now you'd better go to your dorm and rest for the night. Tomorrow, the first official class session starts."
Then I enter the dormitory building.
"Here it is... room 207."
I enter my room, and when I turn on the lights, I don't see anyone.
Just a room with a big double bed and a small bathroom in the corner.
The room was so small that it was difficult to move around with the furniture inside.
But well, it seems like I don't have a roommate, and in a way, that's better for me.
Because this way I have more space for myself, and I can do some exercises that don't require running.
For example, push-ups.
But there's a more important issue right now.
I throw myself on the bed and close my eyes.
"I need to make Class F stronger."
Class F was extremely weak, and this made them easy prey for the spirits to gain power during the spirit parade.
But if I can train them and make them stronger, they can be good pawns against the spirit parade.
But for now, I should rest a bit instead of thinking about these things...
"No!"
I say this and get up from the bed.
"I shouldn't be lazy."
I pick up the muscle-enhancing potion and leave my room.
"Now that I have this potion, I can train until morning and make significant progress."
I can't let laziness take over me...