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"Violet in English...that's a pretty good code name, but why did you come up with such a code name for me?"
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Is there truth or falsehood? What constitutes a lie?"
Upon hearing Asuna's question, Asagiri's smile vanished instantly, and he stared intently at Asuna's face as he spoke.
"Because your figure when you wield the rapier is as beautiful and elegant as a violet flower, in my mind you should be called Violet."
Even though Asuna Yuuki was mentally prepared and knew that this wasn't Asagiri's true feeling, seeing the other person staring at her so seriously, and the fact that they were sitting on the same bench and quite close together, still made her heart race suddenly. She even blushed and timidly looked away, not daring to look directly into Asagiri's eyes.
"Then...what about the truth?"
"The truth is, it just suddenly occurred to me; there was no particular reason."
"Oh, that's how it is..."
For some reason, Asuna Yuuki felt somewhat disappointed. Although she knew it was a lie, the former version made her happier.
.............
After having lunch together, Asuna Yuuki and Asagiri went to the gym in Shuchiin.
While ordinary schools naturally wouldn't have facilities like a professional gym, Shuchiin Academy, a private school, is not only known for its students' average grades, but also for its sports clubs such as tennis, volleyball, and basketball, which frequently achieve success in national competitions. It can be described as the strongest high school in every aspect.
In addition, its abundant funding and comprehensive and professional campus facilities are naturally unmatched by ordinary universities.
As for why she came to the gym, Asagiri's explanation was quite simple.
"Although we call it a game, a dungeon is not a real game. We can't directly judge our strength through numbers. Moreover, given the same physical condition, people who exercise regularly will definitely be more adaptable to the rhythm of combat."
020 The Focus Center of the Gym
When Asuna Yuuki and Asagiri entered the gym together, they found that there were already some students and several young-looking male and female teachers exercising on equipment such as treadmills.
As soon as the two pushed open the door, several curious gazes were cast their way. Unlike the teachers and students who came to the gym to exercise, Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna were still wearing school uniforms that were not suitable for exercise.
There's nothing we can do about it. Today is only the first day of school, and the school hasn't yet distributed the sportswear purchased based on the sizes submitted by the students. That's why there aren't any first-year students to be seen in this gym.
What normal student, on their first day of high school, would not go to check out clubs they are interested in, but instead come here to work out?
Seeing that those people only glanced at her before continuing their training without keeping their eyes on her, Chaowu frowned slightly, looking somewhat displeased.
"Hmm? No one is giving me hostile looks... I see. After all, it's only the first day of school, and only one morning has passed. Although my story has started to circulate in the high school, it's not to the point where everyone knows me yet... This means I still need to keep working hard."
Asuna Yuuki has gradually gotten used to Asagiri's personality of occasionally saying surprising things, but she still can't help but feel the urge to make sarcastic remarks.
"No... this is truly the first time I've ever seen someone like you, so eager to be ostracized and bullied..."
"Exclude me? Don't be ridiculous."
Asagiri shook her head, looking as if she had heard a lame joke.
“I never needed to associate with them in the first place. I’m not the kind of person who has to fit into any group and use the illusion of harmony to gain a sense of self-worth. In my opinion, most of the students in Shuchiin are not worthy of having any interaction with me. As for bullying... that’s utter nonsense.”
Asagiri smiled slightly and said something that surprised Asuna Yuuki.
"These students from Shuchiin Academy think they can bully me? I made a deal with Ashikaga-sensei, so I will keep my promise to her and change this disgusting and corrupt atmosphere at Shuchiin Academy."
“I don’t have much time to catch those stubborn guys one by one. Since that’s the case, let them come to me, and then I will bully them properly, so that they can truly experience the despair of feeling humiliated but powerless.”
"This can be considered as educating them on the principle of 'Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.' They wanted to attack me, but I repaid evil with kindness. Hmm, that's really too gentle."
Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki was at a loss for words, only feeling a sense of worry.
Her concern wasn't for Asagiri, but for the students of Shuchiin High School, especially the freshmen who would be spending three years with this great demon king.
Don't forget, this Utsunomiya-kun... is someone who dares to chat and laugh with a three-meter-tall, blood-faced caregiver, beat five delinquents out of school and sent them to the hospital, and even killed someone the first time he entered a dungeon.
If you think about it carefully, the bullying behavior that these pampered students of Shuchiin attempted to engage in was probably just like children playing house in the eyes of the other party.
It's anyone's guess who will be the next unlucky one to mess with him.
..........
A few minutes later, Asuna Yuuki followed Asagiri to the squatting equipment and watched as Asagiri attached weight plates to both sides of the barbell.
Just as Asagiri finished loading the barbell plates and was about to start squatting, a middle-aged man in sportswear, with a burly and broad build who looked like a physical education teacher, noticed them from a distance. He frowned and quickly came over to dissuade her.
"Hey, kid, that's way too heavy, and you're not even wearing a back brace. Is this your first time at the gym? Start with a light weight to warm up, and then gradually increase the weight. Squats are very dangerous. If you really want to work out, I can assist you from the side; it'll be safer that way."
Faced with the PE teacher's kindness, Asagiri simply smiled and shook her head. She walked over and, with an extremely standard posture, supported the heavy barbell with her shoulders. Then, under the teacher's incredulous gaze, she completed a squat while talking.
"This is the weight I use to warm up."
The PE teacher was dumbfounded, looking completely stunned.
Ninety kilograms... just a warm-up?
Ninety kilograms is not an exaggerated weight for this male teacher who graduated from a physical education university. In fact, it would not be considered a high weight in a professional gym.
The problem is that he has never seen a high school student who squats 90 kilograms without wearing any protective gear or warming up.
Just then, Asagiri did something that left the physical education teacher speechless.
“It’s still too light.”
As he spoke, he picked up two 25kg weight plates from the ground and attached them to the barbell. Adding them to the previous 90kg, this brought the total to 140kg.
At this point, not only the PE teacher, but everyone in the gym stopped and watched as Asagiri lifted the 150-kilogram barbell, did a squat effortlessly, and even jumped easily when her legs straightened up.
"I go......"
"Is this guy...human?"
"The barbell is bent...that's brutal..."
"Where did this expert come from? I've never seen him before!"
The people in the gym, as well as the PE teacher, were all dumbfounded.
Although this physical education teacher has seen many people who can squat 140 kilograms, someone who can do it so easily must be a super muscle guy who is admired by many people in the gym.
The key point is that Asagiri's physique is not the kind that is so bulky that it makes people feel bloated; on the contrary, she is the slender type. It is truly a gift that she can carry such an exaggerated weight.
What the physical education teacher didn't know was that this wasn't actually the limit of the morning mist.
He could do a 140-kilogram single squat back in junior high school. He was only doing this now to test the passive effect of the Human Asura skill and the enhancement it brought to his physical fitness. According to his own feeling, with the enhancement of the Human Asura passive effect, his maximum squat weight could easily exceed 200 kilograms.
However, doing that in public would be too shocking.
Watching Asagiri put the barbell back down with an effortless and even relaxed look, the PE teacher seemed to have thought of something and tentatively asked.
"Could it be... that you are the legendary freshman, Utsunomiya Asagiri?"
021 Sports clubs are eager to recruit athletic prodigies.
"Yes."
After receiving Asagiri's affirmative answer, the PE teacher had an expression as if he had just unlocked an SSR card. His originally serious square face instantly relaxed, and he couldn't wait to speak.
"Utsunomiya-kun, join our track and field club! If you join, I guarantee that with your talent, you'll definitely win the national championship... no, you might even win the world championship!!!"
This physical education teacher never expected that he would be so lucky to run into the legendary SSR-level transfer student, the kind of person that every sports club is eager to recruit, Utsunomiya Asagiri!
How impressive is Utsunomiya Asagiri's resume?
If he had only won the national championship in one of the three sports—basketball, tennis, or badminton—during junior high school, it's highly likely that only the corresponding sports club would extend an offer to him. After all, there are significant differences between different sports, and someone who is good at basketball may not necessarily have tennis talent.
However, Asagiri Utsunomiya won the championship in all three events for two consecutive years during her junior high school years. What kind of prestige is that?
This is a once-in-a-century athletic genius!
How much preparation did the sports clubs at Shuchiin make today to recruit him? How many male PE teachers in charge of the clubs begged the women's sports clubs to lend them a few pretty upperclassmen, just so that when Utsunomiya Asagiri appeared at the club's promotional area, they could attract his attention? After all, what hot-blooded high school boy doesn't like pretty upperclassmen?
To everyone's surprise, on her first day at school, Utsunomiya Asagiri, a freshman, didn't go to the club recruitment area at all, but went straight to the gym.
Didn't I just run into it?
"Track and Field Department?"
When asked about the physical education teacher's invitation, Asagiri smiled and shook her head.
"No interest, I don't want to join any clubs."
"Can't you really reconsider?"
Even though the PE teacher had already anticipated this answer, he still asked again, unwilling to give up.
He desperately hoped that this Utsunomiya Asagiri was just a sports specialist. That way, regardless of whether she joined the track and field club or not, she would eventually join a sports club and shine on the stage of the national high school competition. As the physical education teacher of Shuchiin High School, he would also benefit from her success.
Unfortunately... things didn't go as planned.
Utsunomiya Asagiri is not only a two-time national champion in three events and a once-in-a-century genius, but he is also the top scorer in the Sakura Provincial Joint Examination and the Shuchiin Academy Entrance Examination.
A student with this level of talent might join a club that's just for leisure and entertainment to pass the time, but they are unlikely to join a sports club that requires daily practice, consumes a lot of time, and affects their grades.
"I won't consider it anymore."
"Oh, okay then."
The PE teacher sighed helplessly, trying to hide his disappointment. He forced a smile, nodded, and then turned and left.
Looking at the other person's extremely desolate back, which seemed to have suddenly shrunk considerably, Yuuki Asuna lowered her voice.
"I feel like I've witnessed someone muster up the courage to confess their feelings, only to be cruelly rejected?"
Asagiri spread her hands and replied in a flat tone.
"I've never been particularly interested in sports or similar activities."
Asuna Yuuki asked curiously, "Then why did you participate in the national competitions for three different events during junior high school?"
"Because I'm bored."
Asagiri gave that answer at first, and then added.
"But now, I've found something much more interesting than sports competitions."
As Yuuki Asuna followed Asagiri toward the area where the dumbbells were placed, she said in a low voice.
"You mean games?"
"No, I meant flirting with you."
"what?"
Caught off guard, Yuuki Asuna blushed and stammered.
"You...you, what are you saying all of a sudden..."
Seeing Yuuki Asuna's reaction, Asagiri was somewhat speechless.
"I was just being sarcastic, why are you blushing? One look at Ding Zhen and I can tell he's just a hopelessly infatuated person."
"You guy..."
Asuna Yuuki gritted her teeth, looking sullen but helpless against the culprit, her anger tinged with a hint of grievance.
"Come on, this."
Ignoring the aggrieved Asuna Yuuki, Asagiri simply took a heavy-looking black dumbbell with 40KG written on the handle from the dumbbell shelf and bent down to place it on the ground in front of her.
"Try it, see if you can lift it with one hand."
Looking at the heavy dumbbell in front of her, Asuna Yuuki first took a deep breath, then adjusted her breathing, and finally held her breath, bent down, and gripped the handle of the black dumbbell with one hand, trying to lift it off the ground.
"Um..."
Asuna Yuuki's face turned even redder. Such a cute and delicate young lady-type beauty blushed three times in just one minute. Only Asagiri could do that.
Of course, the first time is just a shy blush, the second time is a blush that almost breaks down, and the third time is just too much force.
"call..."
After nearly ten seconds of trying with all her might, but the black dumbbell on the ground remained motionless, Asuna Yuuki finally gave up. Her face flushed, she looked at Asagiri somewhat embarrassed and whispered.
"Sorry... I can't lift it..."
"What's there to apologize for?"
Asagiri picked up the black dumbbell, put it back on the rack, and then walked out of the gym with Yuuki Asuna.
"It seems that the dungeon rewards you received, the basic class Swordsman you changed to, did not provide any passive bonus to physical attributes, or rather, the increase was negligible. This is even with an A+ grade completion rating. It seems that the so-called newbie dungeon is just a tutorial level for players to get used to the dungeon's pace. It's very difficult to obtain any particularly powerful rewards."