Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 160

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Chelsea was a girl who had grown up wanting for nothing since childhood.

Born into a good family with wonderful parents and a good environment.

And even exceptional talent.

She monopolized the family’s affection and actually lived doing everything she wanted to do.

An environment where it wouldn’t be strange if she had gone astray.

But the reason she could grow up without going astray was because there was someone worthy of respect right beside her.

Avad Rwallin.

Chelsea’s real older brother and heir to the Rwallin Family.

Chelsea did her best to follow and help such an Avad.

At first, she pursued becoming an all-around mage like Avad, but when she realized she had more talent as a battle mage, she even changed her aspirations.

Everything was calculated to help the future family and her brother.

Then one day.

She met a boy.

A white-haired boy who was with Selia Jerdinger, whom she had been competing with since childhood.

At first, she thought he was annoying and irritating.

Because as long as he was associated with Selia, he seemed like he would be an obstacle to Avad becoming the best.

But such thoughts soon changed.

That day.

That back view challenging the impossible without hesitation was enough to captivate Chelsea’s eyes.

Like a hero from the fairy tales she had read since childhood.

Leo’s appearance intensely captured Chelsea’s gaze.

Chelsea’s dream was not to be a great hero.

Admiring and aiming for heroes was merely an effort for her respected brother.

She had made all her efforts with the pure desire to help her brother.

So in a sense, the boy named Leo was the first crush Chelsea had ever experienced.

‘I still respect my brother.’

Chelsea gripped her staff tightly.

‘I want to be of great help to my brother and the family.’

That thought remained unchanged.

‘But while doing that, it’s okay to pursue what I want to pursue, right?’

The boy who had taken a place in one corner of her heart at some point.

The more she looked at him.

The more she admired him.

The object of admiration that made her want to follow him more and more deeply had come to occupy as much importance in Chelsea’s life as the object of her respect.

‘Leo is like a hero from fairy tales.’

The girl who had vaguely dreamed of heroes was no longer there.

‘My heart pounds when I look at him.’

It felt like actually meeting the heroic tales she had only encountered in books.

‘I want to become like Leo. Someone great enough to be an object of admiration for someone.’

Though not yet concrete, Chelsea was gradually drawing in her heart.

And clearly picturing the future self she wanted to become.

Avad, who had been watching that figure from afar, smiled broadly.

“Whoa. Your sister is no joke.”

Julliden, the vice-president of Class 8, approached Avad, the class president, and stuck out his tongue.

“She wasn’t to that extent before, was she? Even if she’s a Battle Mage, to match Havedon in close combat.”

“Right. She’s changed to a surprising degree.”

Kwagagagagak-

Chelsea’s wind whirled around.

Whioooo-!

The wind that flew all the way outside the training ground swept over Avad’s hair.

‘That’s right, Chelsea. Wind doesn’t blow in just one direction. It should be free. You can become anything.’

Avad smiled gently watching his sister who had come to pursue her dreams.

The female students around them screamed “Kyaa- Kyaa-” at Avad’s smile.

Avad glanced toward Class 5.

He caught sight of Leo resting his chin on his hand, watching Chelsea.

Avad also knew that Leo was the catalyst for his sister’s change.

‘I’m a little jealous.’

Chuckling, Avad looked at Chelsea again.

‘Show me how you’ve changed, Chelsea.’

***

Hwak-!

“Kuk!”

Havedon’s eyes widened.

Havedon, gripping his spear properly, swung the spear blade toward Chelsea.

Kwagagak-! Chang-!

The wind aura scattered.

Along with that, Havedon’s attack was blocked by Chelsea’s staff.

“How impudent! A mage imitating a knight?!”

Havedon let out a frustrated shout.

Chelsea grinned at that.

“Imitating a knight? I’ve never particularly done that.”

Whirilirik-

Wind mana swirled around Chelsea.

“I told you, didn’t I? That’s not how you handle wind.”

Repeating exactly what someone had once said to her, Chelsea’s body moved quickly.

Kwagagak-!

“Huk!”

The moment Chelsea disappeared from sight, Havedon gasped and deployed his aura armor.

Chelsea revealed herself behind Havedon.

Chelsea stabbed Havedon’s back with her staff.

Whioooo! Pang-!

Instantly, the wind protecting Havedon scattered.

Chelsea narrowed her eyes.

“Wind Break!”

Kwagagagagagagak-!

“Kreuk!”

Havedon, hit directly by magic at close range, was sent flying along with his fairy.

Chwaaaaak-!

“Kuk!”

Havedon’s eyes widened.

‘She’s neutralizing my wind? How?’

The wind aura didn’t work on Chelsea.

It was proof that his pure ability to handle wind was incomparable to Chelsea’s, but Havedon couldn’t accept that.

‘The aura output is insufficient!’

Kwagagagagagak-!

A gale of aura whirled around.

But Chelsea deflected Havedon’s attack using wind as if such things weren’t threatening at all.

“H-how.”

“I’m always dealing with someone who handles much more powerful wind aura than you, you know? Such attacks are laughable.”

Sparks flew from Havedon’s eyes as he looked at Chelsea, who was lifting her chin and looking down on him.

“Then try blocking this too!”

Gooooooooo-!

Aura gathered at the tip of Havedon’s spear.

Chelsea’s eyes moved quickly upon seeing it.

Armed with wind, Chelsea rode the wind fairy and relentlessly blocked Havedon’s charging attacks at close range without a moment’s rest.

The faces of the Knight Academy students began to harden as they watched.

“Hey, no matter what, does that even make sense?”

“With that level of close combat skill, she’s practically at Knight Academy level, isn’t she?”

It was well known that Chelsea was aspiring to be a Battle Mage.

And everyone knew she was training hard in close combat as well.

However, Chelsea’s close combat skills were enough to shock the Knight Academy students.

Chelsea’s movements as she blocked Havedon’s attacks head-on were clearly extraordinary at first glance.

“Was she a magic swordsman?”

It was when one of the Knight Academy students spoke with a flustered face.

“Class president! What kind of magic did you cast on Chelsea?”

Iliana asked in surprise.

“I didn’t really cast any magic on her?”

“Then?”

“I just sparred with her earnestly whenever we trained together.”

It was already a well-known fact that Leo had been training with Chelsea since the beginning of the semester.

However, everyone was unaware of what level they were training to.

Until now, only Chelsea’s magical abilities had been highlighted, and there had been no opportunity to show her close combat skills.

That was understandable since there were midterm exams, school trips, inter-department competitions, mission practice, internal department sparring, and so on.

There hadn’t been anything that would properly showcase Chelsea’s close combat abilities.

But the second semester was different.

It was literally time to reveal all the capabilities one possessed.

The results of training with Leo throughout the first semester were now shining through.

“Amazing.”

Iliana gaped as she watched Chelsea.

In fact, while it was surprising, no Knight Academy student thought they would lose to Chelsea in martial arts.

The problem was that Chelsea was a mage.

‘Once she starts using magic in earnest, it’ll be like a disaster for the Knight Academy kids!’

Especially with the sparring evaluation coming up, many Knight Academy students couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“Th-that’s impossible.”

“It really is impossible.”

Chelsea sneered.

“Learn that the world is vast. You frog in a well.”

Chelsea thrust her staff into the ground.

Kwagagagagak-!

Then an intense whirlwind swept through.

Kigiik-! Kigigigigigiik!

“Kraaaaaaak!”

Havedon, caught in the whirlwind, began spinning round and round like he was in a threshing machine, getting beaten up.

Hwaak-!

Kung-!

The magic was dispelled and Havedon crashed to the ground, covering his mouth.

“Uugh! Uwek!”

It felt like the world was spinning madly.

Chelsea snorted at Havedon, who had met a miserable defeat, and came down from the training ground.

“Oooh!”

“Chelsea! Chelsea!”

“Amazing! Big sister!”

“Small but strong!”

Cheers poured out from among the Lumern students.

The reaction was especially enthusiastic among the male students.

Naturally, Chelsea was one of the most popular students among the female students.

At her classmates’ reaction, Chelsea smiled confidently, made a V sign, then ran toward Leo.

Sighs poured out here and there among the male students.

“Leo Flobe.”

“Lucky bastard!”

Regardless, Chelsea stood in front of Leo with sparkling eyes and asked.

“Leo! Leo! How was it? I did well, right? I was amazing, right? Praise me like Cal does.”

Leo burst into laughter watching Chelsea thrust her head toward him and chatter away, then reached out to pat her head.

“Yes, yes. You did well. You’ve grown remarkably.”

“Hehehe.”

“Now you don’t even need to train with me anymore, do you?”

“Huh?”

Leo chuckled.

“I feel like you’ve found your path.”

As a Battle Mage, Chelsea felt like she had perfectly completed her style.

She was at a level where she could be called a proper mage without any shame.

Hearing Leo’s words, Chelsea became greatly flustered.

“I-I’m still lacking! And I still have a lot to learn from you! So… that… you know what.”

“You want to receive Leo’s training.”

“Yes!”

When Cal helped from the side, Chelsea nodded her head.

“Oh, Chelsea. Seeing that you want to receive that harsh training, you’ve awakened to that kind of thing…”

“What nonsense! Do you want to die!”

Chelsea, with fierce eyes, thrust her fist full swing into Cal’s side.

“Kheuk!”

Chelsea kicked Cal without hesitation as he rolled on the ground clutching his side.

It was when Leo burst into laughter watching that scene.

“Chelsea Rwallin!”

Havedon approached staggeringly, wiping the corner of his mouth.

His bulging eyes and clenched teeth showed he was enduring dizziness.

‘This is humiliation!’

It was the first time he had been so miserably brought to his knees by a peer of the same age.

Moreover, he had even vomited in front of everyone.

As a prince of a nation.

And as a knight who had been praised as a genius, this was the first humiliation he had ever experienced in his life.

Havedon’s body trembled at this.

Rikit supported such Havedon and let out a small sigh.

“What now? Didn’t get beaten enough?”

When Chelsea spoke in an indifferent voice, Havedon bulged his eyes and shouted.

“I acknowledge my defeat! This is my first experience like this!”

“Huh?”

“From today on, I will put all my effort into training to catch up to you!”

“How ridiculous. I don’t even care about someone like you.”

Chelsea spoke in an annoyed voice.

“Hah… I suppose so. You were overwhelmingly strong. But I’ll work hard to make you look back at me!”

“Hey. Hehe- looks like he’s fallen for you.”

Cal, who had been clutching his side and groaning, snickered.

Chelsea trampled all over Cal with a fierce expression.

“Right. As Cal said, maybe I have fallen for you.”

But seeing Havedon readily admit it, Chelsea frowned deeply.

Along with that, jeers poured out from Class 5.

“Oh~ as expected of our youngest. Even receiving something like a confession in front of everyone.”

“It’s when they’re young and innocent.”

“Kids are so cute.”

At the playful voices from here and there, Chelsea smiled wickedly.

“I hope you all are confident you can handle the consequences?”

“Gasp!”

Everyone fled in terror.

Chelsea was about to chase after them when she looked at Havedon and stuck out her tongue.

“If you want to confess to me, get at least as strong as Leo first!”

Then she glared fiercely and chased after the classmates who had teased her.

“You’re all dead!”

Along with Chelsea’s fierce voice, screams erupted from everywhere.

Havedon clenched his fist while watching Leo’s retreating figure as he approached to stop her.

“If I can just catch up to that person…!”

Watching Havedon like that, Cal clutched his side and stood up.

“This kid doesn’t know anything.”

“What do you mean?”

“Telling him to get as strong as the class president first.”

Iliana clicked her tongue and wagged her finger from the side.

“It’s basically the same as saying you’ll never hear a confession like that in your lifetime.”

Taking up Iliana’s grinning words, Taide shrugged his shoulders.

“It means don’t even look at a tree you can’t climb, basically.”

At their words, Havedon made an incredulous expression.

“Even so, we’re all the same people…”

“The same people?”

Cal, Iliana, and Taide shook their heads.

“He’s on a different level.”

Nella, with her characteristic languid smile, said while looking at Leo’s retreating figure.

“Sometimes he seems like he’s from another world.”

Watching the Lumern students speak in unison, Havedon made a dazed expression.

‘Just how amazing is he?’

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