While the vehicle rumbled on the uneven road, Yu was sat in the middle seat squashed between two big burly muscle men, on his left Bren which was a 6'8 Pure of both Dark Elf and Giant. His muscles bulging out of every corner of his body besides his face, which was a trait every member of the Big Burly Muscle Men group had, a baby face, or just simply too handsome.
Now on Yu's right was Aron, though he wasn't as bigas the others, his pure muscle compensated his 5'5 stature. Just like the others, every part of his short body covered in toned dehydrated looking muscle. In Yu's eyes all of the members of this 5-person group we're just like body builders, he knew that the muscle that showed from them were supposed to be impossible and cause severe health issues, BUT this just helped the feeling of him being in a world filled with magic and things that are supposed to be impossible...possible.
Besides the members of the group who were helping him, he had even more questions on where they were going.
"Is it just me or have I been in this van for a little too long...I mean Tom did say that if I wanted to regain my lost memories (which I'm sure I remember everything clearly) he was going to take me to somewhere to train my body and mind. Which obviously is massive red flag but..."
°[Beware of white vans and big burly men inside -u-]°
"Don't bring up how this is a white van! I know I shouldn't have just blindly trusted him but what else was I supposed to do! Rot in a fantasy world that I've dreamed of being isekai'd into for my entire life!! "
°[steps you could've taken:
Step 1: work in the homeless shelter for 6+ months to a year to gain enough money to live on your own.
Step 2: Join the adventures guild in Faviolones and kill tiny creatures to build up exp and levels.
Step 3: Become a Hero, Demon Lord, or whatever without needing to go into unknown territory for a problem you do not have :3 ]°
". . . .wow you're so smart, I should rely on you more-."
°[duh]°
"Apparently you're not smart enough to read sarcasm though."
The van then stopped suddenly, a hand appearing on his shoulder from Aron. Yu looked at him, his face in despair from the sudden manly grasp of a short king, then looking at Arons sympathetic look he was giving to him.
"Wh-what is it, why are you looking at me like that..."
Aron then spoke, his voice unusually soft and soothing. "Don't worry, we will be by you throughout your training and if you need anything, you can ask us so don't be shy."
After Aron, Bren spoke up with his soothing pretty boylike voice to give motivation. "Show us your burning passionate soul and work out them glutes!"
After Bren, Hones spoke up, him already oiled up and ready to go and his handsome face unfitting his massive 6'6 body covered in bulging muscles. His red eyes with his long blonde eyelashes and hair sparkled giving an aura of royalty. "Don't worry young man, we will be here for you all the way no matter what. Work out your biceps so you can save whoever is in danger from being crushed under massive weights~."
Yu then looked at Jon, waiting for him to say something but nothing came from him. Jon just looked at him and his beautiful face sparkled with his bulging muscles under his black clothes. Tom then spoke up, taking Jon's screentime.
"Don't worry Yuno!!! Today will be your first day working out your muscles! You'll look as handsome as all of us, after all you're our brother now!!"
". . . .wait so..." Yu looked out the front window to see massive erupting volcano and the ground covered in cracks filled with flowing lava and the sky blanketed by ash and as he looked out the window Tom lifted his hand, pressing a small button on the dashboard making the van transform into a small key, everyone inside landing onto the burning stone.
Tom then looked at Yu, patting his butt from his pants catching on fire. He clenched his fist saying a loud while lava bursted from the volcano behind him.
"We will teach you the way of muscle maxing, so that after a month you will be able to swim in burning, sweaty, gooey, runny, thick lava like this no problem!!! You'll be able to drink it when thirsty once your training is over!!!"
"...Blue..is this possible.."
°[technicallyyyyyy]°
°[you haven't unlocked temperature resistance and manipulation yet so if you do fall in any pool of lava, you'll probably die]°
"Probably-???"
Yu looked upon the dangerous area he was in, then nervously smirking just by watching the lava gush from the massive volcano. "Well...please teach me everything you know then! I'm leaving my safety and life all to you guys!"
Tom sparkled and smiled, his eyes reflecting his burning spirit. "That's what I'm talking about!!! Now let's go on a jog up that volcano!" As the big burly muscle man group all jogged ahead of him, joining Tom, Yu clenched his fist and stepped forward, feeling his feet burn with every step. It wasn't his feet though that were burning, it was actually his shoes. His shoes were melting from the surface heat of half melted stone and obsidian and with every step his shoes would melt more and more until the bottom fully melted off. Technically, this would not be possible, but this Volcanic area wasn't any normal Volcanic area, the lava and heat were at least 3 times than normal due to the condensed magic within the area.
Yu is a human but, in this world the natural power of his body withstood that heat and no matter how much he ran, no matter how much the skin from the bottom of his feet burned off he would heal unusually quickly. He ran and rand, trying to keep up with his burly muscle friends but they still were so much faster than him that even in jogging pace, they were still so much faster than him. He ran and ran as fast as he could, gritting his teeth from his feet feeling as if they were melting just like his shoes from earlier. He didn't know how long he had run for, and every time he thought about it, the more it would burn for him.
Since he wasn't very fast, lava would spew onto his feet burning off his skin and flesh and from this it started to make him think.
"Wh-why...why do I have to go through this just to get muscles!!! ...why...why can't I just have a normal fantasy life...where I become the hero, find sexy hot and cute girls...marry and have an amazing family...and they have overpowered stuff too to make their lives easier as prodigies...."
°[why the op kids?]°
"...because knowing that your kids can't get killed so easily in a fantasy world just makes it easier for my conscience as a father...!!...hey...how far are we..."
°[6 miles :>]°
"Th-thats not bad...I think...I'ma...pas-"
As soon as Yu passed out his legs locked, not falling onto the molten rock. He stood there for 30 minutes unconscious and for that entire time the burly muscles man group stood attack the volcano, waiting for his arrival and all fully believing that he could do it. Tom stood there, confident but worried as he mumbled "I know you can do it."
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∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆Yu stood up straight, his skin incredibly tanned and his feet no longer burning and in pain. He held his head up high as he began to run, for some reason he felt calm, his body ached but his mind was entirely clear and empty. The only thought that he had was to reach the top, no matter what! He then yelled out to the sky "I will make it!!! I will get that life I wanted even if I gotta drink and bathe in lava!!" and as he reached the top, he saw them waiting, their grins and smiles showing how proud they were of their new member... besides Jon, Jon doesn't smile.
Yu stood in front of them, panting and his entire body soaked in sweat. He then smiled and looked up directly into Tom's brown eyes. "What's next...brother!!" Tom looked into Yu's soul, burning with passion and self-growth. "That's what I'm talkin about!!! Burn, burn your soul up with emotion and passion!! We will all be doing this together 2 times a day! Up and down this raging volcano! So, this time don't fall behind!" Yu moved his white hair from his face and his eyes glowed a bright red. "This time I won't!!" He stretched his legs and ripped off the small pieces of shoe that were left onto his feet and turned around. Tom laughed and yelled out. "Alright group!!! We will be having a race!! Counting down from 3!! ...one....two...THREE!!!!" They all sprinted down the mountain, and as Yu did his best to keep up, he was still in the end left behind, panting and extremely sore in every corner of his body.
"....those guys...are way to fast..."
°[Unlocked title! Raison D'être]°