Chapter 335 – Village (10)
We decided to move away from the terrible scene. The smell of rotating corpses terribly offended our keen senses. When she calculated the movement radius of Theo Terre, it seemed that we could move to the back of the mountain range we had infiltrated, so I suggested we go there, and she liked her too.
“I love the forest too! But, there are some things I need to prepare before I go.”
Following her order her, we went around the smithy and village looking for a large bowl. After finding the two bowls, Theo Terre hurried us on, her pockets full of pebbles. Like a child excited about a picnic, I burst out laughing.
After entering the mine, we found the entrance through which we originally came and rode up at once. Theoter was looking curiously at the entrance we had cut out.
“Are you good at knives? Which one of you?”
“It’s me.”
A.A. The tips of her ears turned red again. She became visibly shy when receiving only compliments from her. How did he become a warrior with that personality? When Theo Terr saw that Ai was embarrassed, she said with a smirk.
“Are you very shy?”
“Isn’t it cute?”
“Yes!”
“Two, you two, don’t make fun of me!”
As we teased A.A. To her tune her, she lowered her head and said so. And he seemed to change the topic quickly, fearing that we might make fun of him again.
“Oh that…! It must be done quickly! Perform!”
“Right. I have to do it.”
Theo Terdo was started by Ay’s request and nodded her head. It was time for her to do as she said. We didn’t know when the remnants of the Dwarven Kingdom would bother us, and we didn’t know when the people of the Mage Tower would come and bother us.
Theo Terre nodded at Aye’s urging and prepared for her performance.
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“What is this?”
A large bowl came up on our heads. It was a bowl that looked like a bowl at a Chinese restaurant, but it was made of cast iron and was quite heavy. Theoter filled it with rocks and had me and A.A. Put them on top of their heads. It was n’t too difficult to lift it with her hands her, but it was quite difficult to balance because it was filled with stones. A.A. Staggered for a second, then immediately caught her balance, and I struggled with her to keep pace with her.
When Theo Terre saw that we somehow stood up straight, she clapped her hands and liked it.
“Well done! After all, the basics are done!”
“Can I just stay like this?”
AI also asked Theoter if he was curious about the next course of this class. Theo Terre smiled at Aye, who seemed impatient with her mind her, she said.
“Take your time. Huh? Walk forward slowly like this.”
“Like this?”
It was not that easy to walk with a shaking bowl on your head. In particular, walking with a head full of stones piled up like shaved ice made each step dizzy. I stepped very slowly and carefully, as if imitating a crane. Looking to the side, Ei Ei Doi was clenching her teeth and moving her steps.
The stones above my head swayed with every step I took. In order for the stones not to shake, I had to give strength to my whole body. After taking a few narrow steps, Theo Terr nodded his head with a satisfied expression.
“Yeah, good! You’re good! After all, you guys are talented!”
For a moment, I felt like I was in kindergarten. Theoter was so good at taking care of us. She cheered us up once more and then single-handedly spread her arms and circled in her little circle.
“Would you like to look back like this now?”
I still don’t know what kind of training this training is. A.A didn’t even know what kind of training it was. The two of us started to turn around slowly and in a big way, as Theoter ordered. It was hard to just walk, but the difficulty increased because I had to change the direction and turn around. One mistake made the bowl shake even more.
“Look out.”
I barely came to my senses when A.A worried about me. From here on, she couldn’t lose to A-A. I gritted my teeth again and started walking slowly. I gave my body so much strength that my footprints were dug in the dirt. After I had barely completed one lap, A.A. Was already walking her steps her and looking at me.
I caught my breath and looked at Theoter. What are you doing now? Aye also looked at Theo Terre with her face full of anticipation. Theoter smiled at us.
“Too slow. Should be able to turn faster It’s not that you can’t, but you can’t train at that pace.”
Fuck. I barely swallowed the swear words that had built up in my throat and moved on. From now on, we had to keep going round and round until Theoter could get a pace that satisfies him. After turning around once, it was surprisingly not as difficult as I thought. We did a complete lap at a higher speed than we had initially attempted. But Shio Ter shook his head and said.
“Still too slow. A little faster than that.”
That’s how the hell of a hit and run began. We kept going round and round until Theoter could match the speed he wanted. At first, we moved at a speed that was not even walking, but now we can turn around at the speed of a light run.
Sweat poured down like rain. We looked at Theoter again. Theo Terre was nodding his head as if satisfied only then. I asked.
“Hey, are you done now?”
“Yes. Then…”
“Now?”
Anticipation surged. Even A.A.’S face was full of tension. It was already quite difficult just to run this round and round, but thinking that it was a preparation process to receive training to become stronger, my strength rose again. Theoter said.
“Try following me in that state.”
She jumped lightly as if on her Sky Kong Kong. She repeatedly jumped from side to side like that. A.A and I both looked at each other a little flustered. Do you want me to wear this now and do that? Theoter paused again as we hesitated.
“Shall I show you a demonstration?”
Then he took the bowl from above my head. Then she tilted her head slightly and placed the bowl on her antlers. In that state, Shioter swayed lightly as if dancing. Then, with her eyes closed, she started jumping again. She said.
“It’s important that your posture doesn’t waver under any circumstances.”
The bowl atop her horn was motionless. A.A and I could not help but admire her uniqueness of her. As she repeatedly jumped from side to side, she flicked her head slightly to lift the bowl. She held the stone on her bowl in her hand before it fell apart and held it out to me again.
“Can you?”
She even showed me a demonstration, so I had to. I had to do something to protect my pride. It seemed that there was an ogi when Ei Doshio Ter showed her in front of her. I carefully placed her bowl on top of her head her and hopped sideways.
“Oh.”
The moment I landed, the balance was shaken and the stone rolled down. While trying to receive the stone, the center of the whole body was disturbed, and the stones poured out. I had to hurriedly pick up the stone again. Theoter was sitting on a rock, leisurely watching our actions. She said.
“It’s okay. Are you okay. Do you have a lot of time? If it’s hard, take a break and do it.”
Having said that, I couldn’t rest any longer. I grit my teeth and sweep the stones.
“Wow!”
Aye from the side of her also lost her balance and missed her bowl. She, too, began to pick up the stones again. I can’t count how many times I’ve repeated this. There was no telling how long it would take Theo Terre to reach her desired level of her. However, she seemed to catch the movement of her muscles clearly every time she jumped from side to side. I felt like I could feel more clearly than when and at what timing I had to give strength.
How many times did the sun rise and the sun set? We appeased our meals with beef jerky and clear water. Theoter did not leave the rock for a moment while we practiced, watching us. They smiled and encouraged us saying we were doing well, or gave us advice. When our concentration was distracted and our posture was ruined, it came flying like lightning and brought us back to balance.
That’s how we gradually got used to the movement of the body. At some point, we were moving as if we were one body with a stone bowl without Shiotere holding us. The bowl did not shake when walking or running. No matter how many times I jumped from side to side, the stones only swayed weakly and did not fall.
White marks were left on the stones that firmly supported the floor. We couldn’t afford to look back at each other. After repeating one run, rest again and drink water. After a short break, he picked up a stone and put it back on his head and ran again.
How many times have you repeated that? I realized at one point that I was doing the side-to-side jump very naturally. Like wearing a hat. As if we were united, I was moving freely. As I realized that, I heard laughter. It was a clear, cool laugh, like the wind in a valley.
Haha!”
Theoter laughed lightly. The sound of laughter gave me a sense of pride in my heart as if I had been notified that I had passed. A.A also smiled brightly and tried to put down the stone bowl. Theoter laughed and said.
“Well done. Shall we start the first stage of training right away?”
And with those words, we had no choice but to stiffen up again. Running in place was a warm-up exercise? Is there anything more than this? She took out a pebble from her pocket and flicked it lightly with her finger. The pebble flew at the speed of an arrow and hit the tree hard. The thick tree was pounded and dented.
“Cioter?”
Theoter threw a pebble into the air and looked at us. She said.
“Did you see it? This is level 1 speed. I’m going to throw 20 of them, but if you dodge all of them, it will pass. Understand? Who do you want to start with?”
“Do you wear this?”
“Yes.”
Theoter laughed and said so. At that moment, a status window appeared above my head.
[* Theoter’s special training has begun. (1/5) Reward: Strength Dexterity + 20]
