Chapter 4: Visiting the Fight Club and Chest Training
Looking at the huge building of the fight club, I was surprised.
How could such a large club never be mentioned in the anime? Assuming it was disbanded before the series started, there should still be traces of it.
Reya saw me looking at the building in awe, and smiled.
She remembered that when she allocated this building to the members of the fight club, she never imagined it would be this large.
Anyway, there were many buildings like this in Kuoh Academy, and she knew the reason. All the school buildings were constructed using the power of devils.
She wanted to accompany me inside the club, but unfortunately, she received a message from the president of the student council asking her to return to the council room.
With an apologetic smile, she said goodbye to me, leaving me alone.
Before leaving, I thanked her and said I would invite her to lunch as a thank you for helping me, to which she agreed.
It's just a lunch, why wouldn't she agree?
Back to the topic.
I looked at the enormous structure and walked towards the entrance.
As I arrived at the door, I heard sounds coming from inside.
It seems they are training.
I opened the door and entered.
Despite someone entering the club unannounced, the people inside did not seem to care and continued doing their own things.
I noticed that inside this building, there were several octagons, training equipment, fighting gear, a food area.
Am I in a fight lover's paradise?
There were even sofas where you could sit and watch the training. And that's what I did.
Since there was no reception, I just sat on a sofa to wait for someone to come and talk to me.
Normally, you would go to someone and ask for information.
Yes. Normally.
But this is not a normal club or a normal place.
People are here to train or fight.
Interrupting someone's training or fight is unacceptable.
This is a basic rule.
Despite the huge structure they have, there seemed to be less than ten people in the club.
Which is not surprising, in a world like this, who would be willing to learn martial arts?
Devils could use demonic power, and the same was true for other beings.
Even humans belonging to the supernatural used other types of powers.
Martial arts in this world seemed to be the weakest path.
Not that I care. If I indeed inherited the talents of Yan Qing, then reaching a good level of strength with martial arts alone won't be a problem.
At that moment, a man appeared in front of me with a smile on his face.
"Hello, are you new here?"
"Yes. I transferred to the school today and am checking out the clubs."
"I see. Well, feel free to look around. By the way, my name is Machio Naruzo, I'm a physical education teacher and also one of the people in charge of this club."
The delicately featured man introduced himself to me.
Hearing his gentle voice made people feel comfortable.
I was surprised that someone so young could be a teacher, but then again, this is a perverted world, so it's not strange.
Looking at him again, I noticed he was taller than me, his hair is black and short and messy from training. His eyes are blue, and he was dressed in a blue and white jumpsuit.
I don't like to judge people by their looks, but he seemed a bit… weak?
Machio didn't seem to mind me looking him up and down.
"Hey, since you're here, why don't we do a workout? This is the best way to find out if you fit in this club, what do you say?"
"Why not? Let's go!"
I had no reason to refuse, so I agreed.
"In this club, I'm responsible for the physical preparation and also meals of the members. To become a member of the club, you need to dedicate a part of your time to physical training, as a well-trained physique gives you various benefits in fights."
"Have you ever trained before? By the way, I almost forgot, what's your name?"
In my past life, I was a daily gym goer. But in this life, I had never set foot in one, at least not yet.
"Yes. I have some knowledge and have trained a few times. Ah! Right. My mistake for not introducing myself. My name is Yan Qing."
"Yan Qing? Good name. Since that's the case, let's do a workout focused on chest and triceps, men usually like to train them. But remember, we need to train all parts of the body equally, otherwise… well, you know."
I nod my head. In my past life, there were many men who had sculpted upper bodies, but when you looked at their legs… they looked like chickens, or rather broilers.
"Alright, since I don't know your training level, we'll start light and progressively increase loads, okay? Besides, we need to warm up first."
"Fine by me, it's been some time since I trained, so this works for me."
With that, we went to the bench press.
I lay down on the bench press and waited for Machio to pick up some weights to put on the bar.
Even though I don't know the strength of this body, bench pressing with 10kg on each side shouldn't be a problem.
I was surprised to see Machio putting 5kg weights, but then I remembered we were just warming up.
"Alright, I think you can warm up with 5kg. Let's do two sets of ten repetitions, just to warm up."
With that, Machio stood by, ready to help in case anything went wrong.
Even though it was just a warm-up, I didn't want to look bad, so I gave my best.
I firmly planted my feet on the ground, slightly turned to the side for better stabilization.
Many may think that bench pressing is just about pushing as much weight as possible and that only the arms are important, but the truth is that you need a good foot base to perform the bench press perfectly.
I leveled the bar and then used the palm of my hand to guide me to the perfect grip.
Machio nodded his head, knowing how important what I was doing was.
I closed my shoulder blades, pressed my glutes, and took the bar off the rack.
Feeling the weight, I realized that I could do it easily.
So, without much delay, I lowered the bar to my chest and then extended my arm again. I made sure to keep my scapula closed to not strain my shoulder.
Machio's eyes seemed to shine as he saw me perform the bench press with such care.
Only he knew how hard it was to get young people to exercise correctly.
Many just wanted to lift high loads without worrying about execution.
I finished the first set easily. After all, it was just a warm-up.
"I'm surprised, I didn't think you had such a good base."
"He, he! Thanks for the compliment. But I think I can improve."
Since this was just a warm-up, I rested for about thirty seconds before doing the second set.
This time I finished the second set more quickly, but still maintaining the quality of the movement.
"Very good, now that you are warmed up, let's progress the loads."
Machio removed the 5kg weights and put a 10kg plate on each side.
I wanted to ask him to keep the 5kg plates. But I opted to do it with the 10kg first. I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of him.
"Alright, as we will be progressing the loads, let's go with one-minute rests, okay?"
"Yes, no problem."
Agreeing on the rest time, I lay down again on the bench press.
"There will be three sets, the first set will be fifteen repetitions and as we progress the loads, we will reduce the repetitions, okay?"
"No problem."
I don't know why, but I was getting excited. I think my blood started to boil.
The feeling of training is simply the best!
All my problems and bad thoughts seemed to disappear when I trained, it was incredible.
Machio noticed my excitement and was even happier.
"I think the club is going to get another member. I just hope he passes the ritual…"
Machio thought.
Ignoring everything around me, I focused on the weight and did the fifteen repetitions.
In the last two repetitions, I felt a bit of fatigue.
This body, despite looking athletic, seemed to have received no proper training.
"Do you think you can progress the load?"
Machio noticed my fatigue in the last two repetitions.
"Yes, but let's progress with 2kg plates."
I had no shame in admitting that I was weak at the moment.
Everyone has to start somewhere.
Machio nodded and picked up 2kg plates.
I managed to do the barbell bench press with 14kg on each side.
For someone who was starting, I think it's good enough.
After the bench press, we moved on to other machines that trained the chest and finished training the triceps.
I have to admit, even in this world, triceps were my weak point, I barely managed to do the rope with 5kg.
"It was a good workout, don't you think?"
Machio seemed satisfied with my training.
I leaned on the counter while Machio served me a post-workout drink.
Sweat was running all over my body.
"Yes… it's been a long time since I trained."
"Hey! Machio, who is this?"
At that moment, I hear a voice and turn to see who had arrived.
"This is Yan Qing. A transfer student. He came to visit us, I think he wants to join the club, right?"
"Yes."
I respond.
I must admit, I came here just to take a look and see if I could learn martial arts. But after training with Machio, I realized that even if they didn't teach martial arts, I still wanted to be part of the club.
"Really? Do you really want to join the fight club?"
"Yes."
"As that's the case, you'll have to go through a ritual, and only then will you be worthy of entering the club."
The man who spoke came to my side and when I saw his appearance, my eyes widened in surprise.
This guy is...
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