Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 11

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11

Leo dragged the polearm and approached Tallatonia.

‘Can that guy handle such a weapon when he’s a swordsman?’

Chelsea, who was preparing to support Leo with magic from a distance, wore a worried expression.

Even from Chelsea’s perspective, Leo’s swordsmanship was impressive.

But if the weapon changed, that was a different story.

‘It would be better to borrow someone else’s sword…’

While Chelsea was worrying.

Whoosh- Whoosh- Whoosh-

As he approached Tallatonia, Leo rolled his fingers to spin the polearm.

He could feel its considerable weight.

For someone Leo’s age, it was an object difficult to handle without the aid of aura.

However, for Leo who had trained his body beyond its limits since childhood, it wasn’t a weight that posed any particular obstacle.

No, rather this weight became a weapon for Leo.

Whoosh-! Whoosh-! Whooshwhooshwhooshwhoosh-!

The polearm that had been spinning lightly began rotating at a terrifying speed.

Tallatonia opened her maw wide and charged.

Swish-!

Leo, who had been gathering centrifugal force, let the polearm slide in his hand to grip the end of the handle.

And swung it wide with one hand.

Crack-! Thud!

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiak!

The axe of the polearm swung in a full swing embedded in Tallatonia’s head.

The weight of the polearm and the force gained from rotational motion became destructive physical power that instantly shattered Tallatonia’s head.

While everyone was shocked.

Leo retrieved the polearm and jumped as he was.

And drove the axe into her back as if striking down with both hands.

Crack-!

Kiiiiiiak!

An ear-piercing scream.

Tallatonia struck at her own back with her long front legs.

Swoosh-!

Leo, who leaped to quickly avoid the attack, stepped lightly.

‘I won’t be able to use this for long.’

He quickly checked the weapon’s condition.

He had succeeded in landing effective hits, but the weapon was damaged from just one attack.

Aura not only enhanced a weapon’s attack power but also preserved its durability.

“Chelsea!”

“Uh, yes?”

“Use wind magic to send other examinees’ weapons flying to me!”

Leo shouted while avoiding Tallatonia’s attacks.

“If you move that fast, I can’t send weapons to you! You might get hurt if I’m not careful!”

“I’ll catch them myself, so send them quickly!”

“Uh, what kind of weapon?”

“Any weapon is fine! Hurry!”

At Leo’s urging, Chelsea took the examinees’ weapons and sent them carried by wind magic.

Whiriririk-!

A sharp curved sword and a heavy bastard sword flew toward Leo.

“Use whichever of the two is more comfortable!”

Crack-! Clang!

The axe blade of the polearm that struck Tallatonia’s head broke.

Leo discarded the polearm with only the handle remaining and stepped back while extending his hand.

‘From the sound, a curved sword and bastard sword?’

He accurately identified the types of weapons from their flying sounds.

Kiiiiiiak!

Tallatonia tried to stab Leo with both front legs.

Leo jumped into the air and spun to avoid the attack.

Thak! Thak!

At the same time, he caught both weapons precisely.

Curved sword in his left hand, bastard sword in his right hand.

Leo blocked Tallatonia’s front leg aiming for his body with the flat of the bastard sword.

Clang-!

A tremendous shock resonated through his body.

“Kuk!”

Leo suppressed a groan and swung his left hand as he was knocked back.

Slash-!

Kiiiiak!

In that brief moment, Leo cut off one of Tallatonia’s front legs and quickly stepped back to reorganize his stance.

After completing his reorganization, he quickly charged in.

Tallatonia’s defense itself wasn’t high.

It was at a level where even weapons without aura could cut if there was enough force.

Yet the reason other examinees’ attacks didn’t work was simple.

Because her recovery speed was faster than the speed of inflicting wounds.

‘Was the Ring of Life such an annoying thing?’

Leo let out a bitter laugh and stepped quickly.

He squeezed out all the strength in his body and pushed himself to the limit.

Though he didn’t use aura, Leo’s movements were divine in themselves.

Other examinees gaped at that sight.

Polearm.

Curved sword and bastard sword.

Claymore.

Dagger.

Longsword.

Spear.

Battle axe.

Each time a weapon broke, Leo used other examinees’ weapons one after another.

And handled the weapons with ghostly skill.

That sight was thrilling itself.

He showed movements close to divine regardless of weapon type.

As if he could handle every weapon in the world.

He faced Tallatonia without the slightest hesitation.

That sight seemed to evoke a god of war.

‘Is it possible to fight like that with such various weapons when he’s just our age?’

‘What the hell is that guy’s identity!’

The eyes of examinees aiming to be knights widened.

Chelsea, who was supporting Leo, also wore an expression of disbelief.

At first, she had planned to help by using magic.

But Leo moved too quickly.

A chaotic battle continued where she couldn’t carelessly use magic.

So she was on edge.

But despite such worries, Leo faced that terrifying monster alone.

A great hero.

The prowess of the man who had led countless impossible battles to victory alongside [Hero] Arron on the front lines was enough to captivate people’s eyes.

Even though it was a battle where a small mistake could lead directly to death, Leo was relentless.

Rather, his mind became at ease.

‘I was worried since fifteen years had passed, but this sensation hasn’t disappeared.’

His breath was cut short.

Even so, laughter came out.

He relentlessly pressed Tallatonia without rest.

In the middle, an attack grazed him and tore his flesh.

Still, he didn’t stop.

‘Forward! Forward!’

A trial? Hadn’t every moment in the past been a trial?

‘If I can’t stop a single bug like this, those guys will mock me from the afterlife!’

Something like this doesn’t even qualify as a trial!

Crack-

“Tch!”

He heard the sound of the longsword he was holding cracking.

The weapon had already reached its limit.

In just the short span of 5 minutes, dozens of weapons had already been destroyed.

It was when Leo was about to ask Chelsea for the next weapon.

“Leo! I’m ready!”

At Selia’s shout that reached his ears, Leo grinned.

“Hup!”

And he leaped with all his might, moving away from Tallatonia.

Whoosh-! Roooooooar-!

As if switching places with him.

Selia leaped, raising a Flame Storm imbued with insane heat.

What was suppressing the heat was a powerful wind.

“Enough! Die! You damn bug!”

Kwaaaaaaah!

As she swung her sword, a storm carrying blazing heat was unleashed.

The powerful storm tore Tallatonia’s body to shreds.

The suffocating blazing heat mercilessly burned Tallatonia’s body.

Tallatonia writhed in agony.

The power of the Ring of Life granted the spider infinite vitality.

But soon the power of destruction surpassed the power of recovery.

Whoosh-!

The flames died down and Tallatonia disappeared, becoming ash.

Thud-!

A golden ring fell to the ground.

[Albi’s World: Prologue – Monster Forest has been conquered.]

Text appeared before their eyes.

Selia collapsed heavily to the ground.

“I-It’s over.”

Selia tilted her head back and let out a deep sigh, then looked at Leo.

Leo, wounded all over his body, stood there panting.

‘He really held off that monster for 5 minutes.’

It was truly remarkable.

Moreover, despite having suffered the most, he stood proudly.

Selia struggled to get up and approached Leo with a smile.

“Leo! Good work…”

“Amazing! Really amazing! You were like a hero from heroic tales!”

Chelsea approached Leo, raising both hands and hopping up and down.

“Is that so.”

“Yeah. I’m aspiring to be a Battle Mage, so I need to practice close combat too. If you get into Lumern, would you teach me?”

Having watched Leo’s battle, Chelsea, whose resentment from the exam had disappeared, was excitedly chattering non-stop.

Selia approached them and said.

“There’s no technique worth teaching to a Rwallin girl. Huff- huff-“

“Why is Jerdinger interfering?”

Selia and Chelsea had a small argument.

Ignoring that, Leo moved his body.

His whole body screamed in pain, but he ignored it and picked up the ring that Tallatonia had dropped.

Then a small golden light burst from the ring.

Along with it, a fairy revealed itself.

Leo’s eyes wavered.

A familiar fairy.

It was Silorod, who had been the Fairy King’s successor.

He silently looked up at Leo.

“Hey… Silorod. Do you remember me?”

Leo asked with a slightly trembling voice.

It was the first time they’d met since Luna’s death.

But Silorod just smiled once without answering and then disappeared.

“…”

Leo smiled bitterly.

This place was the Heroes’ World.

The Silorod who had just appeared was fake.

‘It seems he safely became the Fairy King.’

Albi must have received the magic eye from Silorod as compensation for defeating Tallatonia and retrieving the Fairy King’s treasure.

Leo looked around.

The world had already begun to crack.

The conquered Heroes’ World was disappearing.

‘Anyway, it’s over.’

Leo took a deep breath.

Soon the world collapsed with a bright light.

In that fleeting moment.

[Conquest Reward: Fairy King’s Covenant]

“What?”

A reward that shouldn’t have been given was granted.

***

Central part of the continent.

Lumeria, the central city of the world.

A historic city that had been with Lumern for 3000 years.

At the top of that city, an old man stroked his chin.

“Ho. It seems the western region exam has ended.”

“Indeed, Duke Albi. It seems to have finished already.”

“That fellow is quick at handling work.”

Chuckle- The old man laughed.

Though he was an old man well over a hundred years old, there was no one in this world who could disregard him.

Sword Saint Kalian Beidean.

He was a hero among heroes who had reached the pinnacle with his sword.

“Let me see. Oh? You selected quite a lot!”

“Really? That’s not like you, Sir Albi! How many?”

“Forty people.”

“….”

Kalian spoke nonchalantly.

At his words, the woman’s eyes trembled.

“Is that… a lot?”

“Of course. It’s a lot. I expected around ten people.”

Erena clutched her head.

Forty admissions from the western region.

While other regions admitted a hundred students, only forty from the western region.

It was obvious that protests would pour in from all the families in the western region.

“Don’t be too distressed. Isn’t it better than ten?”

“Well, that’s true. It’s better than ten. Hahaha.”

Erena, Principal Lumern’s secretary, smiled through gritted teeth.

“Who took the top position between Selia and Avad?”

“They’re co-valedictorians.”

“Co-valedictorians?”

“Yes. Selia and Avad are co-valedictorians. They say it was impossible to determine who was superior.”

“I see.”

Erena’s eyes lit up.

“And there’s one more thing.”

“There’s more?”

“There’s a recommendation for freshman representative.”

“From Sir Albi?”

Since Albi, who was harsh in his evaluations of others, actually recommended a freshman representative, Erena couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Is it one of the two, Selia Jerdinger or Avad Rwallin?”

Usually, freshman representative recommendations come from among the valedictorians.

To Erena’s intrigued question, Kalian answered.

“Someone called Leo Flobe.”

“Not Selia or Avad, but someone else?”

Kalian smiled at Erena’s bewildered expression and looked down at the report.

【Freshman Representative Recommendation】

Name: Leo Flobe (15)

Subject: Knighthood.

Reason: Hero material.

‘For that Albi to specifically call someone hero material. I’m curious what kind of student this is.’

Kalian chuckled while stroking his beard.

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