"Just make something light," Aiden replied, and she nodded, stepping forward to pick up the tray she left last night and then exited the room.
"Zero, would normal training improve my stats, or do I have to complete quests to increase my stats each time?"
[Training is the best way to increase your stats, though it has to be intense and regular for you to actually feel the increase. Completing quests that have a stat increase reward is the easy way to go, but not all the rewards are going to be an increase in stats]
"I should see what this body is capable of then," Aiden spoke as he stood up and moved away from the bed. He stood in the center of the room, moving the small table from the foot of the bed to the side, creating more space.
"Let’s start with the basics. I didn’t work out a lot on Earth, but here it’s going to be necessary"
[Because of fighting or so you can bang girls longer?]
"Among those two, which is more important... banging girls longer, of course, but a little bit of fighting." He spoke even before his system could answer.
Aiden dropped to the floor and began with push-ups. At first they felt surprisingly easy; his movements were smooth, and his arms barely felt it. He quickly reached twenty without much struggle.
"Twenty-eight... Twenty-nine... Thirty... This body is a lot stronger than when I was on Earth. If my stats on Earth could be measured, I wonder how different it’ll be"
[Very different. If a normal human in the world faced a normal human on Earth, the difference would be so evident, but here it’s normal because of the world]
Aiden began to finally feel the sting in his arm and chest before slowing down and eventually stopping; he managed to get to forty push-ups.
After resting for a minute, he stood back up and stretched his arms. Other than his strength, his recovery rate was also excellent. Aiden positioned himself, this time to test his legs.
He began with squats, keeping his back straight as he lowered himself repeatedly. It was much easier than push-ups, and before long Aiden was already on the fiftieth squat.
Still, he continued with sweat forming on his forehead. After thirty more squats, Aiden could feel his thighs burning and finally stopped. He was able to get to 85 before slumping back on his bed, breathing heavily.
"I can really tell the difference; this body is so much stronger than mine on Earth. At this level, how strong am I compared to knights?"
[Knights...I don’t think you should compare yourself to knights of any level. I don’t mean to be rude, but among all the priestesses in the Eastern Church, Miraleth is really the only one you can win in a physical battle]
"Only Miraleth? I know I’m considerably weaker than knights, but I can’t be that weak?"
[Priests and priestesses are trained to fight in the Frontlines in case of war, and given the state of this world, it’s completely necessary, but you don’t have any training. You might think you’re stronger, but every one of them would turn you into a ragdoll, no offense]
"Probably, then I really need to get stronger"
[Do you think you can beat Olena in a physical fight?]
"Not a chance. When she took off her clothes, I could see her body, and given she’s a Head Priestess, I can’t possibly best her in a fight"
[Maybe you should try training with the priestesses here in the church, and then you’d see how far behind you are...wait, that’s not a good idea]
"And why not? I’ll probably need to train with them given I’m the only male priest left in the kingdom"
[To train with them and improve, you’ll need your lust system to be in effect so your strength, agility, and stamina can gradually increase, but if the lust system is in effect and you mistakenly get injured]
"Ohh I see. A head priest that needs healing from his priestesses, yeah that doesn’t bode well. I’ll avoid it for now"
After the short break, Aiden stood up again. He wasn’t done yet, and with his fast recovery, he decided to test his movements.
First, he started with jogging around the room for several minutes before increasing his speed, and since the room wasn’t large enough for a proper run, he settled for running back and forth.
His breathing gradually became heavier again, and once he slowed his pace, his breathing recovered even faster, even though he was still moving.
"Are my stats different? I feel like it’s a little low compared to what I can do, or maybe it’s because I have a system?"
[Maybe because you have two. In this world, everyone is born with a bit of mana, and with training that mana increases, but in knights it’s not called mana; it’s called Ki...but with you having both systems, now it’s complicated]
"So in the future I should be able to use both Ki and mana?"
[Possibly, with enough training]
Aiden lay down on the bed staring into the sky. He couldn’t tell how much time had passed, but he was starting to get a little hungry since he didn’t exactly eat before going to bed.
Almost like she was controlled by the goddess herself, Miraleth knocked on the door.
"Your Holiness, breakfast is ready," she said as she pushed the door open and walked in. The scent from the meal hit him immediately, and he knew what was on the tray even before he saw it.
Miraleth made toasted bread, scrambled eggs, fruits, and milk, and it smelled amazing. Aiden got up the next moment as she brought the table to the door of the bed, placing the meal on top.
*KNOCK!! KNOCK!!*
"Come in," Aiden spoke as he turned towards the door.
The door was pushed open as the priestess Ella stepped inside. She was the one who showed him around yesterday and was a lot older than the rest of the priestesses around, but Aiden could tell she wasn’t the Head Priestess in the Eastern Church, or if she was then she was nothing like Olena.
"Good morning, Your Holiness... I have news," She spoke, bowing her head.