When I arrived at the office and parked my car in the VIP section, I noticed there were more employees, but I really didn’t want to disturb them when they were working so hard. It’s not like I am anything more than a hands-off CEO anyway.
So I chose to head through the side entrance, only to discover there was a private gym for all workers!
Well, it does save me the trouble of walking to the regular gym nearby…
After entering the gym, I discovered several female workers were exercising—their toned and fit bodies glistening with sweat as they wore tight sportswear, making me stare at them with appreciation.
They seemed rather nervous when they realized I had entered the room and quickly bowed politely; however, I waved them off and told them to continue as I headed to the changing room.
Thankfully, there was a set of training clothes for both genders to be used for free. Even though I haven’t been fully introduced, it seemed that many of the female employees had been told who I was as they showed great respect.
I don’t mind it, but the sight of their tight muscles and rumps in that skin-tight material was far too erotic.
It seems that Haruka and Elizabeth did a wonderful job…
Thinking of them, I remembered last night and how I ravaged their bodies, making them beg for more…
As I finished changing into the sportswear, I headed to the treadmill—several female workers seemed to follow me, perhaps hoping to gain my favour, but I ignored them as I adjusted the machine to max and began running.
Not long after, I noticed most female workers had stopped exercising and focused their attention on me—a few of them even followed me.
They tried to copy what I was doing but soon gave up halfway, panting or collapsing from the treadmill in seconds—apart from this strange girl with short brown hair and a small nose, her body was petite, and she seemed a little strange. Still, we were both in the zone, running at the maximum difficulty and highest resistance.
After thirty minutes of running, I switched machines to weight lifting—there was plenty of equipment here, including dumbbells and barbells, which I appreciated.
“I’m glad they considered the fact employees would be ability users as there was enough to reach five hundred kilograms worth of weight, at least here.”
Many female employees began to gather, watching me work out intensely—it seemed they had never seen someone lift so much weight with little rest or maybe just wanted to get some favour from their new boss. At least judging from their shocked faces, but I ignored them and continued.
After doing several sets of exercises, I noticed the girl from earlier had followed me once again—she had a calm and indifferent expression as if unaffected by the workout and just continued without stopping.
This intrigued me…
“Hey, you there. What’s your name?”
For a second, she seemed surprised but quickly returned to her neutral expression and replied calmly.
“Kana Shimizu.”
She didn’t seem interested in me at all—instead, she kept working out tirelessly, focusing entirely on her workout routine, ignoring me.
It made me interested…
Normally, women would try to get my favour or attract my attention, but she was different—noticing my stare, Kana frowned as she paused her workout, looking at me.
“Is there anything else you want?”
“What’s your ability?”
Without replying, Kana stretched her right arm as her skin changed colour to black scales, and sharp claws appeared on her fingers—with a casual swipe, she cut a nearby bench in half as if cutting through butter.
“I have enhanced strength and durability… why do you ask?”
Her voice was cold and emotionless—it seemed she disliked interacting with people, but I liked her attitude. It reminds me of Haruka somewhat.
“Do you want to have a contest? If you win, I will reward you with three things you desire; if you lose, we will always train together and spar before work in the future, and you will fulfil one thing for me.”
At first, Kana seemed irritated but quickly accepted as she agreed to my suggestion.
“Fine, I accept. However, can we discuss the prize later?”
Seeing her agree, I couldn’t help but grin—this girl had caught my interest.
There aren’t many ability users capable of such physical prowess, and this company needed strong, dependable members… Honestly, I felt her power was different, or maybe it could evolve into something else… Those scales were like a dragon… or demon.
I was extremely interested in getting to know her, and it seemed she liked to compete as her lifting weight increased to over six hundred kilograms, and she made her reps faster. Seeing her determination, I also increased my weight until I reached a hundred kilograms.
At first, Kana was surprised, but seeing me easily lift the weight as if it were nothing, she gritted her teeth and began to focus, competing with me as I did my reps.
It was an intense workout session.
We competed in every exercise, including running—in the end, I managed to defeat Kana, although in some types, just barely.
The rest of the women had grown bored, or maybe jealous of Kana, who had a dragon tattoo on her back and seemed to be a girl from a gang family… but I hadn’t asked. Just the mannerisms and her sharp way of speaking were like those I had met in the past.
We lay on the same mat, both breathing heavily, collapsed and sweating as she finally asked me a question.
“What did you want as the prize?”
Her tone was rather indifferent, as if she didn’t care either way, but I liked her personality.
“Become my assistant starting tomorrow—your salary will increase, and you will have access to certain facilities, such as special equipment for ability users. ”
Kana seemed surprised for a moment, but her face quickly returned to normal as she nodded.
“All right. I accept.”
Seeing her agree so readily, I grinned as I got up, reaching my hand out to her. She hesitated but eventually took it as I helped her up, feeling the calluses on her palms.
It seemed she trained a lot…
“Come to my office at 6 am tomorrow—we will discuss matters regarding work and some personal business.”
“Hmm… you mean training, right?”
“Ah. I need a good training partner.”
Hearing my honest response, Kana’s lips curved slightly as she nodded—seeing her smile, I couldn’t help but feel attracted to her.
“See you tomorrow.”
With that, Kana nodded as she headed to the changing rooms, but her legs were like jelly. She nearly fell several times as I caught her waist because the changing rooms were in the same direction.
So I followed her—for some reason, several females glared at her, whispering among themselves, but I ignored them as I walked alongside her, heading to my private changing room before taking a quick shower.
“Oh?”
My eyes checked the Dungeon panel’s log and noticed that thanks to today’s training, my attributes had increased…
? Attributes ?
STR: 99 -> 111
DEX: 77 (+5) -> 88
VIT: 122 -> 133
INT: 75 -> 85
MAG: 75 -> 85
Charm: 55 -> 73
Luck: 35 -> 45
?Current Wealth?
$944,650
Gold: 5,376
? Gained Skill: Body Enhancement Lv.1 ?
It improves the body in all aspects and allows for easier improvement through training and high-intensity activities.
All attributes + 10
What a useful skill… I thought, walking towards my office in my fresh suit, feeling great as my muscles were tighter and my body was more flexible than this morning.
If this were the improvements brought by the skill, I wanted to train daily until it was the maximum rank possible!
Upon arriving at my office, I saw Haruka and Elizabeth waiting for me—they seemed worried, and Elizabeth looked angry as she pouted, complaining about me leaving without telling them.
But I kissed her lips gently, silencing her as I hugged her body, stroking her head comfortingly.
Haruka approached, hugging my other arm and kissing my cheek gently as she whispered.
“Where were you this morning?”
Seeing them behave like this, I couldn’t help but kiss them as I explained where I went and how I discovered an excellent employee—Haruka smiled gently as Elizabeth looked confused, asking.
“Who is she?”
“Her name is Kana Shimizu—she has superhuman strength and durability. Her ability seems related to dragons somehow…”
Elizabeth seemed surprised while Haruka narrowed her eyes—it seemed she knew something about dragons.
“Master, are you sure it was a good idea to hire her? Dragons are dangerous creatures, and Kana Shimizu, I was the one who did her interview—she might be part of a yakuza family… they are very dangerous.”
“Aren’t we a gang anyway? Don’t judge people from their past or background, okay? I am nothing but a poor sewer rat with a strong right hook.”
Hearing Haruka warn me, I laughed as I kissed her lips gently, hugging her body against mine as I reassured her.
“Trust me, Haruka. I won’t put us in danger… Kana Shimizu interests me, and her strength is not ordinary—if possible, invite her to our out for the team dinner tonight. We need to bond as a team, especially since she can help protect the company from attackers.”
Harunka looked worried but agreed—Elizabeth didn’t seem interested as she dragged me to the black couch and cuddled up to me, showing me the reports and work she had done in the past few hours while trying to seduce me.
It seemed she missed me…
Smiling, I kissed her lips gently and stroked her head as Haruka prepared papers—we worked for several hours until it was time for lunch, and we headed downstairs, eating in the canteen.
While eating, I got a message from Aki that seemed a little cryptic, telling me to head to the dungeon at seven o’clock.