Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 105: Awakening
“…Well, for now, let’s just say it’s a warm-up until this afternoon.”
The next day, feeling pain in every joint after training was a common occurrence for Ishud… Thanks to his honed recovery ability, by the next day, he was back to normal as always.
“I-I’m sorry, Ishud.”
However, for Gulf and the others, it was far from a common occurrence.
“Well, can’t be helped. In yesterday’s match with great grandpa Roberto, you fought so hard that not even a drop was left. So, even if you’re stiff with muscle pain, it can’t be helped.”
Although it was training, giving it their all in a match… was natural for them.
Even with Philip skillfully adjusting and despite feeling fatigued after the usual training or the training they had been doing since coming to the Regula family, there was a sense of fatigue.
But they instinctively understood after the match with Roberto.
There’s no point in mimicking fighting with spare energy, it’s meaningless.
To say they fought with all their might… is lukewarm.
After truly squeezing out everything, to the point of being unable to move, they had to give it their genuine all.
As a result… not only Philip, but everyone experienced the most fatigue they had ever felt, even though they slept on beds with the added benefit of sound sleep, and despite that, they were still heavily tired, with muscle soreness as an added bonus.
“Well then… I guess I’ll do some serious stretching until the muscle soreness goes away.”
Judging that training in their current condition would only result in a broken match, they decided it wasn’t worth doing much.
“Ishud, even as I age, can I maintain robust muscles like grandpa Alfred and grandpa Roberto?”
“Well, isn’t it all about effort? Even as you age, if you eat a balanced diet, train regularly, and engage in real combat, isn’t it true that muscles developed solely through training might lack a certain visible strength?”
“V-visible strength? I’m not sure I understand, but… yeah, I guess I see what you mean. The brilliance and strength that only muscles that have overcome death and battlefield experiences possess.”
“Yeah, yeah, that’s what I mean! It’s not that having scars on your body is a good thing, but… I don’t think scars necessarily symbolize immaturity. They might be scars carved as a result of protecting someone.”
“An honorable injury, you might say… It makes you rethink what muscles really are.”
In the conversation between the two, to Michela, Christille, and Philip, more than half of what those muscle people were saying was incomprehensible to them, and they wore expressions of bewilderment.
But Gulf and Ibuki seemed to understand some of it, although they didn’t voice it… They began to sense what muscles really are deep inside their hearts.
(Huh? Waltz seems kinda quiet. Just like Gulf and the others, is he also in the same boat, suffering from extreme muscle soreness? But honestly, if it’s about daily fatigue, I think his resistance is higher than Gulf’s or Michela’s, so… Huh.)
When they did stretching exercises in pairs, Waltz did them with his twin sister, Lyune.
Naturally, he didn’t think much about Lyune, simply recognizing her as the closest unbeatable rival.
But… Michela and the others were different.
(He’s already over ten years old… Is it about time, I wonder?)
Ishud didn’t know the average age at which boys awaken to their sexuality.
Honestly, as a reincarnated being, Ishud didn’t have a libido, but even as a kid, he had a bit of a dirty mind.
“Hmm, what’s up, Ishud? Did you remember something funny?”
“Huh? Was I smiling?”
“Yeah, it’s like… unlike your usual smile, you had this smirk on your face.”
“Is that so… Well, actually.”
Upon hearing the whispered information, Dustin’s face lit up with understanding… and he couldn’t help but let out a smile.
“Hehehe. So, that’s what it was. In that case, it’s natural for a smile to slip out.”
“Exactly~~”
Dustin is often perceived as strict and martial, but he does have those age-appropriate moments.
However, neither of them would tease each other in this situation.
For women, being glanced at parts that might be considered a complex could generally be unpleasant.
However, when a boy awakening to his sexuality inadvertently looks at such parts and becomes conscious of them, it’s almost instinctual.
(They say women are sensitive to those kinds of glances, so big boobs probably notices, but… well, I hope she can bear being looked at.)
If the staring becomes too much, it’s not entirely inaccurate to say that it’s fine because Lyune, who is also a woman, will scold him.
“Alrighty then. How are you feeling, is the muscle soreness getting better?”
“It’s… moderate, I suppose. But… why are you so energetic from the get-go?”
“My training methods are different from yours.”
“Ugh… I really can’t say anything to that.”
Since coming to the Regula family, there had been such a stark difference in the training regime that Michela and the others couldn’t help but question what they had been doing all along.
However, Ishud, who stated that their training methods were different, understood that it was natural for Michela and the others to feel such a significant difference.
(But then again, while you guys are doing things other than training, I’ve been devoting my time to training, combat… and a little bit of hobbies”)
Reading, writing, some calculations.
As for etiquette… as long as it’s in his head, there shouldn’t be any problems.
Education about nobility was the only decent education he had received, and all other time was spent on training and combat.
Of course, if they expressed a desire to learn something, they could learn it, but generally, once everyone knew the basics, they would quickly devote their time to training, etc.
“Well then… how about trying a tag battle today?”
A two-on-two battle.
Naturally, the healing team was on standby today as well, so it was a serious match.
“You might not be fully recovered from fatigue, but that’s when evolution shows itself. Alright, let’s divide into teams and have a quick battle until lunchtime.”
As Ishud suggested, they casually formed teams and had several matches until lunchtime, which resulted in various interesting outcomes.