The Path of a Real Man

Not far from the group guided by the student council president, two men who were surrounded by four men without top clothes who had bigger bodies. At first glance, a fight might break out.

"I told you, I don't want to take part in your extracurricular activities! Please leave us alone, seniors." Exclaimed a man, being surrounded by four big and burly seniors.

"We're just walking around, really. We didn't mean to offend or disturb you." The skinny man tried to intervene peacefully.

"What do you mean? We just wanted to invite you generously to an extra-curricular real man! Uh, look at these muscles? Yeah, that's a real man. Aren't you guys here to join us?" A man with brown skin showing off his proud muscles in a pose like a bodybuilder.

"Real men should have muscles like us! Look at your skeletal bodies? No flesh and no muscles! How can you become knights with bodies like sticks?" The man with dusky skin and thick eyebrows pointed at the petite bodies of the two juniors he thought had come to join the club.

(AN: extracurricular = club, and vice versa)

"See the beauty of these noble muscles? Don't you see the justice you can achieve by having muscles?" The olive-skinned man with a fierce face bent one arm and highlighted his equally fierce arm muscles.

"Come on, try to get into our club room. You will be hooked and will not part with this dumbbell or this barbell, yeah these hand weights too." The yellowish-skinned man who was still full of sweat showed his training tools with pleasure.

"Oh, no. We were just passing through. We were just walking around. Aw." The junior became overwhelmed when he saw all the big shiny muscles that the four seniors were showing in front of his eyes.

"Hi, Marcus. How about your club activities today? And these two juniors?" Rosie greeted her acquaintance who was making two juniors overwhelmed as she walked with her small group.

"Oh, it is you, President Rosie. Our club is doing well, we are enlightening these two juniors on the path of real men with the help of our club." Marcus scratched his head as he greeted the small group that was approaching.

"I see both of them are so overwhelmed. Don't be too pushy if the juniors don't want to join. Recently some clubs like to bother juniors to join their clubs because of the new academy policies." Rosie shrugged her shoulders.

"Oh, that insecure club huh? Our club is safe with our active members. The two of them came to our club here, so we think they came to join." Marcus folded his arms and shook his head at the memory of those losers who felt insecure that their club would be stopped from getting funding from the academy.

"Yes, we just happened to be passing. The two of us were on a tour." The skinny junior nodded happily that the savior had arrived to intervene.

"Huh? But I heard that you want to become a great knight? Hero or warrior? Therefore, we show you the best way to achieve it, namely with muscles like this! Uraah!" The man with thick eyebrows frowned and then once again showed off his shiny body muscles.

"Eh? Mr. Brian and Mr. David? By any chance, what are you doing here?" Elysia finally saw the two men who had been blocked by the four large men.

Brian and David immediately looked over to where the pleasant voice came from. Right behind President Rosie, there were two girls they recognized.

"Um, we're just walking around after economy class is over, Miss Elysia and Miss Evelyn too." Brian scratched his head awkwardly.

At first, he thought Elysia was going to economy class, but after asking the four girls, Elysia and Evelyn had already decided to tour the academy. Because of that, he came after the economy class was over. Brian still wanted to ask to confirm Elysia's point of view.

"Do you know each other?"

"Yes, the two of them are in first class. It can be seen from the badges in their uniforms." Elysia nodded at Rosie.

"You two want to become the great knights by joining the bodybuilders club? That's good, you need great body strength. So when your body is equipped with enhancement magic or reinforcements magic, your combat power will be multiplied."

Elysia nodded in agreement from the senior's point of view. A great knight must have a strong body, not just rely on magical abilities. She looked at Brian and David, then at the big-muscled seniors, then at baffled Brian and David, with a smile of course.

Unfortunately, Elysia's encouraging smile is considered different for Brian who has little experience in judging someone's expression. He thought Elysia compared his slender body with the big body of the seniors and that smile was a smile that gave him a challenge so that he would try.

"Is that so? Hmm... If I want to become a great knight I really need a strong body. Senior, I changed my mind! I want to join your club!" Brian rubbed his chin for a moment and quickly made up his mind.

"Hoho! You finally understand the way of life of a real man, kid! Although the first year only needs to focus on learning magic and basic materials, shaping the body is also basic material. Welcome to the club!" Marcus slapped Brian's back repeatedly, he was glad this junior was finally enlightened.

"Uh, uh, aw. Yes, I'll be a real man. David, will you join in too?" Brian turned to his vassal.

"Of course I will. After I think about it, I already need to improve the quality of this skinny body. Big things also require a large body and muscles!" David exclaimed excitedly after switching sides because of his boss. they've been converted only because of Elysia's suggestion.

"Haha! That's a cool statement, you won't regret it and I guarantee it." Marcus is delighted to have two new juniors joining the club. He as the club president is always happy when there are new members to be precise.

"Now lend me that dumbbell, I want to know how strong my arm muscles are right now." Brian grabbed a dumbbell that was being held by one of the seniors.

"Ow, be careful, junior."

*clank!*

Brian immediately fell as he couldn't lift the dumbbell given to him by the senior.

"Ugh, it's so heavy!" Brian tried to lift it but to no avail, he let go of the dumbbell while flicking his hand which felt a little dislocated. He intended to impress the girls, but failed.

"Of course, this is one of my favorite dumbbells. Fifty kilograms, shiny without scuffs." The senior took back the dumbbell.

"You better start from the most basic beginners. Come into the club, you will meet a lot of seniors who are happy to help. We will guide you until you have beautiful muscles like us. Come on! Come on!" Marcus immediately dragged Brian and David into the club room which contains a large number of fitness equipment of all shapes, sizes, and types.

This will be the first step for both of them to truly achieve their dreams. The screams of muscles they will feel and suffer for some time will become laughter from themselves in the future. At that time, Brian and David could only be grateful to have known this club from the start.

"Hey, that guy over there. You want to join too?" The fierce-faced senior smiled broadly and bared his white teeth when he looked at Fran.

"No, no, thanks. I'm fine." Fran waved his hand in front of his chest while shaking his head.

"Tch."

Then the seniors went back into their club room to continue training and grooming their muscles.

Due to the club door being deliberately left open, Elysia could see the bodybuilders inside practicing. She then looked at her slender arms wrapped in the long-sleeved uniform and sighed slightly. Even when she was on Earth, her body was slim and there were no muscles like them.

"Ely, you can't join this club, okay?" Evelyn suggested.

"Yes, I know. You too, Eve. I forbid you." Elysia couldn't imagine the body of such a large muscular girl.