I Became the Handyman That the Heroines Are Obsessed With

Episode 45 – A new business always faces a crisis

“Did you enjoy your conversation with the Great Goddess?”

When I came out of the prayer room, Archbishop Bertrand greeted me with a kind smile.

“Ah, yes. Thanks to this, I was able to finish the conversation without any interruption. Thank you.”

“He says all kinds of things.”

Archbishop Bertrand said it was nothing special to my thank you and burst into laughter.

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re getting something out of it. Until next time we meet, I pray that the Great Goddess’ blessings be upon you, Pathos.”

“Ah, I also pray that the Great Goddess’ blessings be upon you, Archbishop.”

After such a warm greeting with the archbishop, I was able to return to the academy with light steps.

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After returning to the academy, nothing major changed in my life.

“Pathos. “I have a test next week, can you check my magic wand?”

Often, my favorite heroine, Mina, would come visit me and drop off her own equipment.

There was also a craftsman within the academy who inspected the students’ equipment.

However, because many people use the organization operated by the Academy, the turn of the organization tends to be pushed back.

Mina had no fear of entrusting her equipment to me, as she had experienced my abilities once before.

“Hey, can we get the equipment inspected too?”

“I will pay properly.”

Maybe it was because of Mina, who made many friends with her unique friendliness within the academy, but the number of students asking me to check equipment began to gradually increase.

“The inspection fee is one silver coin, so if you think it is expensive, I recommend leaving it to a craftsman certified by the Academy.”

The inspection cost is one silver coin. It was about 25% more expensive than having the equipment inspected by academy-certified craftsmen.

“That is enough to pay. Here are the equipment and inspection costs.”

However, students who were in a hurry wanted me to inspect the equipment even though it cost 25% more.

As a result, a somewhat strange structure was created: students who did not have money received inspection from artisans belonging to the academy, and students who had money received inspection from me.

In particular, students who had money to spare were mainly children of famous aristocratic families or commoners of wealthy upper-class families.

I found out later that ordinary people attending the academy make money by working part-time or as adventurers on the weekends.

They said it was unavoidable because they couldn’t get everything they needed to live at the academy just with the cost of maintaining dignity.

“So Mina, are you also working outside the academy on the weekends?”

“Me? I’m working as a research assistant in the professor’s lab. “It’s about twice a month, and I tend to make a lot more money than if I went out and worked.”

One day, I asked Mina about this and she willingly answered my question.

“How much do you earn?”

“About 20 silver coins a month? “Most people make about 10 silver coins a month, so I guess that’s a lot.”

10 Silver coins for one month of work. The cost of staying at a small inn for one day is about 10 dong, so if you work for about a month, you can stay for about 100 nights.

And I am receiving as many silver coins as the cost of equipment maintenance.

Compared to the old days when you would make bread in exchange for a fairy tale, you earn a lot more.

Of course, not all students had their equipment inspected by me, so I didn’t become rich.

“Wow! Cool. Equipment inspection is very fast, right? “Is there some special secret?”

“It’s a trade secret, will anyone tell me that?”

“hehehe, that’s right. Thank you for checking. “Then I’ll come back later.”

And these days, as the end-of-semester exams approach, the number of students requesting equipment inspection has increased significantly.

It is said that the academy is also looking for additional craftsmen to reduce the time it takes for inspection…….

It takes a very long time compared to my ability to fix the equipment to something close to brand new in less than a minute.

However, I asked Mina, Reina, Elena, and the president to find out if there were any negative rumors related to this within the academy.

“I looked into it, and they say they don’t have any complaints because they get paid more than what they get at the academy.”

“I also asked my friends around me, and they all agreed.”

Mina and Elena investigated through friends around them, and it seemed like no one within their circle of knowledge had any complaints.

“According to what I personally investigated through the help of my family, dissatisfaction is spreading among some students who are currently short on money and time.”

Reina, who was greatly indebted to me for the previous incident, even mobilized the power of her family to grant my request.

“I’m sorry, Pathos. Now I realize how big of a mistake it was to lie to avoid that situation. I will compensate you for the damage caused by my actions. “I will definitely repay you with my ability, not with my family’s ability.”

The day I returned from Epitrina’s temple, she realized her own mistake and apologized to me with all her sincerity.

I accepted her apology because I had no intention of quarreling with her family for the sake of her smooth life.

If you are too extreme in distinguishing between friends and enemies, it becomes difficult to live life.

And since I want to live a long and narrow life, I did not want to make enemies on purpose.

Anyway, with Raina’s help, I was able to figure out who the people who were dissatisfied with me were.

As expected, as I expected, there seemed to be some dissatisfaction among students who were short on money and time.

“What are the chances that dissatisfied people will move in an organized manner?”

“I think there is almost nothing. Since they are short on money and time, their grades within the academy are not that good, so it is difficult for them to take the time to move forward. But… ….”

Raina stopped talking, her tail trailing off as if something was bothering her.

“Why are you suddenly slurring your words?”

“Even if you can’t move it directly, you can spread malicious rumors and such.”

“Hmm.”

What Raina said made sense.

“But why are they dissatisfied?”

“In the past, only academies inspected students’ equipment, so complaints would have been limited to one academy. However, since Pathos inspected some of the equipment that had been entrusted to the Academy, the burden on the Academy was relatively reduced.”

“But?”

“So they thought that they could now request equipment inspection with a little more freedom. However, contrary to expectations, as people whose equipment was repaired through Pathos’ inspection began sparring more, additional equipment was damaged, and as a result, there was no significant difference from before Pathos’ presence, or rather, the number of people whose equipment was repaired due to the inspection was not much different. “The time has increased.”

In other words, I became dissatisfied because things were going differently than expected.

The answer to this problem is surprisingly simple. All I have to do is stop fixing equipment.

But what benefit would I gain by doing so?

“What do you think they want?”

“They either want Mr. Pathos to stop repairing equipment, or they want him to fix their own equipment for free.”

“Can’t it be done cheaply?”

“Some people will welcome it with open arms if you offer to do it at a low price, but because of what they have been through so far, they may feel repulsion and compensate for it and demand that it be repaired for free or even that their own equipment be repaired first. .”

Hmm. As Raina listens to what she says, she becomes a little troubled.

I started this just to make a little money, but in the end, wouldn’t someone end up hurting because of this?

I could just ignore some people’s complaints and move on, but I’m a little nervous about doing that.

I may not be strong enough to collapse a mountain with a single punch from the regime, but right now I am just a person who is good at fixing things but not good at fighting.

“I figured it out. “Thank you for your help.”

“What? “I have to do at least this much.”

Reina said hello to me and went out.

After she left, I left her a message saying that I would visit her president’s office because I had something to consult with her president.

[The president’s office is open at any time.]

The reply arrived surprisingly quickly.

I immediately headed to her president’s office, met her, and explained to her what was currently happening at her academy.

The president seemed to think about something for a moment after hearing my story.

“Patos-kun, then how about trying something like this?”

The president suggested the method he thought of to me as if he had a good idea, and I accepted the president’s suggestion because I thought that method would be good as well.

And the next morning.

“Kaaa! What a mess! “What a mess!”

“Ahh! “I got a free repair voucher!”

The stand in front of the dormitory was a mess with students screaming in frustration and cheering in joy.

It was because of the new business method created at the president’s suggestion.

“Hey, once! Please give me one more chance!”

“Sorry, but the free draw is limited to once per day.”

That was the introduction of ‘random gacha’, which was evaluated as the most vicious even in my previous life.