“What should I do?”
Noxia asked curiously.
She also wanted to become more beautiful, to make Lorevil like her even more.
“Adjust your diet, and do some strength training on the side. Open your shoulders, stretch your legs, use some weights to exercise the muscles in your arms and legs.”
Elini tried her best to explain.
“Strength training?”
Noxia lifted her pale, slender, muscle-less arm, sighed softly, and resisted, “That sounds tiring and troublesome.”
She wasn’t suited for physical exercise.
She sweated easily, and her skin would become very dry.
Just thinking about it made her feel exhausted all over.
“Madam, a good figure never comes out of thin air. Don’t think of it as a bother. I won’t make an exercise plan that exceeds your capabilities.”
Elini slowed her speech.
“We’ll only practice for half an hour in the morning. It won’t delay your time for making desserts at noon.”
“Well… I’ll listen to you then.”
Noxia listened to her reasoned persuasion, her head feeling a bit dizzy.
“Excellent!”
Elini’s eyes lit up. “First, let’s test your endurance, Madam, and then we’ll officially begin.”
She took out a pair of 1kg dumbbells and a soft measuring tape from the small bag on her back.
“Start now?”
Noxia clutched the hem of her clothes, feeling a little embarrassed.
She wasn’t mentally prepared yet. How could it be this fast?
“First, let’s measure your shoulder width, waist, and leg circumference. It will help adjust the training intensity later.”
Elini nodded, stood up, and walked over to Noxia.
Noxia stood up nervously, instinctively sucking in her stomach.
“The waist is slightly wider than the standard for Vampire women. The leg circumference is very even, it’s just that the muscle mass is insufficient, a bit soft.”
Elini recorded the data while softly analyzing.
“But Madam’s bone structure is very good. As long as you persist with training, you’ll soon develop elegant muscle lines. It will look much better than simply dieting.”
Elini chuckled lightly.
“Mhm.”
Noxia’s eyes lit up.
Lorevil did like to praise her legs.
“Now, let’s test basic flexibility. Don’t force yourself.”
Elini put away the measuring tape and gestured for Noxia to sit on the carpet.
“Straighten your legs, slowly bend forward. Stop wherever you can reach.”
“Ouch… that hurts.”
Noxia sat down, brought her legs together, and tried to bend forward. She immediately felt a pulling, sore ache in her lower back and couldn’t help but frown.
“Take deep breaths. Focus on your breathing and relax.”
Elini gently guided her.
Noxia followed along, adjusting her breathing. The soreness did lessen somewhat, and she barely managed to touch her toes.
“Very good. Hold it for three seconds like that, then slowly come back up.”
Noxia slumped onto the carpet.
“Next, let’s try a basic strength warm-up. Hold the dumbbells with both hands, lift them overhead, then slowly lower them. Ten repetitions per set, just do three sets.”
Elini handed the dumbbells to Noxia. Watching Noxia bite her lip and grit her teeth to complete the three sets, a look of approval appeared in Elini’s eyes.
After three sets, fine beads of sweat covered Noxia’s face.
“Alright, the warm-up is over. You can rest for two minutes.”
Elini put away the dumbbells, her tone calm.
“Warm-up? Miss Elini, are you joking?”
Noxia gasped for breath, looking shocked.
“That’s almost equal to my entire week’s worth of exercise from before. And that was just a warm-up?”
“Madam, during training, please call me Coach Elini.”
Elini corrected her seriously.
“These are basic movements to activate the muscles, to avoid injury in subsequent training. The real training intensity will gradually increase.”
The usually meek Elini was exceptionally serious at this moment.
This was the one area where she didn’t want to be half-hearted. She would resolutely carry out the task her master had assigned.
“Coach Elini, I’m so tired. I want to rest a bit more.”
Noxia rubbed her sore arms, her eyes full of weariness.
In the past, when she was tired, Lorevil would always let her rest properly.
“That won’t do.”
Elini flexed her wrists.
“The muscles need continuous stimulation. If you rest too long now, the previous warm-up will be wasted.”
She crouched down, looked into Noxia’s eyes, and put on a serious face.
“Madam Noxia, I know you’re very tired right now, but if you persist through this period, you will definitely come to like the changes in yourself. Please trust me, okay?”
Looking at Elini’s motivated appearance, Noxia inwardly groaned.
If she had known training was this tiring, she would never have agreed to it in the first place.
But thinking of Lorevil’s gentle gaze, and the thought of becoming more beautiful, she bit her lip again. She didn’t complain anymore and silently nodded.
For Lorevil, she was willing to persevere.
—
Time flew by, and it was already half past five in the afternoon.
Lorevil returned from the Holy Blood Academy, her body carrying a faint scent of blood.
“I’m back.”
Lorevil turned the key and opened the door. Usually at this time, Noxia would be the first to throw herself into her arms, but today the living room was empty.
What’s going on?
Puzzled, she walked inside. Just as she finished changing her shoes, she saw Noxia slowly walking down from upstairs.
Noxia had already taken a bath.
She was wearing loose pajamas, her walking posture was a bit unnatural, her cheeks were flushed, and there was still undried moisture on her forehead.
This is…
Lorevil took off her coat in surprise and handed it over. “Why are you coming down so late?”
“Ouch… it hurts.”
Noxia took the coat with trembling hands, twitched the corner of her mouth as if she had aggravated some sore spot, frowned slightly, her expression somewhat strange.
Lorevil immediately remembered that Noxia’s exercise plan had started today.
“I saw Elini when I came back. She told me you were very cooperative, Madam. You didn’t slack off at all throughout the session. You even finished the most difficult glute bridges. You showed more perseverance than many noble ladies she’s trained.”
Lorevil walked to her side, reached out and ruffled her hair, praising, “Our Noxia worked hard.”
She could tell Noxia clearly didn’t want to bring up the exercise topic again.
That wouldn’t do.
Getting a wife to persist with exercise wasn’t an easy task.
“What perseverance… Coach Elini’s requirements are so strict. After training my legs this afternoon, I could barely stand.”
Hearing Lorevil’s approving words, Noxia hesitated for a moment but couldn’t help complaining, looking at Lorevil with a pitiful expression.
“I suspect she’s deliberately making fun of me.”
Lorevil suppressed a laugh.
Elini was getting a wife’s pillow talk complaint and being reported on. If Elini found out, she’d probably have nowhere to cry.
“Ouch~”
Lorevil held the soft figure in her arms, patting Noxia’s back, about to say some more comforting words, when she saw her wife suddenly suck in a sharp breath, her face changing.
“What’s wrong? Does it hurt badly?”
Lorevil asked with concern.
“Mhm, my legs hurt when I press them now.”
Noxia rubbed the inside of her thighs, complaining pitifully.
“Lorevil, I’m not suited for exercise. My skin gets all dry from the sweat…”
Noxia began to have second thoughts.
As she spoke, she snuggled deeper into Lorevil’s embrace.
“I don’t want to train anymore. It really hurts too much.”
Noxia pressed her cheek against the other’s warm lapel.
“Look, what’s this?”
Lorevil held the soft body in her arms, wiped the tears from the corner of Noxia’s eyes, and pulled two cards from her pocket, holding them before Noxia’s eyes.
The cards were printed with the “Nightphy Makeup” logo, exceptionally exquisite.
“This is… a Nightphy Makeup exclusive pass?”
Noxia’s attention was caught by Lorevil’s words, and she stopped rubbing her legs.
She had heard the head maid mention it countless times.
She said Nightphy Makeup’s exclusive passes were worth a fortune and hard to obtain. How many noble young ladies fought tooth and nail to get one and couldn’t.
“I managed to get it from Fini with great difficulty. Cost me double the price.”
Lorevil smiled and tucked the cards into her hand.
“She was reluctant at first, clinging to my money pouch and wouldn’t let go, saying I could have as many as I wanted. I suspect that store is probably run by her family.”
“Then…”
Noxia’s pale ears twitched slightly beneath her snow-white hair.
“As long as you can persist and complete a week of basic training, we’ll go to Nightphy Makeup this weekend.”
Lorevil said softly.
“Sweating during training doesn’t matter. I heard their Blood Moon sleeping mask leaves the skin more hydrated than before.”
Noxia was stunned and subconsciously touched her own cheek.
She had long envied Lorevil’s fair, delicate skin, while her own skin tended to become dehydrated easily due to her constitution.
Lorevil’s words made her heart flutter.
“With the exclusive pass, you can also receive a custom gift—the Blood Berry Essence hand cream you’ve always wanted. You often make desserts at home, right? It’s perfect for maintenance.”
Lorevil continued to sweeten the deal, raising an eyebrow.
Blood Berry Essence hand cream!
Noxia covered her small mouth with her hand.
She had known about this hand cream for a long time, just never had the chance to buy it.
Just a week of training. If she endured it, she could get the coveted Nightphy Makeup limited edition items and custom hand cream…
Noxia lowered the hand covering her mouth, her lips drooping, an internal battle raging in her heart.
“Then I’ll persevere a bit longer! But Lorevil, you have to come with me. I want you to help me choose a mask.”
Looking at the exclusive pass in her hand, Noxia bit her lip and said.
“Of course, no problem.”
Lorevil smiled and ruffled her hair again.
Noxia carefully put the cards away.
There were still three days until Sunday.
She’d endure these next few days. After getting the hand cream and mask, she’d discuss with Lorevil whether to continue training or not.