Chapter 8: Accepting Babacino as His Henchman!

The news regarding Danafu City-State's captain of the knights spread throughout the city almost instantly.

Because Babacino wanted to obtain free power for life in the gym, he lost to Mike in the competition. Almost everyone knew that Mike was his teacher.

This big event was immediately turned into a story and sold to bards by busybodies.

It was heard that the most luxurious restaurant in the capital was now opening.

Countless citizens came one after another. It could be said that it was the best day of business for the restaurant because the bards were about to tell Mike's story.

"Ahem, I saw that Captain Babacino was about to come to the gym to capture Viscount Mike, but unexpectedly, he lost to the viscount on the thing called pulldown machine at the door. He lost completely!"

"Viscount only needed to pull it slightly, and the machine went off the charts!"

"The audience was shocked, and their performance was amazing!"

"..."

The audience listened attentively, and their moods fluctuated along with the ups and downs of the event.

Even the children could sing it.

However, after this mess, the story was exaggerated into several versions.

But one thing remained common. They all knew that there was a gym in the center of the city, and its effects were very magical.

Moreover, its owner was the honorable Viscount Mike!

According to the bard, the battle between the captain of the knights, Lord Babacino, and the owner of the gym, was even more startling.

All the residents who heard the story were now very envious of those who were lucky enough to watch the entire exhibition.

That was the top-ranked Captain Babacino in Danafu City-State. After he clashed with the mysterious gym owner, the gym couldn't help but not close down. In the end, Captain Babacino had to learn from the owner of the gym.

Oh my god, such a bizarre and wonderful story could be sung by bards for several years.

Therefore, the term 'gym' became the most talked about by the nearby citizens.

"Hey, have you heard about it? That magical shop in the center of the city?"

"Ah, I don't know."

"Wow, the bards are in the restaurant today. Hurry up and listen."

But after receiving so much attention, what was Mike doing now?

He was in the gym, inside the office.

Even though Mike had become the most talked about person in the public, his mood didn't improve that much. It was because he was annoyed that Captain Babacino hadn't left yet.

Actually, after the competition, Mike had expected countless results. If Babacino became angry out of embarrassment or something else, Mike had countermeasures.

Even if Mike offended the royal family of Danafu City-State, he was not afraid at all.

But Mike never thought that Babacino would actually acknowledge him as his teacher! At first, when Mike heard these words, he thought that Babacino was joking!

But now, Mike saw a burly man hugging his thigh and shouting with a pleading expression. It was as if the man would not leave unless he accepted him.

"This humble one is serious. Please accept me. This captain has been conquered by your strength."

Babacino roared. He had to stay today no matter what. He did not expect that he, who was the leader of the kingdom's knights at his age, would still have this day. To stay in the gym, he had actually gone to the extent of indecency.

In the end, this was not enough. Mike was actually not willing to accept him.

So, Babacino felt sad, and he was about to burst into tears.

Mike sat on the chair in the office and looked at all of this helplessly.

However, after thinking about it, although Babacino was a little annoying, he was still the leader of a region. As the captain of the knights in the Imperial City, Babacino could deal with many unnecessary troubles in the future. Moreover, Babacino was, indeed, the strongest person in Danafu City. The rule of the gym system was that the stronger the person, the more rewards Mike would receive.

Mike had these thoughts.

Hence, Mike shouted at Babacino.

He then cursed in his heart.

"There are so many people here. As the captain, you should be a little more reserved."

Mike had thought that Babacino was an honest and strong man. He did not expect that there was a girl hidden in this guy's heart. 

Nevertheless, Babacino still roguishly refused to give up until he had achieved his goal.

"Mike, oh no, Honorable Viscount Mike, even if you do not agree to my request today, I will definitely not give up!"

"I'm serious. Just agree to my request, please have mercy!!!"

Babacino's comical and exaggerated expressions and actions immediately shocked the people around him. They were bewildered. Was this still the noble captain of the knights in their hearts?

"Oh my god, Lord Babacino truly knelt and begged for mercy from the owner of the gym!"

"Am I seeing things? My lord is actually so humble in front of the gym owner!"

Unlike the audience's reaction, Mike pinched the space between his eyebrows and said helplessly, "Get up quickly. I will promise you then."

As soon as Mike said this, Babacino jumped up in joy.

Babacino was also a little surprised at why he was so unguarded against Mike. It was probably because he could see the spirit of the great general who passed away in the northern territory within Mike.

They both had one thing in common, and that was their ridiculous strength!

This was also the reason why Babacino wanted to acknowledge Mike as his teacher, except for the gym workers.

However, Babacino was also curious as to why Mike could change from the past to the present. He was simply a different person.

Especially, Mike's incredible strength.

Therefore, Babacino opened his mouth and asked, "Boss, how did you become so powerful? I want to learn!"

Hearing this, Mike looked at Babacino's extremely sincere eyes and smiled.

"You want to learn? I'll teach you. First, get a super membership card."

"In less than 30 days, your strength and your power will definitely soar. You'll be even more powerful than now, but the price is slightly higher."

When Babacino heard that there were super members, he found the concept unfamiliar. 'Could it be that Boss specially designed it for him?'

Thinking of this, Babacino immediately became excited.

But when Babacino saw the price list that the maid brought over, his heart immediately turned cold.

It actually cost 3,000 gold coins!

It was absolutely expensive. However, Babacino noticed that there was a different training program every day. It was as if the details were absolutely worthy of the price of 3,000 gold coins.

Babacino had a premonition that with this set of training, he would definitely be able to become strong, so he sighed in his heart.

"As expected of Lord Mike. He actually has such advanced technology and such a developed matching system. It's really convincing. No, Lord Mike's strength has already convinced me a long time ago."

So, when Babacino thought of this, he wanted to get this card even if he had to dig out all his assets!

Money could be earned again, but losing such a great opportunity was something that he could not get back no matter how much money he earned in this life.

Therefore, Babacino immediately went to the front desk to get the super membership card.

After getting the card, Mike also introduced Babacino to different areas of the gym.

Previously, Babacino had only experienced the exercise bike, and he didn't know much about the other equipment. As such, he immediately listened attentively.

Mike glanced at the respectful Babacino. Since Mike couldn't get rid of him, he would let this guy watch the shop for him. Anyway, as long as someone came to exercise, Mike could become stronger. Therefore, Mike pointed at a few machines at an extremely fast speed and said, "This is called a dumbbell. There are 10 kg, 53 kg, and 100 kg. You haven't played it before, right?"

"This is called a sit-up bench. It trains the strength of the abdomen."

"This is called a Roman chair. It also focuses on training the muscles of the abdomen. You should learn these first."

Mike casually dismissed him, but Babacino listened to Mike as if he was listening to a treasure. He was even as focused as listening to an imperial edict. Babacino could not help but sigh.

"Oh my god, Boss actually has so many treasures. You are even more amazing than I thought. I learned something!"

Babacino did not know the concept of fitness. He only felt that they were all equipment to improve strength. Although there were several of them, there should not be any difference in the way they were used.

But when Babacino heard the words, he immediately gained knowledge.

So it turned out that different equipment had different effects on him.

Some improved the whole body, and some improved the parts.

This also made it convenient for everyone's needs at each time.

As a result, Babacino trusted Mike even more.

Without saying much, Babacino immediately found the equipment he liked and started to use it.

Looking at Babacino's way of doing things, Mike nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. From now on, you will stay in the gym exclusively. You must work out for no less than 5 hours a day. While you work out, you can also help me look after the shop."

Upon hearing Mike's words, this request was nothing to Babacino. Besides, he could exercise for free. Not to mention five hours, he couldn't wait to be in the gym all day long, so he replied, "Boss, no problem. I can't wait!"

After saying that, Babacino threw himself into the gym and concentrated on it.

As for Mike, he felt very happy upon looking at the unusually hot business in the gym.

Babacino's farce brought him fame that he didn't expect at all. Now that Mike had accepted him as his henchman, it could be considered as an additional gain.

As Babacino kept working out, Mike's system rewards increased as well.

As long as Babacino was around, there would be a guaranteed output that provided rewards, and Mike could win.

Following such, Mike went back to his office, turned off the system notification, and slept in comfortably.

At the same time, something that Mike did not know was quietly coming.

The knights-errant outside were fighting against a giant slime.

However, in the end, there was a huge disparity in strength. The party continued to decrease from twenty people to less than ten people in the course of time.

Among them, their leader, Flocke, held a large shield and gritted his teeth to block the damage at the front. When he saw that more and more of his teammates had fallen, he was furious.

"Brothers, take out your healing potions and drink them. Let's fight it out with it!"

Although the potion was very expensive, there was no other way at this point.

Therefore, the ten people took out the potion from their backpacks and drank it in one gulp. As expected, after drinking the healing potion, everyone's injuries were alleviated to different degrees, and their mental strength recovered to the best.

All the team members shouted and rushed to the slime.

"Charge!"

Ten minutes later, the slime was retreating in defeat.

However, that slime's resistance was very strong. Even if the knights-errant used their unique abilities, they could only beat it until it could not retaliate. They could not truly destroy the opponent.

Seeing this, the slime did not waste time anymore.

Holding in a big breath, it turned into a tornado and swept all the team members to the ground.

The slime escaped into the dense forest, and no one knew where it went.

Seeing this result, Captain Flocke could not help but speak in exasperation.

"Sigh, it was a waste of effort!"

The other team members were also frustrated by this. However, not only did they fail the mission, but they also suffered severe injuries.

"I actually let it escape, sigh."

However, since the slime had escaped, it would be difficult to catch it, so they could only give up.

A few knights-errant who were not in serious condition got up and checked on the injuries of their other teammates. Seeing that they were still breathing, they carried them on their backs and returned to the guild.