“Let’s see… I suppose I’ll join in training after all. It’s been a while.”
“Grandpa!”
In addition to us, Emilia-sama, and Kent-chan, the former margrave—who was now somehow full of motivation—joined the morning training session.
Yeah… I already knew this, but he really is ridiculously muscular.
“Emilia-sama, how is the Margrave doing?”
“He seems mentally exhausted from unfamiliar paperwork. I doubt he’ll be waking up for a while.”
“How pathetic. To be worn out by just that much paperwork.”
“Yes, indeed. His processing speed is also quite slow, so it takes quite a while.”
…Oh boy. Emilia-sama and the former margrave are openly trash-talking him now. Well, to be fair, anyone would think yesterday’s workload was insane.
“Now then, once we finish warming up, I’ll point out everyone’s areas for improvement. I’ll start with Shun.”
Oh.
It seemed Emilia-sama was about to give us feedback based on yesterday’s sparring. If I want to get stronger, I’ll need to take every bit of it seriously.
“Shun, after you finish your warm-up, lie face down on the grass.”
“Ah? Y-yes.”
Huh?
I had assumed she was going to give me some verbal feedback, but apparently my case was different. I did as I was told and lay face down on the grass.
“Alright, breathe in… breathe out…”
I wasn’t really sure what this was about, but I followed Emilia-sama’s instructions anyway.
Inhale, exhale.
“Hmph!”
CRACK—CRACK—CRACK!
“Gah—khaaa!”
The moment I exhaled, Emilia-sama placed her hands on my spine and began adjusting my joints in one swift motion. The sound was disturbingly satisfying but the suddenness of it made it genuinely rough.
“Next, the lower back. Haa!”
BANG—CRACK!
“Ghk.. ggh…”
“““E-eek…”””
Once I realized what was happening, I managed to brace myself for the next shock—but honestly, it still hurt quite a bit. My groans seemed to spook Shiro and the others a little.
“Alright, now turn onto your back. I’ll realign your shoulders.”
“Y-yes…”
After that, Emilia-sama continued correcting my body relentlessly.
Yeah… At this point, today’s training was completely over for me. I couldn’t even move anymore.
“Alright, that should do it. Shun, your body is far too stiff. You need to improve your flexibility. From now on, we’ll add daily stretching training.”
“Ugh…”
So apparently my biggest issue was simply how stiff my body was. Still… being adjusted like that every single day was honestly something I’d like to avoid. I swore in my heart, even as I lay there completely exhausted, that I would at least try my best with stretching from now on.
“Now then, the rest of you don’t have flexibility issues, so I’ll point out your individual problems.”
“““Phew…”””
Everyone else visibly relaxed, relieved they wouldn’t be subjected to joint corrections.
Haha… I would’ve liked it if someone had just told me verbally too.
“Alright then. Once you finish your basic training, you’ll spar with me.”
“Ehh!?”
And just like that, I found myself targeted by the former margrave, who was now full of motivation.
It would be nice if I could refuse right here and now……but unfortunately, that didn’t seem like an option.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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