Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 15

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15

In the center of the vast Lumern Academy was a huge training ground called Erekra.

This was where major school events were held, most notably the entrance and graduation ceremonies.

And before the entrance ceremony, all the students in the school had gathered at Erek.

“You’re here?”

“As expected, you’re soaking wet?”

“Puhahaha! Look! Didn’t I tell you there wouldn’t be many intact kids?”

Some ill-natured upperclassmen poured out jeers.

Several proud freshmen trembled with shame, but none flared up.

In the midst of this, Artion, who had led the freshmen to the center of Erek Training Ground, spoke.

“Line up by region. And the top students, please come forward as representatives.”

At those words, the students divided into five lines and aligned themselves in rows and columns.

Naturally, the western region students were noticeably few.

The professors watching from the platform clicked their tongues.

“Should I say it’s typical of Professor Albi? The number of western region students is too much.”

One teacher spoke reproachfully toward Albi, who sat with an expressionless face.

However, Albi didn’t even bat an eye.

Leo stood at the very back.

“Ah! Leo oppa! Hello!”

Then Chelsea Rwallin, who had teamed up with him during the entrance exam, approached with a bright smile.

“It was so hectic that I’m only seeing you now!”

Leo chuckled at Chelsea, who spoke to him with sparkling eyes and friendliness.

“Get in line first.”

“Okay!”

Chelsea, who stood next to Leo, chattered away.

“I was so moved watching Leo oppa fight back then that I’m thinking of taking Knight Department classes as a minor.”

“Hmm? Come to think of it, you said your goal was to become a Battle Mage?”

“Yes!”

At her immediate answer, Leo looked at Chelsea for a moment and then said.

“Then you should focus more on magic training first, shouldn’t you?”

“Huh? My magic is sufficient though? Why should I focus more on magic training?”

Just as Leo was about to say something while looking at Chelsea, who asked with a slightly flustered face.

“We will now begin the entrance ceremony. First, we will hear words from the principal.”

At the words of the Progressing Professor standing on the platform, Chelsea closed her mouth.

Along with that, an old man appeared in the center of the platform.

The freshmen wore tense expressions.

There was no one here who didn’t know that old man.

The one praised as the greatest among current human heroes.

The Sword Saint, Kalian Beidean.

“You’ve worked hard to get this far, you fledglings.”

Kalian spoke with a vigor unbefitting an old man.

“I won’t speak at length. I’ll tell you about the path you must walk!”

Bang-!

Kalian struck the platform with his fist.

“If you are those who dream of being heroes, always stake yourselves! And surpass your limits! Those who don’t!”

The freshmen held their breath at the Sword Saint’s sharp words.

“Are not needed at Lumern.”

With those words as his conclusion, he came down from the platform without lingering.

A moment of silence flowed.

And then…

“Waaaaaaaah!”

Explosive cheers poured out from the freshmen.

The short words, which could hardly be called a speech, had the power to make the freshmen passionate.

The Sword Saint, who had turned around, made a solemn expression toward the professors and drew a V with his finger.

At that sight, several professors held their heads.

‘Principal!’

‘If you had just stayed solemn, you would have been really cool!’

‘Sob sob, the longer I work as a Lumern professor, the more my fantasies about the Sword Saint crumble.’

The professors knew, whether they liked it or not.

The fact that the greatest hero Sword Saint, whom everyone admired, was actually an endlessly frivolous old man.

The Progressing Professor also held his head and said.

“Now we will have a speech from the freshman representative.”

At those words, everyone at Erek Training Ground focused on the Progressing Professor’s words.

The freshman representative.

It meant the absolute best among Lumern’s freshmen, who were all geniuses.

Literally a powerful hero candidate among hundreds of hero candidates!

Even the top students at the very front wore tense expressions.

With everyone’s attention focused, the Progressing Professor opened his mouth.

“Freshman representative, Leo Flobe.”

“Leo Flobe?”

“Who’s that?”

“The freshman representative isn’t a top student?”

The freshmen looked around and murmured.

The six top students sitting at the very front also wore bewildered expressions.

Even the professors who didn’t know who the freshman representative was showed surprised reactions.

Then the Progressing Professor said.

“Student Leo Flobe. Please come up to the platform.”

At those words, Leo stood up from his seat.

Chelsea widened her eyes and looked up at Leo.

Cal, who was sitting in another line over there, gaped.

It was very unusual for a regular student rather than a top student to become the representative.

The upperclassmen also showed bewildered reactions.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Leo.

‘I’m the freshman representative?’

Leo also felt puzzled.

He had certainly made a memorable performance in the entrance exam, but he thought Selia and Avad would have higher scores.

In the actual exam, those two had been the most active, which is why they shared the top position.

Feeling puzzled as he climbed onto the platform, Leo’s eyes met with Albi, who had been the supervisor of the western exam.

Albi, who had been expressionless, showed a smile.

It seemed to be the supervisor’s recommendation.

Leo, who set aside his questions, stood on the platform.

There was a prepared speech on the platform.

“Respected professors and seniors. Thank you for welcoming us freshmen like this. We freshmen will now, as proud people of Lumern…”

Leo read through the speech without showing any signs of nervousness.

Various emotions were directed at Leo.

Questions and curiosity about the fact that a regular student had become representative, surpassing the top students.

Envy and jealousy about occupying such a glorious position.

“…Freshman representative, Leo Flobe.”

Clap clap clap clap clap-!

The speech ended and applause poured out.

“Very well, student Leo. Then please share a few words of aspiration as the freshman representative.”

The Progressing Professor said with a mischievous smile.

Aspirations as the freshman representative.

This was a kind of tradition at Lumern’s entrance ceremony.

Having earned the position of freshman representative through fierce competition, it was an opportunity to address everyone at the school.

But on the other hand, there was also an intention to provoke the other first-years.

‘Is this a provocation toward the kids who could have easily reached this position?’

Leo chuckled softly.

Having always been the best, there were surely many students who coveted this position.

Leo turned around and looked down at all the freshmen.

“I am Leo Flobe, your freshman representative.”

The Progressing Professor showed a disappointed expression at Leo’s polite greeting.

‘This year’s freshman representative is a well-behaved student. Well, an honor student’s aspirations aren’t bad either.’

In fact, even students with strong personalities don’t easily speak carelessly when placed in this position.

‘This year will be an uneventful entrance ceremony…’

“If you covet this position, try to take it.”

The Progressing Professor’s eyes widened.

The other freshmen’s jaws dropped.

Leo smiled once and stepped down from the platform.

Leo had accurately caught what the school intended and played along.

‘But even so, that’s going too far!’

The Progressing Professor screamed internally.

Chuckles erupted from among the upperclassmen as well.

“This entrance ceremony is legendary, isn’t it?”

“What an audacious underclassman has entered.”

Everyone’s gaze focused on Leo.

Despite this, Leo descended from the platform without batting an eye.

When returning to his seat, his eyes met Selia’s.

Selia, who had been staring at Leo intently, let out a small snort and lifted her chin.

Avad, sitting beside her, looked at Leo and smiled faintly.

“Wow! Wow! Leo oppa was the representative?”

When he returned to his seat, Chelsea made a fuss and spoke quietly.

“Aren’t you disappointed that Avad didn’t get it?”

“I’m disappointed that my brother didn’t get it, but my brother and I saw Leo oppa fight directly, didn’t we?”

Mm-hmm! Chelsea said while crossing her arms and nodding her head.

“I didn’t say anything, but my brother must acknowledge Leo oppa too.”

“Is that so?”

Leo looked at the back of Avad’s head as he sat in the front seat.

After some time passed, the entrance ceremony came to an end.

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After the entrance ceremony ended, the freshmen were immediately guided to the dormitories.

The dormitories were naturally separated by gender.

Each dormitory, which looked like a splendid manor, stood side by side.

There was a garden in the center, and training grounds were located on the surrounding grounds.

At the gathering of freshmen, one of the dormitory managers spoke.

“Dormitory assignments are one person per room. And there are curfew hours. Overnight stays are permitted if there are special circumstances. However.”

The dormitory manager let out a short sigh.

“Entering the dormitory of the opposite sex without permission is absolutely forbidden.”

The dormitory manager’s face became stern.

“We understand that you’re all at an age where you’re interested in the opposite sex. But please maintain proper boundaries.”

“Yes~”

The freshmen answered cheerfully.

The dormitory manager smiled bitterly at that response.

Even with such answers, since they were hot-blooded teenagers, there were always students who broke this school rule at least once a year.

‘Of course, they absolutely don’t do it again after that.’

“Now then, everyone find your luggage, unpack in your assigned dormitory rooms, and gather here again in one hour.”

The dormitory manager said, pointing to the luggage that had been delivered during the entrance ceremony.

The freshmen chatted among their close friends while looking for their bags.

And they checked their assigned dormitory rooms.

“Oh! Leo! You and I are in adjacent rooms?”

“Really? That worked out well.”

When Cal spoke in a bright voice, Leo smiled.

“By the way, I was surprised that you were the student representative!”

“Yeah, I didn’t know either.”

“Your performance in the exam must have been amazing?”

“The examiner must have looked favorably upon me.”

Leo and Cal carried their luggage and went up to the assigned second floor.

The gazes of other freshmen pierced through them.

“That guy is the freshman representative?”

“Why did that guy become representative instead of the top students? Does he have connections or something?”

“Could you become freshman representative just by having connections?”

‘I’ve gotten attention from the first day.’

After changing clothes in his room and gathering again, he spent a hectic time.

First was class assignment.

Lumern basically conducted major-focused classes, but there were also common classes.

For those classes, you attended with your classmates.

For first-years, there were ten classes from Class 1 to Class 10.

Among them, Leo was assigned to Class 5 along with Chelsea and Cal.

After that, they were given a tour of the facilities within Lumern Academy.

Befitting one of only four hero military academies in the world, Lumern’s academy grounds were vast.

It took half a day just to tour the important facilities.

When they finished the tour and returned to the dormitory, the dormitory supervisor was waiting.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Obelio, in charge of the first-year dormitory supervision. You all worked hard today. Starting tomorrow, temporary classes will begin for one week.”

During the temporary class period, students could freely attend any classes they wanted.

Even those aspiring to be knights could attend magic studies or summoning studies.

In the process, students sometimes discovered talents they didn’t know they had.

“Classes start right from tomorrow, so don’t get too excited and go to bed early tonight.”

When Professor Obelio ordered dismissal, the students headed to their respective dormitory rooms.

“Whew~ It was really a hectic day!”

Cal said while stretching as if tired.

“I’m really looking forward to tomorrow! Anyway, Leo! Sleep well!”

“Yeah, sleep well.”

After saying goodbye, they entered their respective dormitory rooms.

Leo, who entered his room, changed into pajamas and got into bed.

Feeling the comfort from the bed, he drifted off to sleep.

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