Chapter 21: Recruiting (2)

After winning a few matches and agreeing on what our form needed to contain, I left them to deal with the rest of the Arena and logged out.

We need to play daily to keep our ranking, but my presence isn't always necessary. My own rank, in 1v1, is also pretty much secured.

At least, secured enough that I can log out early with relative peace of mind.

I sit on my bed, and take off the full-dive headset.

I put it down on my bed, and surprise myself almost leaving my room, by habit.

I stretch my muscles a bit. I feel the smoothness of my own movements. I am in weirdly good shape.

No, actually, it would be more correct to say it feels like I am in good shape.

I look down at my body.

Seeing my muscles and the amount of fat on my body, I can clearly say that I am probably close to the worst state I've ever been in.