The pressure on my legs made me fall from my place. I couldn't move my body at all, as if I had been completely restrained by the power of an incredibly powerful expert. My eyes were fixed on the side in front of me. The figure of a woman with long, white, snowy hair was seen walking closer to me.
"Are you that bastard Lucien? I have heard all your stories from Athena."
The word "bastard" that came out of that woman's mouth made me feel a little uncomfortable. Some bad feelings incessantly hit my heart. From my perspective, I thought that the woman's words revealed that she was very displeased with my presence.
But that's not at all what I want to think about. Rather than being frightened by the woman's refusal to train me, I was completely unable to contain my surprise at seeing the woman's strength.
The strength that the woman possessed was in no way lower than Athena's. But I also felt the danger radiating from the woman's body. After some time watching the woman, I couldn't help but decide to express what I wanted to say.
"A Great Dragon King stage expert?! Why would an expert like you volunteer to train me? Is this an order from His Majesty?"
Hearing the question come out of my mouth did not surprise the woman. But part of her was amazed by my understanding. The two women's gazes began to turn sharp. Nodding a few times, the woman decided to take back all the pressure that had previously been surging around that place.
"Very good! You're not bad. I'll be happy to make you my disciple from now on. My name is Elize Kurt Darmica. You can call me Master from now on."
Standing up from my place, I decided to bow before the woman after being accepted as her disciple. I had previously underestimated the person who would train me. But now I've changed my mind. This woman, Elize Kurt Darmica, is not an ordinary woman whom I can underestimate.
For me, this is my only chance to catch up with the great power of Athena, and it is also the only way for me to become Athena's official partner. If I get full training from Elize, I will be able to increase my strength much faster than anyone else.
The enthusiastic expression I showed made Elize even more satisfied with me. After staring at my body for some time, Elize decided to start the first exercise for me.
"You have a weak physique. Even though you are much stronger after breaking through to the Intermediate Dragon stage, that still doesn't make you completely great. We'll start with you training that physique."
[Ding! Ding! Ding! You have succeeded in attracting the attention of the Frost Empress. The first mission for the host has been updated!]
[Continue to amaze the Frost Empress with the host's strength until she has feelings for you in her heart! You will be able to choose one of the three special abilities that will be given by the system!]
"Frost Empress... the Frost Dragon... I understand. I mustn't provoke this woman. Otherwise, I will die if I get hit by her blow." I decided to forget about the mission given by the system in front of me. My only goal for now is to get training from Elize. By completing the training that Elize gave me, I will be able to easily complete the system's mission.
I don't really care about the requests from the system. Either way, I just need to make that woman feel admiration for me in her heart. With Elize's identity as the Frost Empress, I believe that she is someone who can give me an increase in strength.
"Please guide me from now on, Master. And also please... don't be too mean to me. I'm also human."
Without paying attention to the words that came out of my mouth, Elize, without hesitation, immediately took me near the courtyard of the wooden house. In less than a moment, a pale blue barrier could be seen covering the entire wilderness.
"Okay. Let's start training. First... let me see how much you can withstand training for your physical fitness."
This is one of the worst things I will experience in my entire life. The training given by Elize was not ordinary training. It couldn't be said to be a fitness exercise, but it was more like an assassination attempt on convicted criminals.
I now do push-ups without stopping until I exceed a hundred repetitions. Even if my body has reached its limits, it does not stop Elize from refusing to let me rest.
Sweat was endlessly flowing from my entire body. My previously clean clothes were now covered in dripping sweat. I can no longer count how much time has passed since I started these push-ups.
But I couldn't stop the training that Elize gave me. When I looked at Elize with a pleading expression, her face showed a look of indifference.
Elize's cold expression gave me a feeling of fear in my heart. It was more like a math teacher trying to teach a stupid student about calculating roots and so on. A part of me became nervous after receiving Elize's sharp gaze.
Due to Elize's relentless gaze on me, I couldn't help but decide to focus on my training a little longer. Stopping training halfway is not a good decision. My gut feeling says that it will make Elize angry and punish me if I stop in this condition.
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