Oi, Oi, are you serious

Wheres all that muscle coming from on those skinny arms?

390, 399, 400 401.

As the surrounding buzz began to build, I could hear the surprise in Captain Mariuss voice.

I do push-ups as I watch the sweat drop to the ground. I could feel the soldiers staring at me.

this was pretty hard. This puts far more strain on my arms than I had imagined. I have never done 500 at once before.

But it was not something I couldnt do.

411, 412, 413.

The pace is not hindered in the least. What guts. Its no wonder Prince Victor recommended him.

The voice of the man who must be the second-in-command echoed in my ears.

If I messed up here, I would be a disgrace to Victors reputation.

I dont want to be the source of someone elses poor reputation. My pride would never allow it. I would keep up the pace and make it all the way to the end.

I wonder how many people in this squad can do 500 pushups in a row

There would be few of them.

What type of environment do they have to create a monster like this?

Calling me a monster was rude. I was a respectable young lady before all this.

My arms tremble a little. I noticed that my palms were quite wet with sweat. Perhaps the captains noticed it, too.

447, 448.

Do you want to slow down?

No.

I responded in a small voice to the man, who was probably the second-in-command, and did my 449th push-up. Earlier, I was told to use honorifics, but I couldnt help it now.

After struggling day in and day out to make my mark on history, Ive finally made it this far. You couldnt just collapse in a place like this, Alicia.

I inspire myself to put even more strength in my arms.

That kid is starting to pick up the pace.

I cant believe it.

There would be a normal training session after this. I wonder if Ill be strong enough. But I couldnt cut corners now.

The cloth covering my eyes was also very damp. I felt a little uncomfortable, but I had no choice but to endure it for now.

No one would think that I am trying to be a noble and solitary young lady.

483, 484, 485, 486.

Why are you going faster and faster?

Superhuman this is beyond the level of a human.

My daily workout was for these pushups!

Of course not, but if I didnt tell myself that right now, I wouldnt be able to finish these push-ups.

It gets louder and louder all around me. Mixed in among them were cheering voices.

Chibi, you can do it!

You can do it! Hang in there! Youre almost there!

Its hard to believe they considered me an enemy just a few minutes ago.

497, 498, 499, 500

Oooh, finished. I plopped down on the spot.

Call me dirty, call me undignified, I wouldnt care. Im dressed like a boy now, anyway. I needed to take a short break before I could get up.

Silence fell as soon as I completed 500 push-ups. After a few moments, everyone begins to clamor.

Such a slender body

Oh, hes done it

really five hundred times.

Woooooah, Chibi, thats awesome!

Youre awesome!

Oh, Chibi, youre one of us from today!

One after another, cheers were raised. It seemed I had been promoted from a brat to a Chibi.

It seemed as if I had won a victory in a battle.

I wondered why they were more pleased than I was. Im the one who should be yelling with delight.

Well done!

Then Captain Marius held out his hand to me.

I firmly held his hand and managed to stand up with his help. I take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

Thank you, Captain.

I didnt think you were such a strong guy. Kid.

My name is Ria.

Im going to work harder from now on.

Ignoring my words, the captain said emphatically with a happy expression on his face.

Id rather be called Chibi than a kid, and everyone seemed to be having fun, soI guess I didnt have to correct them anymore.

My name is Garius Neil. Im the deputy commander of this squad. I dont know how you managed to do all those crazy push-ups.

After all, you were the second in command.

Thank you, Deputy Commander Neil.

Id love to hear what training youve been doing all this time.

Vice Captain Neil glanced at me.

Vice Captain, are you trying to get them to do the same thing that I did

Wait, Chibi, dont say that!

Perhaps sensing his thoughts, the soldiers suddenly raised their voices.

Vice Captain Neil looked so kind, but I wonder if hes more of an ogre than I thought. Well, its better that way, because ogres could make you stronger.

Oh, so you guys want to do five hundred pushups now?

Please, please dont give us that!

Then stop playing around and lets get on with the training.

Captain Marius said in dismay. Their expressions instantly changed to those of soldiers.

They were a great squad, with a solid difference between on and off duty.

Chibi, are you ready to move too?

Yes!

I said confidently and took on the challenge of training.