Chapter 4: Training.

The door was an automatic door. Upon approaching it slid open for me. On the inside was a white with grey lines tiled floor. In the right corner of the room there was a massive sized kitchen. Looks like 30 people could cook at the same time. In contrast to that there is only a small dining table located somewhere in the middle of the room. That could only fit about 6 people. 2 on the ends of the table and 2 on each side.

On the left side of the room is two doors that say restroom on them. Further down there is another door. That doesn't have a sign. Since Alice is not located in the room I guess she might be in there. So I walk over to that door. This door is also automatic it opens up when I get close enough to it.

I guess it makes sense if anyone was making food and they had to bring trays around you wouldn't wanna try opening any doors like that. In this new room that opened up it has a black floor that when looking closely square humps rise just a bit in a tiled like fashion. When stepping in here I step on the floor and it is squishy. Feels like foam. Lining the walls is light blue brick wall that gives off a small light. The ceiling is really, really high up. I don't know how to measure by looks, but if I have to venture a guess. I would say it was about 700 ft. up. (actually 500 ft.)

Don't think that the ceiling is the only massive thing in here this whole room is to match. After inspecting the room I failed to mention what is really going on in the distance. A little ways away I see Alice fighting what looks to be some sort of nimble foam creatures. She is taking on about 15 of them. I start heading toward her.

"Alice! Do you need help?!" I yell trying to get her attention. The reason why I yell is because the sound of something hard hitting a mat is pretty loud. Repeat that constantly and that is the reason why.

"Begone!" She yells in response. At first I thought she was telling that to me, but the instant she yells it. The foam creatures sink into the ground. Disappearing from view.

Alice starts walking toward me. She is now wearing a white training outfit that looks well conformed to her. The training outfit is the type that wraps and then ties. Meaning it is slightly opened now from her intense training. Revealing the tops of twin mounds of perfect proportions. Sweat dripping from her face sliding down her checks past her full luscious lips. Down to her chin where it drips off hitting the tops of her mounds. Sliding in between the breasts never to be seen again.

Her out fit is drenched in sweat. Giving the white outfit slight transparent look. Able to see the curves fully below, but not enough for exact details of skin. I didn't know AI's could sweat nor have the need to work physically hard.

"So, you can actually walk around now. Huh. I thought it would take you longer."

"Well before I saw you I thought only I was working hard. What were those things?"

"Hmph! Thanks to my creator being mean. Yeah I have to work hard now too to survive." She crosses her arms doing a pouty face. Quite adorable. "Those things are training dummies. They are called Foam Golems. They have different difficulty levels you can set them. I was just fighting them being goblin strength setting with the condition of fighting a big group of them."

"Why foam?"

"Because I don't like feeling pain. I am not a masochist. Doing training is to get experience and results not to get beat up so bad that you can't even move. Kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it?"

"Then why make me feel the pain? Why did I have to die?"

"Oh? You died?"

"Yeah... when I was trying to lift myself.... I ... broke my neck... because I forgot about it."

"Hihihihhahahhaha! You broke your neck from forgetting about it?! How stupid are you?"

"You just left me there. I didn't know what to do so I worked hard straining every muscle to lift myself. Well, anyway thanks to that I found something amazing." I reach for my backpack and open it up showing her the herbs inside it.

"Oh. So you actually discovered the properties of the Killjoy herb."

"Yeah. Solves my hunger and gives me liquid that makes my muscles feel better after straining them to hard."

She smacks her forehead shaking it. "Killjoy Herb. It gives Health, Mana, and Endurance recovery. The liquid you are talking about is the actual recovery property that you need. You don't need to eat clumps of them whole just rip the bottom middle of the herb and a small dose of the liquid should come out."

"So, I guess that explains the colors red, blue, and green at the base of the herb. Why is it called Killjoy Herb? It seems pretty amazing to me. Thought it would be named God's Grass or something along those lines."

She actually giggled from that. "Maybe we should change the name since I am... was the god of this universe and in fact I did use it as grass. Hehehe. The reason for its name is actually be cause the first player to discover it had to fight off a very tough high level mob. To get what he was told the legendary herb. After beating it he only got 1 clump of grass. When he used it to make a potion it gave him all those effects, but he was high level so it seemed like it only slightly did things to him. So he called it a Killjoy. Thus the name stuck. Killjoy Herb."

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"So I discovered a rare herb!"

"Woah there hotshot, it was only here because I liked the look of it for grass. It isn't that amazing do to the fact that I put it here. For the express reason for .... us. Try finding it out in the rest of the world then if you do you can celebrate."

"Tch. We should rename you Killjoy." I whispered under my breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing! So, what do I do now?"

"Do you have any previous combat capabilities?"

"Nope. Nor do I have any knowledge that can be useful in here or real life. I realized how useless I actually am when I went into the forest. I didn't even know how to clear my hand from the sticky web."

"Hmm. Seems I have my work cut out for me then. Fine then! Bring on the challenge you will be the first person I have ever taught combat to. Be honored!"

"Thank you very much!" I can't wait to kill those spiders!

"Well then first are you the type to learn from experience? or the type that learns from books or forms?"

"Practical information is better information. I believe practice makes perfect so... experience?"

"Great let's start like this. Golems! Setting: Level 5 Numbers: 15 Player: Dremal."

15 of those foam golems pop up around me. Forming a ring I can't find an opening to escape from. I toss my backpack over them a distance away. Then I equip my trusty wooden sword.

"Begin!"

4 golems charge me 1 in front 2 on my sides left and right respectively and 1 aiming for my back. I swing down on the one in front of me aiming for its head. I miss horribly these things can dodge! Geez, why did I think that they wouldn't?

Due to me putting all my power in that swing. I stepped forward while leaning quite a bit more than I should be. Bam! I get a punch right in my stomach by the one I tried hitting. With his movement plus my heading right into his fist. It hurts a lot! I thought since they were made out of foam it wouldn't hurt as much. It feels like reinforced wood underneath the foam.

The other foams didn't not do anything. I simultaneously got hit in my kidneys  and my ribs. The one behind me was by far the meanest one. He full blown kicked me in the nuts. I go down in an instant. 15 Hah! I was screwed by the very first one.

Just because I went down doesn't mean that was the end of it. They were literally kicking me when I was down. I curled up into a ball crying and trying to recover from the stomach double pain (punch to stomach + Shot to the nuts (feel the nuts more in the stomach) = Double stomach pain.) I was curled up in a way to slightly protect my head, stomach, and genitals.

My arms, back, and legs were taking a hell of a beating though. After about 15 minutes of this I was finally numb enough that my stomach didn't hurt as much. I was going to finally try to retaliate. I grab the leg of one of the nearest golems. Third try is when I finally got it. When I did though. It retaliated by dropping the knee of the leg I had into my face. It didn't stop there either. It dropped its  elbow on the top of my head as well. I was knocked out thoroughly thrashed.

I had a quick dream of me drowning. What a great life I am living, huh, even my dreams are trying to kill me. I wake up nope still drowning. Shit! I sit up real fast. Apparently Alice dumped a bucket of water on to me.

"Wow. That was pathetic show of effort there. You didn't even manage to do any damage to them at all!" Ouch! She was giving one of those looks that makes you feel like your a piece of shit. That strong pitying look.

"I told you I have no experience. What did you expect?"

"I expected you to at least take down one before being taken down yourself."

"So you set me up knowing I would fail!"

"Yes! How was I to know you were that weak? I don't always read peoples memories you know and when I read yours. I only read the small part related to that memory! For all I could've known you might have been a secret martial arts master!"

"Well... now you know I am not. I am utterly useless. So teach me how to become said martial arts master! Teach me everything you know as if teaching a newborn baby........ A non reincarnated newborn baby."

"*Sigh* Fine."

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