On the last day, he was now moving normally, he even joined Boris on his early morning laps, and Dumi also joined in. Winston discovered that Dumi, like Boris, also has morning routines. They continued performing the same exercises until sunset. The three of them huddled around a small fire, under a bright full moon partially obscured by clouds. Boris had a tray with red meat and chicken. The sizzling meat on the open flame caused Winston's stomach to grumble. Dumi was lying on the grass, crossing one's legs.
[Nethen Essence: 71%]
[Voltage Core: 71%]
Looking over at the core notification, he had mixed emotions—in these three days he hoped that this intense training would have somewhat increased the Nethen Essence percentage to a hundred percent or close to it. Poking the fire with a stick, he sighed, and it caught Boris's attention. Boris has been peppering Winston with questions about his life and football career between training sessions. Dumi didn't really go into detail on why he would bring Winston in for one-on-one training. He only got the full detail from Winston. "Don't worry about your upcoming match, my friend. You will definitely win that match, trust me, the other kid doesn't know what he got himself into," Boris said, flipping ribeye steak and vegetables on a steel grid.
Patting Ivan on his side, Winston calmly said, "Thank you Mr. Boris, I hope so. But I don't want to underestimate my opponent."
Sucking his index finger after it got burnt from flipping the meat, he said, "True, true. That is the best way to look at it—it is better to focus on your own progress,"
Dumi lying down with legs crossed, "I told you, this kid is smart, anyway tomorrow we will leave early. After you have done with dinner, it's better to sleep in early," he stretched his body and sat up straight. The smell of the grilled meat Boris was pampering over the open fire, Dumi continued, "And don't take off those ankle weights until matchday,"
Winston looked at the ankle weights, and he said, "Yes, Coach,"
"Make sure you visit my young friend if you want some more intense training, I will always be here. Me, Ivan, Anna over here," Boris said, handing over a plate of meat and some grilled vegetables. With a mouth full of medium well done ribeye steak, "Thank you, I will definitely visit,"
With the arrival of morning, Winston had adapted to his all-night schedule and began using the hours to work on things he hadn't prioritized before. Winston started doing research about the core system online and journals what he did during the day, and does his regiment until the sun rises. He looked at his ankle weights and chuckled in his heart. He was surprised by how fast he had adapted to these 20 kilograms (approximately 44.1 pounds lbs.) heavy, black, circular- strapped ankle weights. On these three days, I have learned about my body's limit, these military style trainings are no joke they are very intense. Thanks to Dumi for answering my call about the intense training. When I saw Maximilian and the striker coach I sensed some strong malicious intent. It was like a viper preying on its victim. Tsk, that malicious grin across his face. I will show both of them, I will be the best striker in the club, and I will not be the one to be benched.
Leaning on the ground floor balcony, Dumi swirled his hand that held a whisky glass. And gazed at the clouds overhead, "have you heard of the new drug in the black market, Haruto told me about it when I visited him a few weeks ago?"
"When you called me about it, I asked around apparently the drug is on a trail run. One kid killed his friend when he consumed the pill, and there are some people who are guinea pigs, and I suspect they don't know the side effects. Do you suspect someone is using it?" said Boris, also leaning on the other side of the ground floor balcony.
"No, I want to know the origins of this pill, someone I know consumed the pill and nothing has happened to them," Dumi said, sipping his whisky. Dumi was suspecting Winston, he knew about Winston's sleepless night. He spent the first week observing Winston. Upon investigating the drug, he learned that its supposed creation did not coincide with Winston, and he also uncovered additional information about Winston. And he confirmed it when he took Winston to this isolated area.
Winston, now standing with his gym bag resting on his shoulder, descended the stairs and was met by Ivan and Anna, who rose and walked with him through the downstairs hallway. The sound of a creaking door caused both Boris and Dumi, standing on the porch balcony, to simultaneously turn their heads in the direction of the noise. Dumi leaning against on one of the balcony pillar, finishing up a whisky left on the glass, and he said, "Boris, keep me posted on any new information, Let's go kid, we have a long way to go till we arrive in the city."
Winston, with his hand out thankfully, "Thank you, Mr. Boris, for allowing me to use your place for private training,"
Boris proudly laughed out, and he said, "You are welcome, my young friend. Make sure to visit now,"
Winston crouched down and patted both Ivan and Anna, and he said, "And thank you too, Anna, Ivan. Without you two rooting for me, I would not have made it," after the two Germany shepherds were done licking and wagging their tails at Winston. He walked and got into the car.
After a while of driving, Winston noticed Dumi was not playing his smooth jazz songs. The car ride was quiet until they reached the free highway pointing to the Arlesey city. Dumi, who said, "Kid, on this upcoming weekend, I want you to relax—no solo practicing either. enjoy the scenery or catch up on some sleep, learn to take breaks and focus on enjoying your life,"
"Yes, coach, will do."
"And it starts now, when we reach the city—enjoy the hotel scenery,"
"Yes coach"
Winston wondered why Dumi was so cautious, he quickly brushed away the idea of being disobedient. And Dumi was a professional—he wondered what he would do on the weekend. Naturally, he has the freedom to socialize with Oswin, yet, taking into account Oswin's established persona as someone who is compassionate toward women, it is plausible that he wished to avoid any disruptions. Maybe he can use this time to unwind in the sauna or pool. Or maybe taking another tour.
When they arrived, Dumi dropped Winston off at the hotel entrance and told him to remember not to train and that he should relax.. With a nod, he headed inside the hotel.
On the other side of the road, a black SUV with black tint window parked in a parking lane. "Ma'am he is back, should we approach him again?,"
Cross-legged in the back seat, going over her table, without looking, Diana said, "No, we already talked to the client, let's head over to headquarters for now. Winston will call us when he is ready."
"Yes, ma'am"
Entering the hotel, Winston wondered why the hotel ground floor was so packed, when he asked one of the youths who was loitering around the ground floor. "Excuse me, what happened, why are there so many people here,"
"Huh, oh, there were people playing football on the ground floor, man, It was intense,"
Winston wondered who and why were they playing football inside the hotel's ground floor, when he asked the youth for more information, he seemed to not have a lot of details. Arriving just as the match was drawing to a close, he stealthily navigated his way through a cluster of onlookers, his gaze fixed on the crowd in an effort to spot a familiar face. After a while, he walked past a group of youths who were discussing what they just witnessed. Although they were also all over the place, Winston eventually reached the receptionist's desk after maneuvering. He reported to the desk clerk every time Winston or his teammate left the hotel. They have to report to the hotel clerk, who reports back to the head coach. Seeing that the people crowding the ground floor were not dispersing. He went to his room and did what he always does: read, journal, and exercise until morning.