"Get your chants in sync!"
"Oink! Oink! Oink…!"
"You're lagging behind! Louder!!!"
"OINK!! OINK…!!!"
Chloe jogged leisurely at the front,
While the livestock trailing her sweated buckets, faces grim.
Meanwhile, Kuma…
'What the hell is this…?!'
She was utterly baffled by the sudden physical training.
Glancing around, Kuma surged to the front and asked Chloe.
"Senior Sow-nim!"
"Hm? Marina?"
"Can I ask something?"
"What's up?"
"Why do the livestock have to run?"
"To become healthy sows and earn the ranch master's love…♡"
"!"
If a sow's body isn't hot, they make it hot to get pounded…!
'This systematic trash bastard!!'
Kuma was appalled by Kim Taeyang's sinister scheme.
"Oink…! Oink…!"
The running went on for ages.
As time passed, Kuma couldn't help but get pissed…
'Why are these kids' stamina so pathetic?!'
She was shocked at the freshmen's abysmal endurance.
One male student grabbed her sleeve, whining.
"Ha… Hah… M-Marina…! Slow down a bit…"
"Huh? What nonsense?!"
"If you… charge ahead like that… everyone else has to run faster too… To run less… even if we get scolded, we gotta go slow…"
'These spineless brats…!'
She was genuinely dumbfounded.
She knew many students got expelled each year for poor grades.
Sometimes, she even worried Ark's system was too harsh.
But with stamina this bad…
'They don't deserve to be at Arc!! At least put in some effort!!'
Fired up, Kuma started rallying the kids.
"If you've got energy to whine like trash, take one more step!!"
"Ugh… Who're you to talk?! You're just a Trash Sow like me!"
"Wanna get your ass beat by a Trash Sow?! Huh?! Run like you'll die if you fall behind!!! I'll really kill anyone who lags!!!"
Kuma moved to the rear,
Kicking the butts of straggling livestock to keep them moving.
"You're faking exhaustion when you can run more?! Huh?! I'm embarrassed to be an Ark student with you lot!!!"
"Aaagh!"
"Marina's gone crazy…!"
"That demonic bitch…!!"
"Chloe-senpai's a nightmare up front, and Marina's raising hell in the back…!"
"Hey! What'd you just say?!!"
Kuma took on the role of drill sergeant for a while.
When the running ended,
The students were half-dead, their souls drained.
Naturally, Chloe and Kuma were fine.
"Marina! Your stamina's improved so fast! It's like you're a different person!"
"T-Trash Sow Marina!! It's not like that! I'm really Marina!!"
"Hehe, just saying it feels that way. It's a compliment."
"Thank you!!"
After physical training,
The livestock moved to the clubroom with Kim Angyeong.
"My rank is Trash Boar, but during this time, I'm Star Instructor Boar, here to teach you! So stay sharp and focus!!"
"Oink!!"
Kim Angyeong gave supplementary lessons to the freshmen.
An honor student with top written grades,
He had experience tutoring friends and taught skillfully.
'What an amazing lesson…! Better than some professors…!'
Kuma was impressed by Kim Angyeong's teaching.
Her weakness was academics; her written grades were always borderline.
She avoided expulsion thanks to her practical skills, but her efforts never translated to good written scores, which frustrated her.
Kim Angyeong's pinpoint lessons were a revelation.
'If I'd had lessons like this as a freshman…!'
While she was engrossed in the class,
Students' heads started dropping like flies.
Crack-
Kuma gritted her teeth.
'They're passing out?! Don't they know how great this lesson is?!'
Her insides twisted.
To think these were Ark's freshmen.
So many on the verge of expulsion just because they couldn't stay awake…!
Passionate Kuma couldn't let it slide.
She quietly stood and approached the dozing students,
Speaking in a gentle voice.
"Get up. If you don't wanna die."
"Eek!"
Kim Angyeong, noticing her waking the kids, didn't comment.
From then on, Kuma became the nap police, cracking down on students.
Of course, she couldn't be gentle with everyone.
"Hey, Rebel Guy! Stop dozing! How many times is this?!"
"Ugh, leave me alone. I'm exhausted…"
Rebel Guy, annoyed, slumped onto his desk.
'This punk…?!'
Kuma barely restrained herself from throwing a punch.
"Rebel Guy. Last warning."
"Goddamn, you've been nagging forever…!"
Rebel Guy shot up from his seat.
Kuma, as if waiting, grabbed his neck and hoisted him into the air.
"Guh…! Gack…!"
"Hey, punk!! They're spoon-feeding you knowledge, and you're spitting it out?! How full does your gut have to be to pass out like that?! Huh?!!!"
"S-Sorry… Please spare me…"
As Rebel Guy flailed in the air,
Kim Angyeong took off his glasses and wiped his eyes.
"Sniff… To think so highly of me… Thanks, Marina…"
The supplementary lesson proceeded with unprecedented focus.
After class, Chloe came by.
"Piglets~ Did you study hard?"
"Oink!"
"Good job today~ Go home, rest well, and let's work hard tomorrow! Bye!"
"Oink!!"
With that, ranch activities wrapped up.
Kuma, who'd answered enthusiastically, grabbed her bag.
'What a fulfilling day…!'
It felt like ages since she'd lived so productively. A grin spread across her face.
'—Wait, no?! That's it? What about the sex?! The orgy?!'
Snapping back to her mission, Kuma hurriedly approached Chloe.
"Trash Sow Marina! I have a question!"
"Hm? What's up?"
"Uh… Today… Aren't we doing that…?"
"That?"
"You know… That… With the ranch master… The thing that feels good…"
"Oh!"
Chloe clapped, delighted.
"You want the free PT! Let's go, let's go! Marina's an excellent, good sow, so the ranch master will love it!"
"?"
'Is PT a code for sex…?'
Confused but dragged along, Kuma was taken to Kim Taeyang's dorm.
***
"Hey, Sow! Your form's insane lately, huh? Broke another record?!"
"Hmph. Just working harder to make good milk."
"Diligent girl!"
Slap!
Kim Taeyang and Seol Harin high-fived.
Chloe was beside them, doing endless squats.
"Hey, Mini Sow. Low-weight, high-rep can be tougher, you know?"
"I love the tough stuff…♡ Quads are the best…♡"
A sweaty home gym.
Kuma never imagined a place like this inside a house.
"Newbie Sow! Your turn!"
"Trash Sow Marina! Here I come!"
"Hey, hey! What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!!"
"Huh…?"
"Measuring your 1RM and moving plates yourself?! First I've seen that!! Don't touch the plates on your turn!!! Got it?! Huh?!!!"
'So sweet…!'
Kim Taeyang personally loaded the plates.
Kuma started deadlifting.
To play Marina, she used a ridiculously light weight.
Normally, it'd be boring.
But it was oddly fun.
"Nice form…!"
"Keep it going!"
"Control your breathing!"
Thanks to the friends cheering her on.
"Hey, Newbie Sow!! You sure you're a beginner?! Rock-solid core control, sexy posture, and killer execution! Nothing missing from this S+ grade hellfire sow!!! A body that could pop out quintuplets and still be fine!!! Hey!!!!"
"Hahaha! Thank you!!"
The ranch master and senior sows praised Kuma too.
"Marina's really impressive for a beginner… Like, her genes are different or something… Still far from my level, though."
"Pfft. Marina's form is way better than yours, Seol Harin. Honestly, she's an ecosystem destroyer!"
"Hahaha! You're too kind!!!"
The praise kept coming.
Kuma was used to being praised for her workouts,
But it was always from gruff old men at the gym.
'Getting envied by my peers for working out! I thought that was just a fantasy…!'
For heroes, weight training wasn't seen as crucial.
Superhumans were strong without it,
So most thought time was better spent on swordsmanship or magic.
Because of that, Kuma had trained alone for so long.
Sure, some kids would occasionally watch and clap, saying it was impressive…
"Hey, I can get way better form with low weight…!"
"Oh yeah? Why not go weightless then? Taeyang recorded your early workouts—should we show Marina?"
"N-No, don't do that!!"
*They're jealous of my training!*
It was the first time she'd met people so serious about working out!
'Addictingly fun!! This free PT really feels good!!!!'
Training and sweating with peers…!
Being the object of their admiration for her workouts…!
The dream Kuma had long held was happening right now…!
"I'll push harder!"
"Hey, already hooked on adding weight? Kek kek kek. Becoming a gym rat too fast, huh? Alright! 20kg more…!!"
Maybe that's why.
Kuma completely forgot.
Her disguise stigma had a time limit.
"Up you go!"
"Ugh…!"
"Whoa! It's going up!!"
Kuma was deadlifting 200kg when it happened.
Flash-!
"What's that?!"
"Marina's glowing!"
Her disguise started to wear off,
Her body flickering like a glitch.
Blink- Blink-
With each flash, Marina's appearance faded,
And Kuma's true form slowly emerged.
"Kuma-senpai…?"
"Why's Marina turning into Kuma-unnie…?"
'I'm screwed…!!!!'
Realizing her mistake too late, Kuma dropped the barbell and tried to bolt.
"YAMERO─────────────────!!!!!!!!!!!"
Kim Taeyang roared, grabbing her hand.
"Hey, Roider Sow!! You think you can just run off like that?!!"
"W-What do you mean?"
Kim Taeyang's face was like an enraged tiger as he growled.
"You cut the flow now, and today's workout's ruined!!! If you're gonna run, at least finish the damn session!!!!"
"…!!"
A guy who only cared about training, even after being hit with a surprise.
Instead of interrogating a sneaky spy, he was worried about her muscle growth.
'This guy… He's cool…!'
That was Kim Taeyang…!!!
"Get your head in the game, Kuma!! We're measuring your 1RM!!! If you give up and run now, how'll you face your ancestors?!!!"
"Urgh… You're right…! Please, Kim Taeyang!!!"
"Don't worry and lift!! I'll handle the plates!!!!"
And so, Kuma threw off her disguise and started training for real.
"Hey, Seol Harin. What'd you say earlier? That your form's better than Kuma-unnie's~? Kek kek kek."
"Tch, I didn't know it was Kuma-senpai!"
"What was the exact line? 'Still far from my level, though~?' Was that it? Pfft!!"
"Shut up and cheer!!"
"Yes, yes~ Kuma-unnie, fighting!"
With her friends' encouragement,
Kuma successfully broke her 1RM record.
"Hey, Roider Sow!! You did it, huh?!!"
"Hahaha! Thanks to the cheering!!"
"Kek kek kek. Built to lift, huh? You'll be doing 1-ton jump squats soon, right?"
"Heh. Not quite there yet."
"Hey! I'm not joking! Hold on a sec."
Kim Taeyang went to mix some protein.
It was a special protein blend tailored to individual body weight, training style, and muscle type.
"Alright! Chug that protein juice!! Suck down every last drop!!!"
"Uoooh…! This taste is insane! No bitterness, perfect mixability?!"
"Of course! It's premium protein juice handpicked by me! Finish it and get down! I'll torture those muscles till you pass out!!!"
Training, protein supplementation, finishing with stretching and massage.
It was a course worthy of being called "Emperor Fitness."
"Hey! Had a blast!!"
"Yo, I had fun too. Learned a new training method from you, huh? Come back anytime!!"
"Really? I'm not intruding?"
"Huh?! What're you on about, you dimwit sow!! We're sweat-bonded friends!!!"
"!"
Thump…♡
Her pecs twitched hard.
This was a friendship she'd never felt before!
A moment so intense she'd never forget it!
"Thanks, Kim Taeyang! I'll be back!!"
Sharing joy doubles it.
Kuma left the dorm with a warm heart.
***
Late at night,
On her way back to the girls' dorm, Kuma remembered something.
'Oh, right…! The ranch investigation!!'
Her goal was to investigate the ranch,
But she'd forgotten and enjoyed herself instead.
'Training was so fun I forgot… I should do it now, right…?'
"Ahem. Hey, Seol Harin, Chloe. Can I ask something?"
"Sure thing."
"Go for it!"
"You guys are staying as slaves to take back your stolen constellations, right?"
"?"
Seol Harin and Chloe exchanged glances,
Nodding as if they'd also forgotten something.
"Oh, right."
"Yeah… Not exactly wrong."
"Not exactly wrong? What's that mean?"
"At first, yeah. But now we stay because we want to."
"Sow life is the best…"
They'd declared themselves slaves to reclaim their constellations…
But now, they couldn't care less about that.
Sow life was just too satisfying!
'There wasn't any sexual exploitation like I suspected. What's going on here…?'
Her mind a mess, Kuma organized her thoughts:
1. Taeyang Ranch trains and educates struggling students.
2. No sexual exploitation.
3. The sows are satisfied with their lives.
4. Kim Taeyang teaches training for free and even shares protein—a total angel.
'Is this guy actually good…?'
Reflecting on the day,
Kuma couldn't recall a more fulfilling and rewarding day in recent memory.
And she probably wasn't the only one.
The antisocial delinquent Rebel Guy.
Kim Angyeong, lost after the disciplinary committee disbanded.
Park Woo-yoo, treated as a useless hero.
And countless other underachievers…
They were all living earnestly now,
Thanks to becoming Taeyang Ranch's livestock.
'Taeyang Ranch is a rehabilitation center for dropouts?!'
Realizing this, Kuma slapped her forehead.
"Thanks for today! See you tomorrow!"
"Senpai…?"
She bolted toward the main building.
'I need to report to the president right away! We shouldn't be checking the ranch—we should promote and expand it!!'
Ark's goal is to nurture great heroes.
If so, this ranch aligns perfectly with Ark's purpose.
'We need to turn every student into livestock!!!!'
That was roughly Kuma's thought.