Volume 5 Chapter 40: Challenge


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 5 Chapter 40: Challenge


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I can''t take it anymore!" Herrick roared as he threw the book and egg on the ground! His expression was so exhausted from holding back his fiery and anger. Carolyn and the others tilted their heads,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So he finally lost it."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I expected this."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"He did hold up for a few days."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Herrick had been bncing the book and egg on his head for a few days. But that was something Carolyn and the rest knew wouldn''tst. Herrick was going to break. From his expression, all of them could tell. It was only a matter of time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Come on, isining the only thing you can do?" Keith shook his head. Keith was the person who woulde to stop him. Herrick red at Keith,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What is this even for?! How does this make me stronger?!" Herrick roared. He couldn''t believe it. The only thought going through his mind was: this training is bull! He had it on his head all the time, but it didn''t make a difference!


    <span style="font-weight:400">His body didn''t get even stronger! The only thing he got was ridicule!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Even Melor gave him a strange look as he watched.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah?" It was Keith''s turn to give him a strange look, "You thought this training was to strengthen your body?''


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...It wasn''t?" "Yeah, it never was,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?!" When that was said, Herrick wasn''t the only one who was surprised.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith turned to them, "Huh? What did you think it was?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Strengthening his core?!" From what Herrick moved, it seemed to strengthen the core.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"No, that was Herrick''s doing. That was never my intention." Herrick was adding squats in there for no reason. There were also times when he was doing it with one leg. However, Keith never did tell him to do it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"And I told you guys this," Keith remembered them overhearing what he said to Alfia.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." We thought you were joking!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Are you trying to make fun of me?!" Herrick grabbed Keith by the cor. He was going to destroy him for everything.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Easy now, Herrick!" The others quickly got up from their chairs. They understood why Herrick was mad. However, they didn''t want a bloodbath!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah," Keith was the only calm one, and he stated, "You still didn''t get what I''m trying to do?" It was so easy to understand!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What is it?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let me tell you, training your body and increasing your strength isn''t something you need." Keith never intended to train his body.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?! Strength is everything!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"And that''s why you can never beat me and Gabriel. Your strength is probably the best out of everyone in the ss. But that''s the only thing you have."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s the only thing you need!" Strength was the key to everything!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Are you kidding me? Besides everything but fighting, you would lose to Arlo." Keith turned to Arlo, "Sorry for the dig, Arlo."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s fine, Leader." Arlo waved his hand. There was nothing to say about it. Arlo was the weakest one on the ind. He had epted this long ago.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I won''t lose to him!" Herrick scoffed. There was no way he would lose to a D-ss student. He was in S-ss.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"If you really think you would win. How about a wager?" Keith smirked. The others stared at that grin. What is he nning this time?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s have a littlepetition. If you really think you can win against Arlo, then prove it. If you win, I''ll stop making you do these things. And you can even leave the ind." There was no point in letting Herrick continue to stay. Everyone could tell Herrick really didn''t want to be here.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"If you lose, continue the exercise and notin about it."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Fine!" Herrick turned serious, "What is thispetition?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Leader?!" Arlo was dumbfounded. Why was he part of this?! Keith smirked, "You don''t have to worry about it. I have full faith in your skills."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." Keith''s eyes were full of confidence. There was no doubt in them at all.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"U-understood," Arlo nodded. Since Keith trusted him so much, he would do so.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn and the others were surprised by his move. Alfia questioned, "Is this a good move?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t know. When Keith does things, it''s usually something really smart or dare-devil." There were no in-betweens.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." Arlo and Herrick stood beside one another. There was such a disparity between the two. Herrick was three times the size of Arlo.