Huff, puff, huff, puff. This is so hard. I can’t… do this anymore, Wise.
“You’ve barely even made it to half,” Wise said with a disappointed look in his eyes.
Don’t give me that damn look! How’d you expect a 10-year-old kid to finish that quest?
“I don’t know, maybe with sheer determination. I don’t see one on you, hahaha,” Wise said with a smug look in his eyes.
Tch… I forgot how many reps I’ve already done. It’s your fault. I hope that I won’t get bald after doing this.
Open mission.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 46/100]
[Sit-ups: 0/100]
[Squats: 0/100]
[10Km run: 0km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 08:15:56]
Wise smirked and laughed at Gideon. “You’ve already eaten a lot of time by just doing push-ups, hahahahaha.”
Gideon rushed his push-ups to wrap it out quickly.
[Notice]
[You’ve already completed 100 push-ups]
Huff, huff, my whole arms felt numb, Gideon said, exhausted.
“I thought it would take you 3 hours just for that, hahaha. Next is one hundred sit-ups.”
I still have a lot to do, sigh. My stomach already hurts, and it’s not even half the reps. I need to accomplish this mission. I feel like I’m already at my limits. I can’t do this anymore.
Open mission.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 100/100]
[Sit-ups: 26/100]
[Squats: 0/100]
[10Km run: 0km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 07:10:21]
“C'mon now, don’t let your fans down.”
Huff, puff. What do you mean by fans?
“Those knights over there from the outpost have been watching over you since the moment you started. I can read their minds. That guy—the one drinking alcohol—he said he never thought you’d last that many reps on push-ups. And the other one bet that you wouldn’t be back here tomorrow to train.”
You call that a fan, huh?
“Well, your fans are those guys hiding behind the door.”
But that’s… my brother and Mel. “Gideon was a bit disappointed.”
Hey, don’t be discouraged from what I said, though. I only said that to encourage you—to show them that they are wrong. You are not what they think you are.”
Geez, thanks.
“Now get back to work. You have a quest that you have to finish.”
Right!
. . .
“You’re almost there, Gideon. 97, 98, 99, and 100! Yes, you did it! Two more, two to go.”
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[Notice]
[You’ve already finished 100 sit-ups]
Ugh… I think… that I… won’t be able to eat a thing tonight.
“Stop being so dramatic.”
Being dramatic? If you’re the one in my shoes—ugh… it still hurts.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 100/100]
[Sit-ups: 100/100]
[Squats: 0/100]
[10Km run: 0km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 05:06:51]
“Well, you still have a lot of time, but don’t slack off. You still have to do 100 squats, and that would weaken you to run, so I suggest that you finish that early.”
I can’t even stand up, ugh…
“Fine, fine. Just rest for a while…”
* * *
“Hey, wake up, Gideon!”
Gideon woke up. “Huh?”
“You idiot! Why’d you sleep so much?”
No, I was just taking a nap, hehehe.
“You’ve wasted so much time. You’ve slept for like 3 hours, I think?”
Gideon’s jaw dropped from the shock. “Why didn’t you wake me up?!”
“I’ve been trying for hours, but you’ve only wakened just now.”
Open mission.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 100/100]
[Sit-ups: 100/100]
[Squats: 0/100]
[10Km run: 0km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 02:26:59]
Gideon’s soul was trying to leave his body when he saw the time limit.
Ugh… cough, cough.
“Start doing squats now!”
Gideon managed to finish the squats under 20 minutes.
Well, that was easy.
“Don’t get so cocky. You still have to run for 10km.”
This will be easy, “Gideon said with a smug look on his face.”
I take back what I said. Ugh… I feel like I’m in a desert. This is too much for me.
“You complain so much. You’ve already done 2km only.”
I can’t do this anymore. I’ll check the time. Open mission.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 100/100]
[Sit-ups: 100/100]
[Squats: 100/100]
[10Km run: 2km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 01:30:49]
What…
“My dearest condolences to you, Gideon.”
I will not let you mock me.
Gideon kept running even though his legs were already starting to fail him, using sheer determination as his last strength.
“Look at the young master,” the drunk knight said.
“He’s running like a fool, hahaha,” the gambler knight said.
“Shut up, both of you. Look at the young master’s determination. His eyes are full of flames. I thought he was the only child of the patriarch that had no talent, but I was wrong. That boy has a lot of potential. This is his first time training, right?” the knight captain said.
“Ahh, yes, captain,” drunk knight replied.
“Tell me if he ever comes back tomorrow. I wanna see that child grow.”
“Aye, sir,” drunk knight replied.
* * *
“You’re almost there. Keep it up,” Wise said.
[Mission]
[Push-ups: 100/100]
[Sit-ups: 100/100]
[Squats: 100/100]
[10Km run: 6.9km/10km]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Status: Ongoing]
[Time limit: 00:26:51]
I only have 26 minutes left… huff, puff…
“That’s plenty of time.”
Wait… I need to catch some breath… huff, puff…
“You only need 1 more km!”
[Warning]
[You only have 10:00 to finish the mission]
Gideon ran desperately. He’d thrown every bit of his last strength. The timer was ticking. It only had 15 seconds left to reach the last 100-meter run. His legs felt heavy, his lungs felt tight, but he didn’t stop. Ten seconds. Five. Three. Two…
[Mission Complete]
[Reward: Common chest]
[Claim]
Did I finish it?
“You sure did, kiddo,” a woman spoke.
Gideon suddenly collapsed from exhaustion.
A beautiful woman walked toward Gideon, picked up his body, and walked away.
“Who’s this woman? Where is she taking Gideon?”