Morning light spread across the courtyard of Lily's home in Japan. For a brief moment, everything was quiet and peaceful.
Then—
SLAM!
The sliding door burst open.
Lily's Dad:
"LEO! TRAINING TIME, YOU WEAK SON-IN-LAW!"
Leo froze, holding a cup of tea that he didn't even get to sip.
Leo:
"Sir… I literally woke up one minute ago—"
WHACK!
Lily's dad grabbed him by the collar.
Lily:
"Dad, stop… he hasn't even stretched yet—"
Lily's Dad:
"STRETCHING IS FOR THE WEAK! REAL TRAINING BEGINS IMMEDIATELY!"
Just then, another terrifying presence appeared behind him…
Lily's Mom, wearing training gloves, eyes glowing like a demon general.
Lily's Mom:
"Move, old man. Today I will train him."
Leo's soul almost left his body.
Leo:
"WHY!?! What did I do!?"
Lily:
"Leo… I'm sorry. They're monsters."
Lily's Mom:
"Push-ups! One thousand! With ONE hand!"
Leo:
"I can't do even one—"
Lily's Mom:
"Two thousand extra."
Leo screamed internally.
---
The Training Hell Begins
Within minutes, the peaceful courtyard became a war zone.
Dad: "Run around the house 300 times!"
Mom: "Carry these 50-kilogram rice bags while running!"
Leo: "I'M NOT A DELIVERY MAN!!"
Lily did light exercises on the side, casually doing push-ups like this was normal.
Lily (thinking):
"Poor Leo… but he'll survive. Maybe."
Suddenly her dad turned to her.
Lily's Dad:
"LILY! WHY ARE YOU JUST WATCHING!? JOIN HIM!"
Lily:
"Huh!??"
And just like that, Lily was dragged into the madness too.
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Mid-Training Chaos
Leo tried to take a quick break—just one small breath.
But Lily's dad spotted him instantly.
Dad:
"BREAK!? DURING MY TRAINING!? OUTRAGEOUS!"
Mom:
"You do NOT deserve rest! Knee lifts! HIGHER!"
Leo was almost crying.
Leo:
"I didn't even marry yet and I'm already suffering as a son-in-law! Lily, HELP ME!!"
Lily:
"I can't… if I help you, Dad will make me do double."
Leo: "NOOOOOOO!!!"
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The Ultimate Threat
Finally, Leo collapsed on the ground.
Lily's Dad stood over him like a demon warlord.
Dad:
"Do you want even MORE training?"
Leo whispered in terror:
Leo:
"If you torture me more… I'll tell Mother-in-law everything you did yesterday…"
SILENCE.
Dad froze.
Fear entered his eyes.
Dad:
"…Training break."
Mom:
"What did he say to you?"
Dad:
"N-Nothing dear…"
Lily almost laughed out loud.
---
Final Push-Ups
By the end, everyone was doing push-ups together:
Leo: nearly unconscious
Lily: calm
Dad: shouting "FASTER!!"
Mom: shouting "DON'T FALL BEHIND!!"
Leo had absolutely no strength left.
Leo:
"…Even the demon king never tortured me like this…"
Lily giggled at his dramatic collapse.
Just when the chaotic training hell seemed to calm down—
DING-DONG.
The doorbell rang.
All four of them stopped.
Dad:
"…Who's at the door at this hour?"
Nobody knew.
The atmosphe
re suddenly shifted—
from comedy chaos
to quiet tension.
Narration:
"And so, Chapter 20 ends with a mysterious visitor waiting outside the door… their identity unknown."