In the backyard in the base of Yakuza, a woman was laying on the carpet as she stared blankly at the sky. She was breathing heavily as she felt her whole body hurting so much. She's considering whether if just living peacefully in the countryside is much better than suffering from this training
The woman, Ilaya, was groaning pitifully as she felt her whole body trembling from the pain that she subjected herself into. A day passed as she remembered talking about all things to Nicole before heading inside the building to have a dinner
Of course, Nicole didn't forget to train her to remove her shyness to people as she dragged Ilaya to the dining area of the base. Ilaya was subjected to the longest time of her life. She didn't even manage to taste her food from the glance coming from the people around her!
When she appeared, all sorts of noises vanished as they all looked at her. She immediately wanted to turn back, but she was held in Nicole's iron grip as she loudly introduced her to the people
Ilaya can only try her best to have a poker face as she nodded to them. But internally, she's already crying. No. She really was close to crying as her eyes moisten. Then, her only saving grace is that the man, Haruki, that she had talked to earlier greeted her and joined them as they sat in the chair
They have an awkward conversation at first, before the ice starts to melt as they soon happily talk to each other. The three of them had fun talking despite the people glancing around at Ilaya from time to time. After the dinner, she headed back to her room to sort of her mind and soon slept
The moment morning comes. She was woken up by a loud banging on her door. She soon heard a child's voice coming outside
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ilaya! Wake up! We need to start your training now!"
Ilaya got up from her bed as she sleepily shouted at Nicole
"I'm coming! Just give me a minute!"
Nicole then excitedly replied to her
"Alright! I wait for you at the gate! Make sure to wear clothes that fit for exercise! And don't forget your shoes!"
Ilaya looked at the door, then turned to looked at the time on her phone as she replied
"Okay!"
Ilaya saw that it's still five in the morning. Then, she walked towards the window and she opened it. A cold breeze immediately greeted her as she shivered from the cold
Ilaya took a deep breath as she smelled the morning dew and felt refreshed. She immediately got busy of changing clothes as she walked out of her room and tied her increasingly long hair into a ponytail while walking
She wore a black leggings and a shirt, paired with blue rubber shoes. She saw a sports bra in her wardrobe and initially wanted to try it, but she felt that it's too revealing and decided against it. She also felt that she's going to roll a lot on the ground that's why she wanted to covered her body
Then, she walked out of the building as she saw Nicole stretching at the gate. She wore a black leggings like hers, but she wore a grey sports bra. Her small figure is so cute in her eyes and she couldn't help but admire her boldness
As she got near, Nicole noticed her and said to her
"Ohh! You didn't wear the sports bra! I even match it with mine!"
Ilaya's lips twitch as she adamantly said to her in a tone that refused any argument
"It's okay. I have a feeling that I'm going to roll a lot so I covered myself to spared myself from itchiness"
Nicole nodded as she said to her
"Good judgement! I will certainly make you roll if you can't finish all of your tasks. Now let's start stretching first. Follow my lead!"
Then, the two of them started stretching exercises and Ilaya felt that her body was warming up. After ten minutes. The two of them walked outside the gate as they walked for the first minute. Then, their pace started to speed up as they ended up jogging
For about two minutes jogging, Ilaya suddenly felt a pain in the side of her torso like a needle poking inside! She grit her teeth as she continued running. On her side, Nicole keep cheering her as her breathing became rapid and she's starting to feel her legs turning numb
"You can do it Ilaya! We'll just jog for about 2.5 kilometers before heading back again the same way!"
Ilaya turned hopeful as she remembered that Nicole said that she's going to run ten kilometers. She felt touched as she asked amidst her gasp
"How many…huff… kilometers did…hahh we run now?"
Nicole looked at her weirdly as she said
"We've just started! It's not even a kilometer yet!"
Ilaya felt her eyes teared up as she's starting to lose motivation. Then, she relived the moment Ivana punched her in the face. As she remembered her smug look, she immediately had a desire to wipe that smile off her face. Then, she growled loudly as energy flooded her body
"... Raaahhhhh!!"
She suddenly sped up as Nicole catches up to her and excitingly said
"That's it! You can do it!"
The two ran as their jog had turned into a sprint. Of course, even if Ilaya's mind is willing, her body cannot catch up to her burning enthusiasm. Soon, they returned to jogging
But for Ilaya, that sort of motivation is enough to force her legs to run even though they feel like they're starting to fall off. Eventually, they managed to make it to the finish line. As Ilaya was panting, Nicole said to her
"Your body is going to hurt all over later, so make sure that you've done all the push-ups and sit-ups before you rest!"
Ilaya only nodded because saying something in her state is too difficult. Then, after resting for five minutes, they started their way back again. Ilaya really pushed herself to the limit and they managed to reach the base relatively quick
Then, they immediately headed towards the backyard as Ilaya immediately did 50 push-ups and sit-ups. That goes without saying that she really suffered from those intense exercise
She made the 50 push-ups into three batches of resting in between and the same goes to sit-ups. As she did those exercise, Nicole's loud cheering turned from motivating her to annoying her
She hurriedly finished her last exercise and she ended up sprawling on the carpet, looking at the sky with a wistful expression. Then, Nicole finished her own exercise as she pulled out a face towels and she throws one on Ilaya's face
Ilaya wanted to catch it but her arms didn't even move as the towel hit her face. As she moved her trembling arm to remove the towel. Nicole said to her
"Wipe your body! And don't lay down! It's bad for the body when you just finished exercising! Get up!"
Ilaya begrudgingly sat on the carpet as she heard Nicole said her last task
"Now you have to meditate for 10 minutes! Just let your mind turn empty or do a self reflection! Your choice!"
Ilaya nodded as she got into the lotus position and meditated. She wanted to let her mind turn empty as she was too exhausted to think. As she sunk on her meditation world, she heard Nicole said to her
"Also, you need to do those exercises again in the afternoon"
Ilaya's focus broke as she really wanted to run away from this and go to the restaurant