Chapter 8 start: How bout that ?

1 month later

At the top of the gooden mountain, there on the garden is a martial art fighting stadium. Decorate with white square tiles and smooth rim. A fancy looking stage. At the center of it all is a sweaty Ben doing his workout. Punching stationary dolls while dodging a rock thrown by Goldolf.

Ben after one month of working his sweat and tears off, finally had a decent amount of stamina to go by. He finally had enough for a hundred Kamehameha, unlike before where a single use could make him drop down on the spot.

The power granted to Ben can make all his wishes come true. If only he had enough stamina to back it up or otherwise he could only prepare to say goodbye to his short life. That not the only thing though because after training with Goldolf for a month, Ben could now perfectly understand Goldolf and it also holds true with the later.

Obviously, this is made possible only by a particular magic. Yes, a magic that doesn’t conform to the norm, the system of false. People from his old world would probably criticize him for hypnotizing his friend but that is not it at all. Ben didn’t mess with Goldolf mind, he just makes it easier for the later to convey something more perfectly, which in this case ideas and thoughts.

It is the means to mess with his skill for the better. So coming back to the stadium, Ben is now doing one finger push up using only his pinky finger to support his whole body. Sweat pouring from his face and his back. Arm and hand sweaty from the long exposure to the sun and air, Ben is at his breaking point.

He is always at his breaking point during the whole one month regime plan training to improve his stamina, but Ben persist. So bear with me as I explain what motivates Ben to continue his training, even if he surpasses a lot of limits that his body is set for.

Ben never give up, he was not that type but he is somehow persisting. He knew the reason, two reasons he can continue and stably build his stamina rapidly. First is his mother, just remembering the vague face of her make him unable to control his emotion, for he is emotional.

That emotion fuels him up and makes him surpasses his limit countless time, more than he ever can count with a hundred hand, not to mention two. The second reason is that he was an immortal. Being immortal doesn’t mean that Ben don’t feel pain or strain, it just means he could carry out his intense training on with must gusto without worrying about his body or the bursting muscle pain.

There is also another reason out of the two that is mention. Guldolf. Being the good instructor, Guldolf couldn’t help but say a few words to Ben to give him an extra motivation, such as ” Stop being a turtle ” or ” Step up your GAME! BOY! Because this ain’t gonna work if even a monkey can do better than you.

So Ben, deciding to give Guldolf face. Squeezes his potential a little more than the overbearing usual to give Guldolf the satisfaction of believing that the motivation help. But all joke aside, Ben appreciate Guldolf and if there is a chance to repay him. He will give him the opportunity to train under him, at Hell mode with twenty times gravity.

The sunray as hard as the actual ray itself could definitely tear Ben apart, beating him down to the ground. However, Ben knowing that the sun is not the familiar sun he knows doesn’t relent since in this foreign world Ben plan to step over it, not the other way around. So couple with a vicious determination and an immortal body, Ben never drop to eat the dirt or ever sit up to rest. He continued to stays in a hard position all the time until one day.

” I am done with this. ”, said Ben carefree, sweat running down his exposed body. Frowning with one brow raised up, Goldolf ask, ” This no longer proof a challenge to you huh?”. ” Yes and no. ” ” what do you mean yes and no? ” ” This is still a challenge to me, but I need something harder with more spunk. This… Ain’t enough for me. ”

Hearing ben rushing things, Goldolf being the good and nice guy reminded Ben, ” Ben, you need a solid foundation if you want to succeed, which right now you didn’t have. Your body still needs to do a light work out to make it get used to the hard one from before. Which is why I make a precision exercise for you and you are killing it for a good short minute, but now you say that you had enough of it? Just get the ball and use it to do push up for at least a week and don’t complain. ”

However, what comes out of Ben mouth next, make Goldolf immediately regret trying to reason with a monster. A monster capable of doing practically almost anything.

” I’m unstable, false. I’m imprecise, false. ”, Ben said mockingly with a bit of chuckle after seeing Goldolf stun faceless face. Even more so when Ben noticed the apparent change of his body.

So with that said, Ben faces Goldolf directly. Eye to eye ( If Goldolf even has one ). And proudly question with a devilish smile on his face.

” How bout that ?”

To be continued.

Chapter 8 end: How bout that ?