A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life! Chapter 177: Muscle Talk

"How can soone build muscles?"

Without a doubt, it was the most difficult question Sarin and Katarina had ever been asked in their lives.

The two of them fell silent.

And then, for so reason, Qiong Xing repeated the sa question again, just with slightly different wording.

That only made them even more surprised.

What was that?

"Since it’s important, I’ll say it twice"?

They wanted to say sothing, but when they saw Qiong Xing looking at them with such a serious expression, they couldn’t say a word.

This was awkward.

Very awkward.

If it had been any other adventurer asking this question, Sarin would have silently handed them a monster subjugation request or told them to go dive into a dungeon.

But the one asking the question was Qiong Xing.

Not only could Sarin not say sothing like that, he also had no desire to see Qiong Xing beco a huge muscular man.

From what they heard, Qiong Xing had already tried several training thods on his own. But the people around him had stopped him and his own body had clearly reached its limit.

The fact that he relied on them made Sarin happy.

Very happy.

But this was not sothing they could actively support.

Sarin glanced to the side.

Katarina seed to feel exactly the sa way.

She looked uncomfortable and kept shifting her gaze.

The room fell silent again.

Just as Sarin was wondering what to do, Lian started crying at the perfect mont.

Sarin imdiately suggested that Qiong Xing feed her milk first.

Good. That should change the topic.

Feeling relieved, Sarin calmly took a sip of tea.

Then.. .

"So, is there any good thod?"

"Pffft?!"

"—Cough, cough!"

Sarin spat out his tea in shock.

Katarina choked beside him.

"What are you doing?" Qiong Xing asked calmly while wiping the wet table with a cloth.

Sarin apologized quickly, then asked carefully, "What... what thod are you talking about?"

As expected, it was about muscles again.

"Well... you don’t really need to force yourself to build them, do you?" Sarin said carefully.

He tried to explain that if Qiong Xing’s body was already protesting, then he shouldn’t push himself.

But Qiong Xing imdiately shook his head.

"To protect my family, muscles are necessary."

No, no, no, no

.

No. Absolutely not.

"That’s not true at all!?" Sarin shouted.

Qiong Xing’s statent had gone so far beyond normal that Sarin no longer knew how to respond.

"Well, that would only be the result," Qiong Xing said calmly. "I simply wants to beco stronger."

"But you can use magic, Qiong Xing," Albe said, trying to help. "That’s already enough."

Sarin nodded quickly in agreent, but it seed that Qiong Xing was not convinced.

"I indeed can use magic, but magic is mainly for long-distance combat, isn’t it? In close combat, muscles are still—"

"Wait, wait!" Sarin interrupted loudly. "You’re throwing grown n around like it’s nothing, so what are you even talking about!?"

"That is... more like self-defense techniques," Qiong Xing explained calmly. "But in a real fight where people grab each other, muscles are still—"

"You’re not going to get into fights like that!?" Sarin said quickly. "Actually, we won’t let you!"

"Why not?" Qiong Xing asked.

"..."

None of them even knew how to respond anymore.

From this strange conversation where it was impossible to tell whether Qiong Xing was being serious or joking one thing finally beca clear.

"...You just want to build muscles, don’t you?" Sarin asked.

"Yes."

The answer ca without even a mont of hesitation.

Sarin glanced at Katarina who had been quiet this entire ti.

She was now holding her head in her hands.

It was a rare sight, but Sarin understood exactly how she felt.

"Um... well... why are you so focused on this?" Sarin asked, trying to gather more information so he could sohow persuade Qiong Xing.

"? Because it’s manly," Qiong Xing replied simply.

"..."

For so reason, Sarin suddenly felt a strong urge to pat Qiong Xing’s head.

So he did.

Katarina, anwhile, dropped forward and rested her head on the table as if she had completely run out of energy.

"Well, I see," Sarin said with a gentle smile. "You’re still a boy after all."

"Huh? I have said that from the beginning," Qiong Xing replied.

Because Qiong Xing had always acted so mature, none of them had expected him to have such an age-appropriate and innocent side.

Sarin himself had once admired his older brother-in-law who had been a knight.

Thinking about that made Sarin feel warm.

He continued patting Qiong Xing’s head, but Qiong Xing soon spoke again.

"More importantly, is there a good thod?" Qiong Xing asked seriously.

Sarin wondered what he should do.

Part of him wanted to grant such a cute request.

But he still absolutely did not want to see Qiong Xing turn into a huge muscular man.

"Well... if you’re just looking for manliness, then there’s no problem," Sarin said.

"Huh?" Qiong Xing tilted his head.

"You’re already very manly," Sarin explained. "Your words are manly and so are your actions."

Qiong Xing often did surprising and unexpected things, but his ability to make decisions and act imdiately was sothing very admirable.

Still, Sarin couldn’t help worrying that soone so capable might end up getting hurt one day.

"I... am manly?" he asked.

"Yeah," Sarin answered.

"That’s right," Katarina agreed.

"Exactly," Albe added.

"..."

At that mont, Katarina and Albe quickly joined in as well, taking the chance to support Sarin’s words.

When Qiong Xing suddenly fell silent, the three of them felt relieved, thinking that he had finally accepted it.

But then...

"...Then that ans the only thing left is my appearance!"

"..."

The mont he said that with a bright smile, all three of them were defeated.

Once again, Sarin and the others found themselves completely at the rcy of their precious "grandchild."

"...Well, for now, maybe you should just eat more at," Sarin said.

He had clearly given up on trying to persuade him and his words sounded half-hearted.

However, Qiong Xing looked very happy.