Chapter 82: [78] "One week"
[In the Affiliates' Area]
A large group of young people are gathered, and at this moment, their ears are completely focused on Siyeong's words.
"A fight will be held against the unaffiliated," Siyeong stated as she had her hands behind her back.
"However, we will only be able to select six of you to participate since there are six of them," Siyeong added calmly.
Jisuk and many other affiliated youths followed Jisuk's example and chose to withdraw rather than confront the unaffiliated, as they found it was not productive to fight against them.
Siyeong expressed with a furrowed brow. "Well, just six of you is enough and the class is concluded."
Siyeong leaves the affiliate training area along with Suhan and Chul.
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On the first day of training, the young men underwent a demanding physical routine that consisted of running long distances in the arena of the training camp.
Then, they focused on strength control, practicing combat techniques and having fights with different instructors to gain experience.
At the end of the day, the young men enjoyed dinner together, and each headed to their rooms to continue their own training.
Jiwoo, in particular, was taking a walk with Kayden to relax, but had to be careful not to get caught while using his force control.
By chance he meets Iseul Ju, who thinks that Kayden transformed into a cat is Jiwoo's familiar.
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Jiwoo returned to his own room, feeling worried about what had just happened, sat on his bed and sighed deeply.
"Don't worry," Kayden told him, trying to reassure him. "Relax, let's focus on your training is the most important thing for now."
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After taking a short rest, Kayden devoted himself to improving Jiwoo's combat skills for several hours, giving him his experience on the battlefield,
On the other hand, Jiwoo went to bed early, because his training with Inhyuk, Seongha and Giwook starts very early.
Kayden on the other hand concentrated on his recovery, devoting his full attention to his body and mind in a moment of introspection.
Although the days passed quickly, a slight improvement could be seen in the abilities of the 4 unaffiliated boys.
Although it was not a noticeable improvement, it could be seen that they had made some progress in their training despite the difficulties, the boys remained focused and worked hard to improve their skills.
In contrast to the others, Wooin had to train alone and focus entirely on his strength control after the training sessions with the instructors, he spent long hours honing his skills, practicing advanced techniques to strengthen his control and increase his endurance.
Thanks to Kayden's dedicated guidance, Jiwoo was able to overcome his minor deficiencies in his fighting form and significantly improving his melee skills, with the lessons learned from his mentor, Jiwoo was able to correct his mistakes and improve his technique, which taught him to fight with confidence and skill.
Compared to his previous one, Jiwoo's improvement was remarkable, and Kayden made sure that every training session was intense and productive, with his hard work and Kayden's expert guidance, Jiwoo was now a more capable and efficient fighter.
In addition to improving his hand-to-hand combat skills, Jiwoo also spent time training his force control, over time, Jiwoo was able to use his force control more accurately and effectively.
The combination of improved combat skills and more trained force control made Jiwoo a more formidable opponent.
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[Han Seongik's office]
Han Seongik is sitting looking at Ares, with a beast resting on his legs, next to him is Jiyoung, who has a cold but elegant expression.
Han Seongik smiled kindly as he said. "I didn't expect Shinhwa's president and Korea's number 1 awakened to have time to visit me," but his expression turned serious as soon as he turned to Ares.
Han Seongik raised an eyebrow and asked. "Why are the two of you together?"
Ares replied. "I had a little conversation with Miss Jiyoung," explaining the reason why they were together.
Jiyoung nodded coldly, and though Han Seongik didn't ask any more questions, he turned his gaze back to Ares.
"I didn't expect to see you around here, (nickname)," Han Seongik said with a serious tone. "What brings you here?"
Ares smiled as he petted Silvia. "I just came to watch the clashes," he explained. "My younger brother studies at this institution and I wanted to support him."
"Younger brother?" exclaimed Han Seongik in surprise.
Ares smiled and replied. "Did you forget my last name?" as Jiyoung looked at them intently.
"Last name? Ares Seo..."," Han Seongik muttered as a name popped into his mind 'Jiwoo Seo, an unaffiliated with Shinhwa's sponsorship'.
Astonished, he thought, 'Is that why he wanted to talk to her. I can't find another answer, he is on another level if he wants to challenge her'.
Then, Han Seongik asked seriously. "Jiwoo Seo is your younger brother?"
"Exactly," Ares said indifferently.
"I'm very interested in my little brother's confrontation. I heard that someone from an organization called Baekdu from this country caused trouble for him," said Ares with seriousness and an imposing voice as he stared at Han Seongik with his cold eyes.
Jiyoung and Han Seongik raised an eyebrow and quickly replied, "Ares..."
Before they could continue, Ares replies. "Don't worry he won't intervene if it's fights between youngsters, they should settle their own matters by fighting, but..."
"If adults get involved, I will destroy everything in my path no matter who it is," Ares said with his cold gaze and unbelievable murderous intent.
Jiyoung and Han Seongik felt a chill as they saw behind Ares hundreds of dead bodies and running blood and on a throne, they saw the appearance of a handsome young man with white hair and emerald green eyes with blood stained hands, showing great nobility.
The murderous intent disappears and they breathe normally again.
"Don't worry, no one will interfere, I give you my word" said Han Seongik hastily.
"Are you sure?" asked Ares. "You know what happens to people who don't keep their promises."
"I'm sure..." said Han Seongik seriously.
Jiyoung looks at Han Seongik in astonishment and thinks. 'Did he really gave a vow of something that may be out of his reach'.
"However, let's focus on the upcoming clashes," Ares said with a smile, easing the tension in the atmosphere.
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