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Chapter 508 Just Exercising Together

The next day...

Before the sun had fully risen and only the dim light of dawn remained, Aize woke up according to his biological clock, just as always.

This time, however, Aize did not leave immediately after washing up, but sat in the living room and waited for a while.

"Good morning~"

A moment later, the sliding door to the living room opened, and a soft, lazy greeting followed.

Upon closer inspection, Yoshino Asagi, dressed in pajamas, swayed in from outside the door, looking sleepy.

That scene was exactly the same as the one Aize encountered when he first moved into the Chaowu family.

And so, Aize smiled.

"Good morning."

Aize greeted Yoshino Asagi.

"...Mr. Aize?"

With her eyelids half-closed, Asagi Yoshino managed to make out Aize's appearance.

"It's me." Seeing this, Aize couldn't help but feel a little playful and said, "You were great last night, I was so happy!"

One sentence silenced Asagi Yoshino.

"Snapped!"

After a while, Asahi Yoshino slapped her cheek hard, making it swell up on the spot.

"it hurts……"

With two red handprints on her face, tears streamed down Takeno's face, making everyone deeply realize just how merciless the other party had been in that slap.

"...Are you alright?" Aize's lips twitched slightly, and he said speechlessly, "Don't tell me you really have masochistic tendencies?"

"No, that's not it!" Yoshino Asagi protested tearfully. "So didn't I say that I only did it because I didn't want to look improper in front of Mr. Aizawa!"

"But you used way too much force!"

"...Thank you for reminding me, I already regret it."

Asagi Yoshino rubbed her cheeks, wiped away her tears, and finally managed to pull herself together.

Anyway, good morning, and I look forward to your guidance today.

Asahi Yoshino bowed deeply to Aize.

"After all, it's something we've already agreed on." Aize smiled and said, "Go wash up and change your clothes first, then come over."

“Okay,” Yoshino Asagi quickly replied, “I’ll make the most of my time.”

With that, she quickly walked towards the washroom.

Seeing Yoshino Asagi like this, Murasame, who had been following behind Aize ever since he woke up, finally snapped out of her daze.

"What's going on, Master?" Cong Yu asked, somewhat surprised. "Why is Yoshino up so early? Did you two agree to do something together?"

Based on the conversation just now, Cong Yu could only think of it this way.

"More or less." Aize didn't hide anything, and said while drinking water, "Starting today, Miss Chaowu will be training with us."

Last night, when Aize suggested exercising together, Asagi Yoshino was momentarily stunned, but quickly became interested.

She didn't want to continue feeling powerless, and she didn't want to become a useless burden anymore.

In that case, getting up early to exercise with Aize might not be a bad thing?

With that in mind, Yoshino Asagi readily agreed and made plans with Aize to wake up and meet up together.

"That Yoshino actually wants to train with Master?" After learning what had happened, Congyu was not relieved at all, but even more surprised. She muttered, "When did you two get to the point where you can do this kind of thing together?"

Congyu, unaware of the conversation between Aize and Asagi Yoshino yesterday, was puzzled by this outcome.

"It's just exercising together, don't overthink it."

Seeing that she seemed lost in thought, Aize reached out and tapped her on the forehead.

"Ouch! You mean master!"

Cong Yu winced and covered her forehead, glaring at Aize.

The two of them played around in the living room, waiting for Asagi Yoshino to arrive.

As Yoshino Asagi did indeed do as she said, she didn't waste much time and quickly changed into clothes that were easy to move in, and left the Asagi family with Aize.

"Let's warm up first and get our bodies moving."

Aize was leading Yoshino Asagi around as if he were mentoring a junior who was learning from him.

"Ok."

Yoshino Asagi completely lost her usual aloofness and turned into a well-behaved student, doing whatever Aize asked her to do.

After warming up, Aize and Yoshino Asatake discussed what they would be doing later. "Considering this is your first time participating in morning exercise, we'll narrow down the area and run around a few relatively simple streets in Suiori, with the finish line at Uzuma Academy, a distance of about ten kilometers," Aize said to Yoshino Asatake, who seemed both nervous and excited. "A ten-kilometer jog is quite tiring for a girl, but considering your condition, it should be just right."

Why do you say that?
Although Yoshino Asatake belittled herself to the point of being worthless, her physical strength was actually quite good.

She practiced the dance of offering from a young age, which involved a lot of exercise. She also often had to go up the mountain to fight evil spirits. She walked that mountain path countless times. With such long-term persistence, her physical strength was naturally not bad, and it might even be much better than that of ordinary men of the same age.

This is why Asagi Yoshino danced such a long offering dance, with such standard and intense movements, yet she didn't even pant after finishing it.

The same was true when they went up the mountain. Despite the rugged mountain path and the poor terrain, Yoshino Asatake was able to keep up with Aize's pace without even blushing until they encountered the evil spirit. This was also proof of Yoshino Asatake's excellent physical strength.

Therefore, although it was her first time participating in Aize's morning exercise, Aize did not intend to hold back and directly arranged a 10-kilometer jogging class for Asagi Yoshino.

"Just follow me."

Aize concluded with that sentence, and then took the lead and started running.

"Yes!"

Asahi no Yoshino nodded heavily and followed Aize without hesitation.

The two ran almost side by side. Even though Asagi Yoshino lagged behind, she was not too far from Aize. From a distance, they looked like a perfect couple, always together.

"...If we don't actually get married, it just doesn't make sense, does it?"

Cong Yu had been observing silently from the sidelines, and seeing how well the two matched, a thought popped into her mind.

"Hmm... let's not disturb them. Let's give the young people some time and space to develop their relationship."

Cong Yu smiled knowingly, then vanished like a mirage.

Neither Aize nor Asagi Yoshino noticed this situation. They ran side by side out of Kenji Shrine and headed towards the main street of Suiori.

Because it wasn't fully light yet, the streets of Suizhi were practically deserted, as if Aizawa and Asagi Yoshino had the entire street to themselves, giving them a sense of exhilarating freedom.

"So this is what mornings are like for Suiori?"

Asahi Yoshino seemed to be seeing this scene for the first time, and couldn't help but murmur aloud.

"Haven't you gone out around this time?"

Aize ran alongside Yoshino Asagi, speaking casually as if taking a leisurely stroll.

"No," Yoshino Asagi replied truthfully. "My father often gets up very early to go to the shrine to work. Even when I get up early, I stay at the shrine and don't have much of a chance to go out."

Asatake Yoshino's life was quite monotonous.

Because they understood her difficult fate, both Asatake Yasuharu and Hitachi Mako were very accommodating to her, not letting her do any chores or housework, allowing Asatake Yoshino to live a life almost like that of a princess.

Therefore, when Asatake Yoshino was not working or going to school, she either stayed at the shrine to practice the offering dance or stayed at home to review her lessons and do her homework. Other than that, she did nothing and knew how to do nothing.

She had no friends and had always been alone. Given her special status, she naturally wouldn't have the opportunity to go out and have fun with others.

Therefore, Yoshino Asabu really didn't have much of a chance to see the street scene before dawn.

"If I were to go out at this time, Father would definitely have Mako come with me, right?" Asagi Yoshino said with mixed feelings. "Even if I said I wanted to do something alone, Father and Mako would both be very worried."

What Asahi Yoshino meant was that, for this reason, she didn't really want to do things that would make the people around her worry.

Therefore, although the Asabu family does not have a curfew, Asabu Yoshino goes out at safe times every day and never stays out for too long, let alone goes out at times when there is a possibility of danger.

Of course, this doesn't apply when evil spirits appear.

Whenever the evil spirit appears, no matter how late it is, Yoshino Asatake and Mako Hitachi will go up the mountain together to fight in the dangerous mountains.

"So, neither Mr. An Qing nor Chang Lu knew that you came out with me today?"

Aize raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

Asagi Yoshino looked over with a puzzled expression, which made Aize chuckle.

“No, it’s nothing shameful anyway,” Aize said. “Stop talking, calm your breathing, and don’t lose your rhythm.”

"Ok."

The two stopped talking and started running silently, passing through street after street.

As the running time increased and the distance covered increased, Yoshino Asagi's breathing inevitably became more rapid.

Especially when she ran about five kilometers, Asahi Yoshino's breathing was completely out of control, her rhythm was all messed up, and sweat was pouring down her forehead.

When she reached the eight-kilometer mark, Yoshino Asagi began to pant heavily, sweat profusely, and showed signs of exhaustion.

"persist in."

Aize remained the same as before, seemingly unaffected.

Encouraged by him, Yoshino Asagi gritted her teeth and persevered.

Finally, as dawn broke, the school buildings of Uzuo Academy appeared before Yoshino Asatake.

We've finally arrived at the final stop.

(End of this chapter)