Gin likes me?

He was taller than herself, and the thin-looking vest couldn't cover his sturdy body at all.

Those thick and powerful arms and legs looked even more terrifying than Uozuka Saburo's physique.

He had a towel draped over his shoulders and a sports bottle full of water in his hand, but Saburo Uozuka knew that this man definitely didn't come to the gym just to work out!

A month had passed since the last mission, and Saburo Uozuka, who had long since resumed his daily exercise, was already very familiar with who was in this gym.

This gym in Area C of the Piska Building is not accessible to everyone.

What's more, the burly man standing in front of Uozuka Saburo gave him an unprecedented sense of urgency.

Before this, even Kurosawa Hotaru, whom he sincerely admired as the big sister, or the powerful instructors in the base, did not make Uozuka Saburo raise his physical alert just by looking at them!

"It's me, but I can't say I'm outstanding. I just managed to complete the task." Sanro Uozuka touched his head, put down the barbell, and looked easy to talk to.

"If I was really outstanding, I wouldn't have come back in such a miserable state."

"No, I heard that you were trying to protect your teammate, so you got yourself hurt so badly."

He smiled and shook his head. It was obvious that the man did not believe Uozuka Saburo's modesty.

He had already seen the last mission report from Pisk. Although it was Hotaru Kurosawa who actually completed the assassination mission, the man admired Saburo Uozuka's performance even more.

"I heard from others that you have very good physical fitness. Now it seems that they are not talking nonsense."

The man looked at Uozuka Saburo, who was already sweating after warming up, with some satisfaction. Without being polite, he stood on the open space next to Uozuka Saburo, put down the kettle and started exercising on his own.

"Um, uncle, who are you? I often stay in this gym, but I have never seen you before."

Blinking, looking at the man who suddenly started to warm up and ignore him, Uozuka Saburo hesitated for a moment but still spoke with a smile.

This gym was specially built by Pisk for the students of the organization who train in Area C. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

The man in front of him, regardless of his age or aura, could not possibly be a student.

"Is it an instructor in the organization?"

With doubts in his heart, Uozuka Saburo looked at the man with a smile, hoping that this seemingly easy-going man would give him an answer.

"I, I just came back, and came here because I wanted to stretch my body. Let's just exercise on our own, don't mind me." He smiled and waved his hand. Although his attitude was very good, the man did not tell Uozuka Saburo his name and identity.

Since the man himself was unwilling to speak, Uozuka Saburo did not ask any further questions.

Today is his rare "exercise day". He doesn't need to study those boring knowledge with Kurosawa Hotaru and can spend the whole day on his favorite physical exercise.

It's wrong to waste your good time for an inexplicable man.

After wiping the sweat off his face with a towel and picking up the barbell again, Saburo Uozuka thought he could start exercising normally, but he didn't expect how annoying the man next to him would be!

He quickly finished his warm-up, then slowly walked to the side of Uozuka Saburo, observing Uozuka Saburo's movements with undisguised curiosity, and then found a barbell that was heavier than Uozuka Saburo's from the barbell rack.

You move once, I move once. If you don't stop, I won't stop.

If it were just that, that man would also look at Uozuka Saburo with a smile when Uozuka Saburo felt tired and wanted to rest, and his hands would keep moving.

It was as if he was saying, you can't do this, I can do things heavier than yours and I don't feel tired, but you stopped first, and the atmosphere of sarcasm was reaching its extreme!

At first, Uozuka Saburo didn't pay attention, or rather, he noticed but didn't want to get into trouble with this stranger.

But during the subsequent exercises, this man seemed to have his eyes on Saburo Uozuka. No matter what project Saburo Uozuka was doing, he would be by his side.

The most infuriating thing is that Pisk has invested a huge amount of money in the training ground in Zone C, and it has a wide range of training equipment. The least there are are two of the same configuration, leaving Uozuka Saburo with absolutely no way to get rid of this man.

Leg press, running, back pull, chest press.

No matter which project it is, this man is always by Saburo Uozuka's side.

Thanks to him, Uozuka Saburo's training volume today was more than double what he had originally planned.

"Huff~Huff~Huff~" He gasped heavily and threw the barbell in his hand to the ground. He was really out of strength and gasped heavily. At the same time, he raised his head and looked angrily at the man who was still looking at him with a smile.

"Did you finish your workout today?"

Ignoring the look in Uozuka Saburo's eyes, the man lightly placed the barbell in his hand, which was twice as heavy as Uozuka Saburo's, on the ground and wiped the sweat off his shoulders with the towel on his shoulders.

"Not bad, young man. At your age, having such physical strength is really amazing~"

"F*ck me!" She didn't spit out any blood. Although she knew the man was qualified to comment on her, why was she so unhappy? !

Taking two deep breaths and trying to calm himself down, Saburo Uozuka squinted his eyes and looked up and down at the seemingly fine man. Finally, his gaze was fixed on the man's arm holding the water bottle. The arm seemed fine, but was indeed trembling slightly.

"So you're also failing!" His eyes lit up slightly, and Uozuka Saburo instantly felt balanced!

That's right. This man exercises more than me in every aspect. Why is it that I am as tired as a dead dog, but he is not hurt at all?

Having understood the key point, Uozuka Saburo grinned and laughed!

"Hey, uncle, it's really fun to exercise with you. Do you want to join us again tomorrow?"

Go to hell and calm down, said Uozuka Saburo, if you have the guts, just keep suppressing me with your force, and you’ll be done for if I don’t weaken you!

"Okay, I have nothing to do tomorrow anyway, so let's make an appointment."

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning at nine o'clock! (Gnashing teeth!)"

"OK!"

024: Call me Vodka

"Are you an idiot, Uozuka?"

After Kurosawa Hotaru finished a day's classes and returned to her dormitory, the girl simply washed up and pushed open the door of Uozuka Saburo's room.

Looking at Saburo Uozuka slumped in the massage chair in the room, humming while listening to music, Hotaru Kurosawa, who was somewhat surprised that Saburo Uozuka was lying down at this time, raised her hand and took off Saburo Uozuka's headphones.

After being stunned for a moment, Saburo Uozuka was not afraid. When he saw Kurosawa Hotaru beside him, he smiled innocently.

Seeing the fatigue on Uozuka Saburo's face, Kurosawa Hotaru, puzzled, sat on a chair in the room.

Kurosawa Hotaru felt that he already knew Uozuka Saburo very well. If he had only done the exercises he had planned for today, he would definitely not be so tired.

So, under the indifferent gaze of Kurosawa Hotaru, Uozuka Saburo scratched his head, and told his experience of the day with some embarrassment and indignation.

He thought he would get comfort from the big sister, but he didn't expect that the first sentence the girl said after listening to him would hit Uozuka Saburo hard.

"Why do you want to compete if you know you can't win? You should know that exercise needs to be gradual. Suddenly increasing the amount will only cause damage to your body." Looking at the smirking Uozuka Saburo with dissatisfaction, Kurosawa Hotaru would not have said so many words in one breath if he was not really angry.

Although he looks very calm, Uozuka Saburo always does things that leave Kurosawa Hotaru speechless. If he hadn't been there to help watch over him, given Uozuka Saburo's personality, who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused.

"Well, I'm just a little over the top. Big sister, you don't know how annoying that guy is. He keeps hanging around me, doing whatever I do, as if I can't beat him!"

"You're definitely not better than him in every aspect, right?"

"...It's okay, Big Sister. I've observed carefully today. Although I'm tired, he's definitely not having a good time either. I've already made an appointment with him. See you at the gym tomorrow! If we continue with today's routine, he'll definitely be the first to give up!"

Patting his chest with confidence, Uozuka Saburo was very confident in his own judgment.

He just couldn't believe that the inexplicable man could keep pretending in front of him!

"Are you still planning to go tomorrow?" With his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, Kurosawa Hotaru's voice gradually became cold as he looked at Uozuka Saburo who was talking enthusiastically about tomorrow's plans.

She began to hate the man who was causing trouble for Uozuka Saburo for no reason!

Although it takes two to tango, I'm sorry, Kurosawa Hotaru said that he is not a reasonable person.

Kurosawa Hotaru is well aware of how bad her own personality is.

And among all his bad traits, a new member called "protecting one's shortcomings" has been added because of the existence of Uozuka Saburo!

"Well, he's already agreed. Don't worry, big sister, I will definitely get it done for him tomorrow!" Looking at Kurosawa Hotaru's expression, Uozuka Saburo's expression also changed slightly.

Knowing that Kurosawa Hotaru was a little unhappy, Uozuka Saburo still persisted.

This is his principle of action, he doesn't want to cause any damage.

"Okay, then I'll bring you lunch tomorrow at noon." After blinking and looking at Uozuka Saburo's straight gaze, Kurosawa Hotaru said nothing more.

Just as Uozuka Saburo understood Kurosawa Hotaru, she also understood that the boy in front of her who always followed her and listened to her arrangements was not a person without his own opinions.

Rather, when Uozuka Saburo thinks that certain things should be done and certain things should not be done, Kurosawa Hotaru should also make some concessions.

Of course, neither Uozuka Saburo nor Kurosawa Hotaru cared about this way of getting along.

We are used to each other.

"Okay, Big Sister, just watch me when the time comes. I will definitely give him a good beating!"

. . .

"Did you finish your workout today?"

Some strangely familiar words appeared in Uozuka Saburo's ears.

Uozuka Saburo, whose whole body was soaked with sweat, raised his head with difficulty and gave an unpleasant smile to the man who seemed to have fallen into the pond and was fished out.

Should she be thankful that Kurosawa Hotaru had classes in the afternoon and wasn't in the gym watching Uozuka Saburo compete with other men?

Having failed once again, Uozuka Saburo's expression turned serious.

He knew that he, who had always used his physical strength to bully others, finally met another physical monster who could bully him today.

No! I haven't failed yet!

He raised his head viciously, looked at the man's arms that began to tremble slowly even without holding anything, and grinned.

How can a young man not be arrogant! If I don't deal with this damn guy, what kind of member of a criminal organization is he? What kind of killer is he!

"We'll continue tomorrow, uncle?"

"Okay, nine?"

"Come!"

. . .

So, when Uozuka Saburo was completely obsessed, he accompanied the strange stranger in the gym for four days!

What's strange is that Kurosawa Hotaru, who should have spoken up to stop Uozuka Saburo when he got into this abnormal situation, seemed to have acquiesced to Uozuka Saburo's actions. Apart from bringing meals to Uozuka Saburo every day and helping him apply ointment on his back at night, she did nothing else.

"Bang!~"

The sound of heavy dumbbells hitting the ground echoed throughout the gym.

Uozuka Saburo was stunned at first, then suddenly turned his head to the side. After seeing what happened, he laughed happily.

Finally, finally the man threw the barbell to the ground before him!

"Hu~Hu~" With a happy smile on his face, Saburo Uozuka happily pulled the barbell ten more times before putting it down as the man looked at him.

"Did you finish your exercise for today, uncle?"

God knows how happy Uozuka Saburo felt when he said this!

"Well, it's done. As expected, I'm getting older and I don't have as much strength as I did when I was younger."

Looking at Uozuka Saburo's cheerful look, the man smiled and shook his head, without expressing any negative emotions.

This kind of performance made Uozuka Saburo feel a little embarrassed.

"No, uncle, you are really good. Everything you play with is heavier than what I play with. If we change to the same weight, I won't play with it."

"Haha, that makes sense." The man nodded with a smile, wiping the sweat off his face and looking at Uozuka Saburo with satisfaction.

"Uncle, can I know your name now?"

"Name? Just call me Vodka."

"Vodka?" Before Uozuka Saburo could react to the obvious name of a drink, the man who called himself Vodka spoke again with a smile.

"Hey, boy, would you like to be my student?"

"what?"

025: There is no feeling of man's heartbeat

Shocked by the shocking words of the man who called himself Vodka, the somewhat confused Uozuka Saburo did not give Vodka a scientific reply.

Of course, Vodka didn't care about the kid's confusion. He smiled and said that he would come to the gym tomorrow, then he left Uozuka Saburo leisurely.

Confused, Saburo Uozuka returned to his dormitory in a daze. After a simple wash, he sat down on the chair.

"What's wrong? I lost again today."