Chapter 5 - 2 Days by 2 Days (*)

Ding.

The elevator door opened

And there was a lot of space right in front of me.

When I went inside, I could see my metal friends through the brightly lit LED lights.

Barbells, dumbbells, kettle balls, etc.

In addition to treadmills and cycles, I also saw equipment I had never seen before.

This "studying" looks like another form of physical training I guess.

"It's you."

And the person standing in front of one of the machines should be my tutor.

If the tutor my father introduced me to was like a thin stick, this one is like a log.

A thick log in fact, like one from the Californian red wood trees.

"Are you Seul-hye's son?"

Kang Seul-hye is my mom's name.

"Yes, I am that son, but I don't know why she sent me here."

I should've been playing on my previous PL4, eating, showering, and sleeping.

But when I opened my eyes, I was here, something is wrong.

"You said you studied for two days? It's a waste of your body to just roll your head like San-nim."

I feel offended, I don't only use my head.

I just came back after a tough training that she couldn't even imagine.

I want to say but I can't.

If I tell you here, then my mom will know what my dad is.

Conversely, my dad would know what my mother is.

Hahahahaha, damn it.

"Are you going to train me?"

"Look at the test first."

Test? What test?

Seeing the question on my face, the log teacher said.

“Just run.”

I thought she would ask me to just weightlift, but it's more scientific than I thought.

After attaching several band-type measuring instruments to my body, she tapped the treadmill.

"Run."

"Ah yes."

I found out at a glance. No one will listen even if I resist.

After all, this is where my mom sent me.

Considering my mother's upbringing philosophy, which I have experienced since childhood, there is no guarantee that I will get out of this in one piece.

If I didn't listen, that meant I needed moderate violence.

If I live with this philosophy for more than 20 years, naturally, I will develop similar values.

If you open up to your mom, you'll be alright.

Values like that.

I started running.

The log woman lifts her phone and stares at the screen, then glances at me.

“You said you have never trained before.”

In immortal training, this body was an advantage without even trying.

But not here.

"You're garbage."

Relentless

"Your heart rate is a passing score though. It means that the hardware is good, but can you only get an output with this level of hardware?"

Why should I be criticized?

"You're lazy, is it because the world is so peaceful these days?"

The log teacher lamented the current state of the world.

But you don't even look that much older than me.

It's not that special species have a lifespan far superior to that of humans.

In fact, there's a joke that time is the fastest way to kill immortality.

However, there is something different.

Special species, among them immortals and transformers, age physically late in their lifespans.

"I'll make you reborn from head to toe."

"I don't want to have two mothers."

Words came out my mouth without me knowing.

But really, if I was to be reborn here, wouldn't she be my second mother?

"Is it because you resemble Seul-hye? I like jokes."

Although the log teacher laughed.

She didn't find it funny at all.

With her properly grown black hair tied back, she bends her neck from side to side.

Crack, crack.

That sound was terrifying.

"Yeah, it's all my mother's fault."

"Yeah, talk a lot now."

No, this can't be real.

I came here after really struggling for two days.

"Let's upgrade the body we have gradually, we're going to start with aerobic exercise."

Well, if you can't avoid it, enjoy it.

What did I like to do when I was undergoing immortal training?

Let's just enjoy it. I can't help but enjoy the moment.

* * *

I ran the entire night.

This is stupid.

Immortality training still had a break in the middle, but there's no such thing here.

“If you are tired like this, your ancestors will cry.”

The log teacher was adamant.

And it's not just running.

"Time."

"Four minutes and thirty seconds."

Count the number of hours based on my internal clock.

It wasn't just 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

It was 14 hours, 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

After speaking in ten-minute increments and then hour-by-hour increments, she suddenly asked out of random time increments.

I had to measure the time while running and listen to the teacher's teachings by ear.

Is it difficult? For ordinary people, it would be a death sentence.

"You believe in your natural body to help you fight? If you don't train, you're just an amateur. Watch, listen, and learn."

The prepared video is also being shown.

It was displaying a way to stretch.

Of course, there were many movements that went beyond the range of joint motion of a normal person.

Even the god of yoga couldn't compete with this.

"You have to develop flexibility. A inflexible body is at a disadvantage."

I want to ask what disadvantage, but I'm out of breath.

No matter how tough a transformer's body is, if you run for about 14 hours and 10 minutes, you will be out of breath.

Fortunately, the task she gave me is worth doing.

It's harsh for the average person, but not for me.

The sensitive senses of immortals allow me to subdivide and control those senses on a regular basis.

The sense of hearing, seeing, and feeling can be dealt with separately.

I did it because it was convenient to block the pain as I was rolling in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do before.

However, if the other senses were dulled too much, then my movement would be messed up.

In fact, the tutor talked about it too.

Simply put, it is multitasking of the senses.

I have a good brain, so I used it to my advantage, by dividing it into 4 tasks.

was able to keep track of time for nearly 20 hours without a single second error.

Remembering the movement of the video wasn't hard to do either.

Running is what the body does, as I didn't need to follow the movements of the video yet.

And keep one sense to keep track of time and do the rest.

Of course it's easy to say, as normal people couldn't possibly do this.

After running for exactly 24 hours, I became curious about the manufacturer of the treadmill.

Even after running for so long, it's not stalling or making any concerning noises.

Must be a expensive brand.

"You can stop running"

“Whew, whoo, whoo.”

Sweat dripped and as I was trying to catch my breath, the log teacher opened her mouth.

"...the head is worth using."

When I saw her eyes, I started experiencing déjà vu.

It was similar to what I saw through the eyes of a natural person-style tutor who lived in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do.

100% interesting!

and

How do I disassemble this guy?

Such eyes...

Do I look like a test subject?

But I'm terribly tired and was unable to concern myself.

If I were to wash and lie down, I would've sleep right away.

"Relax your body, flexibility is essential."

"Okay."

Log teacher reiterates the motion of the video I saw earlier.

But to be honest.

Such flexibility looks like a scam

Kneeling and bending the waist back, with the toes touching the crown of the head.

It doesn't look difficult at all.

But it was quite difficult for me to follow similar movements.

It was like a transformer body training method.

I think that the training methods of the two special species are similar.

The characteristic of immortal training is about the "undying flesh".

In order to use that immortal body properly, I had to get used to the pain

Blade running and hanging training were all concepts like that.

Transformers are the same in this aspect.

Except their characteristic was "strong body".

A strong body is the strength of transformers after all.

Running for 24 hours and building flexibility by breaking muscles and joints.

In both cases, the innate characteristics are shown.

Strengthen your strengths.

That was the common denominator of the two trainings.

"You can't get hurt. Your body is more important than anything."

There are also some other points.

Immortality treats the body rudely, and transformation takes great care of the body.

Looking at me with stiff body movements, Ms. Log says again.

"Don't overdo it. Flexibility takes time, repeat the same movements every day to expand the range of motion. To put it simply, you can think of it as tearing your muscles little by little."

When it comes to taking care of your body, transformers had to be very strict.

After all, they didn't have super regeneration like immortals.

But I had physical characteristics that were more advantageous than those of the Transformers in this regard.

Unable to do it? I just had to endure the pain of the moment.

Does tearing my muscles increase flexibility?

If so.

I can get it done in 5 minutes.

I felt my stiff joints and went overkill.

There was a crackling sound and the sound of something smashing into my body.

"Hey!"

The astonished log teacher exclaimed, but I stretched out my palm as if to say it was okay.

“You shouldn’t overdo it, who do you resemble so much that you don’t listen to me?”

I replied with a smile.

"Now?"

The same action in the video was repeated with my head touching my toes

I felt like a few vertebrae and muscles had been ripped apart, but the pain was tolerable.

No matter how harsh the training of the transformers was.

My body would be regenerating quickly.

If you have an unbreakable body, well, isn't it worth using it?

"... you're a strange guy."

The log teacher did not hide her interest.

Anyway, as training ended the log teacher asked.

"Do you like barbecue?"

Yeah, I didn't eat anything all day because I was running.

"Eating is also training. Once you eat, learn to accumulate energy to move later."

Am I a hibernating bear? Does that make sense?

She went to the elevator and brought back some food.

A yellow-brown pig rolled in front of me, headless and coated with butter.

Wow, why am I so happy?

"A whole pig?"

"Yup, that's yours."

She got back up and got another one.

"This one is mine."

Oh, if I ate this much, I think I would be able to avoid eating for 2 days.

"Eat up and pile up. Two days a week is short, so I'll only hit you with the core training."

"Okay."

I couldn't hear here, there were far more pressing matters at hand.

Food.

Seeing the pig, it felt like a group of 79 beggars came in and waged a hunger strike in the stomach.

Gulp.

Wearing thin gloves, I ate the meat with my hands.

The same went for the log teacher.

Even though both immortals and transformers eat a lot.

This is something new.

"Eat it all. If you leave anything, you die."

I snorted at the words of the log teacher.

“I was taught to leave nothing after eating.”

What a well-educated man I am.

Even though the pig was only moderatly season, it was still good.

The entire pig entered stomach.

After eating, I had to wash.

The shower in the facility reminded me of a gym shower.

Just soap and shampoo.

“I also use a mildly acidic cleanser.”

I grumbled

Special species' skins tend be to strong. In particular, a transformer's skin could not be damaged in anyway.

But I used it because a skin care professional who I subscribed to on YouTube told me.

"Shut up, wash up, and lie down."

"Of course."

When I came out of the shower, I saw a room that had a sizeable mattress.

There the mattress might be small, but it is 50,000 times better than sleeping with mosquitoes in the woods.

But before sleep.

I called my mother.

Unlike the immortal polecat tutor, the log teacher said that I can use my phone.

"Mom."

"Son, are you okay?"

Are you worried about letting me go here?

I'm not okay, I'm just going to ask what this is.

"Because she's someone I know, I told her to not go easy on you, but I'm still worried."

What

"Oh, dad is coming, Mom's got to go"

Beep-

What?

Aren't you worried about your son you have always cherished?

Who you always called a prince from a young age?

And always cherished him so that he wouldn't get hurt?

Instead of cursing, I just closed my eyes. This past week has been nothing like a waking nightmare.

I fell asleep right away.