"You don't need to be practicing here. Once we get to Gaia Brand and you kill some monsters, you'll level up much faster. How can doing burpees possibly help you level up…"
Lisdade clicked her tongue helplessly. She had thought she was lucky to draw Han Yu—the most outstanding among all the brave heroes—but now that she'd actually met him… Sure, he was outstanding, but something about him felt strange.
Running and similar exercises technically could grant experience, yes. But leveling up that way might take thousands of EXP for a single level. Using this method… who knew how long it would take.
Just as she stepped forward to persuade Han Yu to set out for the continent first, he called out his status panel and shoved it in front of her. The numbers shown made her eyes widen.
"You actually leveled up four times just by doing a few dozen burpees?!"
Han Yu was already level five, and all his stats had increased significantly—something that shocked Lisdade.
Normally, reaching level five would require grinding nonstop around the starter village for at least three days and nights. Yet Han Yu had reached level five after just a few dozen burpees. It was unbelievable.
Han Yu cast Lisdade a faint glance, then immediately began doing side-to-side jumps—real side-to-side jumps—over a hundred repetitions per minute.
Watching Han Yu, now little more than a blur, Lisdade felt her entire worldview shatter.
"What kind of monster is this? He can level up just by doing simple movements? I've never heard of anyone leveling this fast!"Lisdade muttered, "Well… at least this proves I really did find someone powerful. And… his body is so nice…"
She suddenly felt her nose heat up. A trickle of blood seeped out. When Han Yu had been wearing clothes, she couldn't see his physique. But after he took off his shirt… she discovered that his muscle proportions were downright perfect.
For his height and weight, the muscle size was impeccable. Not too bulky, yet full of power. Those perfect muscle lines… Lisdade had a hard time controlling herself, feeling the urge to do something.
"Since we have a moment, tell me about Gaia Brand."
Seeing Lisdade still lingering nearby, Han Yu spoke while slightly out of breath—completely unaware that even his faint panting had a devastating effect on her.
"U-uh… um… Gaia Brand is… is a very big world…"Lisdade's brain went blank. Her words became a jumbled mess.
"Nonsense, of course I know it's a big world. I'm asking about the Demon King!"
Han Yu didn't even look up. This lovestruck goddess was giving him a headache. He had now switched to jump squats, and the speed and force behind them looked like he might smash through the ceiling.
Lisdade explained, "Gaia Brand was originally divided into the Human Realm and the Demon Realm. The two realms were mostly peaceful. But in the past century, the Demon King's guardian army suddenly grew stronger. The Demon King led his forces to invade the human continent and destroyed many cities. The only surviving human territories now are the Rosgar Empire and a few villages."
Han Yu nodded while exercising. "Got it. If there's nothing else, please head out. I need to continue training."
"A-ah… Okay… no, nothing else. You keep going. If you need me, use this doll to call me."
Lisdade pulled a figure of herself from… somewhere indescribable on her upper body, placed it on the table, and—while admiring Han Yu's perfect body—slowly backed out of the room.
Standing at the door, she angrily stomped on the grass and fumed,"I'm a goddess, okay?! Don't think that just because you're handsome and have a great body you can act like this! I'm pretty too! And my figure is great! If you keep ignoring me, I'll—hey! What are you doing?!"
The door behind her suddenly swung open. Han Yu grabbed the back of her collar and tossed her outside, clapped his hands clean, and stared into the distance.
"Phew… what kind of weirdo goddess is this? In some H-games she'd probably be great, but I need to finish my mission. This mission will earn me a huge number of level-up points. If I let this woman distract me, I'd lose more than I gain."
Han Yu muttered to himself and went back inside to continue training.
Of course, he wasn't really planning to level to max with just warm-ups. These were simply preparations before departure. A normal person might stretch their neck or roll their wrists and ankles.
But Han Yu went overboard with all sorts of extreme movements—just to make absolutely sure his warm-up was beyond thorough.
"General Store rules are what they are: say something, and it becomes true. If I'm this careful, the level-up points I'll gain later will definitely be huge!"
Han Yu chuckled to himself. If Lisdade saw that smile, she would definitely shiver—it looked extremely mischievous.
...
Back home, Lisdade set the communication doll on her table, then slumped over the desk and said,"Hmph, I've seen plenty of men. They always act tough and pretend they're not interested in me by doing silly things like exercising. I've seen it all. I'm sure—within half an hour, he'll contact me."
Half an hour later, the communication doll remained silent.
She gritted her teeth. "Fine, then three hours at most!"
Three hours later, still nothing.
This shocked her. "This guy still hasn't contacted me… Was he not pretending?"
Lisdade ended up waiting another five days.
She rolled around on her bed in frustration, her expression twisting with impatience. Only then did the communication doll finally ring. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she leaped off the bed.
She connected the call—though she deliberately acted calm.
"What is it? Already prepared so soon?"
From the other side came Han Yu's voice—so deep it made her knees weak.
"Hmm? Already? In that case, I'll keep going…"
"N-no! Stop! I'm coming over right now, just wait there! Stop exercising!!"
Lisdade couldn't hold back anymore. She yelled into the doll, kicked open her door, and sprinted toward Han Yu's place.
When she opened his door, she walked right into Han Yu—fresh out of the bath and completely naked, droplets rolling down his muscles. Her nose immediately heated up again. More blood flowed.
"You goddess lady… please, I'm begging you. Even though this house is borrowed from you, I'm still a man. Can you at least knock before coming in?"
Han Yu sighed while toweling off.
"Hey, what's the big deal? You're a grown man. It's not like you lose anything from me seeing—hello? I'm a goddess, remember? If anything, you should feel honored."
She said this with a straight face, but her inner monologue was…
Ohhh yes, more eye candy! If only our divine realm had more male gods of this caliber…