Became the Academy’s Munchkin Power Priest

23 – Turning Crisis into Opportunity

I asked Cloah about the dependencies of the buff.

She must have been on the battlefield for a long time and seen countless soldiers.

Because I’ve been buffing only myself, I lacked information about buff dependence.

Currently, Echina was sitting down. Me and Chloe talked with Echina at a distance.

“Buff dependence…. I saw a lot of people relying on buffs while living on the battlefield.”

Chloe glanced at Echina and said.

“But rather than dependence, should I say some kind of weapon or armor? There’s no one who doesn’t bring weapons or armor when they risk their lives to fight. The same goes for buffs. It is necessary because lives are at stake.”

“It’s hard to see it as dependent on them….”

“Because buffs can save lives. So I guess that person is a special case…. I think I heard that people with low self-esteem who hate themselves strongly rely on buffs.”

As Chloe said, Echina’s self-esteem was low. She was the daughter of one of the war heroes, the Rugis family. Her skills were so lacking that she wondered if she belonged to the Lugis family, but she seemed to know it herself.

“It could be. I didn’t expect that even one buff would create a dependency…. It was my mistake.”

Chloe’s face turned slightly sinister.

“To make a mistake, Gran-sama….”

“I will be careful in the future. After all, the only way to cure it is to overcome it yourself, right?”

“As far as I know, as Grand-sama said, there will be no other treatment method. Without the buff, wouldn’t that person fall into extreme anxiety for a while?”

Eki I’m already starting to show signs of her dependence. She trembled her legs like an anxious person, and she looked at me and smiled awkwardly. She looked like a completely different person than before.

“Hmm, I guess I should use that insecurity as a driving force for growth.”

“Yes? It’s the driving force behind growth….”

I don’t know if it’s a good idea, but the water has already been spilled.

“Echina-sama.”

Eki As if she had been waiting, I raised her head and approached her.

“Let’s give Echina-sama a special buff. However, you must keep the word Ekina-sama promised.”

“Are you sure? Okay. But when will the buff be given… ?”

“We will give you buffs only when you keep your promise. So let’s get started right away. Chloe-sama is here too.”

“Yes? What? Me? I just have to go….”

“Heh heh, let’s go then.”

When I said this with a smile, Chloe thought for a while and then sighed and started to turn his shoulder joint.

Echina needed strength and physical training. Growth was the only way out of her dependence on buffs.

“There was a mistake on my part, so let me see your posture.”

After her strength training was over, Echina, her lack of stamina, ended up regurgitating her stomach.

“Oops…. I, can I get it now?”

“Heh heh, you’re kidding too much. There’s no reason to get a buff today, right? You probably don’t even need a buff in your daily life, right?”

“Oh, no…. I was going to do some training, but at least a little….”

“Heh heh, there is no such thing as a little bit. I hope you follow my words well in the future. When I saw them working out today, I got angry.”

Echina grabbed the hem of my clothes.

“Ah, I will do better in the future…. Just for once today….”

“hehehe, would you be satisfied with just one today? Then there will be no future.”

An earthquake occurred in Echina’s pupils.

She bit her lip, bewildered.

“….”

“Today, I will give you one buff.”

Her expression brightened even as she was still gagging.

The buff I gave her today is mental and physical stability.

It may not have been the buff she was looking for, but just receiving the buff must have put her mind at ease.

As I applied her buff, Echina’s breathing became calmer little by little.

“But…. You don’t have to do this again, do you?”

“Heh heh, what are you talking about? To receive the buff, you will do it every day starting today. I have nothing more to do for you today, so you’d better go back to your inn and rest.”

She stood blankly in front of me without saying a word, then went back to the inn.

Cloa, who had just finished exercising, came over to my side.

“It’s worse than I thought. I saw it for the first time. Hey, it’s also Gran-sama’s buff….”

Chloe gulped down her saliva and looked up at me. This time it was a sinister face.

“Hey, Grand-sama…. Shi, if you’ll excuse me, give me a buff too….”

What does this mean?

I looked at Chloe quietly.

But…. Looking closely, I didn’t sweat much.

“I’m sorry.”

“We plan to build one in the future. You can see it as a training facility. Next time, you will be able to sweat enough.”

Chloe’s face, which had been slightly red, turned yellow.

“Now it is time to put the plan into action.”

***

The drafting of the exercise equipment design has been completed.

Finally, there was one more member of the team.

It was the right time to build a gym.

I went to Florina the next day to open a club.

“I am thinking of making a club.”

“You? I didn’t know you would be interested in the club. However, the process of creating a club is not that simple. Do you have people to join you?”

For now, Chloe and Echinace were confirmed. The doctor didn’t ask, but he’s learning the sport from me.

“Yes, three including me.”

“What? I’m sorry, but three people isn’t enough. We need at least ten people. And even if it’s formal, I need a teacher to take care of the club.”

“Ah, then…. Shouldn’t the teacher take care of it? The teacher is perfect.”

“Me? I’m not sure find someone else And the number of people is filling up a little more. If you don’t meet the conditions, there’s nothing I can do for you.”

Hmm.

Even if I tried to talk to Florina, it didn’t seem to make any progress.

As soon as class was over, I headed to the president’s office.

“This is Gran.”

“Yes? Wait a minute.”

A muffled noise was heard in the room, and the door swung wide open. She greeted me with a smug face.

“What happened?”

“I’m here to make a club.”

“A club? Why did you do that to me…. No, did Florina say no?”

“Yes, you said you need a minimum number of people and a teacher.”

“How many people are there?”

The president smiled awkwardly and asked me.

“Three people.”

The president took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

“That…. If you create a club, the school will give you support. There must also be a loss of clubs. So it’s not easy to open….”

“The place has been decided.”

A black organization, a black force?

Anyway, the place I chose was the one occupied by the academy stragglers.

I went there from time to time, but it was still a failing facility.

I didn’t say where I was, but the president seemed to know.

“Ha, you look hot. The club room was originally decided by me…. That’s where the dirty children were kept, well…. Thanks to Gran-sama, it’s been quiet, so I’ll let you use it. But you have to find a teacher….”

“Heh heh, I like Miss Florina.”

Kelly Sia drew in her breath once more.

“Whoa…. All right. I’ll tell you. I owe a lot to the high priest. I’ll approve it myself. Do you have anything in mind for the club name?”

I didn’t even think of the name of the club.

I was just thinking of opening a gym.

The name was decided simply as Grandim.

The next destination was the smithy in the academy.

I gave the blueprint to the blacksmith Adam and finished the additional explanation.

“Hey, what are you going to use these for? Something like this disc has a hole in the middle, so you can’t use it as a shield.”

“Heh heh, it’s okay.”

“Bernium is heavy, so I don’t even use it as a weapon…. The price would have been cheaper.”

I found the Faculty of Magical Engineering after entrusting the request to Adam. He also brought the blueprints to them.

The tools with a simple structure were made at the smithy, and the tools with more complex structures were made by the Department of Magical Engineering with materials from the smithy.

After a week, all the equipment including half-legs, pull-ups, benches, barbells, dumbbells, and discs were made.

Even though they are lacking compared to Earth’s gyms, they were satisfying enough.

After placing the equipment in the exercise facility, I chanted a divine spell.

A protective shield was put up throughout the facility to allow for all training, not just physical training.

Very satisfied.

Cloa and Echinace, who were standing next to me, stared blankly at the balloons.

“The facilities are a bit dirty. It needs cleaning.”

“Ugh, yes. I’ll do it.”

Echina said.

“Then, Chloe, please.”

“Yes? Me too?”

“Heh heh, this is a place we will be using together in the future.”

“No, that’s right.”

That’s how a gym was created within the academy.

***

Vicilia President’s Office.

Florina stood with her hands clasped together. If anyone saw it, it would have looked like she was being scolded by her boss at work.

Florina broke into a cold sweat.

I tried rolling her head several times, but I couldn’t come up with a reason for Callicia to call herself.

She looked at the president’s eyes. Kellysia’s expression also darkened.

“Mr. Florina.”

“Yes?”

“I’m sorry, but please take charge of one club. I don’t intend to force…. I think it would be nice if Florina-sama took care of it.”

Florina’s pupils widened. She’s not scolding, she’s not giving advice on class methods, she’s talking about clubs. She couldn’t help but feel embarrassed for her part.

The president said she had no intention of forcing her, but from Florina’s point of view, there was no compulsion.

“Even if it’s a club… ?”

“Yeah, there is a new club called Grand Gym. Of course, it is the teacher’s freedom. Still, I want Miss Florina to take over….”

Florina’s head went blank.

The name of the club is Grandim.

There is only one person who comes to mind when hearing the name of the club.

Gran.

She also said that a few days ago she would create a club. She said no, but she didn’t know if the president would ask for a club. Almost half-forced.

It’s annoying to take charge of the club itself, but I wondered why the president asked for it this way, putting that aside.

“Well, if it’s Grand Jim….”

“Yes…. As expected, Mr. Florina, it is a club created by Gran.”

In the end, Florina had no choice but to become Grandim’s advisor.

She pondered on the way back to her quarters.

Gran was a special child.

A child with an overwhelming presence even among top students.

On her first day at school, she scolded him and even got scolded by Biteo. After that day, Viteo’s gaze sharpened.

Even on the day of the heretic interrogation, he had a conversation with a certain heretic inquisitor and brought the princess safely back to class.

Now, the president’s request.

The academy’s treatment towards Gran was so extreme that I felt it was unfair.

It was like lightning flashed in her head.

It felt like something was blocking her throat.

And I had an idea.

Perhaps Gran is something like the Imperial Academy Evaluation Inspector I heard among teachers.

Thinking that made his head spin.

‘Why are you in our class? Please do something to me….’

Florina bit her lower lip hard.

‘No…. If he had told me, of course it would have been unnatural.’

She took a deep breath and cooled her hot head.

‘Florina… , You can do it. This is an opportunity.’