"well I gotta say you finished day 1 pretty early, Taro"
Taro standing with his body in An okayish condition but Taro seems dead serious All trace of laughter vanished from his eyes, replaced by a flinty stillness. He didn't blink
"Hmm the 8,000 pushups, the 9,000²km run , the plank, and the endurance of standing on a plank in a waterfall for 30 minutes" Mexus is intrigued"you did all this in less then 7 hours, with 5 million pounds, what the hell could have possibly got you that motivated"
"Does it really matter I've already done it" Taro voice sounding more intense then usual.The usual warmth was gone, replaced by a low, flat tone that left no room for question.
Mexus closes his eyes and puts legs on the table "I guess not " Mexus responds after a while "well you should get the rest of the day off resting everyday is a harder level "
"I'm aware of that" Taro still serious
Mexus looks at him eye to eye for a sec before slowly responding"Righhht any way off you go"
Taro Walked Out The door exploded in its frame, the crack of wood meeting wood echoing through the house like a gunshot.
"Hmmmm...Taro just what are you up to exactly?" Mexus thinks to himself
Suddenly the door of a shed opens with the culprit being Taro as he slowly walks in and he sees just a bowl of instant ramen with a 50cl can of water placed slightly besides it
Taro flashbacks to what Mexus said a while before
"Oh and part of the training is always endurance to an extent so you only get 2 square meals a day hehehehe oh and as for water just ask for it"
[ End of Flashback ]
Taro doesn't say anything instead just sits down grabs his chopsticks and begins to eats quietly
[Later]
Taro falls to the bed (a floor mat) and for a second it looks like he's thinking about something but he's just remembering earlier events specifically the words he said to Mexus "I'm gonna kill you Mexus,bet on it"
Taro doesn't do anything just closes his eyes
[The Next Day]
Taro is warming up with continuous one hand pushups but his attention is caught by the attention of a sudden figure ,Mexus to be precise
"Well well what do we have here someone is warming up instead of conserving his strength, well I guess your tryna get an adrenaline pump eh , hehehe" Mexus chuckles but Taro doesn't even respond which makes it odd causing Mexus to slowly stop chuckling "hehe..he" with a final "he" Mexus clears the Air "anyway today and as well as the following days you'll have 5 additional training oh and your weights are gonna be increased tenfold per day so today that's 50 million pounds your additional training is 900 Hindu pushups 900 diamond pushups 30 min skater jumps 650 abdominal crunches 750 bottom leg lifts on each side
All this with your normal basic exercise you did from yesterday " Mexus looks at him trying to sense any feelings of wanting to give up "is it a bit too much to handle?-"
Before Mexus even gets to think Taro has already started the Hindu pushups "I've heard you... now piss off" Taro serious as ever
"Tch...sure Alright then " A familiar silence settled over the room. Then, the soft silent Air as Mexus left—again.
Taro thinks to himself as he does the Hindu pushups"I know exactly what you're think you bastard you're expecting me to drop or something right or complain about this, you bastard I'm serious about this, to hell with me if you see me complaining,devilish bastard
[Elsewhere in the Wake World]
The night was a perfect, polished sapphire. And there, upon its highest ledge, was a flaw. A darkness shaped like a man, legs dangling over the abyss as if it were a porch swing. Its grin was not a expression of joy, but a void, a black crescent that swallowed the light. When it spoke, the voice was silk wrapped around a razor. "I do hope the performance begins soon. The audience is so... hungry."