“Hmmm. What should I name you little one?” Ban pondered as he gazed at the little Demon Ant Queen on his hands.

The little Demon Ant Queen seems to also have her interest piqued as she stops playing around Ban’s hands and instead looks up to him with great expectations as well as anticipation.

Seeing that, Ban suddenly felt nervous. He gulped a mouthful of saliva before saying-

“Well, should I just call you Eva?-” Ban took a peek at the little Demon Ant Queen’s expression as he was not sure if the name was good enough for her.

However, it seems that he just got worried for no reason as the moment the word ‘Eva’ escapes his mouth, the little Demon Ant Queen seems to have taken a liking to it instantly as it beamed and even hops around in joy.

Ban smiled upon seeing that the name somehow satisfied her.

“Alright, from now on your name is Eva, little Eva!” Ban declared.

And the moment he said so, Eva’s status screen changed, and the ‘N/A’ just after the word ‘Name:’ had now changed into ‘Eva’.

Ban smiled and rubbed Eva’s cute and chubby head.

“Little Eva, let’s start training now so that you can become stronger! Is that alright with you?” Ban inquired about her opinion first.

Although he could not understand her language, with help of the [Skill] Blood Contractor, he could somehow understand what she wanted to say, although sometimes vague.

Eva nodded her cute head in response and Ban could even somehow see her forming a fist with both of her small hands.

Ban liked how eager she was so without any pretense, he immediately started to read the training method provided by the Book of Techniques.

Supposedly, the training was supposed to last for a week or even more before it could produce noticeable results.

However, due to Ban absorbing the Demon Ants Queen’s corpse using the [Skill] Greed, the Eva who was still inside the Egg at that time also benefited a lot.

It was also the reason why the System adjusted the time needed to complete the mission, as it already knew what’s going to happen.

Even the content of the [Book of Techniques] All About Them, was adjusted due to that Greed skill.

Anyways, according to the updated Book of Techniques,

Eva would need to carry a heavy rock on her back while doing-

101 Push-Ups,

101 Squats,

and lastly, she needs to run 11 Kilometers in one go.

There should only be a minute break between them, and the 11-kilometer run could be divided into eleven parts with also a minute break within them.

Ban thought that this kind of training was quite easy.

When he was still living with his gramps two years ago, he was able to do more and during that time, he was still an ordinary human being.

Even after arriving in the city, Ban did not stop his training all for the sake of revenge.

Right now, he was already at X-Mortal Rank and he knew and he could feel that he was already stronger compared to his past self a few hours ago.

That’s the reason why Ban thought it was too easy.

Eva was also at the X-Mortal Rank so her strength and stamina shouldn’t be that bad. Although she was still a baby, Ban could feel that she could do just fine.

Ban explained the training method to Eva in detail and the latter would always nod in response.

“How about this, little Eva, I will train along with you so that you won’t give up on the middle alright?”

As he felt bad letting Eva do it with her small and chubby insect body, he decided to train along with her by doing the same routine that she was supposed to do.

“However, if you really can not do it, just tell me straight away alright? Don’t force yourself too much. We still have another day to spare anyways.”

Ban then pinched Eva’s cute cheek before he added-

“If that happens, we can just use this day to let you get accustomed to it first, alright?”

Eva nodded cutely in response. She then raised both of her small hands up in the air as if saying she could do it.

“Jeez… Alright, then. First, let’s start by tying a heavy rock to your back.” Ban stated as he looked around in search of a heavy rock.

However, he frowned a little while later as he could not see any heavy rock that might be suitable for Eva to use.

While he was still pondering on which rock to pick, he suddenly felt Eva jumping off his hands.

When he realized it, Eva had already moved a few meters away, in front of a huge rock multiple times bigger than her.

It was the rock used as the door for the Demon Ants Queen Chamber.

In front of the huge spherical rock, Eva kept on nodding her small head while walking left and right, as if inspecting it.

A while later, Ban somehow saw her clapping her hand as if she had already decided on something before turning around, facing the confused Ban.

Krrr! Krrr! Krrrr!

Eva pointed her hands on the huge rock, saying that it was the rock she wanted to use.

At first, Ban was confused about what she was trying to say, however, when he realized it, he was taken aback and even choked on his own saliva due to bewilderment.

“A… Are you sure you can handle that rock?” Ban inquired with a soft voice.

“Don’t push yourself too much, okay?” He was worried that Eva might become a pulp if she tried to carry that rock that was almost fifty times bigger than her.

However, Eva still insisted by raising both of her hands in the air as if telling Ban how strong she actually is.

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