chapter 11
11 – Puffy Heart
The first day of the priest class ended after the first semester curriculum was explained. It ended earlier than planned.
It’s about time….
The thing I’m most worried about lately is that I can’t do strength training. In order to increase strength, he had to lift heavy weights, but he lacked exercise equipment.
The last leisure bag guy was really nice.
Heavy and delicious.
I was about to use my lack of training and the time I had left to go to the gym early.
“That, Grand.”
It was Chloe.
She couldn’t look me in the eye like a shy girl.
“Ah, isn’t it Chloe? Anything you want to say?”
“Are you really Gran? The ambassador I know… Yep!”
I quickly covered Chloe’s mouth.
“Heh heh, I am a student. You’re an ambassador. If anyone knows who I am, it would be better for them to think of me as a student.”
“Hey! What are you doing to Chloe?”
It was the voice of another priest who appeared from behind.
Oops.
Only then did I realize that I was acting ungentlemanly.
“I’m sorry. I was in too much of a hurry.”
Looking at it now, Chloe’s face had turned red like a carrot.
She breathed heavily. A warm breath passed into her palm.
Just as I was about to let go of her, she grabbed my hand with both of her hands.
“I’m fine….”
Chloe’s eyes grew fierce and she glared at the new priest who had raised her voice at me a moment ago.
“You! What is this or that?”
“Yes? That, that….”
“Ambassador because of you… Yep!”
“Heh heh, I didn’t tell you. Don’t make me say it twice. And you have to change that attitude.”
I had no choice but to cover her mouth again and speak into her ear.
Again, her face turned red. Chloe nodded her head, her face flushed.
“Me, I’m fine, go.”
“Sorry, sorry!”
The new priest opened her eyes like a deer escaping from a trap and hurriedly moved her steps.
“Good job. If you understand now, I’m done….”
“That, Grand-sama, wait a minute!”
Chloe grabbed my sleeve and said.
She pursed her pink lips, as if she wanted to say something.
“Hmm, feel free to talk.”
“Please accept me….”
I don’t know what she’s asking for, but she’s a pretty bold woman.
“What do you mean?”
“Please accept me as your disciple. I want to become a priest like Gran-sama….”
“Does that mean you want to become a Heretic Questioner?”
Chloe nodded her head.
Hmm, a disciple of the Heretic Questioner….
Just a month ago, even when I was active as a Heretic Questioner, I didn’t accept the student.
There were many people who asked me to accept them as disciples. There were even some paladins who said they would become my disciples.
But there was one reason why I didn’t accept disciples.
Because there is a high probability that he will die before me.
I often went on missions alone, and the level of demons was higher than that of advanced demons.
As expected, I can’t become a Heretic Questioner apprentice….
“It is unacceptable as a disciple of the Heretic Questioner. I’m just a student right now, and even if I go back to being the Heretic Questioner, if you don’t grow up, I’ll only hold back my ankles.”
“Yeah, that’s right….”
Chloe became depressed.
She seemed more desperate than I thought.
Her head was lowered and only her feet moved pathetically.
“But…. As a fellow freshman, I can help you grow. And in order to become a Heretic Questioner, at least the permission of the high priest is required. Become the Heretic Questioner through other priests, not me. By the way, not even the Archbishop.”
Chloe’s face turned red.
Looking at it now, her eyes were also stained red.
“Gee, really? Then, will you accept me as a disciple later?”
“That’s for later. You must focus on the present. You can train with me, but…. It will be very difficult.”
“Okay!”
Chloe jumped up, raising her arms high as if she felt better.
It seemed that her mood changed three times in one day.
A fussy look, a shy look, and finally a mischievous look.
Seeing her delighted look made her smile.
“Huh? Isn’t that Chloe?”
A man approached her, raising her hand to her cloa.
He was a man with a good impression.
Looks like a classmate.
“I’ve never seen you smile like that before.”
Chloe, who had been jumping up and down like a mischievous child just a moment ago, crumpled her face.
She wrinkled the back of his nose, and as she approached, she glared at the boy in her class.
“Grrr.”
Hmm?
She suddenly made a strange noise and frowned. She had a face that looked like she would bite the boy if he came any closer.
“Mi, sorry. I have something urgent, so I’ll go first.”
The man hurriedly left his seat.
“What, what are you doing?”
Because of the absurdity, I stuttered for the first time in a while.
The wrinkles on the bridge of Chloe’s nose were smoothed out, and she regained her beautiful appearance. She then looked at me with a broad smile.
“Ah, when I do this, the flirting kids don’t talk to me.”
“You will have to change that attitude too.”
“… Yes? But my grandfather said that Gran-sama also frowns when he meets a devil….”
“Ah…. The Archbishop said so. But isn’t that student just now a demon? Please make your refusal polite and clear in the future.”
“Yes….”
“Then let’s briefly check your stamina. Change into your workout clothes and come out.”
***
Chloe’s heart still felt like it was pounding. After meeting Gran, whenever she had a chance, she would pinch her cheek or the back of her hand. Every 10 minutes she had to check whether she was dreaming or waking up.
How many twists and turns did she go through before entering the academy?
She wanted to stay on the battlefield. She thought that only then could she gain credit and she could get a little closer to him.
She couldn’t overcome the archbishop’s stubbornness and entered the academy.
The result.
Tung! Tung! Tung!
She buried her face in her pillow and kicked her bed.
‘It’s not the time to be like this.’
She looked through her closet and found her sweatshirt. Although she plays a role as a sportswear, she also chose clothes that can also reveal her beautiful figure at the same time.
‘Okay. If that’s the case, Grand-sama will like it too, right?’
With her swollen heart, Chloe met Gran and started her first workout.
After a while.
“Aah, sh*t!”
“Your words and actions are difficult. As a fellow student, that’s not a nice thing to hear. From now on…. Who told you to stop now?”
Her arms trembled.
I was sweating so much that I was welling up on the floor.
Chloe was doing her push-ups for the first time in her life. Her triceps were torn apart, and she strangely swelled up in her chest as well.
And Gran was more ruthless than anyone else.
Her gentle eyes disappeared, and sharp eyes like knives flew in and made her heart ache.
“Serious…. I couldn’t keep my eyes open. The worst person I’ve ever met. And what about sportswear? Who are you here to look good for? From now on, please come in clothes that are well ventilated.”
“Oops, I’m going to vomit… Please stop….”
“You have to breathe while you speak. If your breathing is disturbed, your posture will be messed up. And it hasn’t even started 30 minutes yet.”
Two hours passed like hell.
Her face was emaciated and her eyes lost their life.
Gran sat down next to her and handed her a drink.
“Did you have a hard time? Sorry for yelling. Growing up is a very difficult thing. Still, Chloe-sama endured everything. You did very well.”
She has lived in a brutal battlefield for years. There were many things she wanted to cry about, but she persevered.
Tears flowed as she listened to the warm consolation of the High Priestess after exercising severely for about two hours.
“Hibb.”
Gran patted him on the back.
His hand was warm.
For no reason, more tears come out.
“I almost cried when I realized my weakness.”
“Heuk.”
Gran’s words flew like daggers into Cloe’s heart as she was crying.
“There is a lot of time ahead. When I exercise, if you come next to me, I will watch your posture. Then let’s get up.”
Gran stood up first.
Chloe was about to wipe away her tears and get up.
I have no strength in my legs.
This is obviously wrong.
“Heh heh, you fed the stress properly. Very good. Then, on the way back, let’s learn something called a lunge.”
***
“Tirius…. Is that true?”
Tirius visited the seniors who had graduated from the academy and explained his situation.
“What a funny guy. If what you say is true, I want to see his face.”
“I will lead you all the way here. If it were him, he would follow me all the way here.”
“That’s it, you can do it on your own. A priest who works hard is a very valuable person.”
“Antonio, you have to hand over the last one to me….”
f*ck!
Antonio punched Tyrius in the stomach.
“You just have to stick to the bait role. Don’t cross the line any further.”
“Keuuugh….”
Tyrius grabbed his stomach and knelt down.
“Indeed, I am already looking forward to how you will respond to my black magic. If he lives up to my expectations, Tyrius, I will tell you about the black magic you have longed for.”
A dark aura was swirling around the hooded man.