Unexpectedly, she tried to defend him from Alice's accusation and defended his reputation. Peter blinked in surprise as he looked at them back and forth in confusion while muttering to himself.
"Tanya..."
The way Alice looked at him was changing slightly. She seemed to believe that he wasn't a gigolo or something like that and realized that he was a genuine trainer that helped Tanya get stronger.
Still, that didn't mean she would change her attitude around him.
"Whatever." She scoffed and turned away from Peter, "If you want to believe that this person is a real trainer, that's on you. I don't care. Just don't get in my way when I am training, Tanya. I am going to use the backyard."
Alice walked past the two of them and left the room, exiting through a clear glass door that connected the indoor and outdoor training area of the gym.
Peter watched her go with a slight frown on his face. He secretly used his Trainer Eyes to look at her status.
[Status Window: Alice Duvals]
Name: Alice Duvals
Age: 23 Years old
Awakened
Awakener Ability: Super Speed
Strength: 41/82
Agility: 56/102
Stamina: 42/87
Mana: 31/64
Focus: 41/71
Best Training Method: Increase agility with lots of running and building muscles. Endurance training for stamina is also recommended. Dungeon dive experience is needed as well for leveling up her strength.
'Hmm... Her limit was really high. Her Agility even surpassed 100 points, which means that it's not the limit the human has. I wonder how high her other stats are.'
She was an Awakener with the ability of Super Speed. Peter was curious about how far she could go with that ability. But judging from her attitude, he wouldn't be needed soon.
"Coach."
Tanya's voice brought him back to reality. He turned to the blonde girl who was looking at him apologetically.
"I'm sorry that you have to go through that." She said, "Alice is always like that with men. She thinks that men are inferior and shouldn't be trusted. But I trust you, coach. You are a good person. And... Nevermind."
She looked away as if she was about to say something before stopping herself. Peter smiled at her reassuringly.
"Thank you for defending me, Tanya. Let's continue our training."
She smiled back at him and nodded before getting back into position for their combat training. The incident with Alice didn't seem to affect her training at all. And Peter was proud of that fact.
It seemed that she had a strong mental fortitude to go through a lot of hardship. That would be useful for later.
After another hour of training, he told Tanya to rest.
[Tanya Soverin's Stamina has increased by 1]
[Tanya Soverin's Strength has increased by 2]
[Tanya Soverin's Agility has increased by 4]
All status related to combat got increased. Peter now understands it. All status increased after she trained, when she rested. Also...
[Because of your student's growth, your Strength and Agility have increased by 1.]
[Your proficiency with Light Magic increased.]
He also got the notification of his growth.
Awakener Ability was strange and mysterious. Everyone who had the ability somehow knew how to use the skill they got from their awakening. They just had to do it in a certain way for it to work.
And by refining those said skills, they could make their own signature and unique attack.
Peter had many of those signatures. He would teach his students some of them in the future.
For example, if Alice who had Super Speed ability became his student, he could teach her how to use a burst of speed in a straight line like a bullet toward her enemies and make them unable to dodge it.
'I do want to help her train. That strong front against men... I believe she was betrayed before. There is no way she acted like that without any reason.'
It wasn't his place to meddle, though. He would help anyone who asked him for help, but he wouldn't force anyone to let him help them. He didn't want to make a misunderstanding.
While Tanya was resting, Peter decided to go to the backyard where Alice was training by himself. He wanted to watch how an Awakener with Super Speed ability fights himself. It might give him some insight and tips to teach her.
After opening the glass door, he walked inside the backyard and saw Alice hold a sword in her hand while swinging it repeatedly against the air in different motions. She seemed to be practicing a new form of attack that she hadn't used before.
Her movements were smooth and elegant. She was really good at using her weapon.
What stood out the most was her agility.
With a small body, a head shorter than him, her movements were like lightning bolts and impossible for an untrained eye to follow.
If Peter didn't have his Trainer Eyes activated, and his experience, he wouldn't be able to see her movements clearly. Even now, it looked like a blur. Orange electricity flashed every time she swung her sword, leaving trails of afterimage behind her.
It was really incredible to watch.
Unable to hold himself back, Peter approached her from behind and started giving advice.
"You need to relax your shoulder." He said while walking slowly toward her, "A sword is not a hammer. You need to be firm but flexible at the same time."
Alice paused for a moment before turning toward him with an annoyed look on her face.
"You again." She scoffed, "Are you trying to annoy me?"
"I just want to help you train," Peter replied calmly while looking at her sword and her movements, "Your form is really good, but you need to loosen up a bit-"
"I don't need your advice." The orange-haired girl narrowed her eyes and walked away from him, "I'll practice by myself. Stay away from me, gigolo."
She huffed and resumed her practice, ignoring him as if he wasn't even there.
He could only smile wryly at her before shrugging and moving back to the indoor area.
'If she doesn't want to, I won't bother her.'
Although he was a bit disappointed that he couldn't help her train, he decided to let it go and continue with his own training instead. While he didn't want to work hard anymore to get stronger, he did enjoy training himself. It was just to the point of a normal exercise and not pushing himself until bleeding.
He told Tanya to continue her magic training before he hopped on the treadmill beside her.
And that was how the first day of him being a trainer went.