Chapter 496: First Pay

“Like that one mother said, you’re exceptional, Onoda-kun. The way you conducted your lessons made every kid pay attention to you. Moreover, your habit of being too considerate to them like what you always showed when you’re with Sena is probably what sold you to those mothers… Are you not even tired after all that?”

Is it my habit to be considerate? I don’t know. Perhaps?

In any case, I just did what I thought would be better for those kids. When I asked them if they had plans to continue boxing after they finished my program that should only be around 10 sessions before I restart it from the beginning, most of their answer was that they’re slightly interested in boxing but not to the extent of doing it seriously.

Some of them actually just wanted to know how to punch and protect themselves.

Some were forced by their mothers to take up the lesson.

In any case, by the time the lesson ended, all of them looked satisfied. And that’s more than enough for me.

“Slightly. But seeing them enjoy it despite the tiring exercises I had them do was rewarding for me.” I honestly answered.

Spending time with my girls even if I was acting that I’m not close to them was also a plus. They all tried to do something to get my attention or to make me flustered.

Moreover, this also became a new experience for them.

There’s Miho, who was always in front of her piano, practicing or composing a song, finally got a brief respite. Furthermore, just the fact that I was her instructor, the girl was eagerly doing her best to keep up and impress me. Which I returned by always praising her.

Well, I was praising almost everyone. However, in the end, the girl liked it so much that she ignored them. If not for the place and the situation, Miho would probably just cling to me at every praise I would give her.

There’s also Yukari who was somewhat conscious of her voluptuous body. I made her enjoy every second of it by placing her where it would be hard to see her if they’re not close enough. That’s why, whenever I would draw near her, the girl would confidently show me the fruits of her labor. I also made sure she wouldn’t push herself by copying the others who could do well.

And that’s also what happened to the others.

Ah. There’s Aika who suggested that I should run with her later. In any case, that’s her way of saying that she wanted me to walk her to her home. I still knew the route to her place and we could reach it even if we ran with this gym as the starting point.

But with the others with us, I also had to think of the others. However, I could expect that they already had their own talk about this.

Either way, since we’re all here, I would be spending more time with them before sending them home.

“Can I curse? No. What the hell are you Onoda-kun?! Not only do you have that one hell of a punching strength but you’re also this good at teaching someone! Now I don’t know if I still want to convince you to become a pro or convince you to become a permanent instructor. I expect a larger turnout tomorrow. Those mothers you impressed… some of them have influential connections.” Coach Ayu almost jumped from her table as she blurted all that out.

Perhaps if not for Hisa-jii also in this room, Coach Ayu would be holding me on my shoulder and forcefully shaking it while blurting all that out. That’s how affected she became from what I showed earlier.

However, contrary to Coach Ayu’s exaggerated reaction, Hisa-jii was lukewarm. With his arms crossed and his sharp eyes staring straight at me, the old pro in boxing gave his evaluation. “Don’t exaggerate it, Inaho. While it’s true that your lesson is exceptional… I don’t think I approve of how you’re just letting them stop easily when they feel a slight notion of exhaustion. Will they truly learn with that?”

“I understand your point, Hisa-jii. I won’t dare claim that it will be effective if I only have myself as an example. However, letting them stop is a way for them to think that they can always do the exercises. Perhaps at the moment, there’s no quota or set numbers for them to complete. However, as more lessons completed and their stamina built up, I planned on implementing that.”

That’s what I did… I was a very busy guy back then and even until now. Will I spend my days in bed because of muscle pain from overexertion during my exercises? Although it’s not the ideal practice to get the best result, it still allowed me to become like this after years of continuous practice.

Well, the ideal way was to exercise until you’re thoroughly exhausted or you finished all the set exercises for the 1st three days and rest on the fourth day then repeat the cycle while adjusting it bit by bit.

I opted to do this for them since they’re still young and none of them was reaching too high in the path of boxing.

Still, I was ready for one or two of them to talk to me about it. And that’s when I would adjust their set of exercises to give the best results in a short time.

As for my girls… they would get plenty of exercise with me. That’s why it’s fine to let them do the same set of exercises as those other enrollees.

Upon hearing that, Hisa-jii’s serious expression relaxed as his lips curved slightly. “You truly think about this. Excellent boy! No. By how mature you think, it’s already degrading to call you a boy.” He then walked towards me and slapped my back without holding back his force.

Fortunately, I predicted what he would do so I slightly moved my back forward before his palm hit my back, significantly reducing the force.

When he understood what I did, Hisa-jii burst into laughter. “I’m still against the point I mentioned. However, I am now curious as to how your students will turn out once they finish the ten sessions.”

After saying that, he didn’t wait for me to respond to him anymore, he turned around and left the room after reminding Coach Ayu to give me my pay for today as well as discuss what to do for tomorrow.

After a while, Coach Ayu stood up from her table with an envelope in her hand. “Here. There are 31 enrollees today. The fee we asked them to pay was 3000. Not bad for your first day, huh? As per our agreement, you get half of it. Check it.”

“Thank you, Coach.” I received the envelope from her and pocketed it. They wouldn’t cheat me of that small money so there’s no reason for me to check it if it’s complete.

With thirty-one students, I got 46500. However, I told my girls that I would give them back the fee they paid. Then… I will be left with 25500.

It’s truly not bad for a 3-hours work. Besides, I never exerted my muscles too much. The slight exhaustion was on my mental strength. Observing them and swiftly moving to their side if something went wrong was the only tiring stuff that I did.

Ah. I guess I could also include my parched throat. That was probably the first time that I talked in a loud voice in a longer duration ever since my desire manifested.

“Don’t thank me. Let us thank you. It’s an initiative to bring back life to this gym since we’re all old hands except for Sena and occasional new members.” Coach Ayu shook her head. The previous thrilled expression she had earlier had already died down and she’s back to her usual self. “Anyway, you better prepare for tomorrow. Some of those mothers might also join your class. Some of them already inquired about it.”

Some of those mothers…

When I heard her say that, the first thing that flashed in my mind was Ichihara-san’s sexy figure… I guess it will truly be a chore tomorrow with an influx of new students. Let’s just hope there will be no annoying idiots who will only disrupt my lessons.

Either way, I was also looking forward to it. The experience I acquired today pointed to me being an excellent teacher. But will that always be the case? I don’t know.