NOVEL WEB Chapter 12: Give it your best!
Will
"I don't have time for this anymore. He's your problem now, just bring him back by nightfall and make sure you take good care of him." Sona prepared to close the door, practically kicking us out of the apartment.
"Oh, and don't let him out of your sight, he gets into trouble very easily, I'd even say he's a magnet for trouble." She spoke with a serious face, full of distrust.
"Why do you seem to see me as a pet? Am I some kind of bulldog or husky?"She gave me a smug look and replied bluntly.
"That's a good analogy, I think you even deserve a Scooby Snack for that." I was speechless, and taking advantage of the opportunity, she closed the door in our faces and left.
Ravel and Riser looked at each other for a few moments, also trying to understand what was going on.
Ravel had said too much, not only that, but she had a kind of psychological debt. She basically ran out of excuses to give, and in a way, I was doing exactly what she told me to do.
How can you back out when you told me to do exactly that? I just did what you told me to do!
Some would say she influenced me to do it, she was a devil after all, and I was a mere human peasant.
Sona made sure nothing bad happened to me and went the extra mile to make things happen. She represented the eyes of the Sitri under the situation and kept everything under a certain control.
If the Phenex, especially Riser, acted against me for no reason, Sona would reprimand them to a certain extent. But it was also their family that had to resolve this in their own way, and Sona couldn't say what or how it should be done.
In short, there's a dog in front of you, you can play with it and even take the chicken from its mouth if you're careful, but never abruptly and never step on its tail, that is sacred. Otherwise, the bite will be painful!
Death is just a step away but so are the rewards
I coughed lightly to get their attention, it was time to deliver the fatal blow.
"As you said, I really know my family tree, but there's a missing link in it, a mysterious great-great-great-great-grandfather. I imagine the mystery is over, and I would like to pay my respects to my ancestors." Ravel is smart, she can take me to many places and tell many lies, like that of an old relative in debt who is certainly not her father.
"Where is my ancestor's grave?" But I added an element that couldn't be faked...
[ +30 EXP received | Total Exp: 30/300 ]
She shuddered, her face turned white, and her hands began to sweat and shake. A wicked chill ran through her body, taking her out of her comfort zone.
Lies are good unless investigated, lying the right way takes time and energy, now tell me the truth!
"t-the g-grave?"She tugged lightly on her collar, trying to get more air to breathe.She looked at Riser who, being an idiot, just shrugged.
I nodded."The grave, you know where It's don't you?"
She sighed deeply with heavy, closed eyes, tired of trying. And when she opened her eyes, she had renewed determination.
"Well, you're one of us, we have a lot to talk about on this subject. I think we'd better start from the beginning but first... You and Riser have been bickering a lot, don't you think? How about we settle this male dispute once and for all?" She smiled kindly, but now there was intelligence in her gaze. She had a plan...
"Riser goes to a gym around here, how about having a contest there?" Internally, I began to carefully analyze her words. What she was thinking had to be deduced...
"Sure, I think it's a good way to get to know each other better." I smiled kindly on the outside, but on the inside my smile was even wider...
[ +20 EXP received | Total Exp: 50/300 ]
"Hahaha, any contest would be unfair against this skinny weakling. Do you honestly think you can compete with me? Hahaha, but it's fine with me." Riser nodded happily in agreement. Unfortunately, he was dumb and didn't understand anything, but that's why he was happy.
"At least I have a bigger brain than a chicken,unlike someone."He gritted his teeth once more but took no action as Ravel once again tried to appease.
Soon we walked to a regular gym. Riser didn't go here, but we managed to 'magically' get in anyway. The magic was subtle, and I didn't even notice when it was used.
"We could go to the ring and fight directly, but I don't think that's what Ravel suggested, right, Ravel?" Riser said. The girl nodded in agreement. "Yes, fights have many variables and are very violent despite being more direct. It's better to have a contest with weightlifting and endurance on the treadmill. One chance for each of you."
"Oh, and please don't go overboard, it's a friendly competition, understand?" She looked deeply at Riser and gave me a simple nod with a beautiful smile. "And do your best!"
"Okay! Strength and endurance then, well, ladies first, Riser." I bowed exaggeratedly and let him go ahead, which he did grumbling but still satisfied.
[ +10 EXP received | Total Exp: 60/300 ]
"So be it, now behold the strength of the great and powerful Riser Phenex, you peasant!" He quickly got ready, the barbell was already on the floor with the weights in place, about 120 kilograms in total.
#In free units, about 265 pounds. 1 kilo = 2.2 pounds.
He took a deep breath and made a truly and genuinely fake effort to lift the barbell above his head and then brought it back down.
He was not a good actor.
"I could have lifted more, what a shame, I didn't warm up beforehand, hahaha." He then came back and gave me a chance to try too. At that moment, Ravel turned to me again and whispered. her little hand looked a little comical next to my ear.
"I know I said just one attempt, but that's a rule exclusively for Raiser. If you want, you can keep trying until you find your maximum! I'm sure you can surprise us!" She said cheerfully and encouragingly, it seemed like she really wanted to see my effort.
Following her advice, I tried 30 kilograms first, a very heavy weight but still common for an adult man, even the weakest.
"Too light, I'll increase it." She nodded cheerfully. "Yes please, I'm looking forward to seeing what you're capable of."
Riser on the other side looked at the situation suspiciously.
[ +10 EXP received | Total Exp: 70/300 ]
I increased the weight by ten kilos, once, twice, three times.
And then I sighed.
"I think it's better to increase it in larger amounts, it's still too light." And then I started increasing it by twenty kilos at a time. "That's it! Do your best! I'm rooting for you!" Ravel seemed to get more and more cheerful, cheering and clapping her hands.
Her head shaking from side to side with a light mood and smile while humming.Her legs swinging in the air playfully and innocently.
[ +20 EXP received | Total Exp: 90/300 ]
Her eyes began to shine brighter and brighter, the weight increased, and the clapping became faster and more cheerful.
"Wow!Are you really going to achieve this?It would be really impressive!" The smile slowly widened, until her mouth began to open in surprise.
And then there were already two hundred kilos on my feet, which was excessive, and I had been feeling the difficulty increase for some time, faster and faster, and even so, Ravel still didn't seem satisfied.
"Here I go."Taking a deep breath I prepared myself.
[ +20 EXP received | Total Exp: 110/300 ]
I pulled and shouted as I began to lift, my breathing had stopped for a few moments, the bar rising with great difficulty across my chest, my teeth grinding fiercely, and I could feel my blood vessels dilating throughout my body.
[ +40 EXP received | Total Exp: 150/300 ]
"Come on! Just a little more! You're almost there!"She was agitated, it seemed like she couldn't sit still any longer. I didn't want to disappoint.
[ +50 EXP received | Total Exp: 200/300 ]
"I believe in you, don't give up!Go Will!" She screamed loudly with both hands amplifying the sound, trying to motivate me. With her encouragement, I felt my strength renewing and pushed the bar above my head for a few moments and then let it fall, my body falling tired along with it.
[ +100 EXP received | Total Exp: 300/300 ]
[ LEVEL ↑ | New Level: 6 | EXP Reset: 0/350 | Skill Points +2 | All Status +1 ]
"What a beautiful ceiling... I want one just like it..."I lay there trying to control my breathing.
I almost fainted there.
"Oh God, have you finally come to take my poor soul?"And then I suddenly saw a beautiful angel with golden hair.
Ravel slowly approached and knelt beside me, then poked my face with her small, pink finger a few times. "Hello, hello? Is anyone there, Will? Come back down to earth..." She laughed amusedly.
"You don't even look human, so slender but so strong. You look like a superhero with a secret identity and full of mysteries, hahaha." She was very entertained, I think I became a good court jester for her.
Her eyes shone with childlike joy and amusement.
"I'm glad you liked it, being as light as you are, I can carry you the rest of the way on my back.What do you think?"She looked surprised and laughed softly.His brother is much stronger, but he is not funny by the looks of it.
"I don't know if that's an appropriate attitude for a lady..." She then leaned closer and whispered in my ear. "But when Riser isn't looking I'll happily accept it...Maybe you can surprise me in other ways too..."She laughed slightly blushing and then returned to the main topic.
"Do you even feel human? Because I've never seen such a light human lift two hundred kilos the first time at a gym..." I sighed internally, I think I'm finally going to 'discover' a 'demonic society'...
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Author notes: I honestly want to get out of my basement, I haven't seen the daylight in a while... Anyway, we're reaching the end of the first part, as for why a fanfic author divides the story into parts, don't ask me.
I'm just methodical.I think it's important to have goals and achieve them. And this is also a guarantee that there will be a second part for you all. I don't know about the third part yet, though.
In the next chapters I will give more emphasis to Ravel and prepare the ground for the first calamity. As I said before, luck and bad luck coexist.
I also have to work on the real protagonist of this story, Issei and his group... I would say that I won't see much light in the next few days…I foresee a lot of headaches and work...
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