Chapter 44: *First alchemy class part 1*
After finishing his progress check, he decided to do an hour of stretching followed by an hour of workout. He wouldn’t have time to run the 10 km before starting his alchemy class, but he would have all the time he wanted to do it later, as his class would end at 11:30 AM.
He managed to get out of bed without waking Axel and started with his stretching. However, when he looked at the countdown, he was surprised to see that it picked up where it left off yesterday while Axel was extracting the Nerudium. That was a pleasant surprise; he had just gained 33 minutes on what he had planned to do. So, he decided to change his plan and go for a run right after the 27 minutes of stretching he had left, ensuring Axel would still be sleeping when he returned.
Kevin loved starting his days this way— even without the rewards from the System, he would still have done his stretching exercises and workout.
Axel woke up at 7 AM as usual, and once again Kevin was no longer in their bed. This time, he didn’t panic right away; he looked around quietly first. To his relief, he found Kevin there, only wearing his black joggers and doing a series of push-ups. He was so damned sexy that Axel’s "little brother" woke up instantly.
Axel groaned in frustration and forced himself to say to Kevin, "Damn, Kev, do you have any idea how sexy you look like that?"
Kevin finished his series of push-ups and stood up. Axel was still naked under the sheets as Kevin came to straddle him. He could already feel Axel’s erection, and he leaned in as if he were going to kiss him, but at the last moment, he changed direction and whispered in Axel’s ear, "If you want to do that kind of exercise in the morning, you’ll have to get up earlier."
Axel grabbed Kevin’s waist and immediately threw him back onto the bed. He positioned himself on top of Kevin and asked, "If I get up sooner, will you really let me touch you?"
Kevin blushed but nodded. Axel, smiling, completely forgot that he hated to talk right after waking up, and he asked eagerly, "What time do you want me to get up to have that kind of privilege?"
Kevin replied a little embarrassed, "If you get up at 6:30 AM, that will be okay." He then pushed Axel to the side and added, "By the way, I was thinking... could you get me some machines so that I can start developing my muscles? We can put them in the bedroom we don’t use; push-ups and squats aren’t enough for me anymore."
Axel pulled him back into his arms, burying his head in Kevin’s neck and sniffing his scent. It had become a real aphrodisiac for him, and he began kissing Kevin like the hungry wolf he was. When he felt that if they continued like that, he wouldn’t be able to hold back, he preferred to get up to calm down.
Responding to Kevin’s question, he said, "No worries, babe. If that’s what you want, I can set it up this afternoon. We can go to the warehouse and choose whatever machines you want after we eat lunch. I’ll take this opportunity to introduce you to Erik; I’m sure you’ll like him."
Kevin nodded to indicate he was okay with that, then stood up to join Axel and hug him. "I still have 15 minutes of workout to finish my daily quest. You can wash yourself first if you want."
Axel looked at him, puzzled, while caressing his lower back. "What do you mean you only have 15 minutes left to finish your daily quest? Babe, what time did you wake up?"
Kevin kissed him tenderly, then got back into position to continue his push-ups, telling him, "At 5 AM, as usual."
Axel was speechless; he had always thought he was a hard worker, but what about Kevin? No wonder his man was such a war machine. He sat down on the bed across from Kevin and said, "I’ll wait for you then; we’ll take a shower together."
Kevin blushed and swore as he continued his push-ups, saying through the effort, "Damn, Axel, put some clothes on!"
Axel hadn’t realized he was still naked, so he just threw a sheet over his private parts and asked with a provocative smile, "Better?"
Kevin preferred not to answer and concentrated on his training. He stopped as soon as he heard the sound from the System announcing that he had completed his daily quest. He stood up and looked Axel straight in the eye. Instead of approaching him as Axel expected, Kevin slowly backed toward the bedroom door. After one last wink at Axel, he turned around and rushed into the bathroom.
Of course, Axel didn’t let him escape, and Kevin had to undergo another kind of training under the shower that left them both panting and fully satisfied. Luckily, the buildings weren’t far from their pavilion, and even after taking the time to have a good breakfast, Kevin managed to make it on time for his first class.
Kevin, eager to progress as quickly as possible, hadn’t hesitated to wear all the items that could increase his Soul Force points, and thanks to them, he could already use 1,135 Soul Force points.
Excited about having his first alchemy lesson, he consulted the papers posted on a board that divided the new mages into four groups of 22 students. Each group had two different teachers: one for alchemy and the other for learning to create spells. Kevin was in Group C and followed the instructions given on the paper, which asked them to go to Room 7.
When he arrived, he saw that the room only had large tables with a small bottle of water on each, along with a paper beside it. Kevin quickly counted the tables and confirmed that there were indeed 22, one for each of them. He went behind a table in the back corner of the classroom, placed his magic bag on it, then picked up the paper in his hand and began to read. He couldn’t help but smile; he already liked this teacher—this was exactly the way he preferred to work.
