RE: ZERO | CALM BEFORE THE STORM |

Must get stronger.

Its the second day. Still having my helmet on, I went towards the bathroom in a groggy manner. I passed one of the maids on the way but didn't make any conversation.

After a long walk trudging through the hall, I finally made it to the bathroom. I decided to gather my thoughts there.

'Since it's the 2nd day, I dont have much time before another loop starts. But Taking into account that I can remember past loops, I have enough time before Subaru figures out how to beat this arc. Today I will train with Reinhard. It's the best desicion if I don't want to be powerless like Subaru, even just a bit stronger.'

After 10 wipes and adding some lube. I made my way over to the training grounds in the back. It reminded me of a baseball stadium. I looked around until I saw the barracks of wepons in one of the corners.

As I was inspecting them, I sensed faint footsteps behind me. I didn't pay anymind but I was still cautious. I could already sense them standing behind me. I expected everyone in Reinhardts domain to be capable fighters, So decided to have a little fun. Maybe it was Reinhardt behind me, or one of the maids....

I swung the blade around, it never connected. It seems my prediction was off... the person I wanted to hit was about 12 inches away from the blade. They didn't seem fazed in the slightest. It was the butler.

"Greetings, guest-sama. I came to inform you that supper is almost ready." Reinhard told me that his name is Peter. I wanted to ask him a question, but prehaps he read my mind.

"Master Reinhardt informed me of your plans today. Something urgent happened in the captital and he was requested immediately. For you and Master Reinhardt's plans today, I will be taking his place. I will teach you the way of martial arts. I don't use a sword myself so this is the only way I can teach you."

'I didn't want to learn how to use a sword anyway. Even though their deadly. In my opinion, it's better to make yourself into a weapon, then rely on an object.'

"It's okay. I rather use myself as a weapon anyway. Im am ready for you to teach me... Can I call you sensei?" He nodded.

And so it began...

"It's only natural to learn how to defend yourself. If you rely too much on others, or a weapon... You will be very dependent on those things, which isn't good nature. You must become a weapon yourself." He explained.

"I understand." I also understood that I can't just get better at fighting overnight. It must take patience, and I have a infinite source of it.

We practiced my stance first. He explained that my stance must have a good footing, So I couldn't be moved. The first exercise was me making a stance that was comfortable. One that was strong and firm, but comfortable enough to not put strain on my body.

The second exercise was keeping the stance while in combat. Unmovable, and to only use my upper body and not use my legs.

He started off slow. Even though he said he would go easy at first, the punches was like bullets. He didn't aim for the head though.

Do this for about 6 hours we switched to the 3rd exercise. I was honestly exhausted and my feet hurt. The third exercise was practicing my strikes. Punches to be precise.

For the remainder of the day, I punched the air 500 times each hand, while in my stance.

"So tired..."

He told me not to give up yet. There was one more exercise I had to complete. Luckily it was just conditioning my muscles. I'm used to doing that every day in my world, so it should be easy here, right?

Nope.

Timeskippu

After that I took a cold shower and went to sleep.

We did this routine for the remainder of this loop. If you wonder how I recovered from fatigue, the maid Shinobu got rid of it with her magic. It might even be better than Felix's.

A/N: Sorry if it was late but I do have more important things to do besides this story but I always respond to comments as best as I can. If I do forget this story it's because it wasn't enough immersive readers to read the story and comment so I know someone's actually reading the story. That all. Next chapter coming next week maybe?