"Strange, I clearly ran 11 kilometers... exceeding the target distance by one kilometer, why does the system continue to count?"
Natsuki Subaru rested his chin on one hand, staring at the mileage numbers still ticking on the system panel, his brow gradually furrowing.
"Could it be... this number hasn't reached the task's upper limit yet?"
A bold guess suddenly surfaced in Natsuki Subaru's mind.
"If that's the case—"
To verify his conjecture, Natsuki Subaru got down again and did two standard push-ups.
The push-up count on the system panel instantly jumped from 100 to 102.
"Haha, so that's how it is! It's like an achievement system in a game, the overachieved parts are also recorded." Watching the numbers change on the system panel, Natsuki Subaru's eyes sparkled as if he had discovered a new continent, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Then, let me see just how high this number can go!"
For the next hour, in the courtyard of Roswaal Manor.
A black-haired young man was engaged in high-intensity physical training, sometimes sprinting at full speed, sometimes doing rapid push-ups, sometimes performing high-intensity sit-ups.
Sweat had long since soaked the black-haired young man's clothes, and he kept muttering things like, "Just a little more... 197, 198, 199, 200."
"Subaru is doing that strange training again."
Rem, who was organizing the clothesline, paused her actions and calmly observed the figure in the center of the courtyard.
"Mm." Ram, carefully smoothing out the clothes in her hands, said without looking up, "He's been continuing this haphazard training method since the first day. Should we call it stubborn or foolish."
Actually, in Ram and Rem's view, Natsuki Subaru's ordinary physical training could at best slightly improve his physical fitness, with quite limited effects.
In this world, warriors improved their strength through swordsmanship training. Basic training like this was, at best, just Natsuki Subaru's personal hobby.
Rem fell silent for a moment, her gaze following Natsuki Subaru's movements, and slowly said:
"Subaru's training intensity increased today. He ran more than ten laps more than yesterday, and the exercises he calls push-ups and sit-ups, he also did five more sets."
"Rem actually remembers so clearly." Ram finally looked up at the courtyard, still speaking calmly, "But this level of training wouldn't even count as a warm-up for you, Rem."
"......"
Rem's azure eyes watched Natsuki Subaru running, without immediately responding to Ram.
Through these few days of contact and understanding, she noticed that Natsuki Subaru not only completed all assigned work on time but also engaged in this high-intensity autonomous training.
More importantly, his rate of improvement was indeed unusual. From initially being clumsy with even basic etiquette, he could now skillfully complete various miscellaneous tasks.
"By the way, sister, Subaru's recovery ability is very unusual." Rem said, as if remembering something, turning her head to Ram, "The wrist he sprained while carrying heavy objects the day before yesterday was completely healed the next day."
"Indeed, for an ordinary human, this physique is noteworthy." Ram nodded lightly, paused for a moment, and continued, "However, when he helped organize the warehouse, his method of categorizing items by label was quite efficient."
"Hmm?..."
Rem's azure eyes widened slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.
This was the first time she had heard her sister give a positive evaluation of Natsuki Subaru's work ability.
Recalling Natsuki Subaru's performance over the past few days, actively undertaking the most arduous tasks, patiently learning various skills, never complaining about the heavy workload, and always responding with a smile even when teased by her sister.
Subaru, is truly... a very special person.
"What's wrong?"
Ram noticed her younger sister Rem spacing out and asked.
"Nothing... I just think Subaru's learning ability is very strong." Rem collected her thoughts, recalling Natsuki Subaru's work performance over the past few days, and gave an objective evaluation,
"Yesterday, Subaru was already able to independently complete the maintenance of the tableware."
"Although he's still a useless man, at least he's a bit more pleasing to the eye than when he first arrived."
Ram hung up the last piece of clothing, blinking her wine-red eyes.
In the courtyard, Natsuki Subaru had completed a round of physical training and was lying exhausted on the lawn, gasping for breath.
Rem quietly watched Natsuki Subaru for a moment, then turned and walked towards the kitchen:
"Sister, I'm going to prepare lunch."
"Mm..." Ram watched her younger sister Rem's departing figure, then glanced at Natsuki Subaru collapsed in the courtyard, muttering thoughtfully to herself,
"It seems this outsider does have some special qualities."
.........
When Natsuki Subaru finally stopped, he had already completed double the task volume. Sweat soaked his T-shirt, but his face was beaming with the joy of victory.
"Phew~ I've run 20 kilometers, and the numbers on the system panel stopped right at double the distance. Push-ups, 200, sit-ups, 200... and all the other items also stopped exactly at double the value... Indeed, this is the hidden rule of the system's daily tasks..."
Natsuki Subaru was half-lying on the lawn, panting heavily, feeling every muscle in his body protesting against this overload of training.
"Luckily, I added six points to strength attribute before, otherwise I would have really died of exhaustion."
After all, adding points to strength improved not just simple muscle power, but a comprehensive enhancement of the entire body's functions.
Endurance, recovery, stamina, and even resistance to attacks all became stronger.
After resting for a while, Natsuki Subaru managed to prop himself up, wiped the sweat from his face, and called up the system panel again:
[Ding——Hidden Quest: Aim to be the Strongest. Completed]
[Quest Rewards Acquired:
Full status recovery.
Attribute Points +5.
Blessed Random Box.]
"It really is a hidden quest." Natsuki Subaru's eyes instantly lit up, a smile of excitement blooming on his tired face.
"Just as I predicted, overachieving daily tasks triggers special rewards. 5 attribute points, this is much more generous than the usual daily quest rewards."
"And this, Blessed Random Box?" Natsuki Subaru whispered, his fingers unconsciously tapping his chin.
"It sounds like it's of higher quality than the ordinary random boxes opened from daily tasks. I wonder what good things I can get from it?"
"But, now is not the time to study this, I should recover my physical state first..."
Natsuki Subaru felt the soreness coming from all his muscles and decided to address the immediate priority first, eagerly claiming the first quest reward, full status recovery.
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