* Featured Character
Haphuco ♂ - The main character
Biudo ♂ - The owner of the house where Haphuco is living in an apartment for rent inside
Ba ♂ - The Vietnamese style restaurant owner where Haphuco is working for
Biani ♀ - Haphuco's not-blood-related sister who was raised on the same Orphanage as Haphuco
Haphumi ♀ - Ba's daughter
New Character
Dorin ♂ - ?
Cavin ♂ - ?
Jowi ♂ - ?
Floret ♀ - ?
Momo ♀ - ?
Hana ♀ - ?
Mya ♀ - ?
Hakyo - The name of the city where Haphuco is living in
It's 5 a.m, the sun has not even risen yet but Haphuco has already woke up. No need for an alarm clock as since he was young, he has been "kicked" out of his bed to wake up at this time for morning training by Jowi, the Manager of the Orphanage where he lived so this is simply the force of habit.
Immediately when Haphuco wakes up,...
Slappppp !
He slaps his cheek.
This's his own way of trying to get conscious as fast as possible from the sleep.
After waking up, Haphuco goes to the bathroom and does everything that anyone would do in the bathroom every morning.
Brushing his teeth, cleaning his face, taking a sh*t, all normal activities.
He then uses a pair of tweezers to pluck whiskers on his beard. Although it is a battle that he can not win as his beard will keep growing no matter how much time he spend plucing it, he doesn't care.
Beard makes you look old and Haphuco does not want to look old.
After that, it's time for his daily exercise.
100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats
I know what you are thinking.
Is this the exercises that make a bald guy in whatever manga become so freaking strong ?!
That's right because after finishing these exercises, it will be 10 km run.
However, as an obvious fact, that bald guy does not exist in this world, he would be too OP.
This is the training exercise that he learned from Uncle Jowi, as mentioned, the Manager of the Orphanage where he once spent his entire childhood living in until he went to the School four years ago.
And he is not BALD !
Haphuco could not remember when he started doing this exercise but it must be when he was still young. Of course, it's impossible for him to do 100 times for each exercise right away.
He started from 10...
Then 20...
Then 30...
More and more...
Slow but steady...
He eventually managed to fully complete the exercises.
The most difficult part of doing exercises is not starting it but keep doing it until you are "comfortable" with the exercises which you can't know when. It is a battle that is determined solely by your will power.
When you manage to overcome the challenge, it feels like level up. All your stats become superior than before, making you feel like you have become a different person. Haphuco felt that.
The training was exhausting at the beginning but now it is just like a health-preserving exercise that a bunch of old people do every early morning that he sees during his running, no longer difficult, even relaxing.
Anyway, it's time for the exercises.
Push-up: Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels. Lower your chest until elbows are at 90 degrees, then push back up. Engage your core and avoid sagging or arching your back.
Sit-up: Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat. Cross arms over chest or place hands behind your head without pulling your neck. Engage your core, lift your torso toward your knees, then lower back down slowly.
Squat: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your chest up, back straight, and lower your hips until thighs are parallel to the ground. Knees should not go past your toes. Push through your heels to stand back up.
These are some brief description of how to do each exercise correctly and get the most out of them.
It's an important thing to do the exercise right to ensure the effectiveness and also prevent potential injury.
Have yourself a few minutes break between each exercise. Drink water during every break, it will help you more or less.
96, 97...
98,...99,...
...
100 !!!
That's three exercises done.
It's not even 6 a.m yet, probably because Biani, his younger sister, is not home today for her "business trip" so no time was spent to wake her up and force her to work out.
Apparently, since Biani left the Orphanage, she stopped doing the morning exercises.
Can't blame her though because it can be quite tiring to wake up at 5 a.m. and do these exercises.
However, as her older brother, it is Haphuco's responsibility to guide her to discipline. These exercises cause no harm but only benefits to her health.
Having more time to rest, having cleaned the sweat on the floor, it's time to come out of the room for the last exercise which is 10 km run.
Haphuco steps outside his apartment, you have to assume that everyone is still sleeping so better walk quietly.
Having stepped outside the house, it's time for the sprint.
Coincidentally and not definitely set up by the author, the distance between the house and the city center is just a bit above 5 kms so Haphuco can take that as the turning point for the run.
During the run, Haphuco maintains a comfortable running speed of 10 km/hour so the run normally takes about one hour to complete. Nothing impressive but it's not like he needs to exert himself or anything.
After intense running, you should not rest immediately but walk slowly so Haphuco intentionally runs slower and slower until he returns to the house.
Although he has grown accustomed to the training but one thing never changes is his excessive sweating. He sweats so much that it's like a rain has just fallen only into his own head.
It's 7 a.m and Haphuco's daily exercise is over.
"I must smell really stinky now" Haphuco thinks. He should take a bath right away.
"Good morning, Haphuco." A voice of a woman calls him.
It's Floret, one of the tenants living in the house like him.
Haphuco : Oh, hi, Sister Floret, are you planning to water the flowers ?
Sister Floret is a florist. She owns a store in the city center.
Height around 1.50 m ( Can't hide this one )
Weight unknown ( Woman secret, am I right ? )
Age also unknown ( She looks 20s )
It is told that since Floret moved here, Buido has let her plant flowers in the surroundings of the house, so now we can see all kinds of flowers growing around here, creating a beautiful scenery.
"I wish I could wake up earlier to water the plants when they can absorb the most moisture."
Depending on the time of day, the plant's ability to absorb water is different.
"But because today is Sunday so it feels so difficult."
"Therefore, I am impressed that you can wake up so early in the morning, Haphuco."
"Haha, it's nothing special, Sister Floret. Now I should go taking a bath, see you at the breakfast, Sis."
Haphuco has 30 minutes before the breakfast starts.
One special thing about renting an apartment in Mr. Biudo's house is that the breakfast is included in the rent fee and Mr. Biudo will make the breakfast for anyone living there.
The breakfast is set to take place at 7:30 every day which can be a bit too early for a Sunday morning but maybe that's his way of saying you should not wake up late in the morning.
"Good morning, Mr. Buido." Haphuco says to Buido who is cooking in the dining room.
"Hi, Haphuco. I see that you finished your exercises, good, good."
"Go take a bath and then have the breakfast."
That's what Haphuco intends to do.
On his way back to the apartment which is at the end of the corridor, Haphuco meets Dorin, another tenant in the house who is on his last university year.
"Good morning, Brother Haphuco. Damn, still trainning hard even if it is Sunday. You are really something else."
"It's nothing, really. Are you heading to the breakfast ?"
"Yeah, I am thinking of helping Mr. Buido a bit with making the breakfast. He is literally making the breakfast for everyone by himself."
"That's admirable, Dorin. I am going to take a shower for a bit. See you at the breakfast then."
The bathroom inside the apartment has both a standing shower and a bathtub. This seems really redundant but very considerate from Mr. Biudo.
Apparently Biani prefers the bathtub more while Haphuco tends to use the standing shower simply because it is quicker.
After taking a shower, it's time to go upstairs and head to the dining room where the breakfast is served.
"Hi everyone." Haphuco sees Buido and Dorin in the room but it won't take much more time for everyone else to be here.
"Oh, Haphuco. Come on in." Budio says.
The breakfast today is bacon and egg with milk to drink and some fruits to eat for deserts.
"Good morning, everyone !!!" A lovely voice appears.
That came from Hana, the only child in the house. She is the daughter of Mr. Cavin and they are the second to last tenant living inside the house to show up today.
"Hi, Hana-chan. It's always good for my health to see you being so energetic in the morning." Buido speaks with a deliberately sweet voice.
"Good morning, everyone." Cavin, Hana's father enters, yawns in and out.
"You sound sleepy, Brother Cavin." Dorin asks.
"To be honest, I want to sleep more but this rascal kept waking me up to eat the breakfast."
"Sorry, I am late. It took some time for the plants" Floret then enters the room.
"No worry, Floret. As away, that girl Momo is late again." Buido says.
"We will just eat first."
Around 15 minutes passes and Momo, the final tenant shows up.
People says don't judge people by their appearance but man, she is not looking like someone who is a teacher of a popular private school in the city.
Her appearance is a bit...revealing.
Dorin tries to look away out of embarrassment while Biudo is clearly unpleased with how Momo looks.
"Good morning, everyone." Momo nonchalantly speaks while scratching her body behind her clothes.
"You are late again, Momo. And once again, wear something more appropriately. You are supposed to set an example to Hana, aren't you ?" Buido shows his dissatisfaction but...
"I think you are really cool, Sis Momo !" Hana seems to like how Momo looks.
"See, Mr. Biudo. Hana-chan said that I am cool. So there's no problem here, right ?"
"Urg !!!"
...
Everyone eats the food, share about the stories they have, it's a pleasing time for Haphuco and it feels great to see people around him look happy. The breakfast eventually ends and each person has a different plan of the day for themselves.
"I am going to my store for some business." Floret says.
"I am having a job today." Dorin says.
"I am going to sleep more." Momo says.
"I am going to take this rascal to the shopping mall today" Cavin says.
"Me and my father are going to buy a lot of things for my first day at school tomorrow !" Hana adds.
For Haphuco, he has some activities to do today, one of them is going to the supermarket to buy food for cooking, especially to prepare for the dinner today as Biani will come back home from her "business trip" by that time.
He don't have any work on Sunday which is often spent as a resting day for most people. Even the restaurant of Mr. Ba and Haphumi chooses to not open on Sunday.
...
Time passes and it's night time, the ingredients have been prepared and tonight Haphuco will make a dish that he learned from Mr. Ba.
Someone is opening the door, it must be Biani.
Thinking like that, Haphuco looks towards the opening door, ready to greet Biani coming back home.
"Welcome back, Bia..."
"Eh ?!"
"You thought I was Biani." An unknown voice says.
"But it was me, Mya !"
A person named Mya suddenly appeared in front of Haphuco but his confusion did not last long as from behind, Biani shows up and says.
"Hi, Haphuco..."
"This is Mya, she is a friend of mine and also my co-worker."
"Hello !" Mya says.
It seems like one more mouth is needed to be fed for the dinner today.
End of Chapter 2 : Sunday
Next Chapter - Chapter 3 : Hey Biani