Life Of A Nobody - as a Villain

After doing the light warmup, Rio and Luke both started running circles around the training grounds. Looking at the muscular men's physique, Rio felt curious about something and decided to ask his doubts -"Tell me Luke, what's the secret to your physique? I mean, you're like a little giant for a normal human and you don't even use aura." Opposite to how he looks and what everyone would expect from watching his build, this man was actually a pure magician. Why would someone who trains and focuses on mana would look like this, Rio had no idea. [A/N - as you readers can guess, Luke's character wasn't written in the novel Shiva read. Which is logical as Blake's family had thousands of people working under them, and Agnus alone had a whole guild as his subordinates. So MC meeting people who weren't in the novel is normal.]

Luke let out a deep laugh, his biceps flexing as he waved his hands and said "Aura and mana have nothing to do with this, young heir. I just like to be in perfect shape. Be consistent in your training and push yourself to the limits whenever you can, do that and you can be just like me too."

Hearing his words Rio shook his head, ain't no way in hell he wanted to look like a giant. Not to sound narcissist but Artemis and Agnus's pretty genes really did make him have good looks, it would be a waste if he grew muscles and tarnished his perfect looks. "No thanks, I don't want to scare the kids when I walk near them. I just want a physique that looks good in a suit."

"Suit or not, what matters is the strength from inside, your will, your endurance. Looks can be deceiving but habits can't." Luke said as he shrugged his shoulders and slowed his pace. 

With each passing minute, the intensity of his training increased, after the run came some other exercises and then the classic weight lifting. Luke brought out two metal cuffs and placed them on Rio's ankles. Luke passed his mana into a designated pattern and the cuffs shone brightly for a second, suddenly Rio felt like someone grabbed his legs and dragged him to hell. He literally felt like his feet got trapped in place. 

"Luke, I think you messed up a little, this isn't what we do daily man. Why don't you check it again." Rio said hoping that this was just a mistake and not what he thinks it is. But his illusion got shattered when he heard Luke's words "This is the new usual, young master. Get used to it." 

The heaviness of the weights made it nearly impossible for Rio to lift his legs off the ground. He could only manage to drag himself forward, leaving deep scratches in the dust as he strained to make any progress.

Without showing any sympathy, Luke continued his relentless training regimen. He added two cuffs to Rio's hands, further increasing the burden on his already fatigued body. The weight was so intense that Rio's arms drooped, unable to withstand the gravitational pull. They fell heavily, striking his legs in the process, causing Rio to collapse onto all fours.

Rio tried to push his mana to his hands and feet, so he could stand up, but those damn cuffs sucked his mana dry as soon as it came into contact. 

"No shortcuts young master." Luke's laughter echoed through the training grounds as he took delight in Rio's predicament. He seemed unfazed by Rio's struggles, relishing in the challenge he had presented. 

As Rio struggled, he couldn't help but curse under his breath. Every movement became a monumental effort as he fought against the overwhelming force dragging him down. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, his muscles trembling with exertion.

Finally, after watching him crawl on the ground for a while, Luke signaled an end to this exercise, removing the cuffs from Rio's limbs. His body felt lighter in an instant, a stark contrast to the immense burden he had just endured, and he collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath. His body battered and exhausted, sweats dripping down his face, like he just came out of the shower.

Even though his body looked like that his mind only had frustration and anger in it -'System add this guy's name to the list.'

[As you wish host.]

If someone looked at his condition now, they would pity the poor soul he was, but the idiot guy who was supposed to be his teacher ignored his looks and said "Next time, instead of focusing on mana, focus on your strength young master. I know you can do it. Your body has just awakened, it can adapt to anything however you want, so do not slack off. You'll be meeting many of those royals at princess' party soon, you need to show them the power of the Blake family."

"We're going there for a celebration Luke, not war. I don't need to run around flexing or beat some brats, to show my power there." Rio said as he started to feel his hands again, he wiped his sweat, but he was still in no condition to stand up or even sit straight. 

Luke sneered as he heard those naive words, "You should always be prepared young master. You're the future heir, what'll you do if they show off in front of you? You represent the future of our house, you can never be called weak." His expressions took a serious turn as he announced "Your prestige should surpass the Duke's image young heir, that's how you can make him proud."

"I'm an awakened Luke. How many kids do you think can finish their awakening successfully at the age of 10? I even awakened my element, and got a blessing, they'll think twice before doing anything stupid." Rio said trying to place his point.

[Even though anyone can awaken whenever they want, most parents still try to have their kids do it when they're around the age of 15. Cause then they have higher chance of enduring the pain & control themselves, and not shit their pants while screaming for mommy when awakening starts. Painful process of restructuring your body and merging of world system weren't to be taken lightly.]

"And you're only saying that because you haven't met them. Let me tell you all royals are snakes, saying something to your face and doing the complete opposite behind your back. Don't they teach you this in your classes." Luke said in a bitter tone, trying to enlighten Rio. 

'What a musclehead. If anyone in Haven heard his words they'll have his head.' Rio thought as he heard Luke's words about openly dissing the royalty. His dislike for royalty was something everyone knew due to something that happened in the past. But since it wasn't mentioned in the novel Rio had no idea. But then he remembered something and a playful grin crept on his face as he said "You do know that the royal Queen is my aunt right. I wonder what mother would think about this." Rio's smile widened as he saw the nervous look on that big mountain. 

"Well, that's uh…oh look it's time already. We'll talk tomorrow, young master. Walk slowly." The barbarian said, turned around and left in a hurry. 

'Not like I can run around in this condition, you hobo.' Rio thought as he slowly pushed himself up from the ground. After 2 hours of gruesome labor he finally got free from this torture, but this was just the beginning of his day. There were still many hours left till he could sleep peacefully again. 

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A/N - If you have any questions, come ask me on discord or write a comment on chapter. With lots of love - ur author. 

I'll continue ch of 1500words from tomorrow. So they won't be this short. Sorry for today.