Boom!
Within the Courtyard, the liveliest place was always the "Gymnasium," which had been repeatedly "expanded" and now covered an area on the scale of the Bird's Nest.
It was already deep into the night, but for Professionals, this was often their freest time of day. Midnight workouts from another timeline had become reality here.
"...Again."
Lu PingAn, who had been smashed into the wall, merely shook himself slightly before drilling straight out.
Standing opposite him was little Eve, her face full of misery.
"...I want to sleep."
"Sleep? Sleep my ass! With your abilities, what right does Lu PingAn have to keep you tied down for so long? You should have entered Rule-level long ago. You're the one being lazy and refusing to make progress."
Kitten spoke from the stands with a stern face, berating the "big sister" who was three heads taller than herself. The other girl did not even dare talk back.
Lu PingAn wanted to improve. He had already touched upon the edge of a higher level and needed actual combat to temper himself for advancement. As for his recent training with Chris... well, he had improved, but he had more than had his fill of the experience of turning into Meat Chunks and meat patties in all sorts of ways. He needed a change of pace.
Over on the other side, Big Cat—who now had a body capable of going outside, and whose mindset had changed more than anything—had become increasingly unable to stand the sight of her two "younger sisters."
On the Gymnasium stands, Phil, who had already "fainted from exhaustion," was pretending to sleep. Chris had still shown mercy to innocent Eve. But for Phil, her "rebellious" eldest daughter, she personally stepped in to instruct her.
Theoretically, Chris's current "doll" should have been