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  "Well,-oone-oof-othem-oknows-ocurses,-oso-oshe-oweakened-othe-owolf-oby-oa-ogreat-odeal"-oI-osaid,-oremembering-oPeko.

  "So-othat's-ohow-oyou-owere-oable-oto-odo-oit…"-oSaid-oNicolas-owith-oa-othoughtful-ovoice

  "So,-oyou-ocan-othink,-ohuh"-oI-osaid-omaking-ofun-oof-ohim

  "Hey!-oWell,-oyeah,-oI-owas-othinking-othat-oI-omight-oadd-osomeone-owho-oknows-ocurses-oto-omy-oparty-olater"

  "Do-oit,-owell,-ogood-obye.-oI'll-olog-oin,-oI-ofound-oa-omaster-oto-oteach-ome-osome-ostuff"

  "Oh,-onice!-oI-ofound-oone-otoo,-obut-oweird-othings-oare-ohappening…-owell-osee-oya~!"-oSaid-oNicolas-ohanging-oup

  'Time-oto-ostart-othe-otraining'-oI-othought-oand-ologged-oon.

  As-oI-owent-odown-othe-ostairs,-oI-osaw-omy-oMaster-owaiting-oat-othe-odesk.-oSeeing-ome-ohe-ogot-oup-oand-osignaled-ome-oto-ofollow-ohim.

  We-owent-oto-othe-ocentral-ostairs-oand-oupstairs-othere-owas-oa-ohuge-ohall.

  "Here-oI-owill-obe-otraining-oyou;-owe'll-ostart-owith-oHand-to-hand-ofirst-ofor-onow.-oWhen-oI-odeem-oright,-owe-owill-ostart-owith-oDual-osword-omastery.-oNow,-oready-oyourself,-oas-oyou-oare-othe-oonly-ostudent,-owe-owill-ospar-omost-oof-othe-otime.-oI-owill-obe-oteaching-oyou-othe-obasics-ountil-oyou-oget-othe-oskills,-othen-oI-owill-ouse-othem-oduring-oa-ospar,-othen-oyou-owill-oget-oa-o15-osecond-orest-oand-oafter-oit-oyou'll-ohave-oto-oattack-ome,-oso-oopen-oyour-oeyes-oand-osharpen-oyour-osenses,-oI'll-oshow-othem-oto-oyou-oonce-oper-otry"-oSaid-oPlate-owith-oa-oserious-olook

  I-ogulped-odown-oand-onodded,-o15-oseconds-orest…-othis-owill-obe-otough.

  As-othe-otraining-ostarted,-owhen-ohe-obegan-oattacking-ome,-ohis-omoves-owere-oso-ofast-othat-oevading-owas-oalmost-oimpossible-owithout-oconcentrating-oreally-ohard.-o

  At-ofirst-oit-owasn't-othat-otough,-obut-oas-otime-ogrew-omore,-omy-o15-oseconds-orest-oseemed-oas-oif-othey-owere-ononexistent,-omy-omind-obecame-ohazy-oand-oI-owas-oalmost-oacting-oin-opure-oinstinct,-oI-ocouldn't-oeven-ohear-omy-omaster-oanymore-oas-oI-ojust-opaid-oattention-oto-ohis-omovements.-o

  I-ogot-osome-onotifications-oabout-omy-ostats-orising,-oI-osaw-osome,-obut-oafter-oa-owhile-oI-ocouldn't-oeven-othink-oabout-othat,-othe-oonly-othing-oin-omy-omind-owas-oabout-orecovering-omy-obreath-oand-omove-othe-oleast-opossible-oand-odoing-ooptimum-operformance-owith-omy-oduller-omovements.-oAfter-o8-ohours-oof-otorture-omy-omaster-ofinally-osaid.

  "Rest-odrink-osome-owater-oand-oeat,-owe-owill-ostart-oagain-olater-ofor-oanother-o4-ohours"-oAnd-ohe-owalked-ooff-oas-oif-oit-owas-onothing.

  *huff*huff*-oI-owas-obreathing-ohard,-oI-ocouldn't-oeven-ocontrol-oit,-oI-owas-oin-othe-oground-owith-omy-ostamina-oin-othe-ored-oand-oexhaustion-oto-oa-ohigh-olevel.-oHell,-oeven-omy-ohealth-ohad-ogone-odown-obecause-oof-osevere-ooverexertion.

  After-oresting-ofor-oa-obit,-oI-owent-oto-othe-ofountain-oto-oget-osome-owater-oand-oI-osaw-oZorith-oand-oPeko-othere-otoo.-oBy-othe-olooks-oof-oit,-othey-owere-ohaving-oa-orough-otime-otoo…

  "Yo"-oI-osaid-oto-othem-oin-oa-otired-ovoice-ogoing-ofor-othe-oelixir-oof-olife…

  "Hiya~"-osaid-oPeko-oin-oa-otired-ovoice.

  "How-ois-oit-ogoing?"-oasked-oZorith-oto-ome

  "After-oseeing-oyou-otwo,-oI-othink-opretty-onormal…"-oI-osaid-owith-omy-ofatigue-oand-ohunger

  "Seems-oso,-owell,-oPlate-odid-osay-ohe-owould-omake-oyour-otraining-omore-ointense-oas-oyou-ocan't-ocome-oeveryday"-oSaid-oZorith-owith-oa-opitying-olook-oon-ohis-oface…

  "So-othat's-owhy…-oand-owhat-ohappened-oto-oyou-oafter-ogetting-okidnapped?"-oI-oasked-oand-osaw-othat-oPeko-owas-osmirking-otrying-oto-ocontain-oher-olaughter.

  "I-ogot-ochased-oby-oa-ogiant-owith-oa-obroadsword-otill-othe-oend-oof-othe-oworld,-oforced-oto-orun-owith-oa-oTwo-Handed-oheavy-osword-oand-othen-ogot-osandbagged-oby-osaid-ogiant…-oafter-oa-owhile,-ofrom-ohellish-ospars-oand-oevading-odestruction,-oI-onever-ofelt-omore-oalive-oafter-oescaping-othe-oclutches-oof-osomeone…-ofor-oan-ohour-oor-oso…"-oSaid-oZorith-oshuddering-othinking-ohe-owould-ogo-othrough-oit-oagain-oin-olittle-otime-ofrom-onow…

  "Pffffft,-oHahahahahhahahhahhaha"-ostarted-olaughing-oPeko-oand-oI-ocouldn't-ohold-oit-oin-oeither-oand-ostarted-olaughing-otoo.

  "Hahahahahahaha,-oso-othat's-owhy-oit's-ocalled-oHellish-oVillage,-ohuh"-oI-osaid-owhile-omoving-omy-ohand-oto-omy-oeye-oto-oshake-ooff-osome-otears-oby-olaughing,-oit-owas-oa-oreally-ocomical-opicture-oin-omy-ohead.

  "Yup,-oeven-omore-oso,-omy-ogrudge-oagainst-oPeko-owas-oresolved-oby-oVermillion"-oSaid-oZorith-owith-oa-osmirk-oon-ohis-oface-owith-oa-osatisfied-olook.

  "Huh,-owhat-ohappened?"-oI-oasked-oPeko,-owho-oshrugged-oat-oit.

  "Well,-oI-ohad-oto-omeditate-ofirst,-omaking-ospells-oand-othen-ocontrol-othem,-oif-oI-ocouldn't,-oMaster-oVermillion-owould-osend-oLightning-othrough-omy-obody-oor-ohe-oactivated-osome-otrap-othat-ountil-oI-ocontrolled-othe-ospells-oat-osome-odegree-oit-owould-ogo-ooff…"-oshe-osaid-oreminiscing-oas-oif-oshe-owas-otelling-oa-onightmare

  "He-oput-oher-oonce-ounder-oan-oillusion-owith-ocaged-oskeletons-oand-obeasts-owith-ocorroding-oparts"-oSaid-oZorith-osatisfied.

  "Ugh…-othat-osmell-owas-ohorrible,-oand-ohe-oeven-oforced-ome-oto-ogo-ofurther-omy-olimits-oand-omade-ome-orun-oa-opath-oof-oautomatics-otraps-owith-oone-oof-omy-ospeed-ospells-oto-orun-ofor-omy-olife…"

  I-olaughed-oand-osaid,-o"I-otrained-oHand-to-hand-ocombat-owith-oonly-osparring-oand-o15-oseconds-orest,-omy-omuscles-oare-ostill-oscreaming…"-oI-osaid-owhile-ogrimacing-omy-orecent-otraining.

  The-oother-otwo-olooked-oat-ome-othinking-ohow-oI-ocan-oeven-omove-owith-ojust-o15-oseconds-orest-oper-osparring…

  'Oh,-oright,-othe-onotifications,-othere-owas-otwo-othat-owere-oeye-catchy.

  --oYou-ohave-ocreated-oa-onew-oStat!-oPerseverance.-o+10-oPerseverance.

  --oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oFast-orecovery.-o+10-ostamina-o+5-oVitality.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  --oSkill:-oFast-orecovery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o2:-o46%

  This-oskill-owas-ocreated-oby-othe-ouser-oshorts-operiods-oof-orest-oand-ohigh-ostraining-oon-ohis-obody.-oIt-oallows-ofaster-orecovery-oof-ostamina-oin-obeginner-olevels.

  20%-oIncrease-oin-oStamina-orecovery-orate.

  2-oStamina-oper-olevel.

  1-oVitality-oper-olevel.

  Perseverance-ostat

  This-ostat-oallows-othe-ouser-oto-ogo-ofurther-ohis-olimits,-obe-oit-ophysically-oor-omentally.-oIt-oalso-ohelps-oin-oslowing-othe-ostamina-oconsumption-oslightly.

  You-ocannot-odistribute-opoints-oto-othis-ostat.-oThis-ostat-owill-oincrease-oaccordingly.

  'Seems-oI-ostill-ohaven't-ocreated-othe-oskill'-oI-othought-oto-omyself.

  Then-owe-owent-oto-oeat-oin-oa-oplace-othat-oPeko-oand-oZorith-ogot-orecommended-oon-otheir-ofirst-oday.-oAs-owe-oate,-owe-otalked-oa-obit-oand-oafter-oa-olittle-owhile,-owe-owent-oour-odifferent-oways.

  …-oand-oafter-o4-omore-ohours-oof-ohell-otraining,-oI-ofinally-oobtained-othe-oskill.

  --oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oHand-to-hand-ocombat-omastery.-o+5-oStrength-o+10-oAgility.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  *Huff**huff*-o"Yes"-oI-osaid-owhile-otaking-oheavy-obreaths…

  -Skill:-oHand-to-hand-oMastery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o1:-o0%

  This-oskill-oallows-othe-ouser-oto-omake-oa-oweapon-ofrom-ohis-obody,-owith-oelasticity-oand-oversatility,-othis-oskill-ocan-obe-oproven-oto-obe-overy-olethal.-oIt-omakes-oeasier-obody-omovements-oand-oto-olearn-obasics-oof-ocombat-ofaster.

  10%-oIncrease-odamage-owith-ohand-oto-ohand-ocombat-oand-omartial-oarts.

  5%-oIncrease-oin-obody-ospeed.

  "Did-oyou-ogenerate-othe-oskill?"-oAsked-oMaster-owith-oa-osurprised-olook-othat-oI-ocouldn't-osee-oand-odidn't-oreally-opay-omuch-oattention-oas-oI-owas-oin-ojoy-oof-oreceiving-othe-oskill.

  "Yes…"-oI-osaid-otrying-oto-ocontrol-omy-obreath.

  "Hmm,-owell,-othis-oends-otoday's-otraining,-odo-oyou-ohave-oanything-omore-oto-oask?"-oAsked-oPlate,-owaiting-ofor-oa-osound-ofrom-ome.

  And-othere-owas-osomething-oI-owanted-oto-oask,-
o"Who-ocan-oteach-ome-otailoring-oskill?"-oI-oasked

  Plate,-osurprised,-osaid-o"Didn't-oexpect-oyou-owould-owant-oto-olearn-otailoring-oas-owell.-oIn-othe-ocentral-opart-oof-othe-ovillage-othere-ois-oa-otailoring-oshop,-oask-oto-othe-oman-oin-othe-oshop-ocalled-oThane-oif-ohe-ocan-oteach-oyou-otailoring,-oand-otell-ohim-oyou-owere-osent-oby-ome.-oI-oam-ooff"-oand-othe-ogeneral-owent-oout.

  Well-oI-odid-oreally-oneed-otailoring,-oarmors-oare-otoo-omuch-ofor-onow,-obecause-omany-oof-othe-oarmors-othat-odoesn't-ohinder-omovements-onormally-ohave-ohigh-olevel-orestriction-oor-oare-oreally-oexpensive,-oand-owe-odon't-oreally-ohave-omoney,-oas-owe-oare-ofreeloading-ohere…-owell,-oI-owill-olearn-oblacksmith-oafter-othe-otailoring-oskill-oand-oI-omight-oget-othe-ohandicraft-oskill-othat-owill-ocome-oin-ohandy…-ono-opun-ointended.

  As-oI-owas-ogoing-oout,-oI-ospotted-oZorith-oand-oPeko-ogoing-oto-othe-ofountain-othe-osame-oas-ome.

  "How-owas-othe-oafternoon-otraining"-oI-oasked-othem-owith-omy-oshoulders-odown…

  ""-oMore-oIntense""-oBoth-oanswered-oat-othe-osame-otime

  "Bahahaha,-osame-ohere…-owhat-oare-oyou-ogoing-oto-odo-onow?"-oI-oasked-othe-opair

  "I-owill-orest-oa-obit-oand-opick-oa-ospell-obook-oaround;-othis-ocity-oreally-ois-onice-oat-ogiving-othem-oaway…"-oSaid-oZorith

  "I-owill-ogo-oto-othe-olibrary,-oit-ohas-omany-oancient-obooks-oand-olots-oof-ohistory,-oit-omight-ocontain-oinformation-oabout-oplaces-oto-oexplore!"-osaid-oPeko-oregaining-oa-obit-oof-oher-oenergy.

  "And-owhat-owill-oyou-odo,-oArdha?"-oAsked-oZorith-oto-ome

  "I'll-ogo-olearn-otailoring"-oI-osaid-oas-oI-ofinished-orefilling-omy-ocanteen.

  "Already-othinking-oahead"-oSaid-oZorith-oamused.

  "Let's-ogo-oeat!-oI'm-ohungry!!!"-oSaid-oPeko-owith-odrool-oon-oher-omouth

  At-othis-oZorith-oand-ome-ochuckled-o"Okay,-olet's-ogo,-oI'm-ohungry-otoo"-oI-osaid

  After-oeating-oand-osaying-othanks-oto-othe-ocook,-oMs.-oJacy,-owe-oseparated.

  As-oI-owent-oto-othe-otailor-oshop,-oI-ofound-oa-oman-oon-othe-ocounter-othat-owas-oworking-oon-oa-oleather-oarmor,-oreally-ofocused.-oI-odidn't-owant-oto-odisturb-ohis-oconcentration,-oso-oI-owaited-ooutside-oof-othe-oshop.

  When-ohe-ofinished-oit,-ohe-ospotted-ome-oand-otold-ome-oto-ocome-oin.-oHe-oasked,-o"Did-oyou-owait-oaround-othe-owhole-otime,-okiddo?"-owith-oa-ocurious-oexpression.

  "Yes"-oI-onodded-opolitely,-ohis-otailoring-oskill-owas-ooverwhelming.-oEven-oif-oI-ojust-osat-oaround-owatching-ohim-owork-oall-oday,-oI-owas-oconfident-othat-oI-owould-olearn-oit-oeventually,-oit-owould-ojust-otake-omore-otime.

  Thane-ogave-oa-owarm-osmile-oand-osaid,-o"Thanks,-okiddo.-oWhat-ohas-obrought-oyou-oto-omy-ohumble-oplace?"

  "It-ois-ono-oproblem-oat-oall,-oElder.-oI-ocame-ohere-oto-oask-oyou-oif-oyou-ocould-oteach-ome-othe-oTailoring-oskill"

  "Well,-owell!-oYes,-ofor-osure"-oThe-odwarf-osmiled-obrightly,-osporting-oan-oexcited-olook-oas-oif-ohe-owas-oa-ochild-othat-ohad-oa-onew-otoy-oto-oplay-owith.

  'Seems-othey-oreally-odon't-ohave-omuch-oto-odo-ohere'-oI-omused-obitterly,-owithout-oshowing-oit-oon-omy-oface.

  "Do-oyou-ohave-oany-oleather-oon-oyou,-okiddo?-oAnd-owhat's-oyour-oname?"

  "Yes!-oI-ohave-osome-oleather-oI-ogot-oby-okilling-owolves-ooutside-othe-ovillage"-oI-osaid-oas-oI-obrought-oout-othe-oleather,-ogiving-oit-oto-ohis-ohand.-oHe-owas-ogoing-oto-oteach-ome-othe-oskill,-oafter-oall.-oThis-owouldn't-ocome-oclose-oto-opaying-ofor-oeverything.

  When-ohe-osaw-othe-owolf-oleather-ohe-onodded-oand-otold-ome-oto-opick-othem-oand-ocome-oinside-ohis-ohouse-oas-ohe-oclosed-othe-oshop.-oInside-ohe-oexplained-ome-oabout-othe-obasics-oof-otailoring-oin-odetails-oand-ohe-ochanged-odrastically.-oHe-oexuded-oa-othreatening-oaura-owhen-oI-omade-omistakes-oand-oused-ohis-okilling-ointent-oand-ofighting-ospirit-oto-opressure-ome.

  Every-oword-ohe-osaid-osank-ointo-omy-ohead-olike-oa-o1-ton-oboulder…

  After-ofinishing-oup-ofor-othe-oday-oas-oit-owas-ogetting-olate,-oI-owent-oto-othe-omayor's-ohouse,-ogoing-ofor-omy-obedroom.

  It-oseemed-othat-oPeko-oand-oZorith-owere-oalready-othere-oand-osleeping.-oSo,-oI-oentered-othe-oroom-oand-ologged-ooff-oas-omy-ocharacter-owent-oto-osleep.-o

  ###-oChapter-o6-o--oChapter-o5.-oHell-ofor-oextraordinary-ostudents!-o(Part-o3)

  It-owas-onight-oand-othe-ostars-owere-oshining-oalong-othe-omoonlight,-omaking-oresonances-othat-oseemed-oas-oif-othere-owas-oa-omelody-ocoming-ofrom-othe-osky.

  Here,-obelow-othis-oheavenly-oscenery,-ostood-othree-owicked-opeople.-o

  One-oof-othem-owas-oa-ohuge-oman,-omuscles-oatop-oof-omuscles-owere-oseen-oon-ohim,-othreatening-oto-ocrush-oanything-othat-odared-oget-oon-ohis-oway.-oAnother-owas-oa-onasty-oold-oman,-ohis-oexpression-ovicious-oand-ounpleasant-oas-ohe-ogave-oan-oeerie-osmile,-ousing-oa-operfectly-obalanced-oand-obeautiful-oblack-ocane-oto-osupport-ohimself.-oAnd-othe-olast-owas-oelf-obigger-othan-omost-oof-ohis-ocounterparts,-oexuding-odominance-oand-odignity-ojust-owith-ohis-osharp-oeyes,-oone-ocould-oeasily-otell-othat-ohe-ohad-ogone-othrough-ocountless-olife-oand-odeath-obattles-oas-ohis-oown-obody-owas-oalways-oready-oto-ofight.

  The-oconversation-obetween-othese-owicked-opeople-owas-oabout-othe-otraining-omenu-oof-otheir-ostudents,-othe-omayor's-oone-owas-othe-osimplest-oof-othe-othree,-obut-oalso-othe-omost-otiring-oone-oin-othe-olong-orun.-oThe-oold-oman's-otraining-oregime-owas-ovicious-oand-ocreative,-oexerting-othe-omost-oof-ohis-ostudent-oto-oproperly-omanipulate-othe-oabstruse-oof-omagic-oand-ocurses.-oThe-oman-othat-ohad-omore-oin-ocommon-owith-oorcs-odue-oto-ohis-ophysique,-ohad-oan-oextremely-oviolent-oregime,-ofilling-oit-owith-odestruction-oand-obrashness.

  They-owere-odiscussing-oabout-onew-oways-oof-o"Improving"-othe-otraining.-oAs-othe-ostudents-owere-othe-osole-oattraction-ofor-othese-othree-opeople.-oThey-othought-othat-othe-otiming-othese-okids-oarrived-owas-operfect,-obasic-otraining-owith-othem-ostarts-oat-o17-oyears-oof-oage-oto-oget-othem-oused,-oand-oat-o18-othey-owould-ostart-othe-oreal-odeal.-oCurrently-oin-othe-ovillage-othere-owere-ofive-o16-oyears-oold-ochildren.

  They-owould-ohave-ogot-oto-owait-oa-owhole-oyear-ofor-othem-oto-obecome-oused-oenough-oto-ocome-ofor-otheir-obasic-otorture.-oThey-ocouldn't-oreally-opick-oan-oolder-ostudent-oas-omost-oof-othem-owent-oout-oafter-ohitting-oIntermediate-olevel-o1-oin-otheir-orespective-ofields,-oso-othese-othree-ofellows-obecame-otheir-oamusement.

  But,-oto-otheir-osurprise,-othey-oproved-oto-obe-obeyond-onormal!

  They-othought-othat-othe-oDemi-Humans-owould-oshow-osteady-oprogress-oand,-oin-otime,-obecome-oway-obetter-othan-othe-oforeigner.-oAs-othey-ohaven't-omet-oany,-oonly-oknowing-ofrom-othe-omessengers-othat-omany-oof-othem-oweren't-oreally-obattle-olike.-oSo,-ofor-othe-oelf,-owho-ohad-oto-otrain-othe-ohuman,-ohe-othought-ohe-oshould-omake-ohis-otraining-oharder,-oas-ohe-otoo-ocouldn't-ocome-oevery-oday-ofor-ohim-oto-okeep-oup-owith-othem.

  But-oeven-oso,-othese-oDemi-Human-oshowed-oastonishing-oprogress,-oespecially-othat-oZorith.-oThe-ohuge-oman,-owhen-ohe-owas-ospeaking-oabout-ohim-ohad-osaid-othat-ohe-olearnt-oTwo-Handed-oMastery-oon-othe-osame-oday.

  Weapon-omastery-owas-oeasier-oto-oget-ofor-omost-opeople,-obut,-oeven-othen,-ogetting-oit-oin-oa-osingle-oday-owas-oastonishing!-oAnd-oshowing-oresults-oafter-othat-osame-oday-owas-obeyond-onormal!

  He-owas-osharp-oand-ohis-osenses-owere-oextremely-ogood.-oWhen-ohe-owas-otoo-otired,-ohis-ofighting-ospirit-ogrew-oexponentially-ojust-oto-onot-ofall-odown,-ohe-ohad-ogreat-odevotion.-oHe-oseems-oto-ocome-ofrom-oa-onoble-ofamily-oin-othe-oUnderworld,-oand-oif-ohe-otrains-ofor-oyears,-oone-oday-ohe-omight-obecome-oone-oof-othe-ostrongest-obeings-othere-ois-oin-othis-oworld.

  When-othe-oold-oman-owas-otalking-oabout-oPeko,-ohe-osaid-othat-oher-oaffinity-owith-omagic-oand-ospells-owas-oabnormal,-oher-oconcentration-oand-oefforts-owere-oexcellent.-oShe-owas-othe-ohard-oworker-otype,-obut-oeven-owithout-othat,-oshe-olearnt-ofast.-oVermillion-ocouldn't-oresist-opushing-othe-ogirl-oto-oher-olimits,-oand-oto-ohis-osurprise,-oshe-oheld-oher-ofeet-oand-ocontinued-othe-otraining-owith-oease.

  At-othis,-oPlate-ogot-oa-obit-oworried-oabout-othe-ohuman.-oWith-othese-oexceptional-oindividua
ls,-owho-oseemed-oto-ohold-ogreat-otalent,-owhile-oputting-oeffort,-othey-omight-oleave-othe-ohuman-obehind-oin-ono-otime-oin-oterms-oof-o'skills'-oand-o'power'.-oEven-owith-oa-otougher-otraining,-othe-ohuman-omight-obreak-odown,-oand-othus,-ohe-omight-obecome-oextra-obaggage-ofor-othe-otwo-oDemi-Humans.-o

  But,-othe-ohuge-oman-oand-othe-onasty-oold-oman,-osaid-osomething-othat-osparked-ohis-ointerest.-oThey-othought-oabout-othe-osame,-oso-othey-oasked-othe-ochildren-oif-othey-owould-oleave-ohim-obehind-oif-ohe-ocannot-okeep-oup-ohis-opace.-oThis-oquestion-ohad-oa-olot-oof-odepth-oin-oit,-oas-othey-omight-ohave-oto-oabandon-otheir-onew-ofriend.

  The-oanswer-ofrom-othe-oyoungster-owas-oquite-osimilar,-obut-oboth-oof-othem-ostarted-othe-osame,-owith-oa-ochuckle.-o

  "We-owould-ohave-oleft-ohim-obehind-oif-ohe-owas-oextra-obaggage,-obut-othe-oreason-owe-oare-okeeping-oup-owith-othe-otraining-ois-obecause-owe-odon't-owant-oto-obe-oleft-obehind-oby-ohim"-oAt-othis,-oboth-oresumed-otheir-otraining,-onot-odaring-oto-owaste-otime-oat-oall,-oleaving-otheir-omasters-odumbfounded-ofor-oa-ofew-oseconds-obecause-oof-otheir-oanswer.

  Hearing-othis,-othe-oelf-ogot-ocurious-oabout-othe-oboy,-oand-omade-othe-orisky-otraining-omenu-ofor-ohim.-oIf-ohe-ocould-osustain-oit,-ohe-owould-oget-oanother-oskill-othat-owill-ohelp-ohim-ofor-othe-orest-oof-ohis-olife.-o

  Fast-orecovery,-owhile-oit-omight-obe-osimple-oat-ofirst,-olater-oon-oit-owould-obe-oa-oskill-oto-obe-ofeared,-omaking-othe-ouser-oa-ofighting-omachine.-oBut-oif-ohe-ocan't,-ohe-owill-obreak-odown,-oand-ohe-omight-oeven-odie.-o

  The-oelf-oalso-oknew-othat-oforeigner-ocan-ocome-oback-oto-olife,-obut-ohe-odidn't-oconsider-othat,-ohe-ohad-oa-otiny-ointuition,-oor-ohope,-owhatever-oyou-owant-oto-ocall-oit,-othat-othe-oboy-owould-osucceed-owhere-omany-oothers-odied-obefore-oeven-ocompleting-othe-otraining-ofor-oforcing-othemselves-oor-oquitting-ohalfway.-oDepending-oon-othe-oway-oyou-otrained-othem,-oit-omight-oresult-ocritical-ofor-othe-operson-odoing-oit.-oThis-oskill-owould-ojust-obe-oavailable-onow,-oas-oit-oneeds-oyou-oto-oreach-oyour-outmost-olimit,-opushing-oit-oeven-ofurther.-oNot-oonly-othat,-oyou-owould-ohave-oto-oconcentrate-oon-oyour-obody,-ocontrol-oyour-obreathing-oto-orecover-ofaster-oand-onot-olet-oany-owhisk-oof-oconcentration-oslip-oaway.

 

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