I did a full three sets of the empty bar bench press. When I said I couldn’t raise my arms anymore and refused to continue, Soo-ah handed me a pair of 5kg dumbbells in each hand and made me do two more sets.

After that came squats, and after that—

"Hey, I’ve got work to do. Is this even right?"

"Honestly, Master, all you do for work is just look, listen, and make decisions, right? It seems like you could do that even while working out. Can’t you?"

"...Come here."

As the workout time dragged on, I felt more and …