333 Chapter 5

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After Ziel settled his matters with Queen Helena and went with Azalia to the divine race's hideout to recharge the world altar fragments, he finally finished all his business for the day and returned to the cottage. But they still had to wait a month to fuse the world altar fragment. Ziel couldn't speed up the process, as doing so would damage the artifact.

Ziel returned to the cottage in the evening. Of course, he was with Azalia because the other party would also participate in the special training tomorrow. But Ziel didn't have time to rest because he had to make artifacts to support their training.

The next day, Ziel stood by the lake while looking at a location in the forest that would be used as a place to do the special training. He had been there since the early morning because he had not slept all night. With his current strength, it didn't matter if he didn't sleep or eat for a month. It will not make him weak or damage his health.

Ziel had prepared various artifacts that he would use for special training. At first, he was confused about how hard he had to train the girls. But when he recalled the determination on their faces yesterday, he decided to give them hell training so their strength and combat ability could increase drastically.

An hour later, he saw Kalya and others coming out of the cottage after they finished their breakfast. The girls came wearing casual clothes that made them easy to move. Luckily, Princess Freya and Princess Aishia's condition was much better because they drank the potion last night. They didn't want their situation to delay the special training any longer.

"Good morning. Have you finished your breakfast?" Ziel smiled, greeting the girls.

Kalya and the others didn't answer immediately because they were fascinated by Ziel's current appearance. He stood by the lake using his true form after regaining the Origin God's power. But it is not a reason that makes them react like that. What made the girls silent was the clothes he was wearing now.

"Hmm? Why are you silent? Is it because of this?" Ziel pointed to the uniform he was wearing, and the girls nodded.

"I am wearing this servant uniform because I will be your butler for the next few days. I will provide all your needs in this training. I will serve you to the best of my ability." Ziel bowed his body and showed them the attitude of a butler. His actions made the girls smile sweetly.

"So, instead of getting a coach, we have a butler to serve us?" Azalia said with interest.

"Yes, I have an all-in-one butler who will provide for your needs to become stronger." Ziel smiled and nodded.

"In that case, please take good care of us for the next few days, lord butler." Kalya bowed to Ziel, and the other girls followed suit.

"Leave it to me. We will start our training now. Please follow me." Ziel walked away from that place towards a location within the forest area. Kalya and the others nodded and then followed him.

Not long after, the girls arrived at their destination and were surprised to see the scene in front of them. Ziel has changed one of the locations in the academy forest into a fairly large empty field. In addition, there is a big ball near them and a flag on the other end of the area.

"What are we going to do with it, Ziel? Are you asking us to bring the big ball to the flag location? You should know that we can easily lift that big iron ball with our strength, right?" Princess Freya asked.

"Your words are true but incomplete, Miss Freya. I will add a few rules to your training." Ziel shook his head and smiled mysteriously.

Princess Freya's face flushed when Ziel called her like that. The girls felt that Ziel seriously played the role of their butler for now. But when they remembered his words, they became confused.

"What do you mean by that, Ken? What are the rules you will add?" Azalia tilted her head in confusion. Kalya and the others also felt the same way about her.

"Before I explain further, I want you to try lifting that big ball. I allow you to enhance your physical strength with your energy sources. You can use mana, aura, spirit, or divine power." Ziel didn't answer their question and instead pointed at the big ball.

"Alright." Kyouka and the girls nodded and didn't ask further if Ziel didn't want to explain.

Azalia and the others enhanced their physical strength and tried to lift the ball with their respective methods. They believe that they can do that easily.

"Ugh!" But the girls' confidence quickly crumbled when the big ball didn't lift even a bit, even though they had used their enhanced physical strength.

"What's this!?"

"Why does this iron ball feel so heavy!?"

"This thing doesn't make sense!"

"I can't lift it at all!"

"What material is this iron ball made of!"

The girls did not believe in what they felt right now. They thought that they could lift several tons of objects using enhanced physical strength. A ball of that size shouldn't weigh up to a tonne, but Queen Helena and the others had difficulty lifting it even for an inch. Only Kalya and Azalia managed to lift it a few centimeters off the ground. But after that, they dropped it again because the ball was too heavy.

"How? Do you want to give up? If so, I'll be disappointed in you since I haven't even started our special training yet." Ziel smiled and teased the girls.

"Huh! What do you mean, Ziel? Is there anything else we should do besides lift the iron ball and bring it to the flag's location?" Kalya raised her eyebrows because she felt the Ziel's training would be harder than they thought.

"Are you serious? Lifting this iron ball alone is already very heavy! What else would you like to add, Ziel? We will find it very difficult to do, and it will take several days to carry the iron ball with our physical strength unless you let us use magic to lift it." Princess Freya complained. Clara and the others nodded in response to her words.

"Hmm? Are you going to complain just because of this kind of practice? You haven't even done the first stage of training yet, and you're already feeling overwhelmed? Is that your only determination? Where are the words you gave me yesterday?" Ziel said disappointedly.

Kalya and the others trembled when they heard those words. The girls could only lower their heads in shame after realizing that. They know that their determination is not as big as they think.

? "So, should we continue or stop this training?" Ziel looked at the girls and said a little more softly.

"No! we will continue with this training!" Clara quickly answered.

"Yes, we apologize for disappointing you." Princess Iris added.

"Do you have the same thoughts?" Ziel looked at the other girls, and they nodded firmly in response to his question.

"Good. You didn't disappoint me. In that case, we will continue our training." Ziel nodded in satisfaction after he heard their answer.

"But, can you tell us what the iron ball is?" Kyouka asked curiously.

"The orb looks like iron but the main material for making it is dragon bone which I compressed to the extreme and added origin power to it. If an ordinary iron ball of that size only weighed a few hundred quintals, then this thing weighed a dozen tons." Ziel explained.

"I see. Then what else should we do to start this first stage of training?" Princess Cordelia added another question.

"You must wear this vest." Ziel took out eleven ordinary-looking black vests from his space storage.

"What is this vest for?" Lilith took the vest and asked. It looked like any normal vest she'd ever seen, and the material wasn't much different either, only that she could faintly sense a foreign power from it.

"Put it on, and you will know the answer." Ziel didn't intend to explain it because they would know once they used it.

Queen Helena and the girl looked at each other and then nodded. They followed Ziel's instructions and put on the vest. After that, the size of the vest changes according to the body of the wearer, and the object's function is activated.

"Ugh!" Princess Iris and the others suddenly knelt with their noses and ears bleeding, and the area around them became a small crater. Their state became like that because they were caught off guard as the vests released a terrifying aura of oppression and multiplied gravity.

"The first stage of training is to carry that big ball under that pressure to the flag's location. Some of you should have guessed the purpose of this training. When you fight a primeval god, you will face a huge difference in strength. I'm sure you won't be able to move under their oppressive aura. Therefore, I would like you to familiarize yourselves with it. Besides that, I also have other goals." Ziel said.

The girls couldn't answer Ziel's words under the suppression. They couldn't even move their fingertips and could only kneel in silence. Among them, only Kalya and Azalia could still give a slight nod in response.

"You don't need to be afraid of getting seriously injured because I will heal you soon. If you are unconscious, I will wake you up. You can't eat until you can bring the big ball to the flag location. In that case, your special training starts from now on." Ziel smiled, and he disappeared from the place. He reappeared on a large tree and watched the girls from there.

"I'm sorry for treating you like this. But I did it for your good." Ziel said softly. Even though he couldn't bear to see them hurt, he had to act decisively if he wanted Kalya and the others to become stronger.

Azalia and the others tried to stand under the terrible oppression and the doubled gravity. But the more they resisted, the stronger the backlash they would get, making the girls vomit blood. Some of the girls had even started to lose consciousness.

"Yes! This is how I felt when I faced the ancient gods of the past! I'm like an ant in front of them! I don't want that to happen to me again! I don't want to lose my family again!" Azalia roared, and her tears mixed with blood.

"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!" Azalia used all her divine power to increase her physical strength to the limit. After that, she could finally stand properly and tried to lift the big ball.

"If you can, so can I!" Kalya gritted her teeth. She forced himself and splattered blood from her mouth on her first attempt to stand. But she didn't give up because of it and instead made her smile.

"I can do it!" Kalya said with determination, and the spirit circle behind her became two times bigger. Then a pillar of green light fell on her.

Booooommm!

Kalya broke through and became a true god because the oppressive aura from Ziel had stimulated her potential. She lifted her body slowly and was finally able to stand steady. Even though Kalya had become a true god, that didn't mean she could easily resist the pressure. It only gave her more power to lessen the impact of that oppressive aura. After that, Lilith also managed to stand up and try to lift the ball.

"Are you going to continue to kneel like that after seeing the three of them manage to stand up? They are stronger than us, but that doesn't mean we can't do it! If we continue to kneel like this, then we will never be able to complete this training, and the determination we show Ziel is just bullshit!" Princess Freya struggled with full strength and circulated her mana to enhance her physical strength. Even though she was bleeding from her ears, mouth, and nose, she didn't care and continued to push herself.

Boom!

Princess Freya finally managed to stand up despite being unstable. In addition, her strength also broke through and became a Sage. After seeing Princess Freya succeed, the other girls felt their rivalry burning, and they didn't want to lose to her.

The girls resisted the oppressive aura and stood up, thanks to their determination and rivalry. But their condition is very bad. Princess Irene was the weakest among them. Even though she could do it, she was pushing herself too much. Her eyes suddenly darkened, and she fell unconscious.

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