CHAPTER 180
This also meant that Naz, Robin, and Esdeath's happy, carefree life was gone forever.
At the Aitrias family training ground, three small figures were now moving in perfect rhythm, honing their bodies under Vilin's strict guidance.
"Naz, run!"
"Faster! Even faster!"
Hearing Vilin's urging, Naz — already drenched in sweat — could only grit his teeth and push his legs to run even faster, madly circling the training field.
He kicked up thick clouds of dust with every step.
Seeing her big brother Naz running so fast, little Esdeath immediately bit her silver teeth. With a stubborn look, she started pumping her short legs, chasing after Naz's back.
"Naz, I'm not going to lose to you!" "I'm Daddy's best child!"
Seeing both big brother Naz and little sister Esdeath running so fast, Robin immediately got excited and chased after them.
She kept picking up pebbles from the ground and throwing them in front of Naz to slow him down, helping little sister Esdeath catch up.
Seeing Robin playing dirty, Naz immediately turned his head, made a funny face at Robin, then quickly dodged the stones.
Seeing her pranks easily avoided by Naz, Robin immediately puffed out her cheeks in anger and sped up to chase him.
Naz sprinted wildly around the training field, occasionally glancing back to check the positions of his two little sisters.
When he saw Esdeath closing in fast, his face instantly turned terrified.
Because that jerk of a father had told him: If Esdeath caught up, his future training load would double.
Thinking of such a serious consequence, Naz couldn't help but push his speed even higher.
Seeing Naz, Robin, and Esdeath's stamina greatly improved under his hellish training, Vilin watched the three little ones with a gratified smile at the corner of his mouth.
He stood at the edge of the training field, eyes filled with warmth, quietly watching his three treasures finish today's endurance training.
When he saw them all collapse on the ground gasping for breath, Vilin gave them no rest time at all. He immediately led the three little ones into his private training room.
This training room was specially built by Vilin for strength training.
It was filled with all kinds of training equipment, from small to large — extremely complete.
Seeing all these devices, Naz immediately drooped his head.
With a look of utter despair, he walked toward a weight-training machine twice his size and began training in pain.
Seeing this, the naturally competitive Esdeath immediately headed toward the weight-training machine the same size as Naz's.
Seeing his daughter being so reckless, Vilin could only laugh helplessly and quickly led her to a smaller training device.
Noticing Esdeath's eyes still glancing toward Naz's equipment from time to time, Vilin gently rubbed her water-blue hair and said dotingly:
"Hehe, that one is for boys only. Yours is over there."
Hearing Vilin's gentle persuasion, Esdeath reluctantly walked to her usual training equipment and started practicing.
Seeing Robin — that clever little girl — still standing motionless by his side, Vilin immediately pinched her soft cheek with a smile and said:
"Robin, you can't slack off, you know!"
Toward Robin, Vilin also felt a bit helpless.
This little girl was simply too smart. She had quickly figured out his weak spot — acting cute and spoiled whenever she wanted, completely wrapping her doting father around her little finger.
"Daddy~"
Hearing Robin's cutesy, clipped tone, Vilin's whole body immediately went soft, and even his voice became much gentler.
"Robin-chan, be good — this training is mandatory. You don't want to stay on Cake Island forever, do you?" "If you do, you won't be able to go out to sea and search for the historical texts you're most interested in."
Hearing Vilin's provocation, the smile on Robin's lips instantly froze.
Thinking of all the interesting ancient secrets, she finally bit her lip, walked over to Esdeath's side, and chose a weight-training machine one size smaller than Esdeath's to start training.
Watching the three of them continuously sweating in the training room, Vilin would occasionally help correct their form to prevent injury.
In the blink of an eye, time reached the afternoon.
Seeing Esdeath had already finished the training quota he set for her and still showed no sign of stopping, Vilin immediately went over and stopped her.
The training load Vilin assigned to Esdeath was already the absolute limit her current body could handle.
If she continued, it wouldn't help her progress — instead, it would leave hidden damage in her body.
Seeing Vilin's stern expression, Esdeath could only hand over her training equipment with a depressed face and collapse into Vilin's arms to rest.
Seeing her exhausted look, Vilin immediately massaged her body gently, relaxing her muscles.
He channeled the life energy stored in his body into her, helping strengthen her physique.
Feeling her body wrapped in warm energy, Esdeath comfortably narrowed her eyes and happily fell asleep in Vilin's arms.
Not long after Esdeath finished her quota, Robin also dragged her tired body toward Vilin under his watchful gaze.
Seeing Robin looking at him pitifully, Vilin could only smile bitterly and hug her, caring for her in the same way.
Only after she too fell asleep did Vilin continue watching Naz, who was already drenched in sweat.
By the time Naz finished training, it was already close to evening.
Seeing Naz collapse from exhaustion and faint, Vilin immediately appeared beside him and picked him up in his arms.
Seeing all three little ones had fainted from fatigue, Vilin carried them toward their mothers' rooms.
As the only boy in the family who had reached training age, Naz's daily training load was basically three times more than Robin's and Esdeath's.
Inside Olvia's castle, seeing Robin sleeping contentedly in Vilin's arms, Olvia gave Vilin a resentful look, then — despite her big belly — lovingly took Robin into her own arms.
Seeing this, Vilin scratched his head in embarrassment.
Seeing Vilin's awkward look, Olvia didn't tease him further. Instead, she poured him a cup of hot tea with concern and said:
"Drink some tea first!"
Seeing Olvia being so understanding, Vilin smiled and immediately pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her round belly.
Seeing Vilin being so considerate, Olvia rested her head on his shoulder and quietly enjoyed their private time together.
After a while, worried that Aurora and Rouge might be concerned, Vilin reluctantly said goodbye to Olvia.
After comforting Aurora — who was very worried about Esdeath — in the same way, Vilin finally carried Naz on his back and headed toward Rouge's castle.
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