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Chapter 509 Exercise and Free Time

"Hahaha……"

In a corner of Uzusa Academy, under the cool shade of a tree, Asagi Yoshino slumped down, panting heavily with sweat pouring down her face.

"Give."

Aize was also slightly out of breath, and his forehead was covered in sweat, but he was not so bad as to collapse on the spot. He took the water bottle and walked to Asagi Yoshino and handed it to her.

"Thanks……"

Chao Wufang replied weakly, took the water bottle, and drank.

"Don't drink too much. There's still some training to do later. If you're full of water, it won't be very comfortable."

Aize casually gave a word of advice and sat down next to Asagi Yoshino.

Is there still training?

Asahi Yoshino couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, it's just some basic physical training," Aize said nonchalantly. "Your stamina is not bad, you should be able to keep up with this level of training."

"Once you get a little used to it, you can practice the steps with me. This shouldn't be too difficult for someone like you who has been dancing for years."

"In a few days, you'll be able to do some reaction-improving exercises and practice your swings with me."

"The bell you're using is rather weak as a sword; it's not suitable for slashing, so it's better suited for practicing thrusting movements."

"Once you're fully accustomed to this training, dealing with those evil spirits will be several times easier than it is now."

Aize clearly had a plan in mind, which made Asagi Yoshino feel grateful and touched.

The fact that a complete training plan could be put forward today, even though it was only decided last night, proves that Aize must have stayed up all night making a lot of preparations after going back last night.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Aize," Yoshino Asatake said gratefully. "You have your own training to do, yet you still have to worry about me."

"It's nothing." Aize took the water bottle handed to him by Asahi Yoshino and drank it without a care in the world. As he drank, he said, "If you get stronger, I'll be able to save myself a lot of trouble."

After all, given the current developments, Aize will have to work with Yoshino Asatake and Mako Hitachi on all future exorcism operations.

Therefore, it's not entirely unrelated to Aize; it was something he did on a whim without much thought.

"Do you exercise like this every morning?"

Asahi Yoshino's voice lowered slightly, and a hint of shyness appeared on her pretty face.

Her gaze kept shifting, sometimes away, sometimes back to Aize, or more precisely, to the water bottle in Aize's hand, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

There was no way around it; she had just drunk from that water bottle…

Indirect kiss?

The word involuntarily came to mind, and her face turned red without her noticing.

If Aize knew what Asagi Yoshino was thinking, he would definitely tell her that, let alone indirect kissing the bottle opening, he directly blew into her mouth when he gave her artificial respiration.

Unfortunately, he didn't know, and regrettably missed seeing the esteemed priestess blush with embarrassment.

"More or less." Aize looked ahead and replied casually, "The intensity of the training has been reduced quite a bit recently, so you can keep up with my pace perfectly well, and you don't need to worry about affecting me."

In the past, this level of training would have been nothing to Aize.

However, now that the process of activating divine power has been added to the training, Aize's body is constantly under the burden of activating divine power in addition to training, so the intensity of training has inevitably decreased a lot.

Just now, when he was almost at the finish line, Aize quietly activated his divine power.

Therefore, when they arrived at Ushio Academy, not only was Yoshino Asagi exhausted, but Aize, who had been using his divine power for nearly twenty minutes, was also panting and still felt a stinging pain all over his body.

Training in this state makes it impossible to train at a high intensity.

The trainable intensity has decreased, but the efficiency has increased.

Because activating divine power puts a strain on the body, similar to weight training, Aize's physical condition is improving every day, and the time he can withstand the state of divine power activation has also increased.

After being constantly refined, the quality of the divine power also increased, by about 10% compared to before.

This kind of training not only yields more obvious and greater results than before, but also reduces the intensity and time required, essentially achieving greater results with less effort.

Therefore, Aize is now enjoying it. "And what about you?" Aize turned to look at Yoshino Asagi and asked, "Won't spending a little time exercising every morning have any negative effects on you?"

"It's...it's alright." Asagi Yoshino didn't dare let Aize see that she was staring at his lips, so she hurriedly looked away, tossing her hair as she said calmly, "Although I need to get up early, as long as there is no impurity to be purified, I usually go to bed early at night, so it won't affect my rest."

"Practice of the offering dance only begins after school; studies and homework can proceed as usual."

As the only person in the family who doesn't have to do any chores or housework, Yoshino Asatake is sometimes quite free.

Unless something suddenly happens at the shrine that requires her, the shrine maiden, to step in, she can easily set aside two or three hours each day to train.

"That's good." Aize nodded, then stood up and said, "We've rested enough. Let's hurry up and finish the rest of the training."

Today is the first day of school. After training, the two of them will have to run home for breakfast and then come to school obediently. It wouldn't be good if they wasted too much time.

Fortunately, the high school curriculum in this country is not very demanding, at least much better than in Aize before.

At Pelican Academy, classes usually start at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 11:30 a.m., which is only three hours of classes. In the afternoon, classes start at 1 p.m. and continue until about 3 p.m. After that, students can go home or participate in club activities.

In other words, students at Pelican Academy only need to attend about five hours of classes a day. After class, they can decide whether to go home or participate in club activities. The class schedule on Fridays, which are close to the rest day, is different from usual. They can usually finish school earlier in the afternoon, or even finish half a day earlier. Compared to Aize before, it is incredibly easy.

You should know that the school Aize attended before required students to be at school at 7 a.m. for morning self-study and not to leave until noon. In the morning alone, students had to attend classes for five hours, and in the afternoon, they had to attend classes from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., which was another five hours. In total, they had to spend ten hours at school.

That's not all. If you're a boarding student or attending evening self-study, you have to study from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or even 10 p.m., which is another three hours.

As a result, Aize used to have to spend at least twelve hours a day at school, a full half-day. If he slept seven hours a day, he would only have five hours of free time.

If you don't finish those insanely long test papers and homework assignments within those five hours, then congratulations, you'll have wasted several more hours.

Add to that the time spent eating, showering, and using the toilet, and at the end of the day, is there any free time left to use?

And holidays, whether it's summer vacation or winter vacation, are all reduced by at least half, and you still have to complete those even more insane summer or winter vacation assignments.

To be honest, Aize felt that it was already a miracle that he could find time to go for a morning run every day under such academic pressure, let alone come to Suizhi to play during holidays like before.

The reason he hasn't returned to Suizhi for several years isn't because he's unwilling, but because he doesn't have the time or inclination.

Especially during the middle school entrance exam period, Aize was almost overwhelmed by the people around him. This is why he decided to participate in the kendo competition as soon as he entered high school, because he really didn't want to be overwhelmed by endless studies.

Perhaps this is nothing to those who enjoy learning, but Aize doesn't consider himself a particularly studious person. While he wouldn't call himself a poor student, he's just hovering around the average level. He's not a genius, let alone a top student.

In his previous life, he only attended a mediocre university. In this life, he is more interested in things involving swords and spears, so he feels even less able to concentrate on his studies.

Now that he has come into contact with the extraordinary aspects of this world and the mysterious realms, he has become even less interested in his studies.

In conclusion, for Aize, having a more relaxed high school life would undoubtedly be excellent.

These days, he gets up at around 5 a.m. every day, exercises outside for about two hours, and goes back around 7 a.m. to take a shower, eat breakfast, and then he can get ready for school.

After school in the afternoon, he didn't plan to participate in any club activities. The time from school to dinner was his free time. He could go shopping or play whatever he wanted. Before dinner, he would train his divine power for about an hour, and then he could prepare to eat, take a shower, and go back to his room.

If there are no nighttime activities, such as exorcising evil spirits, Aize will do his homework, then go to bed and prepare to get up early the next day.

This kind of life is absolutely wonderful.

It's only just dawn, around six o'clock, and we still have an hour before our return trip at seven.

There's not much time left, so it's best to finish the rest of the training as soon as possible.

However, while Aize and Asagi Yoshino were training in an orderly manner, someone quietly arrived here.

"Aze."

Aize, who was stretching, heard a familiar voice and turned his head to look.

The next second, an old man dressed in an old-fashioned kimono and holding a wooden sword came into Aize's view.

"Mr. Genjuro".

Asahi Yoshino quickly got up.

"Grandpa."

Aize also stopped.

The newcomer was none other than Kurama Genjuro.

(End of this chapter)