Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 151: Training regimen

"Uvend, I was planning to do the same. I will intimate my Manager Remo. He'll take care of things."

"Thank you, Transgressor Lord. I will be going back then."

"Sure..."

He nodded his head from his seat and shook hands just as the Chieftain rose.

After bidding farewell his eyes fell on Camila who was waiting outside the office resting her chin with her hands. Her blue hair fluttered as the air flowed through the window by her side. It seems she was in thought since she did not pay heed to Nix who was staring at her.

"Hmm, Seems like you have a lot in your head right now?"

He asked and broke the silence.

"No~ Nothing..."

She denied and had a flustered expression as he sat next to her leaving a certain distance.

"I believe you are either in fear about my personality or Particularity. I won't justify my action or deny the fact I've killed innocent people without feeling remorse towards the dead. I accept what I did but, you don't need to feel scared of me. Though I've killed innocents and many of my enemies, the number of people we've lost from our side is low."

"I understand but, it is just that..." She said hesitantly and looked into his eyes.

"I have already noticed you assumed about me on your own and created an image moreover you chose to believe that was me. Sparing Havenkat's wife and  the blood rain incident... You assumed I was a hero walking on a righteous path. The same goes for the other members. Now that I've shown what I wanted to do. You all see me as a bad guy. "

He shrugged.

She keenly listened to his entire points and began talking as soon as finished in a low voice and dejected expression as though she was fooled by him.

"I liked you because of your redeeming qualities... I thought you are not like other outlaws. I thought you were an outlaw with a moral. It's true I have killed people but, I have never killed innocent people. So, I cannot understand what made you change your mind."

"Hmm, This open talk is rather better. As I said you assumed things. I will ask one simple question. If you give me an efficient answer. I'll accept what you said about my morals."

"Ask?" She said feeling dismayed.

"How will you win two demigods?"

It completely shut her up. She couldn't come up to find an answer.

Fighting just a knight is impossible. If she considers fighting high-ranked Angels and Devils who are comparatively strong opponents where she'd fail even if she brought over a hundred soldiers.

So, Killing a Demigod is practically impossible or unimaginable. As a perceptive woman, she was able to calculate and understand why he needed to cause such a big explosion.

The ones that witnessed him going against the demigods were Rebecca and Felishia and both of them didn't convey what happened since t's better for him to explain it. He just returned the day before yesterday as such he was in need to explain his position to his members in order to clear the false assumptions. 

There were several rumors that were spreading like wildfire by just the evening of the incident. The other cities called it the Advent of the black-masked revolutionary. Some believed it was the clash between Demigods. There were all sorts of speculations and the most ironic of them all was the rumor that spread around his clan.

They began to believe that Nix was possessed by a devil or doing god's work as an apostle. Nevertheless, they believed he was just a mad evil guy and this happened in a single day.

He had to clear up the misinterpretation but that was something he'll be doing by the following evening.

Yeril and her subordinates haven't come back yet, but it was not his business to worry about.

He looked at Camila for a while and rose from his place.

"Hope you'll understand."

He uttered and left for the basement.

{You'll have to wait to understand. Which means you cannot touch bluey for a week.}

Astaroth teased him.

Slightly Nix's lips curved up as hearing his comment, yet he quietly entered the gym.

There were also several members who greeted him and greeted them back. Both Felishia and Rebbeca were squatting wearing sports bras and leggings matching their bras. Nix just walked towards the corner and began to take pushups. 

{How many can you take?}

Astaroth questioned as he began talking.

"Twenty per set and I can do like five sets within a ten seconds interval."

{Tch, When I was your age I'd take a hundred per set. And I was doing like ten sets.}

What he said was indeed true. Astaroth's clothes disappeared in an instant as he stood facing with a brief flexing his muscles.  Astaroth was extremely buff and the cuts were pretty solid. It was rather proof that he was training macho.

"Hah, You are a Demon and I am human there is a difference between our body types and conditions."

{Tch, Excuses... You wanted me to help you? Then Follow as I say, you lazy suicidal bastard. From now on we will increase your strength and explosiveness more. You have good agility, so we can concentrate on these.}

"Alright! Alright!"

He uttered gazing at him.

The Two women noticed him speaking alone and walked towards him.

{Alright, Take it slow! But take another set without a gap!}

Astaroth yelled into his ears as he laid limp facing the ceiling.

"Want some water?"

Rebecca said, crouching next to him.

"Sure"

He said burrowed her bottle.

She looked at his biceps and chest which seemed pretty rigid and pressed his arms.

"Hmm, You've changed a lot. Back when I branded you..."

As she uttered pressing his biceps he just gazed at her quietly. It seems she just did it subconsciously as she backed away noticing his gaze.

"I did not mean to bring up that topic."

"Sure~ Sure"

He nodded his head and gazed at Felishia who looked down with her hands crossed.

"When are you going to conduct the meeting?"

"Today noon."

"I see..."

{Quite slacking around!}

Astaroth yelled, unable to wait any longer.

"Hah"

He sighed and began taking the pushups again.

"Is that the soul inside the Dagger you are talking with?"

Felishia asked with doubt.

"Yes"

He replied as he thrusted his body upwards.

"You're indebted to that soul too."

"Yeah"

{Hope you remember that}

Astaroth said with pride.

Suddenly he turned towards Rebecca as though he remembered something.

"Ahh, I forgot to say... Uriel is coming to the town in search of you."

"It will probably be about investigating my disappearance and the sublimity."

"Don't fret. I'll talk with her."

He assured me and continued doing his workout.

"Alright, we'll leave now."

He continued and finished a few more sets.

"Hah Hah Man I can't do any more than this. Slowly increase my regimen. What's up with this high intensity?"

{It is a waste teaching someone as non enthusiastic as you. Don't ask for my assistance then.}

"I am sorry, Astaroth, let's do this again."

He began to take pull-ups as he instructed.

"You know how my stat system works right?"

{No, you have not explained to me.}

"It rises very slowly. If I were to do continuous workouts until my body reaches the threshold of my limit and cross that it raises by one point. Do you have any suggestions to increase it faster in an efficient way? I want to increase my overall points by at least ten by this month."

{From what I can understand. You need to extremely immerse yourself in working out and not slack around. I'd say the eight-month workouts you always boast about are a waste of time.}

{You could have already become stronger. You need to understand what you are doing in the first place. Doing things randomly in random order won't bring you results.}

"So, master Astaroth, would you mind enlightening this underling of yours."

He said in a taunting tone.

{No going back let's see how tenacious you really are! From this day on you'll be going through immense training. Get ready my disciple!}

He taunted him back.

Though it was hard for him to follow, he worked out for one and a half hours like a beast receiving gazes that looked at him in amazement.

"Yo buddy!"

Reegan said in a cheerful voice.

As Nix was about to walk out he walked in. 

"Hi man!"

"Tryna buff up?"

"Trying to increase the stats."

"Couldn't see you yesterday. I heard you slept all day long inside your room yesterday. Take it, slow man. But, It Was Crazy! what you did there... I mean I didn't expect you'd bombard the city."

"Well, I'll talk about it in today's meeting. I'll be off then"

He patted his shoulder and walked out. 

He was tired of explaining it one by one so he wanted to explain later. 

As he was about to wear his shirt Astaroth began to talk again.

{That's it? You are not working on your skills?}

"Hah"

He sighed and dressed up in a battle suit and picked a sword.

{Hmm, good. You can't escape from my training regimen and you are the one asked for this. So don't regret.}