After he finished, he put back the equipment. Intending to go take a shower and get breakfast. Speaking of shower, he also managed to make soap
He managed to purchase cow oil and from there it was simple. He used wood ash as lye and made basic soaps. Nothing compared to modern days but at least he no longer smelt like ass
The first time he took a shower the girls instantly noticed his missing odor, which made them aware of their own odors, even after they started taking baths. But how could a water bath compare to a soap bath.
So they're now all aboard the hygiene train. He was sure they'd bathe 3 times a day or more, if he didn't tell them not to
***
By the time he came out of the bath. The girls were up and about. Already on the field running, he glanced at them, through the window as he held his breakfast. It was just boiled fish and potatoes. Matter of fact, that's all the ate, fish and potatoes, just prepared in different ways
Hilda made it. She was a great cook, he gave her that. Making such a simple meal so delicious, plus the ideas he gave from modern times
Unlike himself, they all ran as one uniformed group, something he thought them. Taking care of each other as they ran, even their footsteps were the same, their expressions bright.
" you're wasting their talent " said a voice coldly
Leo didn't bother to turn his head as he knew who it was, the only other person left in the castle, as the girls were all training. Only to freeze, and glance behind him in surprise as this was the first time she spoke to him
" this coming from the woman who isn't my match without using that special energy " said Leo calmly as he thought back to their fight. He was manhandled in the end, but that was only the end
He was winning easily, his had outclassed her in every stat, just when he thought he was going to win, her strength and speed doubled, as a red aura covered her arms and legs. And she managed to fight back, compared to how she was being dominated
After seeing that she still couldn't secure the victory, the red aura became more pronounced as he instantly got overwhelmed and got man handled
He guessed that this aura was the difference between apprentice knights and bronze Knights. He didn't bother to ask her as he was sure she wouldn't answer
" excuses " said Hilda, his voice softer than before, as if effected by his rebuttal
Hearing her words, he didn't bother to reply as he turned to leave, intending to go outside and sit and watch the girls train. Seeing this, Hilda followed behind silently
" I don't get it, why waste time on such barbaric training. They should be learning skills " said Hilda, as she turned to face Leo who was sitting not far away
Hearing her words Leo said simply
" why wouldn't they "
" what? " asked Hilda in confusion
" they can get stronger by learning skills " said Leo causing Hilda to nod her head " but they can also gain strength by training. So why shouldn't they do both? " he asked, as he glanced at Hilda
" .....it's just not done. After you learn one skill, you move on to another, that's how it was done for centuries " said Hilda after a period of silence, seemingly not understanding his question
Seeing this, Leo gradually understood the issue. It's nothing more than societal norm. If everyone is used to eating raw meat, you can't suddenly jam cooked meat down their throats and expect them to accept it.
It's not that they don't understand, cooked meat, may be better. Its simply they don't want to
" because something is done one way for a long period of time, doesn't make it the best nor does it make it the only way " replied Leo. Hearing his words, Hilda grew angry as she walked towards him
" these girls are talented, if they had proper knowledge, they'd surpass me easily and grow to unknown heights. You're ruining their futures with your barbaric nonsense " said Hilda angrily, drawing everyone's attention
Seeing this, the girls stopped training to rushed towards the two
" I'm ruining their future? " asked Leo with a smile, not angry at her words as he pointed towards the girls
Hilda nodded her head, his smile making her anger grow
" so let's make a bet, you against all of them. If you win, we do things your way. If they win, you answer my questions " said Leo, the smile on his face growing brighter
Hearing his words, Hilda grew hesitant as she glanced at the girls, who looked excited at the thought
***
" fine, if I used my energy, I lose " said Hilda as she walked towards the center of the rack, where there was an marked area where they trained CQC
Seeing this, Leo led the girls behind her. As they got their. Leo stood in the center of the circle acting as the referee
" for the girls to win, they must get Hilda to submit or force her to use her energy. For Hilda to win, she must make the girls submit or force them all out of the arena circle " said Leo as he glanced at the girls then Hilda
" weapons? " aske Leo as he looked at Hilda, who shool her head and said the girls could use whatever they like.
" treat her like a Skeleton warrior " said Leo with a smile Hearing his words, the girls, left the circle and came back with ropes. Seeing this, Hilda didn't care, confident in her own strength
She didn't think the girls were her match, she was going to win this battle quickly and set these girls on the right track
Rebecca shot towards Hilda, with Lisa and Diana not far behind her. Throwing a straight right, right towards Hilda's chest, she doubted she would dodge
And she was right, Hilda calmly raised her hand to block Rebecca's punch, which caused Leo to shake his head
The next second, a dull sound echoed out as Hilda was launched several feet across the ground, each of her steps digging in the ground to remove the force of Rebecca's blow
Leo couldn't see her reaction but he was sure she was surprised, considering the way she lowered her head and looked at her arm guard which had a clear dent
Seeing this he wasn't surprised, Hildas highest attribute was 12 which was her physique. Her strength and agility at 11
Rebecca's strength, physique and agility were all over 10, the girls didn't gain 2 plus attributes per level like he did, but they gained 1.6 the minimum
So in pure attributes alone, Hilda wasn't much better than Rebecca. Sure with her current speed, she could have dodged Rebecca's attack, but her confidence in her strength blinded her
Not giving her a chance to recover, the three shot towards her once again. Rebecca once again aiming for her chest, Lisa going after her right leg, Diana going after her left
Seeing their actions. Hilda dodged in a hurry, not intending to underestimate the girls again. She pushed away Rebecca's punch before grabbing her arm and threw her into Diana
Then raised her leg to dodge Lisa's kick, before kicking Lisa away. Placing her foot down she glanced at the girls expecting them to be disappointed at their failure only to see Rebecca and Lisa smiling
Confused, Hilda stepped forward to rush at them only to pause as she caught something in the corner of her eye
Raising her head, she watched in confusion as a rope flew over head into, before wrapping around her neck, causing her to subconsciously grab it
Seeing this, Diana shot towards her, grabbing her left arm, trying to pull it away from the rope. Hilda raised her arm, with Diana still attached to it, before slamming it into the ground
Unlike what she expected, Diana didn't let go, but grabbed her arm tighter. Letting go for the rope with her right arm to try and pry Diana off, only to have to raise her hand hurriedly to block the kick coming towards her face which caused her to stumble back
Before she could react, the rope around her neck tightened as she was pulled further off balanced. Trying to steady herself, only for Rebecca, who somehow got behind her to sweep her leg causing her to fall down
Before her body could hit the ground, another rope shot through the air, wrapping around her right arm.
Hilda struggled as she lost control of both of her arms, Diana locking her left arm in place, her right arm being pulled. Not to mention the rope around her neck
Not giving her a chance to breathe, 2 more ropes flew though the air, wrapping around each of her legs. She could only watch in horror as the girls pulled her limbs in apart, making her look like a star fish, not allowing her to utilise any of her strength
" do you submit " asked Rebecca as she stood over Hilda, her expression calm as she watched the woman struggle on the ground
" never " muttered Hilda through gritted teeth as she struggled intensified. Hearing her words Rebecca, didn't reply as she kneeled down on her body, throwing several punches towards her head. Each punch releasing a dull thud
Leo watched the girls attacking Hilda calmly as he analysed the fight. Another thing he found about Agility is attack speed
The average untrained man can throw about 4 punches in a second. Boxers can double that number. The girls, can reach 28 easily with their current Agility attribute
But the difference is, in those 4 punches, how much strength are they actually utilising? If speed was all that was necessary, every professional boxer would treat their enemies like they did a speed bag
And yet, their punches were much slower, 1 or 2 a second for consecutive blows
Using himself as a tester, he found that the girls utilise about 80% of their strength while maintaining 3 punches a second. With an average strength attribute of 7, plus the close quarter combat skill, that's 3 punches with a strength of 616kg a piece
At full speed, 28 consecutive punches per second , they can use about 10% of their strength, meaning 70kg. So if they landed all 28 blows, that's almost 2 tons
But thats when you didn't take into account the speed of their punch. The punch of an average man travels at 8.9 - 13.4 m/s, with the girls having an Agility attribute of 7, that's 62.3 - 93.8 m/s at full burst
The limit also being their stamina. With 3 punches a second, thrown at full speed their stamina can last 10 seconds, which means 30 punches
He'd love to do a calculation to see how powerful one of their punches was, but he didn't know how, so he didn't bother. Point is, they can hit really hard and really quickly
And several of those blows were now aimed at Hilda's head, he could see that Rebecca intended to knock her out, putting an end to this spar
He nodded his head in pride, seeing that she didn't pull her punches. He had taught them this. Train hard as the enemy won't pity you because you're a girl. Most of their sparring sessions ended in mutual knock out or submission.
Mad that you lost? Train harder and win the next time. They were overly competitive and driven. He has to heal their injuries regularly
Benefit of this is, their skills grew rapidly. Downside, well...they were besties outside of training but were little enemies during training. Something he had to work on
" enough " exclaimed Hilda as her limbs filled with red aura instantly destroying all the ropes as she flung away Rebecca and Diana and climbed to her feet
" what did you teach them. Are you insane " asked Hilda as she marched towards Leo, blood dripping from below her helmet, her voiced laced in anger
" look around " said Leo, not responding to her words nor her a anger
" what " asked Hilda as she glanced around, her anger rapidly disappearing as she processed what she saw
Only 6 girls had attacked her. Rebecca, Lisa, Diana, Christina, Tori and Tia. Everyone else was on the side watching what happened in excitement as they discussed what just happened
" still think it's a waste of time? " asked Leo as he walked towards the girls