Exercise

,Arang-ah, let’s move a bit.”

,Fighting!”

Hye-sun-unni is saying while touching my right prosthetic hand, and Anna-unni next to her is cheering me on enthusiastically.

Encouraged by their cheers, I focused on my severed arm and the attached prosthetic.

The prosthetic hand is clenched in a fist.

,Keueueung…!”

What I’ve realized while doing rehab and playing LORE is that Arang-i’s emotions aren’t the only thing hindering me from controlling the prosthetic right now.

My body just can’t accept it. The prosthetic.

With my body’s senses and nerves being exceptionally developed, the basic prosthetic is trying not to connect with my body.

From the start, my brain has gotten used to this body and can’t accept the prosthetic.

It’s like it’s saying, ,This prosthetic doesn’t suit my body!’

But.

If I combine this body’s physical abilities and judgment, this kind of prosthetic is nothing.

Heup!

,Oh! Arang-ah, it’s moving!”

My fingers started to move, and one finger stretched out from the prosthetic, which was basically clenched in a fist.

,I did it…!”

,Arang-ah. But why did you have to extend your middle finger?”

,Because it’s the coolest finger… so…?”

,Ttaejji.”

Anna-unni folded the extended middle finger of the prosthetic.

There was 1mm of progress in the prosthetic hand and foot rehabilitation training. Until now, all I could do was wiggle it, but today I moved an entire finger.

After rehab, it was exercise time.

Actually, it’s called exercise, but it’s really just rehab.

No matter how freely I can handle the prosthetic hand and foot, it’s impossible without a body to support it, so exercise is essential.

Hye-sun-unni said that since my body is normalizing, I was scheduled to start exercising anyway.

In the end, my body has to move directly when I move the prosthetic hand and foot.

The problem is how to increase muscle mass in a body without arms and legs.

The hospital is providing perfect nutrition. It doesn’t feel like hospital food; it’s so delicious that I think it’s from a restaurant or hotel.

Moreover, they seem to know Arang-i’s eating habits perfectly. I don’t, but Arang-i hates eggplant, mushrooms, and broccoli.

I haven’t seen eggplant, mushrooms, or broccoli even once while eating the food from the hospital so far.

This shows how much the people in this building are considerate of me. Of course, they’re getting paid that much, though.

Exercise started with moving my arms and legs as much as possible.

I decided to start with the basics for the muscles that had completely disappeared after living in bed for several years.

,Okay. Let’s raise your right shoulder. Slowly, that’s right. Good job.”

First is the right arm.

An arm that’s missing half the distance between the elbow and shoulder.

Following Hye-sun-unni’s instructions, I slowly raised that arm, or rather, shoulder.

,Eueut…!”

It’s hard just to lift my arm towards my ear.

,Slowly. Little by little. You’re doing great.”

The arm that moved shuk-shuk in LORE couldn’t move as I willed in reality.

Hye-sun-unni always showers me and gives me massages, but since I’ve been in bed for a long time and my body doesn’t move when I go into the virtual world, I can’t help but lose muscle.

,Let’s do the left arm too. Okay… that’s right, good.”

The fact that it feels heavy even though three-quarters of my arm is gone seems like a really serious level.

The same goes for my legs. Even though three-quarters of my legs are gone, I moved my pelvis to move my legs, but I collapsed powerlessly in less than a minute.

,Hua… hoo… I’m tired…”

,Let’s try a little harder, Arang-ah!”

,Eueung…!”

Next up is none other than lying-down jumping jacks.

I don’t jump, but move my arms and legs while lying down. First, I did as much as I could slowly and diligently.

But I gave out on the fifth one. Not five sets, but after swinging my arms and legs five times.

,You did well, Arang-ah! Let’s increase your stamina a little more while you’re healthy!”

,Eung…”

My body in reality… my HP and defense are much lower than Sal-soo’s.

At this rate, I think I’d die even if a level 1 newbie accidentally hit me with a wooden sword.

I’m covered in sweat all over my body from moving that much.

Sweat is dripping down, and my body is sticky, and the patient gown is clinging to me tenaciously.

,Arang-i, you worked hard, didn’t you? You’re sweating a lot.”

As I moved my arm and tried to bring my head as close to my arm as possible to wipe away the sweat, Hye-sun-unni wiped the sweat off my face with a towel.

The problem isn’t just my face; it’s my whole body.

I realized this for the first time while exercising as Arang-i: Arang-i is the type to sweat a lot.

My whole body is covered in sweat.

Moreover, maybe it’s because my body’s senses and nerves are developed, but I can feel the sweat dripping down my body in detail, which gives me goosebumps.

,Unni… my clothes… please take off my clothes…”

,Euk…! Arang-ah, saying that with that expression is too dangerous. I feel like I’m becoming a bad person…!”

,…? What?”

I checked my body condition.

The first exercise I’ve done since becoming Arang-i.

Sweat is pouring out of my whole body, my face is naturally hot, and I’m panting.

No matter how you look at it, it’s the appearance after working out hard. Of course, all that exercise was moving my severed arms and legs while lying down.

,You’re already sweating this much. Let teacher wipe you down.”

,Am I… the type to sweat a lot…”

,Ah, Arang-ah!”

,Ah, my bad…”

I was going to say I’m the type to sweat a lot, but the sweat dripping down my body reminded me of when I used to get rained on, so I unknowingly said water.

,Before showering, one lastㅡ”

Are we still doing more!?

,You can’t make that face. We’re going to do sit-ups as the last thing. But don’t worry. We’ll only do a little since you’re not used to it yet. You can do it!”

,Eueh…”

Following Hye-sun-unni’s gesture, I put strength in my stomach and lifted my body.

Even though it’s just a simple sit-up, my body doesn’t follow well. In the end, I came up by slightly bouncing my waist, but I tried my best not to give up on the exercise until the end.

It changed from flapping to thrashing.

Hye-sun-sensei picked me up and entered the bathtub.

Since I sweated a lot, she washed my body more thoroughly than ever today.

I hate exercising, but showering after exercising… feels good…

Moreover, at the end, after warming my body sufficiently with warm water, I get to do what I like next to taking a half bath.

That is…

Hye-sun-sensei’s massage time.

For me, who has to lie down for almost 22 hours a day, a massage is essential, not just a necessity.

No matter how excellent a person’s body is, it will eventually die if not used.

That’s why I get massages to stimulate my body and prevent it from stiffening, and to circulate blood that doesn’t flow well while lying down.

,Hueut…! Haeut…! Haeung…! Heuaaa…”

Before, Arang-i’s emotions were strong, so I didn’t even speak and just received the massage, but things have changed since my period.

I can’t speak loudly, but I can speak slowly now. It’s enough that there’s no inconvenience in communicating with others.

That’s how various voices came out.

Massaging a weak body that has exercised to its limit hurt more than I thought.

,Arang-ah, just bear with it a little. If I don’t loosen you up today, you’ll suffer more tomorrow.”

,Eueung…! I know, eueung…!”

,B, but Arang-ah… can you… maybe not moan…?”

,Eueueung…? Moan…?”

,Never mind, never mind. I’ll keep going…!”

Today’s massage hurt a lot, but I feel good that all the strength in my body is gone and I feel languid after it’s done.

It’s like feeling like a squid. Of course, I have 10 fewer legs than a squid.

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After rehabilitation training, exercise, showering, and massage were all over, I returned to the virtual world using the access device.

I would have connected to LORE right away, but I was exhausted, so I went straight to bed and lay down.

After being in bed for several years, trying to move my body makes me breathless and my body feels numb even if I move just a little.

This is exactly how I felt when I sprinted as a level 1 newbie in LORE.

Later, when I can handle the prosthetic hand and foot, I’ll check the stability while doing actual exercise…

I can already feel the hardship.

But if I think of all this as normalizing my body, I have to do it.

,I hate exercising so much…’

Rehabilitation training is okay, but exercise makes me sweat a lot.

The reason I hate sweating is that I hate not being able to wipe away the sweat when I want to.

It drips down my body and gives me goosebumps, and if I had arms and legs, I would wipe it away quickly, but since that’s impossible, I have to leave it flowing on my body.

Anna-unni diligently wipes the sweat flowing on my face, but she can’t wipe my body while I’m exercising.

Moreover, the patient gown sticks to me because of the sweat, which is unpleasant. Next time I exercise, I’ll just tell Hye-sun-sensei to take off all my clothes.

It’s embarrassing, but there are no men anyway, and the only women are Anna and Hye-sun-sensei.

You might ask why I’m working so hard on rehabilitation training and exercise when I’m going to be in the virtual world anyway, but I saw it.

An augmented reality theme park on RyuTube.

Moreover, the most popular game in the augmented reality theme park is the monster hunter game.

I was so surprised when I saw it.

The sequel to a game that I used to enjoy quite a bit has continued to this day and has even come out in augmented reality. Moreover, it’s said to be in virtual reality games as well.

This is a very important event.

I like RPG games, but I also quite like monster hunter. The feeling of the proficiency of the weapon you use increasing without the concept of leveling.

First of all, I plan to work hard on rehabilitation training and exercise to enjoy augmented reality and virtual reality more perfectly.

To play games!

Before that, I have to get the PVP Challenger title.

This is a man’s pride.

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There’s no situation to put it in, but here’s Arang-i, who was drawn cutely