When the time was up, everyone returned to the training camp. They stood in rows, and in front of each person was a table with the tokens they had brought back placed on it.
After looking around, the instructors were quite satisfied. Basically, everyone had completed the task.
Vittorio stood in front of everyone, looking at the report in his hand, and announced, "Five people are eliminated. Now there are twelve people left. In the first round, you all managed to pass, more or less."
The remaining twelve people all happily rejoiced about passing the round. But what Vittorio said next was like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone.
"Physical training is the most basic thing for getting into martial arts. For the next week, everyone has to keep doing long-distance running and follow
