When Enkrid stood silently atop the platform, the gazes of the soldiers undergoing training carried a hint of something akin to resentment.

“If you’re going to run back, at least pretend to rest. It works better that way,” said Rem.

And so, he did as instructed.

Did that become the driving force that pushed them to run harder?

Who could say for sure?

“Listen, I’m an expert when it comes to grinding people down,” Rem declared.

Enkrid simply complied, doing nothing more than silently observing as Rem took the reins.

It wasn’t entirely untrue. Rem certainly knew how to push …