Became the Academy’s Munchkin Power Priest

1 – High Priest Gran

In front of Brendal Iron Mine.

“Trena, where is Trena!”

The Holy Knight Commander, Rayon, shouted.

“I will go to rescue the priests who have not yet escaped….”

“f*ck, useless priests. Priests, don’t just stare blankly, go and find Trena!”

The priests bowed their heads at the knight commander’s scolding.

They didn’t have the ability to fight. Entering a mine ruled by a higher level demon among the priests was tantamount to committing suicide.

“You idiots. Anyway, priests, there is a reason why their position is narrowing.”

“Le, Rayon Knight Commander.”

“Why do you keep calling me….”

The face of a soldier who was singing rayon was bluish.

And behind Rayon’s back….

“What’s the problem? Knight Commander Yangban?”

High Priest Gran was standing.

He is 205 cm tall.

He weighs 152 kg.

He was a man like a huge mountain.

Looking up at him, Rayon’s face turned blue just like the soldier from before.

“Hey.”

High priest Gran.

He was the only man who could defeat a higher-ranking demon one-on-one with his bare hands, and he was the youngest priest to rise to the position of high priest at the age of 18.

Among the Heretic Questioner, he was more famous than anyone else and was called a demon hunter.

High Priest Gran placed his hand on the paladin’s shoulder armor.

“Did you say useless priest?”

Catch up gig.

The paladin’s shoulder armor screamed for help. Soon, it began to distort little by little, and the metal pieces that connected the seams came out.

“Keuk….”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Paladin Rayon was a man with more pride than anyone else, but he was nothing more than a lamb in front of the high priest.

He looks like he’s going to die, but what does face count matter?

He showed tears like chicken droppings and bent his knees in front of his men.

“Heh heh, shouldn’t the boy’s knees be so light?”

Gran smiled benignly and tapped his dented armor.

Then he went alone into the darkness of the demon-controlled mines.

***

“Gran, I’m sorry, but I will follow the hero. You were born a priest, I was born a saint. There is nothing we should hang out with.”

The girl said that and turned her body around.

I was dumbfounded.

What the hell is this?

I couldn’t understand the situation at all.

He didn’t even know who the girl in front of me was.

I was doing the bench press a while ago.

You’re not dead, are you?

My last memory is of the barbell slipping out of his hand and onto his chest.

I was here when I opened my eyes with a piercing pain in my chest.

… Could it be that I, Choi Kang-chul, died from being crushed by a bench press of only 300 kilos?

“Now, wait.”

A voice came out without my knowledge in my absurd mind. When the voice came out, I was surprised again.

A thin, youthful voice that cannot be called a man’s.

“Gran, I like that the hero is trustworthy. So don’t worry.”

The girl who called herself a saint said.

That’s how the girl left me.

I stayed in a daze for a month. And I realized that I was possessed by Gran, the childhood friend of the saintess in 『The Strongest Black Wizard』 I read the day before I died.

Yes.

This was the second chance God gave me.

What I pursue is beauty and growth as a man.

It is impossible to overcome physical limitations on Earth. But this world is different. In this place where magical power exists, he was able to overcome his physical limitations.

The only regret is that he possessed the body of a young child, not an orc or troll, who had an advantage in muscle growth.

Finally, my profession was a priest, not a warrior. In the novel I was possessed by, the world was unique and my occupation was decided from the time I was born. In other words, I had no choice but to become a priest here.

But this was also an ordeal and opportunity for me to overcome. Because he was a child, he had plenty of time to grow.

What was needed right away was growth.

I absorbed all the nutrients needed for growth. In this world, lack of nutrients could not be supplied separately, so they ate whatever they came across.

Fortunately, there was no abstinence to be observed as a priest here. As long as you pray faithfully, whatever you do is fine.

I ate five meals a day, and I didn’t miss a protein-rich snack like beef jerky.

Because height was what held me back on Earth, I focused on increasing height and weight rather than muscle growth.

My first height was 126cm and my weight was 28kg.

Six years later, by the time I turned 14, I was 194cm tall and weighed 110kg.

Two years later, when I turned 16, I was 205cm and 139kg.

It was a beautiful body that was incomparable to my appearance on Earth. I couldn’t find the word superfluous in my appearance.

Having grown up by storm, when I was 14 years old, I applied to be a heretic inquisitor who hunted demons. I didn’t want to stay inside the temple. I wanted to travel around the world to gain experience and become stronger.

The demons were weaker than I thought. As I gained experience, it became as simple as eating a snack.

I have been credited with exorcising demons, and I have risen rapidly in rank.

The priest’s rank was as follows.

Apprentice Priest – Priest – 3rd Priest – 2nd Priest – 1st Priest – High Priest – Archbishop – Pope.

When I turned 18, I became the youngest high priest.

Because of my rapid rise in status as a Heretic Questioner, many priests did not know me, but I became famous among the Heretic Questioner.

It was the day after I turned 19 and went to the Brendal Mine.

“High priest. The Pope is looking for you.”

Heon, the second-class priest, said.

“The Pope? Let’s just do this set and go.”

After finishing the last set of barbell squats, I approached Heon.

“So are you going?”

I was naked because I was exercising.

Originally, priests had to wear priestly clothes, but Riel, the goddess of hope and my constellation, was more than happy to see me naked. The bare body prayer was also effective in increasing the divine power.

So no one bothered to walk around the inside of my temple naked. Even Pope Termeo strongly encouraged me to be naked.

“Yes, take the lead.”

I followed Hae-on to the inside of the temple.

The Pope was praying to God with his hands folded in front of the altar and his lower back bowed.

“Pope, as you commanded, I have come with the high priest.”

The Pope, who was praying, slowly raised his head.

He was like a father to me and also a teacher. As Pope for 30 years, he led the Order of Anas and was like a father to all priests.

Originally, her eyes were soft and gentle, but today they feel cold. Her back seemed to be a bit more curved, and her shoulders were a bit curled up. His shoulders must have been heavy amidst his long-standing responsibilities as the pope.

“I need to do some back exercises. Especially the lower and middle trapezius.”

The Pope looked at me blankly for a moment, then moved his gaze to Ha-yeon.

“Yes, I had a hard time. Just go out.”

Heon lowered his head and moved his steps.

Thermeo sat down in a chair as soon as Heon left, as if his body was tired from praying since morning. My back was also bent.

“Please straighten your back. Then it will be shrimp.”

“Yeah, enough of nagging…. Gran. I have something to say.”

“Yes, are you the devil again? Judging by the expression on his face, he seems to be at the level of the Great Devil this time.”

As if he knew what I was going to say, the pope let out a deep sigh.

“… Gran. What are you before you are a priest?”

“Yes? Before being a priest…. It is a person.”

“Yes, people. You need experience Can’t you just catch demons for the rest of your life and end your life? You have been playing the role of the Heretic Questioner since you were too young. Now is the time to try something different.”

Of course, I didn’t intend to end my life only catching demons, but hunting demons brought me a lot of growth.

Life inside the temple could be said to be boring. It was demon hunting that evoked that boredom. The sense of accomplishment of cleaning up evil and the sense of intoxication gained from beating the demons that trouble me.

For the time being, I thought my life as a Heretic Questioner would last.

“A different experience?”

“Before you are a priest, you are a young man. You need to gain more experience and grow. This is the mission given to you, who will lead the priests in the future.”

The Pope came slowly towards me and put his hand on his shoulder. Then, with a soft smile, he said.

“Go to Visilia in the capital.”

Vicilia was the academy of the Empire.

“You want me to become a student?”

“What can I do? Just because you’ve already become a high priest doesn’t mean you can’t learn anything from the academy. Building relationships with peers who will lead the world in the future is also an important study for you. It is also important to see the world as an ordinary student, not as a high priest.”

I never dreamed that I would be asked to become a student.

I didn’t particularly like it, but since it was a mission he gave me, I couldn’t strongly refuse.

“Think of starting from scratch. And stop forgetting about the saintess. If you go to the academy, there will be many female students. As I said earlier, you need a lot of experience as a student and young man, so work hard and make a lot of girlfriends.”

He seemed to think that I still hadn’t forgotten the saintess. I’ve never liked a saintess from the beginning, and I don’t remember.

“Then, when can we leave?”

“Leave today. The school year will start soon. Oh and….”

The pope’s face was full of worry as if he was worried about my departure.

“You are the priest’s hope. Go learn a lot, and punish those who disrespect the priest.”

“Yes, I understand. I will make everyone tremble in front of the priest.”

“No, not that much….”

I packed my things roughly according to the Pope’s order, and headed for Escardo, the capital of the empire.