Chapter 66: – The First Letter (66)

༺ The First Letter (66) ༻

The week-long training under Professor Derek was fierce.

We had to simulate realistic battle conditions against a formidable foe, and to that end, we were beaten down repeatedly.

Professor Derek’s motto was ‘Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.’ He believed people got stronger the closer they were pushed to their limits. Senior Elsie had wanted to give up on the first day of training, but unfortunately for her, it was already too late to quit the moment she joined our team.

She had jumped onto our ship the moment I successfully persuaded her, and once you’re on a ship, there were only two choices available to you: To ride it till the end or die drowning.

No one picked the latter, and it was the same for Senior Elsie. She managed to complete her training with my encouragement and hatchet at hand.

Celine and Seria, who knew of Professor Derek’s reputation, completed their training without much resistance.

It was clear that there was no one better suited for the role of our trainer than Professor Derek, who had a reputation as a legendary hunter. The training was to prepare us for hunting demonic beasts. No matter how difficult it was at the moment, I knew it would all be worth it in the end.

However, even Seria and Celine had a moment of doubt over something I did.

I had specially requested Professor Derek to raise the intensity of training.

“Could you train us under the assumption that we would be facing a powerful demonic beast?”

Professor Derek seemed surprised by my request as he stared blankly at me for a short time.

“How strong?”