With both Mother and Father busy, I finally had the time to train at my own pace.
Problem was, I didn’t know the best way I should train myself. I initially thought I should just focus on improving my strength and stamina for a bit. But should I train my bodies to be more coordinated instead?
Frankly, I didn’t want to be seen around myself too much. The rumors and speculations were already starting to sail, after all. But the longer I held that training off, the less coordinated I would be next time I needed to work together.
Hmm… It was a tough choice.
In the end, I decided it would be best to train together while Mother and Father were busy. Hopefully, the servants won’t have holes in their buckets. Judging from Feyt’s observation though, I very much doubt that. Gods, humans and their gossips…
To ensure maximum efficiency, I should multitask a few of my training schedules.
For Carine, that meant re-practicing the techniques I had learned over the years. From the fundamentals to the techniques. The better I got the hang of it, the better I can copy it over to Feyt’s consciousness. I would still need to re-learn them as Feyt, though. Copying techniques could only get me so far.
For Feyt, I guess I could head out for a jog. The training courtyard was open for me to use, and I often spotted several servants, be it maids or butlers, doing exercises in their free time. Surely they wouldn’t mind me jumping into the fray, right? Most of the servants here were pretty kind and tolerant of me. I could only hope that Anton won’t be there.
After that though, I should focus on body coordination. How I should train that, I would think about later. But I made sure it was on the schedule. This update ıs available on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩
If there was any extra time, maybe I could experiment with some things too. Although I inherited this world’s common sense, there were still many things I was curious about. From Talents to magic, getting a better sense of them would definitely help me. And who knows how much potential having two bodies can have? I certainly wouldn’t mind finding out some neat tricks.
I fully plan on utilizing the whole day for this training. From noon til night, or at least until I was tired enough for bed. Mother wouldn’t be home for a while as she interrogated the suspects, and Father would either be stuck in his office or leave for the castle for some discussions.
Since I couldn’t really help the two of them out since my offer was declined, I should at least do my best to not waste my time.
Alright, let’s do this!
I hyped myself up and headed towards each bodies’ respective wardrobes. For Carine, I wore her typical training suit. It was comfortable to move in and the leather padding inside gave me a small sense of security. For Feyt, I just… hastily put together my typical shirt and pants. Not like I had much of a choice.
Before heading out, I made sure to stop by the training hall, which was unlocked thankfully, and grabbed myself a wooden sword. But then I stopped in my tracks, turned my heel, and put the wooden sword back on the rack.
No, if I was going to take this training seriously, I needed a real blade of steel. There wasn’t any in the training hall, of course, but I had ideas on where to find one. It wouldn’t be hard by any means. This is a sword school, after all.
Mother and Father have their own personal swords in their room. But I only ever saw Father bring him along everywhere he went. I wondered when I would get mine, but I figured it would be given during my initiation or graduation.
I moved both of my bodies towards their destination.
The courtyard was more like an inner garden. Thankfully it wasn’t overblown like the outer garden, so that was a plus. Cobblestone paths were laid to different parts of the courtyard, with one large open area in the middle.
I remember seeing Father bringing our class there a few times in the past. This was also where he would hold ceremonies for students graduating from his classes. If there was nothing to be held here, servants would use it to hang around or train themselves, hence the name “training courtyard.”
I prepared myself for my own schedule. I embodied the word “my pace” as best as I could as I basically strolled to the courtyard. It was refreshing, to be honest, to do things at your own pace, I mean.
We reached the courtyard at around the same time. Taking in the fresh air, I let out a relaxed sigh. Both of my bodies arrived from different doors since I was planning on heading someplace else first as Carine, but ultimately we’d be meeting up here.
I walked up to the center of the courtyard as Feyt and met up with a few servants. They weren’t training or exercising, they were just hanging around. A group of maids were talking near a provided bench. My ears picked them up easily as I approached them.
“How long was Leila’s break again?” one of the maids asked.
“I heard it’s a week long. Don’t you think that’s too short?” another responded.
“Yeah, especially after that whole attack. She might be traumatized or something.”
“The Duchess had no choice. Do you know how many things were headed by Leila? The garden, the kitchen, even our schedule is sometimes handled by her.”
The maids nodded, murmuring their agreements.
I had always known Leila to be quite the multitasker. But for the whole mansion’s servant operations being headed by her alone would certainly bring some problems, no? With her on break, I wouldn’t be surprised to find a drop in quality in service in the coming days.
All the more reason to let her rest, I suppose. This mansion wasn’t so dependent on her that it would crumble without her, but I would rather have her in charge than not.
I waited in the courtyard by myself as I finally reached my destination as Carine. The mansion’s armory.
A lone knight stood tall in front of the steel door, she perked up when she saw me approaching.
“L-Lady Carine!” she nearly yelped, giving a salute. “What brings you here, My Lady?”
“I’m looking for a sword. For training,” I answered as straightforwardly as possible.
“A-A sword, Lady Carine?” she cleared her throat before giving a curt nod. “Very well, I shall bring one right away!”
“Ah, wait a moment,” I called out to her.
The knight turned her head around. “What is it, Lady Carine?”
“May I have two swords, please?”
I want to train together with myself later on, after all.
“Of course! I’ll be right back!”
The knight turned and headed inside the armory. Not long after, she handed me the swords as requested and, after giving her thanks, I headed for the courtyard.
It was high noon. The sun was shining right above us, but the clouds made sure it wasn’t a scorching day today. The breeze was hitting the right spots, and the birds chirping alleviated my worries from the past few days a bit.
A perfect day for training outdoors.
I reached the courtyard. My eyes met with each other. It was still weird seeing myself from my own perspective. It really felt like I was staring at someone else, despite the fact I wasn’t.
I shook my heads. I needed to focus for this training to work.