Reincarnated in the Royal Family with a Plunder System-Chapter 42: There is no tomorrow!

Seraphina’s voice said calmly: "There is no tomorrow."

Ryan’s eyes snapped open. He pushed harder.

51.

57.

60.

Once he reached that round number, he had the urge to give up again.

Ryan hissed.

He hadn’t had that sensation right until he reached the round number. That meant it was not his body that was betraying him, but his own mind. His mind was making him weaker—it was telling him to remain as weak.

Fuck my mind.

He continued.

61.

He wanted to fall. I’ve already surpassed my limits, is this not enough?

Seraphina growled in his ears. "Your bloodline relies on you, Ryan. Your sister does not want to be embarrassed by a weak brother. She wants to be proud. Would you like to remain in my shadow all your life?"

62.

"I can’t—this is my limit..."

"Do not stop. Remember, everyone still thinks of you as Seraphina’s Brother. You are a nobody. And nobodies have no time to remain weak."

63.

64.

Suddenly, Ryan found it easier and easier to raise. He forgot to count, just raising up and down as his body moved in a rhythm. His mind dissociated with the body—yet he kept moving. His hands did not ache, his mind did not betray him.

It just happened.

Inch by inch, he rose.

He ignored the pain.

He ignored the desire to give up.

For the first time in his life—he remained resilient.

Only one thought echoed throughout his mind.

His life was far too good. This was something he had dreamed all his life on Earth. And as he was now, he would not be able to protect this current status quo. He needed to be strong. Strong enough to make his enemies afraid. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

I will reach one hundred.

I will reach one hundred.

I WILL REACH ONE HUNDRED!

Ryan gritted his teeth as his muscles bulged.

For the first time in his life, his physical body experienced the rare event that all gym goers adored. The muscles all over his body tightened in a powerful PUMP!

His entire body became muscular.

His blood thundered in his ears.

Then, finally, tired, he fell limply on the floor. His arms trembled.

"How many did I do?" he asked while breathing heavily.

Seraphina ruffled his hair. "122. Good boy. And you are looking quite muscular due to the pump by the way."

Ryan laid his sweaty forehead against the floor. "What even is a pump?"

"Just blood rushing throughout your body on overdrive. It makes your muscles appear more sharply for a short time. It shows you what you would look like in the near future when you develop your muscles to that level."

Ryan weakly stood up, removed his t shirt, and looked at a mirror nearby.

A masculine beast of a man glared back at him with dark eyes that made even him shiver.

That was himself.

He wrapped his hand around Seraphina’s waist and looked at her with a grin. "Now, that’s what you call handsome. Be proud."

She just blinked and pushed him away. "Cute at best, not handsome."

Ryan rolled his shoulders. "Now that I neither have mana nor the physical strength to continue gym—should I start teaching you mathematics?"

"No," she answered. "You are not physically exhausted. The only thing that is exhausted is your arms—you can still train your legs, hip, back, and core. Or maybe even the neck. Now, let’s start on those."

Ryan became a bit wry. "I really don’t want to continue physical training."

"The world does not care about what you don’t want to do. It only cares about what you do. Now, let’s begin—first, we will train your leg. Your arm will recover by then."

It must have taken hours.

Ryan moved between different exercises. Legs, hip, core—she had something in mind for every part of his body. Even his neck had specialized training. After he was done, now completely exhausted and laying limp on the floor, she extended a fair hand towards him.

He looked at it silently.

She said softly: "Use your Vitality Theft to gain more energy from me."

He held her hand as if it were a lifeline.

Soon, he felt waves of warmth leave her body and rush into him. She did not resist, just letting him have as much as he wanted. And soon enough, Ryan felt as if he had enough energy to continue training.

"Good. Now, rest and recover for a while and teach me Earth’s mathematics."

Ryan nodded with a sigh.

But at least, this was something he looked forward to.

He sat, leaned against the wall. Then, he let Seraphina sit on his lap. She did as he asked and gave him a soft peck on the lips before delving into his mind and starting to learn mathematics. Ryan just simply began his breathing exercises.

Thus, another brutal training session began.

Sparring to improve skill usage, gym training to improve mental resilience and physical strength, and finally—knowledge sharing via their Bond.

By the time the training was over, it was already night time.

And he had reached today’s target: keeping up with Seraphina while she used ½ of his strength.

Ryan walked out of the gym like a zombie, his legs shaking as he did.

He had looked forward to a passionate night with Kaelith again, but now—he was sure he did not have the power for that this night. At least, Seraphina had used her magic to give him an impromptu bath, so he did not have to bath tonight.

When he reached the room, Kaelith was by the mirror, combing her hair.

He went up to her, pushed her to the bed, and cuddled. She giggled, wrapping her hand around his head.

"What is it, babe?" she asked sweetly.

"I just want to sleep like this," he said and then kissed her neck.

Kaelith pouted and kissed his hair. "Did you have a bathe?"

"Yes, I did."

"Have you had dinner?"

"Not really, but I am not hungry."

"At least drink some water before bed, dummy."

"I drank enough in the gym..."

Kaelith decided to keep some sort of juice or smoothy ready from tomorrow. He seemed too tired to eat anything, but if she had prepared some sort of smoothie—he would have sure enjoyed it before bed.

He really likes bitter sweet things, I will make something with that tomorrow.

She felt him opening her blouse with his teeth.

Then, he began sucking gently on her nipples.

Idiot, she thought with a blush.

"I love how you smell," he said.

Then, soon enough, he fell asleep. She followed soon after.