NOVEL WEB Volume Three, Prologue:
(Yoko's POV)
With the early morning air laden with dew, and a gentle breeze blowing, anyone would say that it can't get more peaceful and relaxing than this.
"Lift! Lift, you damn ingrates!"
Well, anyone but Aniki and Naoya-nii, that is. They're too busy struggling with their training with Master. Right now, they're trying to individually lift dumbbells that weigh a hundred kilograms. They're managing well enough, but Master wants them to lift them over their heads.
"What do you think we're doing, you bastard?!"
Naoya-nii snaps at him. Whether the vein bulging in his forehead is from anger or from the strain of lifting, I'm not sure.
"If you can talk, you're not doing it right, dumbass! LIFT!!!"
"That doesn't make sense....!", Aniki grunts.
I've already finished my training for the day, and now I'm just observing the scene. Master sighs loudly, obviously fed-up.
"Stop, just stop! I can't bear to watch this any further."
Gratefully, Aniki and Naoya-nii place down their weights.
"What an absolutely pathetic display.", Master says with disgust, "I'm wasting my time training you two."
Naoya-nii swallows his reply and scowls at him. Aniki exhales deeply.
"You know, usually people tend to not get things right the first time."
"Blah,blah,blah. Yoko can do it just fine! As a matter of fact, she can easily manage twice that much!"
"Seriously?"
Naoya-nii doesn't believe it, so I walk over and lift the weights over my head with no effort. The both of them are obviously surprised.
"No way...That's incredible."
"For someone who doesn't have muscles, you sure are strong, Yoko."
Hearing the both of them praise me, especially Aniki, makes me feel quite chuffed with myself.
"That's right! She isn't worthless like you two!"
And then that happiness fades when Master opens his mouth. I'm starting to get annoyed with the way he keeps belittling them.
"Stick it up your arse, you git! Why don't you fob off?!"
Naoya-nii finally loses his cool and yells at Master. Aniki rests his hand on his shoulder.
"Easy, Naoya. Don't let this jerk get to you-"
Aniki's attempt to soothe Naoya-nii is cut off by Master elbowing the latter before either could react, sending him crashing into the storage house and breaking down its doors.
"Naoya?! Oi, what the hell what that fo-"
*WHAM*
Master then wallops Aniki, sending him tumbling into a wall.
*THUUUUDDD*
"You runts. Who do you think you're talking to, huh?"
"Master."
"Yes, Yoko-chan?"
His attitude does a complete one-eighty now that he's talking to me. What a pathetic teacher...
"I'm going to break your legs."
"EHH?! Y-YOKO-CHAN?!"
I'm letting you off easy. Bullying my big brother is already bad enough, but Aniki?
Only a chosen few can bully my Aniki and live.
Volume Three is here. Things are about to get more interesting for our cast. Stay tuned for future events!