Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 103

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103.

Leo took out the map from his chest.

Due to the recoil from the Hero’s Breath, the area around Leo’s left arm had turned to ash.

Thanks to that, the map was also burned and difficult to read.

‘The power is tremendous, but I need to control it quickly.’

Leo let out a light sigh as he walked through the long-abandoned castle ruins.

When the cheers of his classmates had faded and were barely audible.

Leo arrived at the lakeside in a corner of the castle ruins.

And he dipped his fingertips into the lake.

Splash—!

Ripples spread across the entire lake.

“….”

Leo stood up and used Aura Step to walk to the center of the lake.

Crack—!

Then he bit and burst his right thumb, dropping blood into the lake.

The drop of blood containing Leo’s spiritual power fell into the lake.

But the blood drop didn’t spread and formed a small circle instead.

And complex patterns were carved above it.

It was a pattern symbolizing Luminous, the Spirit of Radiance.

Whooom—!

With a small light, a small orb of light appeared before Leo.

Flash—!

After a moment, the orb of light burst and a palm-sized white-haired spirit appeared.

The spirit’s eyes, holding light that seemed ready to extinguish at any moment, trembled and opened.

“It’s been a while. Luminous.”

Luminous, meeting Leo’s eyes, showed a perplexed expression.

[Who are you…? How did you wake me?]

“It’s me. Kail.”

[Kail? You?]

Luminous stared intently at Leo.

[Certainly, this spiritual power wavelength is indeed yours, Kail.]

Even weakened and dying, a great spirit was still a great spirit.

Luminous, acknowledging that Leo was Kail, asked.

[I don’t know why you look like that, but where is Risinass?]

“Risinass is… dead.”

At those words, Luminous looked up at the sky.

The blue sky.

Looking at the beautiful sky that was unimaginable during the Age of Calamity, tears formed in Luminous’s eyes.

A sky that was nothing special in this era.

But for those who had to live through the Age of Calamity, it was the blue sky they wanted to see more than anything.

[That child kept his promise with me.]

Luminous spoke, recalling the image of the Pact Maker who had promised to restore light to the world.

[Can you tell me what happened after I fell asleep?]

The story of meeting companions, forming a subjugation force, and defeating Erebos after many sacrifices.

Though he couldn’t tell it in detail, he shared the story of the Great Heroes with Luminous.

After hearing the entire story, Luminous spoke.

[I’m glad I didn’t wake from my sleep for 5000 years.]

“Why?”

[Because I can say these words to you.]

The Spirit of Radiance, who was called the greatest spirit, bowed her head respectfully.

[For restoring light to this world. For fulfilling that child’s wish. For saving this world. Thank you so much, Kail.]

Luminous raised her head and said.

[Even if the world has forgotten you, the fact that you accomplished a great deed will never change. Really… thank you.]

Gratitude that could only be conveyed by one who lived through that era.

Leo burst into laughter.

“It’s the first time anyone has thanked me.”

At those words, Luminous smiled brightly.

And Luminous’s body began to glow faintly.

Luminous had been sealed to prevent her extinction.

The moment that seal was broken, there wasn’t much time left.

“Leo! Where are you!”

Just then, a voice calling for Leo could be heard from far away.

[Those children?]

“They’re the seeds of new heroes who will carry on the next generation.”

[I see.]

Luminous gave a bitter smile.

As long as Erebos hadn’t completely disappeared.

The seeds of calamity still remained on this land.

[Will you fight again this time?]

“Of course. I can’t lose this peace again.”

At those words, Luminous extended her hand.

A necklace decorated with a gem containing white light appeared in her hand.

[This is the Gem of Light that has been passed down through generations of great light spirits. Originally, I should have passed it to my successor, the next great light spirit, but… I couldn’t. Please take it.]

“Is it okay for me to receive something like this?”

[Yes. It’s not an item with special power, but it has great symbolic meaning. If you show this, you’ll receive the same treatment as a great spirit from light spirits.]

Then it was an incredible item.

[Now it’s time to say goodbye.]

“Yes.”

[May the blessing of light be with you.]

“Rest in peace.”

At Kail’s respectful farewell, Luminous smiled brightly and disappeared.

Leo tucked the necklace into his chest.

Along with that, Selia appeared at the lakeside.

“Leo, what are you doing here?”

“I had something to take care of for a moment.”

“Hurry and go to Nella to get your wounds treated first!”

“Got it.”

***

Not long after the first-years defeated Gigantes, Lumern’s rescue team broke through the Curse of Severance and entered Neigrande.

During that time, there were several attacks by magical beasts, but fortunately, there was no great danger, so the first-years could be rescued safely.

Afterward, the incident at the Inter-Department Competition caused tremendous upheaval.

There were two main issues.

Lumern came under scrutiny.

No matter who looked at it, this Inter-Department Competition was clearly an attack orchestrated by Tartaros targeting Lumern.

External forces applied pressure, pointing out that Lumern’s response had been inadequate.

But there was an even hotter topic—about the first-years who defeated Gigantes.

The raid on Gigantes was literally a tremendous feat worthy of being called a great achievement.

While all attention was focused on Lumern like this.

“Sob sob. I completely ruined the exam.”

Cal lay face down, crying sadly.

All first-year students were suffering through written exams.

Since the Inter-Department Competition schedule overlapped with exam period, this test was particularly difficult.

Of course, there were some students who weren’t affected.

“Cal, the first semester was really fun.”

Chelsea smiled kindly, unusually for her, and patted Cal’s shoulder.

“You said the same thing during midterms, didn’t you?”

“Yeah. But I don’t think there’ll be the same miracle as back then.”

“Ugh. That’s too harsh.”

The honor students were relaxed regardless of the department schedule.

Watching them, Leo said.

“You worked hard, so it’ll turn out well. You were outstanding in the Inter-Department Competition, right?”

“Leo, you’re the only one for me!”

After the magic exam ended, the three were chatting as usual when.

“Student Leo.”

“Associate Professor Anna. What’s the matter?”

“Professor Ren is looking for you, Student Leo.”

At those words, Leo made a puzzled expression.

“I’ll be back.”

“Okay, Leo oppa, we’ll be waiting in the classroom.”

“Take care.”

Chelsea and Cal got up from their seats and headed to Classroom 5.

“What does the professor want with me?”

“You can hear that directly from the professor.”

Anna smiled sweetly in response to Leo’s question.

Shortly after, Anna arrived in front of Ren’s office, knocked, and opened the door.

Creak-

When the door opened, Professor Ren was there looking at a blackboard that took up an entire wall of his office.

All sorts of complex magical formula equations were drawn on the wall.

“Mm. You’ve come, Student Leo.”

Ren noticed Leo and offered him a seat.

“Would you like something to drink?”

“No. I’m fine.”

“Then.”

Ren sat down in front of Leo with a coffee cup that gave off a rich aroma.

Then he used magic to heat up the cold coffee before speaking seriously.

“I’ll get straight to the point, Student Leo.”

“Yes.”

“From the second semester, choose the Magic Studies Department as your major.”

“Isn’t forcing a department on a student against school rules?”

“Of course it is.”

Clack-!

Ren set down his coffee cup.

“But Student Leo! Your talent is too precious to waste! Using star magic at that age and solving magical formulas left by the Progenitor of the Starry Skies! You have the kind of talent that might appear once in a thousand years!”

“I still want to take Knight Studies and Summoning Studies classes. I’m grateful that you think highly of me, but I plan to take all three classes in the second semester too.”

Having said that, Leo bowed his head.

“Then, Professor. Thank you for your hard work during the first semester.”

Leaving those words behind, Leo left Ren’s office.

When Leo left, Anna entered the office and sighed.

“See? I told you it wouldn’t go well.”

“It seems I’ll have to prepare various events from the second semester so that Student Leo can walk the path of magic.”

“Events?”

“I need to create lectures that no mage could resist. Even Student Leo, being a mage, won’t be able to resist!”

Anna smiled watching Ren burning with passion.

‘Sometimes he goes overboard and causes trouble for those around him, but this person is definitely most attractive when he’s burning with passion for magic.’

“I’ll be cheering for Professor Ren.”

“Right, so Associate Professor Anna. You’ll stay and prepare for next semester with me during vacation.”

Anna’s eyes trembled.

“With… you?”

“You, my most reliable associate professor, will stay at the Academy during vacation and prepare for next semester with me!”

“I submitted a vacation request to the school to go back to my hometown this time.”

“I already canceled that application!”

“Hey! You bastard! At the beginning of the first semester, you told me to go back to my hometown after so long!”

Enraged Anna rushed at Ren and grabbed him by the collar.

It was insubordination for an associate professor to dare grab a professor by the collar, but Ren just laughed happily.

Once again, Anna became the target of Ren’s rampaging inconsideration.

***

While Kalian was looking down at the school from the Headmaster’s Office, the door opened and two professors entered.

They were none other than Hallind and Sedjen.

The two professors, who were Lumern’s most senior professors, had considerable influence within Lumern.

A Lumern professorship wasn’t something you could maintain just by wanting it.

Only those who passed the strictly administered qualification exams each year could be Lumern professors.

As such, these two who had served at Lumern for a long time were the ones the headmaster could trust most.

“Sorry for asking during the first-year exam period.”

Kalian had entrusted the aftermath of this Inter-Department Competition incident to the two professors.

“Not at all. We have more free time than when we handled the 4th and 5th years, so it’s fine.”

Handling the 4th and 5th years who were approaching graduation definitely required an enormous amount of work.

Having handled those 4th and 5th years and now being assigned 1st years this year, it was natural to have free time.

“So, have you narrowed down the suspects?”

At the headmaster’s question, Sedjen placed a sheet of paper on the headmaster’s table.

Seeing it, Kalian clicked his tongue.

“We’ve identified everyone with suspicious circumstances.”

“Quite a few are people recommended by the Board of Directors.”

Kalian made a serious expression as he looked down at the paper.

“I’ll handle talking to them going forward.”

“Understood.”

“Hallind. How are things on your end?”

“For now, all countries are taking quite a hardline stance.”

Lumern, which possessed the Hero Record, cultivated numerous talents.

The debate over whether they could trust and entrust their own country’s talents had become a worldwide issue.

Of course, the fundamental reason was an excuse to diminish Lumern’s influence.

Many countries had long been dissatisfied with Lumern’s monopoly on the Hero Record.

“And so?”

“Their demand is for us to accept those they recommend as professors.”

“I suppose they’re thinking of increasing professors from their own factions to expand their influence in Lumern.”

“That’s right.”

“Since we’re short on personnel due to various recent incidents, temporary professors doesn’t seem like a bad idea. Hallind, you’ll handle that matter.”

“Understood.”

“And.”

Kalian made a serious expression.

“From the second semester, we’ll need to bring back the vice-headmaster.”

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